Alexie
Member
Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays!
I am a 72 year old male living in Pearland, Texas, which is located south of Houston. I retired 6 years ago after working as a contract employee in NASA's Flight Operations Division at Ellington Field. I worked in the Life Support Department, in particular the Parachute Shop where I was an FAA Master Parachute Rigger. Later I served as a systems inspector and finished my last ten years of service as the shop crew leader.
I have been a licensed private pilot for more than 40 years and I have never lost the awe and wonder of flight and I still never pass up a chance to fly.
A local TV drive to collect unwanted computers and a few words by the news person about how some people engage in recovery of precious metals from this e-waste sparked my interest. Web searches led me to this marvelous forum.
Since joining the forum, I have read HoKe's book and most sections and post on the forum. I have read the Safety section and dealing with waste, and taken the Forums guided tour. I have been struck by the expertise of contributors like Harold_V, Lazersteve, Geo, GSP, butcher, Solar_Plasma and so many others. To all of the members I extend my thanks for sharing your experience and Wisdom!
I have learned a great deal and I have much still to learn before attempting anything including HoKe's acquaintance experiments. Later, my first recovery attempt will be on a few old cellphone boards but my ultimate focus will be primarily on unwanted or broken karat jewelry.
So to everyone, hello and I look forward to reading all your post and questions.
So long for now!
Alexie
I am a 72 year old male living in Pearland, Texas, which is located south of Houston. I retired 6 years ago after working as a contract employee in NASA's Flight Operations Division at Ellington Field. I worked in the Life Support Department, in particular the Parachute Shop where I was an FAA Master Parachute Rigger. Later I served as a systems inspector and finished my last ten years of service as the shop crew leader.
I have been a licensed private pilot for more than 40 years and I have never lost the awe and wonder of flight and I still never pass up a chance to fly.
A local TV drive to collect unwanted computers and a few words by the news person about how some people engage in recovery of precious metals from this e-waste sparked my interest. Web searches led me to this marvelous forum.
Since joining the forum, I have read HoKe's book and most sections and post on the forum. I have read the Safety section and dealing with waste, and taken the Forums guided tour. I have been struck by the expertise of contributors like Harold_V, Lazersteve, Geo, GSP, butcher, Solar_Plasma and so many others. To all of the members I extend my thanks for sharing your experience and Wisdom!
I have learned a great deal and I have much still to learn before attempting anything including HoKe's acquaintance experiments. Later, my first recovery attempt will be on a few old cellphone boards but my ultimate focus will be primarily on unwanted or broken karat jewelry.
So to everyone, hello and I look forward to reading all your post and questions.
So long for now!
Alexie
