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  1. PrettySquareGal

    Is there something you really want to wear but are chicken?

    Thank you, Tiller. You are kind. :)
  2. PrettySquareGal

    Is there something you really want to wear but are chicken?

    So who's going to be the first one to wear what they want and report back to us with pics of them wearing it in public? :)
  3. PrettySquareGal

    Is there something you really want to wear but are chicken?

    I have a 60's faux cheetah skin coat and it's so fun but I don't have the courage to wear it because it's so...loud (compared to what I usually wear). Do you have something vintage that you'd love to wear but lack the courage to do it?
  4. PrettySquareGal

    Twitter?

    I gave it the college try but I'm not feeling it so I'm deleting my account.
  5. PrettySquareGal

    New Old Stock/With Tags: To Wear or Not to Wear?

    I can once I am unpacked which is after I move which will be in a few weeks. :)
  7. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    Again I appreciate your concern, but how many people reading this have old linoleum in their house? Also, there is a big difference between a small box of tiles and a house containing asbestos products, installed, like shingles, flooring, insulation, etc. But in any case, I figured it was better...
  8. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    I decided to dispose of them and not one local dump would take them (I was up front about what they were), so I had to pay quite a bit for a special waste place to take them. :(
  9. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    No apology needed. However, I don't agree with the drunk driving being no big deal analogy, but it's true that alcohol kills more people than asbestos every year. If people would leave it alone, bottled up and undisturbed then it would be safe. More than 100,000 U.S. deaths are caused by...
  10. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    Right! And if I was to sell the house, at that point I would have them properly disposed.
  11. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    I'm still thinking about this. We wouldn't dream of using DDT wallpaper, yet it was used in children's rooms in the 40's! BUT today we have other things that over time is discovered to be hazardous. So really I'm not saying that any concerns are not legitimate, just that in the past I...
  13. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    I've lived with lead paint all of my life and I'm OK.
  14. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    AND...mold can be deadly and a lot of us are routinely exposed to it with collecting, plus it's in houses with moisture problems... I'm not diminishing any dangers, just saying there are lots out there... Not to mention radon!
  15. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    Thanks for this.
  16. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    I worry about those newfangled mercury bulbs (compact fluorescent). Check this: Forty five (45) experimental trials where compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) were broken in a small/ moderate sized room were conducted in May through September of 2007. Eighteen (18) trials, three trials each...
  17. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    It's actually illegal to put them in the municipal trash. :eek: (Edit: maybe not where you are!)
  19. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    Exactly. What is frightening is when people rip out old linoleum not realzing it contains asbestos! Almost every apartment or house I've rented had old linoleum, and now my new house's kitchen has it. We plan to leave it or if we want to use something new we will have it tested. If it does...
  20. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    Also, most pre-1980 linoleum has either asbestos or asbestos glue backing.
  21. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    I won't dispose of them, I'll just leave them in the box where they've been sitting since 1950. Sorry about your father. :(
  22. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    In my new 1950's ranch house basement I discovered a box of deadstock 1950's floor tiles! They are really cool, and filled with asbestos. I won't take any chances so I won't use them. Does anyone here still use asbestos products? Would you install a vintage asbestos containing product in your...
  23. PrettySquareGal

    New Old Stock/With Tags: To Wear or Not to Wear?

    I need an aspirin with all of this arm-twisting. ;) All great points!!!

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