Jim wrote in message news:
Holly, in France wrote:
Jim wrote in message
Holly, in France wrote:

Jim wrote:

All asbestos is evil. Chances are the panels are white
asbestos though
This would normally be true, except that the OP likened
the product to plasterboard. Asbestos cement is IMO
not likely to be likened to plasterboard, asbestos or
non-asbestos insulating board might be.
Hmm, I missed the "if it is asbestos" in there didn't I... [1]
Been readonly on news for a long long time and had forgotten
how careful you have to be with your wording to avoid
alternative interpretations... :-|
Hmm, I don't think 'if it is asbestos' would have made a
difference. In this case, given the comment about the
plasterboard, I just thought that the chances that it
was white asbestos were not as high as they would
otherwise/usually have been. Hope that makes sense.

I'll play my "alternative interpretation" card again there then :-)

Oh go on then :-) But I shall have to have another go at explaining what
I meant. I *think* it is you misunderstanding me rather than vice versa,
but I could be wrong! Any independent arbiters reading? :-)

Clearly I should have said "Chances are, if it is asbestos, the panels
are white asbestos rather than blue or brown".

Yes, but even if you had, I would have replied as I did. Ordinarily you
would be quite right in saying that the chances were that the panels
were white asbestos rather than brown (very unlikely to be blue) White
in a situation such as this would be more common. *Except* that the OP
mentioned a likeness to plasterboard. Usually white asbestos is found
in asbestos cement rather than in any type of board which could be
likened to plasterboard. Usually any board which could be likened to
plasterboard would be more likely to contain brown asbestos than white.

Is that any clearer?! Shall we give up or would you like to have the
last word? :-))

However, that was based on an assumption that that sort of product is
more likely to contain white than brown/blue though, and on that point
I
might be scuppered because I can't remember where I got that from now
I
come to think about it... :-|

You were absolutely right as long as it was a cement type product as
described by Peter Parry.

I think I'll go back to readonly mode now...
That would be a shame. I wasn't meaning to nitpick or put you off!

I just forget I lack sufficient eloquence for effective news posting
:-)

So do I, clearly :-) In fact it might not be you at all, it might just
be me.....

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Holly, in France.
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