[Paladin2]

Yeah, I had my Pb and Hg levels checked a decade ago and were not above the concern level.

As a kid I never had the chance to eat peeling paint. All of the paint in the houses was fresh lead paint.

Plus no Asbestos issues.

We even got to monkey around with mercury in our hands and on desks as kids.

Still kicking [knock on wood].

[nopardons]

Oh yes...way back when, if you got a filling, the dentists would give you the leftover mercury in a capsule to play with.

And we actually played outside, with other kids and no mommies or daddies hovering over us.

[HotKat]

Did you wear seat belts?
Did you wear a helmet when riding a bike?
Could you play outside unsupervised by adults?

[rktman]

Racis' " monkey" word used. 😹🤔. Yeah, we used to play with Hg also.

[Tammy8]

We did too and I am sure my brother’s science and chemistry kits in the 50s and 60s had some things that would be scary now. My mother also used the no bugs floor wax, and kitchen cabinet no bugs shelf liner- oh and sprayed the house if she saw a bug. I have no idea how we survived.