Going crazy over asbestos
 

We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

Going crazy over asbestos
 

Is this the same person that was terrified of asbestos a few months ago? It
is all in your head, asbestos is blown out of proportion. We all used to
live with asbestos all around us, car breaks spewed asbestos dust into the
atmosphere everytime they stopped. We played with asbestos as kids. And we
are all still alive. Asbestos in flooring is relatively contained, sealed in
the vinyl, after a year your house, if you regularly clean it, will be as
clean of asbestos as any other in the neighborhood. Cigarette smoke is more
dangerous. A bigger danger is mould. Worry about it. But realize that most
moulds, while they may be gross, are not dangerous, only certain ones are.
So forget all about asbestos, it is over and done.

"uz" wrote in message
oups.com...
We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

Going crazy over asbestos
 

So get your place tested and quit yer moanin-trollin

Going crazy over asbestos
 

yea I also agree, its pretty harmless in when its in flooring as it does not
fly all over the place like in insulation blankets or when its mined
etc.Flooring people have been taking it up for years.
"uz" wrote in message
oups.com...
Yup its the same crazy person. My paranoia seems to be growing out of
proportion every minute. Since we had our kitchen done too and part of
the outside stucco was demolished (kitchen was expanded). Appearantly
that stucco contained less than 1% asbestos, but that dust was all over
our backyard and I still see cement dust stuck in our rain gutter, now
I'm paranoid that I have to get that cleaned up too. Everytime my
gardener comes over he uses his blower to blow leaves I see that dust
blowing all over and become more paranoid. I've read about obsessive
compulsive disorder and obsession with asbestos, I think that's what's
happening with me.

btw ext, thanks for your reassurance :)
EXT wrote:
Is this the same person that was terrified of asbestos a few months ago?
It
is all in your head, asbestos is blown out of proportion. We all used to
live with asbestos all around us, car breaks spewed asbestos dust into
the
atmosphere everytime they stopped. We played with asbestos as kids. And
we
are all still alive. Asbestos in flooring is relatively contained, sealed
in
the vinyl, after a year your house, if you regularly clean it, will be as
clean of asbestos as any other in the neighborhood. Cigarette smoke is
more
dangerous. A bigger danger is mould. Worry about it. But realize that
most
moulds, while they may be gross, are not dangerous, only certain ones
are.
So forget all about asbestos, it is over and done.

"uz" wrote in message
oups.com...
We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

Going crazy over asbestos
 

On 18 Jul 2006 16:28:37 -0700, "uz" wrote:

We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

You had some very good advice posted to you in this newsgroup.
Please go back and read it again.

Otherwise you need to quit spamming this group. See a doctor.

Going crazy over asbestos
 

"uz" wrote in message
oups.com...
Yup its the same crazy person. My paranoia seems to be growing out of
proportion every minute. Since we had our kitchen done too and part of
the outside stucco was demolished (kitchen was expanded). Appearantly
that stucco contained less than 1% asbestos, but that dust was all over
our backyard and I still see cement dust stuck in our rain gutter, now


Want an honest answer? Yes, you are crazy and getting even crazier.

You are obsessing over nothing. There is asbestos in the air we breath in
many locations. It is a natural occurring substance in the earth and we
cannot eliminate it. Millions of people are happily living in homes
containing asbestos and no harm is coming of it, nor will it ever. Contac
does no harm.

It only becomes a problem under certain limited circumstances that usually
occur in factories and mines that process it. Not in homes, schools, and
offices where it is safely covered and encapsulated.

You have to be willing to accept the rational argument. You may need
professional help to do that.

Going crazy over asbestos
 

On 18 Jul 2006 16:28:37 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm, "uz"
quickly quoth:

We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

I strongly urge you to read these books:
Michael Crichton's "State of Fear" and his Parade Magazine article.
http://www.parade.com/articles/editi...tured_0?prnt=1

Bailey's "Earth Report 2000"

And anything else which puts these mindless fears to rest. Asbestos
isn't concentrated nerve gas, it's just dust. Chill out!


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Going crazy over asbestos
 

I hope to heck he dumps you and takes he kids. You are certifiable.

--
Jim McLaughlin

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address.
"uz" wrote in message
oups.com...
We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

Going crazy over asbestos
 

Fruitcake.

--
Jim McLaughlin

Reply address is deliberately munged.
If you really need to reply directly, try:
jimdotmclaughlinatcomcastdotcom

And you know it is a dotnet not a dotcom
address.
"uz" wrote in message
oups.com...
Yup its the same crazy person. My paranoia seems to be growing out of
proportion every minute. Since we had our kitchen done too and part of
the outside stucco was demolished (kitchen was expanded). Appearantly
that stucco contained less than 1% asbestos, but that dust was all over
our backyard and I still see cement dust stuck in our rain gutter, now
I'm paranoid that I have to get that cleaned up too. Everytime my
gardener comes over he uses his blower to blow leaves I see that dust
blowing all over and become more paranoid. I've read about obsessive
compulsive disorder and obsession with asbestos, I think that's what's
happening with me.

btw ext, thanks for your reassurance :)
EXT wrote:
Is this the same person that was terrified of asbestos a few months ago?
It
is all in your head, asbestos is blown out of proportion. We all used to
live with asbestos all around us, car breaks spewed asbestos dust into
the
atmosphere everytime they stopped. We played with asbestos as kids. And
we
are all still alive. Asbestos in flooring is relatively contained,
sealed in
the vinyl, after a year your house, if you regularly clean it, will be
as
clean of asbestos as any other in the neighborhood. Cigarette smoke is
more
dangerous. A bigger danger is mould. Worry about it. But realize that
most
moulds, while they may be gross, are not dangerous, only certain ones
are.
So forget all about asbestos, it is over and done.

"uz" wrote in message
oups.com...
We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about
it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

Going crazy over asbestos
 

uz wrote:
We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter). We got the
carpets HEPA vacuumed and wiped the appearant surfaces. Nothing else
was done and I got fine for a year. Now I've started obsessing about it
again and want to throw away everything in the house. My husband does
not want to discuss this with me and would even consider separating
from me if I keep on going like this about this situation. My problem
is I don't want to have my kids living in the house knowing that
anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

do you or your hubby smoke, or allow your kids around smokers?
grandparents etc?

if so the small asbestos risk is NOTHING in comparision with the second
hand smoke risk....

life is full of risks, does your family have a car?

Going crazy over asbestos
 

uz writes:

What do i do?

Seek professional help for your neurosis.

Going crazy over asbestos
 

uz wrote:
We remodelled our bathroom and kitchen over a year ago and I found out
later that the floor contained asbestos which the contractor did not
take any precautions with while tearing it out. We were in the house
with our kids when this was done. When we found out later I panicked
(my husband didn't think there was anything the matter).
[snip]
I'm totally going crazy

UZ, you are obsessing, and that is not a healthy thing for you or for
your family. I have seen what you are doing in my own wife who freaks
seeing lead-based paint in every painted surface in the house.
Fortunately, I got lead paint test kits at my local hardware store and
gave her proof that she's obsessing over nothing.

First, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" to quote Alexander
Pope. Your fear is based on a lack of sufficient knowledge to
understand the risks of asbestos and what you need not worry about. You
need to do some research, and not here on the Intarwebs where every
crackpot, conspiracy theorist and charter member of the Tin Foil Hat
Society will tell you all kinds of idiocy. Go to your local lcollege or
medical school library and read up in the peer-reviewed journals about
the reseach into asbestos to understand risk levels and the like.

What you'll find is asbestos in the home is usually only a hazard in
concentration, and only in the friable (i.e., thin, wispy, fiberous)
form such as used in pipe insuation and ceiling tiles where it can get
airborne and be breathed into the lungs. The stuff used in floor tile
does not get airborne where it can be breathed in sufficient quantity
to cause health risks, unless someone was using a sander on the floor
to create a cloud of tile dust.

Third, you've had the house scrubbed from top to bottom, including
using a HEPA filter system. You got everything that's possible to get.
Unless you have a pile of asbestos fibers the size of a large cat
hiding under someone's bed, you're more than likely in a safe
environment.

But if you want to do something to abate your freak-out, it's
relatively easy to have your home tested by a reputable laboratory for
the presence of asbestos - call your local government's office of
health or safety or environment to find reputable laboratories in your
area. Do not call an asbestos abatement company as you are spinning the
wheel and taking a chance; you may get a reputable company, you may get
some fly-by-night guy who's just out to make money by finding asbestos
bugaboos in every corner.

You may have to spend some serious bucks to have a lab or engineering
company come out and draw samples (since you don't have a chunk of
anything in particular). The results take only a few days usually, and
maybe, just maybe, you'll be able to put your mind at ease and give
your husband and kids a break.

Going crazy over asbestos
 

On 18 Jul 2006 16:28:37 -0700, "uz" wrote:

anything could be contaminated!!!!! What do i do???? someone please
help has anyone dealt with this? I'm totally going crazy

My brother's a physician. Twenty years ago I inhaled a piece of
insulation from a wire. I asked him what to do. He said, Don't worry
about it.

Going crazy over asbestos
 

On 18 Jul 2006 16:59:23 -0700, "uz" wrote:

Yup its the same crazy person. My paranoia seems to be growing out of
proportion every minute. Since we had our kitchen done too and part of
the outside stucco was demolished (kitchen was expanded). Appearantly
that stucco contained less than 1% asbestos, but that dust was all over
our backyard and I still see cement dust stuck in our rain gutter, now
I'm paranoid that I have to get that cleaned up too. Everytime my
gardener comes over he uses his blower to blow leaves

That's a waste of time, money, and gasoline, and it makes a lot of
noise. Tell him to stop.

I would tell him to stop whether there was asbestos or not. Do you
work for him or does he work for you?

I see that dust
blowing all over and become more paranoid.

It's almost certainly dust made of dirt, but I wouldn't want that
blowing around either.

I've read about obsessive
compulsive disorder and obsession with asbestos, I think that's what's
happening with me.

I think so too.