Playing Environmental Poker? You Have to Know the Rules

I once played poker with a bunch of guys who had been playing for years. In fact, they played so often that, in addition to the normal poker rules, they had made up some of their own rules. These house rules were used so often in their game that, in their minds, the house rules had become universal to the game of poker, whether it was their game or anyone else's.

So I was playing with them one night and they came out with this crazy rule, like "you can't throw out three cards when you checked your initial bet". I said, "What are you talking about?" and an argument ensued. I folded and left the game (they still give me a hard time about it whenever we play). It would have been great to be able to throw out a copy of the rule book and make them look up their rule, chapter and verse, but I did not have one with me at the time. Now, I just tell them, "It is good to know the rules if you are going to play the game."

I recently came across a book that Google has indexed that deals with hazardous waste operations. Huge amounts of info here for anyone who finds they need to act fast on, say, an emergency response or planned disposal of contaminated soils or liquids. Also a great source on proper procedures and rules regarding dealing with wastes.

There are notes on PPE, TCLP analysis (for spent carbon), manifest requirements and a host of other topics. A great resource, available online.

If you are going to stay in the environmental clean-up game, it is best to know the rules and not rely on what someone says. This book link comes as close as I have seen to pulling a lot of different rules together into one place. Check it out:

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Manual