Comments on: Adding one to the pile http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/26/adding-one-to-the-pile/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:43:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: heirabbit http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/26/adding-one-to-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-16732 heirabbit Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:29:44 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=938#comment-16732 Asbestos has different kinds. If the asbestos is of the straight grain type, it has absolutely no relationship to cancer, as it can pass through the lungs. But another kind - which has a kind of a spiky tip to it and is generally mined from Africa - is quite dangerous (assuming of course there's actual exposure). By government not making this distinction they've eliminated a very wonderful and useful substance from the market. My old 85 Mazda had asbestos brake pads, and they lasted the life of the car. Asbestos has different kinds. If the asbestos is of the straight grain type, it has absolutely no relationship to cancer, as it can pass through the lungs. But another kind – which has a kind of a spiky tip to it and is generally mined from Africa – is quite dangerous (assuming of course there’s actual exposure). By government not making this distinction they’ve eliminated a very wonderful and useful substance from the market. My old 85 Mazda had asbestos brake pads, and they lasted the life of the car.

]]> By: Plunge http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/26/adding-one-to-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-16628 Plunge Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:09:29 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=938#comment-16628 <i>As long as its properly kept away from humans its a wonderful thing, a fire resistant insulator that keeps buildings warm.</i> This was discussed on some show Discover channel when talking about the worldtrade center and how the floors that had some kind of asbestos fire wall stuff lasted longer than floors built later on that didn't. I need to find that show again, it was interesting. As long as its properly kept away from humans its a wonderful thing, a fire resistant insulator that keeps buildings warm.

This was discussed on some show Discover channel when talking about the worldtrade center and how the floors that had some kind of asbestos fire wall stuff lasted longer than floors built later on that didn’t. I need to find that show again, it was interesting.

]]> By: Saru http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/26/adding-one-to-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-16627 Saru Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:47:13 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=938#comment-16627 p.s. You forgot tainted blood. p.s. You forgot tainted blood.

]]> By: Saru http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/26/adding-one-to-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-16582 Saru Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:19:07 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=938#comment-16582 It's late and I'm beat, but just a quick note. I remember reading back when we were at Rits that the Health Ministry still had something like 7 or 8 cigarette vending machines in the building! Talk about Jonny Come Lately! It’s late and I’m beat, but just a quick note. I remember reading back when we were at Rits that the Health Ministry still had something like 7 or 8 cigarette vending machines in the building! Talk about Jonny Come Lately!

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/26/adding-one-to-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-16578 Curzon Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:37:47 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=938#comment-16578 Nahh, it isn't that much of a conspiracy. It's more to do with society and institutions in general. In Japan, individual responsibility is essentially nonexistent. Whatever bozo bureaucrats decided to do this, and whoever was complicit in allowing it to happen, probably knew that they themselves would never be held personally responsible or liable. This happens a lot in government in Japan, if you recall the mad cow scare of many years ago. But remember also that lots of these so-called environmental/disease issues -- asbestos, dioxin, mad cow disease -- are in fact non-issues simply blown out of proportion by the media. Asbestos is fine as long as it is in an enclosed area. We encounter countless potentially harmful substances/things in our daily lives: freon, bleach, electricity, etc etc. As long as we're suitable insulated, we're fine. Ditto on asbestos. As long as its properly kept away from humans its a wonderful thing, a fire resistant insulator that keeps buildings warm. In the isolated cases of asbestos coming into contact with humans, it's more an issue of construction negligence than manufacturer defect. "See here for more.":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos#Controversy Hope that stopped you from going off the deep end ;) Nahh, it isn’t that much of a conspiracy. It’s more to do with society and institutions in general. In Japan, individual responsibility is essentially nonexistent. Whatever bozo bureaucrats decided to do this, and whoever was complicit in allowing it to happen, probably knew that they themselves would never be held personally responsible or liable. This happens a lot in government in Japan, if you recall the mad cow scare of many years ago.

But remember also that lots of these so-called environmental/disease issues — asbestos, dioxin, mad cow disease — are in fact non-issues simply blown out of proportion by the media. Asbestos is fine as long as it is in an enclosed area. We encounter countless potentially harmful substances/things in our daily lives: freon, bleach, electricity, etc etc. As long as we’re suitable insulated, we’re fine. Ditto on asbestos. As long as its properly kept away from humans its a wonderful thing, a fire resistant insulator that keeps buildings warm. In the isolated cases of asbestos coming into contact with humans, it’s more an issue of construction negligence than manufacturer defect. See here for more.

Hope that stopped you from going off the deep end ;)

]]> By: RichL http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/26/adding-one-to-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-16577 RichL Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:20:12 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=938#comment-16577 The government is owned by business, but more profoundly and for longer than is the case in the US. The government is owned by business, but more profoundly and for longer than is the case in the US.

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