According to Plan pt1

[beckerist]

"add dignity and charm... AND CANCER!"

[WasGibtsLeute]

As long as you don't damage the asbestos wall it is safe. But when you drill a hole or something it become bad for you healt.

[scoooby012]

so funny

[jennysimply]

omg that was fantastic

[dadsbabypu]

The housing boom in the 50's & 60's led to sturdy houses which many still stand today. And if you happen to purchase one of those houses from the 60's, fear not the asbestos. The aluminum electrical wiring in the walls will kill you long before the asbestos. And if the wiring holds up, the fuse panel will burn the house down.

[tubulard]

best part: "Children? Say, how many where you planning on? Not more than 6 I hope."

[jdb00]

weird this guy sounds like sean connery trying to speak without a scottish accent, does anyone agree that the narrator sounds like he's hiding some kind of a lilt? listen to how he says "stone."

[emory0]

Actually, asbestos probably saved far more lives than it took, and outside the asbestos mining and manufacturing industries, the numbers of people hurt by asbestos is practically zero.

On the other hand, ALL of the miners are dead. When the stuff is airborn, it's bad. But when it's not, it was almost miraculous (and still used for brakepads).

[ReneeBo]

True, asbestos cement sidewalls are particularly long-lasting and, left in good condition, they're not friable. However, I've seen some shingles of this stuff that's all stained and cracked...I'd be a little concerned then.

[cobernicus]

Actually, asbestos sealed in cement as an EXTERIOR wall or ceiling presents no danger, except to those that have to cut or make it, and they would face no dangers with appropriate clothing and respirators.

Of coure, in the 50s they didn't do any of that.

[FreakCitySF]

I thought that was Rock Hudson for a second lol

[sniperawd]

wow how things have changed

[jennysimply]

heh.. and at the same time.. they really havnt lol

[valkem]

Boy, that's some nifty stuff, I'm gonna have to get some for my house. ;) Sounds wonderful, no wonder everyone used the hell out of it... *cringe*

[derSchweiz]

those ppl prolly have mesothelioma and lung cancer and suffering from it right now,,, omg they are even playing with it with tweezers and no respirators :S

[sacrificaltotem]

i live in a area of the the USA where all the houses are old and all of them have asbestos insulation... i live in a asbestos house too its just something you live or die with.