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.
Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.
Cordelia ,'Dirty Girls'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
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
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.
Gudanov - Apr 29, 2005 8:05:55 am PDT #140 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Halliburton doesn't currently have any asbestos liability
My mistake, I still thought they had liability.
DavidS - Apr 29, 2005 8:32:51 am PDT #141 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So I went to the Zam Zam last night after work, and Scarlett Johansson and her entourage came in. It was weird.