Ha! You should see some of the VA and military base specs we use on projects. Editing them can be mind-numbing.
On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 7:12 PM Nicholas Stock <[email protected]> wrote: > Anybody who's looked recently at the harmonized tariff codes for export > will realize that they're about 20 years out of date...... however, I can't > blame customs officials for following the letter of the law, they're > probably not given any discretion deliberately. > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 5:01 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Customs people are dumb people. They hear one story, and simplify it to >> apply to everything. Take for instance the 866 rectifier tube popular in >> ham transmitters. It is a mercury rectifier, and it actually contains so >> much mercury that it visibly beads on the glass when cold. So, it is >> confirmed, tubes contain mercury. Are there tubes without mercury? Who >> knows, but I am a diligent government employee, so nothing dangerous gets >> past me! All tubes are now condemned, and the world is now safe thanks to >> me. Don’t like it? File a complaint! >> >> >> >> Wat is even worse, they don’t seem to have a universally used >> specification book, or if indeed one exists, not all of them seem to have >> one or where to find it. I usually mark tubes as old radio tubes, and >> (knock on wood….) have not had a problem to date. >> >> >> >> Sad, but true. >> >> >> >> Bill v. >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On >> Behalf Of *Nick Andrews >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 13, 2023 6:54 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Are numitron illegal in UK ??? >> >> >> >> So, so dumb. Likely not enough mercury in the entire history of nixie >> production to be concerned about in one package even! Like the hysterical >> nonsense of closing down a school because someone broke a fluorescent light >> bulb or one of those insipid coiled compact flo ones, with what, 1/20th of >> a drop of mercury in it, maybe? People are nuts. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 4:41 PM 'Mike Harrison' via neonixie-l < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:57:38 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >> >> >I tried to buy some IV-16 in a foreign country, far over the channel. >> >here is the message I just received from ebay: >> > >> >Hello Benoit, >> > >> >The purchase you recently made under the International Delivery Service >> >with xxxxxxxx could not be completed. >> > >> >The object in question has been restricted. This may be due to import or >> >delivery restrictions, or International Delivery Service eligibility >> >requirements. The item will not be sent to you, nor will it be returned >> to >> >the seller. >> > >> >Don't worry. You will be fully refunded to the payment method used to >> >purchase the item within 72 hours. We will make two separate refunds: >> the >> >first for the price of the object and the second for the shipping and >> >import costs. 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