Isn't asbestos already outlawed and lawsuitworthy and all that?
I spent two weeks in a pit of asbestos earlier this year. Ah, what a glamorous life I lead.
Sometimes when I'm sitting in class... You know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage.
Oz ,'First Date'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
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Jars - Apr 29, 2005 7:25:25 am PDT #130 of 10001
Tom Scola - Apr 29, 2005 7:26:40 am PDT #131 of 10001
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Kind of hard to outlaw a naturally occurring mineral.
Hil R. - Apr 29, 2005 7:29:26 am PDT #132 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
When I was in middle school, they were doing a whole lot of renovations on the school, and had to remove the asbestos from the walls they were working with. It was one of the worst-run things I've ever seen. There were some tarps taped over the entrances to the construction zones, but there were always clouds of dust coming up from behind them. I think that every kid in our school with asthma ended up in the ER at least twice that year.
Typo Boy - Apr 29, 2005 7:36:03 am PDT #133 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Kind of hard to outlaw a naturally occurring mineral
But you can outlaw using it as insulation, and for most industrial uses too. (There may be one or two applications where it is unavoidable - don't know, but there sure as heck are substitutes for most purposes.)
§ ita § - Apr 29, 2005 7:36:18 am PDT #134 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kind of hard to outlaw a naturally occurring mineral.
Well, they outlawed naturally growing plants, so it's just part of the dominion of mother earth.
Trudy Booth - Apr 29, 2005 7:38:44 am PDT #135 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Kind of hard to outlaw a naturally occurring mineral.
Indeed. And yet they spend a fortune doing so with pot.
bon bon - Apr 29, 2005 7:40:19 am PDT #136 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The asbestos litigation IS out of control, and this is a good step. If you don't think it is, consider that this is not something that is unanimously supported by manufacturers.
And honestly, I don't think because Halliburton took on some liability it really affects this bill in any way.
Trudy Booth - Apr 29, 2005 7:42:50 am PDT #137 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
And honestly, I don't think because Halliburton took on some liability it really affects this bill in any way.
Just another lucky break for Halliburton then? They seem to get a lot of them from this administration.
Gudanov - Apr 29, 2005 7:51:51 am PDT #138 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
The asbestos litigation IS out of control
That is true.
bon bon - Apr 29, 2005 8:03:55 am PDT #139 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Just another lucky break for Halliburton then? They seem to get a lot of them from this administration.
Halliburton doesn't currently have any asbestos liability. They funded a settlement trust earlier this year. The bill doesn't affect them, luckily or otherwise.