In article ,
Larry Jaques wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:16:42 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

In article ,
Larry Jaques wrote:

On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:54:02 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

In article ,
Larry Jaques wrote:

There are lots of different types of mold, Joe, but the toxic black
stuff is much nastier than most. I choose to wear a respirator around
lawn mowing, dust, sawdust, and -any- mold. I hope nobody with toxic
black mold takes yours words to heart and disturbs it without
respiratory protection.

When you say "toxic black mold", what species do you mean? I've handled
lots of black mold, and are none the worse for it. That said, there are
lots of
moldspecies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachybotrys , the one you need state-
level licensing to remove.

I had heard of this genus.

Are you duly licensed? There must be a set of approved removal methods.

No, I went as far as the contractor's licencing, but I refuse to be
involved with the (totally bogus) asbestos, (nearly bogus) lead
abatement, or (usually just a bother, but can be really nasty) mold
removal bull****.

You need a lifetime apprenticing in electric to get a Sparky license
here; ditto the plumbing add-on, with steam/pipefitting a whole lot
more additional on top of that. When I finished studying the license
prep book (476 pages, 8.5x11") I shook my head in amazement that they
didn't require hands-on experience or test for _any_ building code
knowledge. It's a political/regulatory thing, I guess. But to ask for
as much as a penny from someone for repairs inside their home, one has
to have a full contractor's license. Go figure.

I can't even do hose-bib-connected _drip_ irrigation without
additional licensing, if you can believe that. Suckage.

Having done nearly all my (and my friends' and family's) electrical,
plumbing, irrigation, and building since about age 6, I resent that.

If I recall, you are in Oregon. We have the same kind of rules in Mass.

It's a ricebowl issue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_rice_bowl

But strangely enough, all hardware stores, plumbing houses, and electrical
suppliers will sell the parts to anyone with money. And life goes on.

Joe Gwinn