The neighbor is tearing down an asbestos cement roof!

[Saxsson]

Many of the answers, especially from Staffan, have just felt like he wants to ridicule TS. I think that's obvious to most people. You can't take in what someone says if its purpose is to ridicule you and not to help you. It's a shame if this forum is meant for adult bullying.

If you've received many wise answers to your question and still keep twisting and turning to get the answer you want.
Well...Then I'm afraid you'll have to expect things to easily get out of hand!
The question is clearly answered as far as it can be, so why not lock the thread?

 

[skagget]

Is this a serious post? I hope they have an electric car and don't live in any central location. And don't have anyone who smokes nearby. It's always important to care about our loved ones, but isn't it positive that the neighbor is replacing their asbestos roof?

Yes, it is a serious post. I have worked with asbestos for at least 20 years, so I know what I'm talking about. Check the science and all investigations regarding asbestos impact. You can start by studying everything about asbestos from 1974 onwards, and maybe you'll calm down about your opinions.

 

[Varglarsen]

Strange that I am alive and healthy, really, as I've been exposed to so many dangerous things. My father worked a lot with asbestos in his day and only died at an old age. When I was a newborn, he built our house and laid an asbestos cement roof, cutting it with an angle grinder without protection. I was in the stroller next to him, watching. The house itself was built entirely of timber impregnated with creosote; there wasn't a single plank of "ordinary" timber in the house. Over 50 years later, I am healthy as a horse and worked with asbestos insulation as recently as this spring. I'm not worried at all.

 

[badmthrfckr]

If you have received many wise answers to your question and still continue to twist and turn to get the answer you want. Well...Then I'm afraid you have to expect that it easily goes off the rails! The question is obviously answered as far as possible, so why not lock the thread?

Nooo, absolutely not lock it, it's a bit like being kicked out of the cinema in the middle of the movie...

 

[badmthrfckr]

Yes, it is a serious post. I have worked with asbestos for at least 20 years, so I know what I am talking about. Check the science and all the investigations about asbestos exposure. You can start by studying everything about asbestos from 1974 onwards, maybe then you'll calm down in your opinions.

LOOOL, Chriskar probably addressed TS and not you, however, it's wonderful for the thread that you reacted as you did. With force!

 

[Linda1974]

Asbestos particles are heavy and fortunately do not travel very far.

It sounds strange when asbestos particles take about 24 hours to settle to the ground once you start tearing it apart. Then you can't really claim that they are heavy and don't travel very far, can you!?

 

[Rowah]

I would do that if I were, for example, going to cut down a tree 5 meters from his house.

Would you also inform him if you were going to cut down a tree 80 meters from his house? Because THAT is a more relevant comparison than the one you just made.

 

[MetteKson]

TS, why are you personally so afraid of asbestos exposure? Thread after thread about asbestos, something that is very likely a minimal risk in your life. Society has defined the risk and successfully managed it with legislation. It's a closed chapter in our material history.

I also wondered why TS is so worried about asbestos. Have you or someone close to you been affected by illness due to asbestos?
There are many things that are not good for health, so why fixate on asbestos? I would like to understand the background to your panic.

 

[Rickardth]

Yeah right, the thread is now more self-sustaining. I am a middle-aged man, so you were wrong there, Staffan. I'm going to pop some popcorn and watch. Some here behave like ultrafeminists with the mantra "offended white men" as soon as they run out of arguments, when in fact it's they who are offended.

Furthermore, it's alarming how few actually read my responses. I have long written that I accept the arguments that it is harmless, and that I am genuinely panicked about asbestos.
It mostly seems to be about throwing dirt. I wonder how long it will take before the thread becomes a Facebook comment section and derails into references about Adolf Hitler!

Give it a rest!

 

[greenhouse]

I also wondered why TS is so worried about asbestos. Have you or someone close to you been affected by disease due to asbestos? There are many things that aren't good for health, so why fixate on asbestos? I would like to understand the background to your panic.

Well, that's a good question. Fears are rarely logical, unfortunately. If they were, no one would smoke or travel by car.

 

[Plupp 52827]

How's it going, did the kid survive?

 

[Plupp 284245]

With the best intentions, do something about your fear. I have a 9-year-old son who is periodically so anxious about things that during these periods, the family is on the verge of being torn apart. He can obsess over having broken a window because he accidentally brushed against it, meaning he doesn't even trust his own senses. He can dwell on the subject for weeks, along with other things that pop up. He might check the weather app 100 times a day to make sure it won't thunder, even though there's high pressure and not a cloud in sight. No one knows where this comes from, neither my wife nor I are the worrying type. But if we are the ones who unknowingly transferred this kind of anxiety, I am terribly sorry for that if so.

 

[Björkisvägen]

I think I will start a thread about using sugar as a structural element in indoor painting and ask if anyone sees any problems with it. I would surely get a lot of responses saying I should worry about asbestos instead :O
Comparative comparisons are never relevant when concerned about children's health.

 

[sy97jgu]

Hello and thank you for the quick responses. I also think that 80 meters should create a lot of air per asbestos fiber, so to speak.

That sounds promising. But comparing asbestos with baby food or gravel roads is just directly wrong and uninformed. As far as I know, baby food is legal and so are gravel roads. Asbestos is banned because it causes serious diseases for those who inhale it (to varying degrees). The man who is 74 will not die from it, but my son and I are probably young enough to potentially suffer the consequences in 20 years. I do understand the point that there are other risks than asbestos. Living close to a heavily trafficked road is likely also very bad for the lungs, as is smoking and riding a motorcycle at 300km/h.

Unfortunately, fibers and dust are so small that they cannot be seen. It would be interesting to hear opinions from an asbestos remover or someone who has personally taken down Eternit. Everything, of course, depends on the concentration in the air, and that in turn depends on how much is released when handling asbestos. THAT fibers are released is 100% certain as some of the panels have broken.

Isn't this a "troll post" to draw people to the forum?

 

[Tornhill 2]

Is this a serious post? Hope they have an electric car and don't live in a central location. And don't have someone who smokes around them. It's always important to care about our loved ones, but isn't it positive that the neighbor is replacing their asbestos roof

You get electro-hypersensitivity from electric cars...

/ Regards Fredrik