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="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Greetings,<BR>
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I dont mean to =
scare you but, a friend of mine once told me that if your rubber items in yo=
ur household (especially rubber bands) keep getting gummy in a short time an=
d snap quickly, it could be a possible sign of radon in your home. <BR>
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Julia,<BR>
Reading, PA<BR>
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In a message dated 10/8/2004 2:45:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mkurta@adelph=
ia.net writes:<BR>
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: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">3. Anyone know of a good =
source of rubber bands? I use them for keeping the lids on small plast=
ic and metal parts boxes, but can't seem to get more than six months out of =
them before they disintegrate and break. I've given up on the office s=
upply store variety, and am using the nice wide, strong ones from broccoli a=
nd celery my wife brings home. But even they have a short life. Anyone=
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>Thanks for your answers.....</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff=
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RIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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