Posted on 04/10/2022 8:43:22 PM PDT by upchuck
I suspect those of us who remember what LS/MFT stands for remember those kind of adds in Look, Life and all of the other slick publications.
Of course people ignore that many materials that used asbestos have never been recreated at level that is even close. Science has never found a way to do it. Rolled roofing that lasts a year instead of 20 years. Floor coverings that last a few years instead of 50 years. That is where we are at now.
I read or heard that asbestos in buildings posed no health hazard as long as it was left undisturbed. So insulation left alone was fine. When remodeling or something where you tore out old sections then it had to be handled accordingly. Not sure if that’s true but that what I remembered.
True. Yet I have 4 very close associates that didn’t last past 65 from asbestos and there’s a town in the north end of my home state that mined lead that was condemned as a Super Fund site because of lead contamination. The taxpayer’s money and company funds for cleanup is staggering. I won’t even discuss agent orange and other 💩. The worst events in history were started with the best intentions sometimes. Your roof may last for ever and your plumbing and paint. You die early and your kids grow up mentally ill from playing in a contaminated yard. If its to good to be true? Bend over, drop your drawers cause here it comes. BOHICA
I have not seen OddJob for years..... “goodbye Mr. Solo” who gets killed off. Killing Mr.Solo was a dig at Man From Uncle TV show. Mr. Solo gets crushed in the limousine the junkyard (iirc)
actor, Harold Sakata
“I read or heard that asbestos in buildings posed no health hazard as long as it was left undisturbed. So insulation left alone was fine. When remodeling or something where you tore out old sections then it had to be handled accordingly. Not sure if that’s true but that what I remembered.”
It is not as though asbestos was continually shedding into the air where people were. It was mostly behind walls anyway. So you are correct. Those who worked with asbestos. In factories and installing it. Yes, this was hazardous. Lead paint in homes and apartments was also innocuous, unless it was peeling off and kiddies were eating the chips. How often do you see interior paints peeling off? I have not.
When Broccoli and Saltzman came to film Goldfinger they took a swipe at The Man From UNCLE; when Mr Solo walks away from “Operation Grandslam” Goldfinger sees to it that he comes to a sticky end. In the book (and early draft of the film) it was Mr Springer who suffered this fate and the change to Mr Solo was almost certainly aimed squarely at the TV series (thanks to the HMSS Weblog for pointing that out to me on Twitter, and the HMSS Weblog’s articles about the issue can be found here and here).
Was it a jury that “determined” that asbestos was the cause of death? I have never seen asbestos listed as a cause of death on a death certificate, typically specified is a disease, not a substance, and many things including genetics can lead to lung problems. My grandfather worked in a steel mill most of his life and died of emphyzema. A jury, had we gotten a lawyer, would have been convinced to “find” that his illness was caused by exposure to stuff at the mill, because that is where the deep pockets were. But other things likely contributed to his illness, such as smoking early in life, and working in the engine room of a coal-fired battleship, and working on the railroad, and exposure to the chemicals in my grandmother’s beauty shop. What a jury is persuaded to accept as truth is often as not a far cry from it, and can be totally false, like the emotional juries that John Edwards was able to persuade with teary-eyed bullshnit that doctors caused Down’s Syndrome by screwing up during the deliveries of babes.
that is happening for a reason. suppliers would be out of business if flooring lasted over 50 years.
I wish today’s comic book obsessed filmmakers would do prequels of James Bond villains and henchmen instead. “The making of Odd Job” and “Flight Training with Pussy Galore” would be fun ones to start.
Light and stronger than steel.
Maybe it can be made into body armor, or armored vehicles.
Well of course, I see what you did there.
I used LGBQ/LSMFT when they kept changing their “victims”.
Thanks upchuck. It will be interesting to see how this works out on the A-1 in Northumberland.
How much does graphene go for per pound? This stuff is very expensive. Construction use of it long off in the future.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-per-pound-price-of-top-quality-graphene
Armor is so WWII, as Putin is finding out. Flying robots and micro robo-snipers don't really need armor.
Graphene - pfwt! The Chinese discovered that the best building mix is sub-standard concrete with cardboard. This amazing formulation is remarkably cheap and easy to mold.
Makes for huge profits and easy resale before they have to tear the buildings down in a few years to make way for new ones.
Sorry, I can’t answer your questions. I’m not a scientist.
IMHO, the early Bond movies with Sean Connery were the best.
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