Boy, I thought I was old. I don't remember any fluoroscope in the local shoe store from my childhood at all, and I was born in 1950.
But then memory is the second thing to go, and I forget what the first thing is. . . 😊 Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Warren Brown Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: fluroscopes for shoe fitting was Re: IBM SR going away? Yes, I remember those machines, I thought they were X-rays. On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 09:44:16 AM EDT, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote: Waaaaay OT but yes! As a little scientist I loved those machines. Loved seeing the bones in my feet when I wiggled my toes. My informal understanding at the time was that they went away precisely BECAUSE of the hazard. If you think about it, the x-ray is aimed right at the user's genitals. My daughter, nonetheless, came out normal -- other than being an attorney. <g> Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: OT: fluroscopes for shoe fitting was Re: IBM SR going away? [Default] On 25 Jun 2019 11:33:01 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main [email protected] (Gary Jacek) wrote: > >> I miss neighborhood shoe stores but they probably are not coming back. > >Charles -- Do you also miss the fluoroscope that let you look at the >bones in your foot? > I can't speak for Charles but if the fluoroscope was safe I would like to see it's revival to help deal with some footwear issues that I am having. --- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
