<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course, Gordon, I knew you had a = reason for your posting, and I'm glad you shared it with us. My opinion is that we are = always exposed to things that one study or another has found to be damaging to = human tissue, we can't avoid that, and we do have to be careful, but it's = possible to worry too much about avoiding exposure. We can't go back into the womb, = after all. I used to go to an all nude beach with a fellow RPT, hey it was = fun, but think of all the radiation I must have been exposed to! Just eating = tomatoes is cancinerous.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Of course, adequate = breathing protection while working with chemicals, not to mention protecting your = hearing while tuning etc., is very important, but hey, you're born and life = exacts it's price tag. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    (There's another = signature for you Joe)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=lclgcnp@yahoo.com href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">gordon = stelter</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 02, 2002 = 5:10 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tarn-X</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Sorry if I came off as a fanatic, but with continual<BR>messages about this and that technician  ( = including<BR>my very dear friend the late Harvey N. Roehl,<BR>publisher of Reblitz's = and many other books at his<BR>Vestal Press ) dying of cancer, I believe we should<BR>all consider the accumulative danger of the chemicals<BR>we = use in this trade!!!<BR>     And as one who was = hospitalized in 1977 for being<BR>careless with lacquer, I now am EXTREMELY = cautious<BR>about all toxins, and have  found it "good business",<BR>too! I no = longer suffer from "down time" due to<BR>exposures, or make stupid, costly = mistakes while<BR>"under the influence"!!!<BR>    After all, we = are in this business to earn money<BR>to maintain our bodies in good health = and afford a<BR>little relaxation time, right? ( Or are we here = to<BR>sacrifice our good health tirelessly restoring objects<BR>which will ultimately = fall into disrepair and be<BR>thrown away?)<BR>     Cheers!<BR>     Gordon Stelter<BR><BR>--- "Kevin = E. Ramsey" <<A href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> Let's see there Gordon, the Comet would be = Chlorine,<BR>> and the Crest would be Fluoride. Right?  Since I<BR>> don't = plan on eating the Comet, or drinking bleach,<BR>> I'll probably be OK. = Fluoride I don't worry too much<BR>> about, because I rinse afterwards. So as = long as I<BR>> don't mix the Comet with Ammonia, I shouldn't have<BR>> = to worry about it too much, I hope. <BR>> <BR>>     = Chlorine and Fluoride, I wonder if that Mcguyver<BR>> guy could do something = with that though,,,,,,,,,,,,,<BR>>   ----- Original Message = ----- <BR>>   From: gordon stelter <BR>>   To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> = <BR>>   Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 7:00 AM<BR>>   Subject: Re: = Tarn-X<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>   Political corectness? The = two most carcinogenic<BR>> items<BR>>   found in the = average American home, according to a<BR>>   recent study are: = Comet cleanser and Crest Tartar<BR>>   Control Toothpaste. The = utmost caution should<BR>> always<BR>>   be used when = introducing to your body, by any sort<BR>> of<BR>>   contact, = chemicals for which God did not design<BR>> your<BR>>   body to = cope! <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do = You Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better<BR><A = href="http://health.yahoo.com">http://health.yahoo.com</A></BLOCKQUOTE>= </BODY></HTML>