Gene Heskett wrote:
On Tuesday 31 January 2006 11:06, Larry Doolittle wrote:
Dave -
On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 10:14:29AM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
According to a chemist friend, there is Pb in the solder
fumes...but frankly, I'm 36 and have been soldering regularly since
I was 7...if there was THAT much Pb in there I'd probably be dead by
now.
But do you have any kids?
- Larry <gd&r>
Yeah, 6 of them. 5 still alive, one daughter died of throat cancer
about 5 years ago. Never smoked. I've also worked up to my elbows for
hours at a time in transformer pcb's. I'm 71, and other than a little
sugar & a bay window, in pretty good shape for 71. Your point is?
If you want a disturbing read, try the ingredients found on the side of
the box of common
household dish washing detergent (The type used in automatic dish
washers). Very
nasty stuff.
With that said: Why shouldn't I try to protect myself against
occupational hazards? After all,
they are statistical facts that were collected through years of
scientific research. Why should I
playHazardous Materials Russian Roulette? I have nothing to gain and
statistically everything to
loose. Now, I understand that this does not mean that every person who
is exposed to level n of
a hazardous material will develop health problems - There are two many
variable to make such
broad sweeping statements. For instance, I had a Great Aunt who smoke
two packs of Pall Mall
Cigarettes a day and she lived to be 93 years of age (40 smokes a day
for 80 years...). Never
got cancer or any COPD of any type or kind. She was a statistical
anomaly - I don't feel quite that
lucky.
Best
Marvin
