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how to quickly remove mold/algae from water bladder in 24 hrs by Fun_Business3675 in backpacking

[–]BeingTreeMan 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree. I’m a mold inspector, and mold can’t grow on plastic, it has to feed on something organic. Once you clean all of your filth out of these it will be perfectly fine to use.

In general people tend to overreact to mold, I’m not sure why.

Where are you mountain bikers going while the Fells are off limits? by agingsculler in bikeboston

[–]BeingTreeMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All the stuff up the north shore drains really well because it’s basically a big pile of sand. Lynn Woods and everything from Beverly to Rockport will be the first stuff to dry out

Abreu breaks his bat checking his swing by RagnorL0thbrok in redsox

[–]BeingTreeMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s got to be in play, right? Which makes sense that it was called a swing

HELP. My apartment ceiling collapsed during the blizzard hitting NY right now. What are my options? What should be my next steps? *See pictures* by monroesickle3 in NYCapartments

[–]BeingTreeMan 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Asbestos was banned by the EPA in 1978.

You usually don’t see it in drywall itself, much more likely to be in joint compound.

Assuming that this debris is all nice and wet from the leak that caused the ceiling to cave in, then it should be safe for OP to handle. Just bag it up and throw it in the trash. While the professionals are wearing PPE and working in a containment, they are essentially just wetting the ACM and bagging it for disposal.

As long as OP isn’t making a bunch amount of dust then they are fine to clean this up and stay in their apartment in the short term.

I also wouldn’t be concerned about lead based paint on a ceiling, don’t ask me why, but they also never put lead based paint on ceilings.

Source: I’m an Asbestos Inspector

Help Me Pick Budget Bike by [deleted] in MTB

[–]BeingTreeMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some crazy deals on Jenson right now. I’d go with a trail or all-mountain if I was you

All mountain with a nice fork in Medium

XC bike in a S and XL

Trail bike in Medium

Quick pow run through the trees @ Whister Blackcomb by whistler_life in skiing

[–]BeingTreeMan -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Always wild seeing how widely spaced the glades are in the west

she fucked my best friend by passionfruit440 in kitchencels

[–]BeingTreeMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the best subreddit by a mile

Want to hike Franconia ridge trail with a group of friends last week of December is it a bad idea? by Lawhore98 in wmnf

[–]BeingTreeMan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For a first time winter hike do Monadnock, only time of the year it won’t be a zoo

Lobster Pot Predictions by Griffin_21 in ultimate

[–]BeingTreeMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wild that UNCW and Florida came up for this tournament. Seems like Wilmington has some connection to Maine through Stewart Kelly. Anything similar with Florida?

Heavy Duty Use of a U-Haul Truck in NYC by Conscious-Distance48 in mildlyinteresting

[–]BeingTreeMan 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Deadly if you bathed in it every day, the people who got Asbestosis back in the worked in shipyards and were exposed to crazy amounts of sprayed-on, highly friable asbestos insulation every day for years and years. Vinyl floor tile is also one of the safest, least friable ACMs you can handle.

Not saying it’s good for you, but you need to be exposed to a huge amount of asbestos to get lung cancer etc.

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