<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div> As the U.S. government, unwisely and irresponsibly, only tests a tiny portion of the 100,000+ industrial chemicals in use "out here" (including "fragrances") for safety, it is reasonable to suspect that many are toxic. Even in small doses. (The corporate-controled, U.S. governmental stance is to allow the use of all chemicals, UNTIL they start showing "problems". And then allow their continued use, "until all the results are in". Unless, perhaps, the harm is obvious, blatant and egregious.) And a report by the CDC a few years ago stated that, when in combination, some may be 1,000 times more toxic than "solo"! Now compare that policy to Europe's, please, where the safety of chemicals must be proven PRIOR to their legal use.<br /><br /> Bottom line: please assume that all human-synthesized chemicals are toxic, and wear your carbon filter mask. Either the replaceable cartridge type, or the simple fabric shell-type, but with carbon impregnated in it.<br />( Which I've found at most hardware stores, lately, and are effective for "light" toxins, including simple bad smells.) <br /><br />Bonus Factoid: British researchers have recently shown that bad smells cause bad dreams. <br /><br />Thumpe</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_"> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif:font-size:10pt"> <br /> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"> <font size="2" face="Tahoma"> <hr size="1"> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span> </b> Paul Williams <pwilliams4@unl.edu>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">To:</span> </b> pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">Subject:</span> </b> Re: [pianotech] metro vac and blow ** Getting OT ** <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span> </b> Mon, Jun 18, 2012 9:43:21 PM <br> </font> <br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;"> <div>Must be Axe!  My son has now gotten away from it.  Stinky stuff! I'm very greatful now!</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> <div style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;text-align:left;color:black;BORDER-BOTTOM:medium none;BORDER-LEFT:medium none;PADDING-BOTTOM:0in;PADDING-LEFT:0in;PADDING-RIGHT:0in;BORDER-TOP:#b5c4df 1pt solid;BORDER-RIGHT:medium none;PADDING-TOP:3pt;"> <span style="font-weight:bold;">From: </span>paul bruesch <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:paul@bruesch.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">paul@bruesch.net</a>><br> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Reply-To: </span>"<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Date: </span>Monday, June 18, 2012 4:38 PM<br> <span style="font-weight:bold;">To: </span>"<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>>, "<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject: </span>Re: [pianotech] metro vac and blow ** Getting OT **<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div> <div>Totally agree on the over-perfumification of the country... natural perfumes are one thing, but chemical scents just reek and most give me an instantaneous headache. I made my son use a different (unscented!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a concept!!!!!!!) deodorant because I felt sick every time he'd come over. I roomed with someone with those plugins stink-em-ups for about four months. The house always smelled rancid... (the mold problem in the basement didn't help anything, either.) Fortunately, I have very few clients who use them.<br> <br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Joseph Garrett <span dir="ltr"> <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote: <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> AND, while I'm at it, I<br> wish all those plug in SMELL products would disappear! I'm allergic to most<br> and have to tell clients to not use them 24 hours before I get there. Many<br> clients over-do that, to the point of pure insanity! (The world ain't a<br> damned rose garden!<G>)<br> Just my take on all of that.<br> Joe<br> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </span> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div>