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Steve McQueen (the actor) died of mesothelioma. Urban legend says he
contracted it from working in a brake shop--Healey content: I believe he
campaigned a Sprite for a while--but it's more likely he got it in the
Navy. True to character, he was a 'bad boy' and for punishment was
assigned to clean up parts of the ships that were insulated with
asbestos. It wasn't an intentional death sentence; it was before the
dangers of asbestos were widely known.
I caught a news item years ago about a city in Russia that got its
entire revenue from a nearby asbestos mine. The city is mostly abandoned
now, for good reason, but a few stragglers stuck aroun. One was an
octogenarian who had worked in the mine most of his life but never got
sick from it. Do they have lotteries in Russia? If so, he should buy a
ticket.
On 1/14/2021 8:42 AM, m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> I believe it is a bit more than just ?dust? as if you were cutting
> it. Asbestos is fiberous and the fibres are composed of microscopic
> components that will shed with any abrasion, even simple handling.
> The microscopic fibrils become airborne and are easily inhaled. They
> can also adhere to your skin and clothing and be transferred later,
> after the job is finished. I am no expert, but suspect a short,
> once-in-a-lifetime exposure are probably not a risk, but why take even
> a small risk when exposure is easily prevented.
>
> What worries me is when I look back to when I was a kid working in a
> gas station in the 60s and when the mechanics did a brake job, the
> first thing they did after removing the brake drums was take an air
> hose and blow the brake dust off the shoes and backing plate etc. Of
> course brake material had asbestos fibres in it back then and these
> clouds of black asbestos-filled dust would fill the shop for us all to
> enjoy.
>
> Cheers, Mirek
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Jean Caron
> *Sent:* January 14, 2021 11:16 AM
> *To:* simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com; 'Perry Small' <healeyguy@aol.com>
> *Cc:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
> I have always been told that it is the dust of asbestos that is
> dangerous, not the board itself. I recall many years ago helping a
> friend with these on his Austin-Healey and he was totally afraid of
> even removing these panels, he was wearing a mask, and then a shield
> and gloves, that?s even before they had these ?hazmat? suits.
> Meanwhile he smoked a pack to a pack and half of cigarettes daily
> which eventually and unfortunately took his life.
>
> Jean
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
>
> *From: *simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
> *Sent: *January 14, 2021 8:47 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
> Thank you to everyone regarding the sheet.
> I gave it a gentle pry, per Perry's advice, and then one rather less
> gentle.
> It just popped off. Intact and without cracking or breaking.
> I wonder if it is asbestos. It looked to be in really good condition,
> but it
> was there when I bought the car back in '96.
> Anyhow, I was able to easily put the slide's 3 T-nuts in and reinstall the
> sheet. All suitably masked of course.
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: 11 January 2021 19:11
> To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
> Subject: asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
> Simon
> Notice the square blocks attached to the big sheet. They have been
> known to
> bond themselves to the bottom of the floor pan. Gentle pry them loose.
> Perry
>
>
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Steve McQueen (the actor) died of mesothelioma. Urban legend says he
contracted it from working in a brake shop--Healey content: I
believe he campaigned a Sprite for a while--but it's more likely he
got it in the Navy. True to character, he was a 'bad boy' and for
punishment was assigned to clean up parts of the ships that were
insulated with asbestos. It wasn't an intentional death sentence; it
was before the dangers of asbestos were widely known.<br>
<br>
I caught a news item years ago about a city in Russia that got its
entire revenue from a nearby asbestos mine. The city is mostly
abandoned now, for good reason, but a few stragglers stuck aroun.
One was an octogenarian who had worked in the mine most of his life
but never got sick from it. Do they have lotteries in Russia? If so,
he should buy a ticket.<br>
<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I
believe it is a bit more than just ?dust? as if you were
cutting it. Asbestos is fiberous and the fibres are
composed of microscopic components that will shed with any
abrasion, even simple handling. The microscopic fibrils
become airborne and are easily inhaled. They can also
adhere to your skin and clothing and be transferred later,
after the job is finished. I am no expert, but suspect a
short, once-in-a-lifetime exposure are probably not a risk,
but why take even a small risk when exposure is easily
prevented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">What
worries me is when I look back to when I was a kid working
in a gas station in the 60s and when the mechanics did a
brake job, the first thing they did after removing the brake
drums was take an air hose and blow the brake dust off the
shoes and backing plate etc. Of course brake material had
asbestos fibres in it back then and these clouds of black
asbestos-filled dust would fill the shop for us all to
enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Cheers,
Mirek<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> Healeys
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
<b>On Behalf Of
</b>Jean Caron<br>
<b>Sent:</b> January 14, 2021 11:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";>simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>;
'Perry
Small' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com";><healeyguy@aol.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike
insulation sheet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have always been told that it is the dust
of asbestos that is dangerous, not the board itself. I recall
many years ago helping a friend with these on his
Austin-Healey and he was totally afraid of even removing these
panels, he was wearing a mask, and then a shield and gloves,
that?s even before they had these ?hazmat? suits. Meanwhile he
smoked a pack to a pack and half of cigarettes daily which
eventually and unfortunately took his life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jean <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a
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moz-do-not-send="true">Mail</a> for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From: </b><a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>January 14, 2021 8:47 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com";
moz-do-not-send="true">'Perry Small'</a><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation
sheet<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thank you to
everyone regarding the sheet. <br>
I gave it a gentle pry, per Perry's advice, and then one
rather less gentle.<br>
It just popped off. Intact and without cracking or breaking. <br>
I wonder if it is asbestos. It looked to be in really good
condition, but it<br>
was there when I bought the car back in '96.<br>
Anyhow, I was able to easily put the slide's 3 T-nuts in and
reinstall the<br>
sheet. All suitably masked of course.<br>
Simon<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Perry Small <<a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com";
moz-do-not-send="true">healeyguy@aol.com</a>> <br>
Sent: 11 January 2021 19:11<br>
To: <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
Subject: asbestos lookalike insulation sheet<br>
<br>
Simon<br>
Notice the square blocks attached to the big sheet. They have
been known to<br>
bond themselves to the bottom of the floor pan. Gentle pry
them loose. <br>
Perry<br>
<br>
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