A story of lead

[bmtshooter]

Here is a link to a 1948 film about lead mining in Missouri.  This was obviously before OSHA was part of the equation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HhdkkdsvTM

Pretty fascinating to see the old technology.

[doggoner]

Very interesting. The green crowd would pass out if they watched this.

doggoner

[Hanshi]

I still maintain that lead is great stuff as long as one doesn't swallow it.

[doggoner]

Lately I am having issues with lead. All the iron in my blood has turned into lead and settled in my rear end. I can't seem to raise out of my favorite chair. I don't see any end to the problem.

[hotfxr]

OMG!!!!! The evil element, lead. Here in the golden state lead has not only been outlawed for bird hunting (which I actually agree with, ask me why when I have more time), but for ALL hunting. Our leaders have made it so reviled you would think you were going to die by walking past an old lead salmon weight. I am waiting to be arrested for my 700 pounds of lead stored in my shop. It's only a matter of time.   

[bmtshooter]

I try really hard not to go to California because ANYTHING can give you cancer there.

[Hanshi]

It's my understanding, that in California, it's illegal if you have lead paint on your house even if it is a very old house.  But that brings up a very interesting paradox.  1.  The lead paint shouldn't be there.  2.  You didn't put it there.  3.  You didn't even KNOW it was lead paint since you never gave it the "taste test".  4.  So the state of California should - they are responsible anyhow - scrape and repaint your house on their dime. 

[hotfxr]

As a contractor, it is up to me to determine if there is lead in the paint, or asbestos hiding around. I am responsible for testing and eradicating (with strict guidelines) and all required permits. If anything goes wrong, it's my butt in the sling. I just love living here.

[Hanshi]

We used to test if house paint had lead by feeding flakes of it to hotfxr and then give him an algebra problem to solve.  Problem was that he couldn't solve the equation anyway, any time or anywhere even BEFORE he ate any chips.