Originally Posted by
James Pickering
I get the ‘Flu shot every year, and have for many years. Plus, the Shingle’s shot series.
During my lifetime I have:
... as a young boy - carried mercury in a vial n my pocket so I could impress girls by rolling it around on the palm of my hand
... as a boy - smoked cigarettes (but not for the past 75 years)
... as a boy - cast lead soldiers in home-made plaster of Paris molds (without wearing a mask)
... as a boy - cut up sheets of asbestos to lay newly cast lead soldiers on (without masks)
... as a boy - painted lead soldiers using lead based paints
... lifelong - chewed on thousands of lead painted wooden pencils
... lifelong - wiped down thousands of wood objects using turpentine (no gloves or masks)
... lifelong woodworking - breathed in untold quantities of saw dust (no mask)
I am ninety years old (soon to be 91). You have to be lucky (and not very smart?!)
Contributor
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote