[beaversmom]

I did just talk to my mom an hour ago and asked her what the cleanser was called. “Oh I don’t know - I just always called it Carbon Tet. And boy did it smell bad! But they don’t sell it anymore - did you spill something on your carpet?” LOL!

Ah very cute and sweet!

Well your mom probably used all kinds of stuff that's banned now and has made it to her 90's. Among other hazards growing up and as an adult, my dad used to wear asbestos fire suits in the military. He can remember being covered in asbestos dust. He's 81. Oh well, I'm not going to worry about what's gonna get me anymore. Just going to figure I'm made of the same tough fiber as my ancestors.

[21twelve]

“Just going to figure I’m made of the same tough fiber as my ancestors.”

My old man (WW II Navy so no doubt the TCE, asbestoes, etc.) died years ago at 71 years old with leukemia and lung cancer. And his dad at 72 IIRC. I’m hoping to have more of my mom’s genes! (Her mom lived to 99 and died in her sleep living in her home alone and taking care of herself).