I would agree with that. 

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> On Apr 11, 2020, at 2:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
> wrote:
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> I think it’s just happened in the last 30 days or so, really.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Apr 11, 2020, at 3:22 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The world has gone to shit since those days. 
>> 
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>>>> On Apr 11, 2020, at 2:13 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> That’s what the foundry floor at Kohler (plumbing) looked like in the 
>>> 1980s. Even though the guys were supposed to be wearing all sorts of 
>>> protective gear they would leaving it laying around. These were all WWII 
>>> vets who were much like the guys that were in that video.
>>> 
>>> A real man didn’t have to wear all that pussy stuff. A real man breathed in 
>>> all that foundry sand (and died early from silicosis, too.)
>>> 
>>> Every employee in the company had to get a lung volume test upon 
>>> employment. Anyone who worked in or around the foundry got tested every 
>>> three months after that. It was funny as heck. You stood there with this 
>>> mouthpiece connected to what looked like a vacuum cleaner hose and a pair 
>>> of clips to hold your nose closed. You had to take the biggest breath you 
>>> cold, then exhale as forcefully as possible with this mouthpiece in your 
>>> mouth. Sounds simple, but think about having to blow as hard as you can 
>>> with your mouth wide open.
>>> 
>>> I kept cracking up because the nurse that did my test, an older, somewhat 
>>> corpulent gal, was standing there yelling, “BLOW, BLOW, BLOW!!!!!”
>>> 
>>> It made me laugh. It pissed her off.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 11, 2020, at 3:05 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> No gloves, no helmets, no safety gear at all. OSHA would crap their pants 
>>>> these days. I bet that is hot hard work. 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>>>> On Apr 11, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes 
>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://youtu.be/aEatTMQsGtg?t=895
>>>>> 
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