Re: OT: We got it up!

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:13:53 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:42:10 -0500, "Aubrey McIntosh, Ph.D."
> <newsposter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>Jim Thompson wrote:
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>>> Absolutely! Asbestos was wonderful stuff, dangerous only to asbestos
>>> workers/handlers. So, instead of fixing the worker safety issue,
>>> we're denied the benefits.
>>>
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>>I think the data say that asbestos is only dangerous to smokers. I.e.,
>>tobacco is the culprit.
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> Asbestos dust damages the lungs somewhat in the style of silicosis.

Wait until they figure out that fiberglass dust is pretty much the same
thing. My hypothesis is that they're waiting another few years, and then
they're going to force every home built within the past 50 years to be
torn down. ... right after they've made smoking, drinking, eating, and
sex illegal. The Dems are on the cutting edge here.

--
Keith
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