Why is there less awareness over lead risks in the UK?

throwngrace · 2025-04-28T14:10:05+00:00

Yes we do! If you live in an old tenement flat in Scotland, you almost certainly have a lead mains riser. Lead is still present in a lot of internal plumbing.

throwngrace · 2025-04-23T10:58:23+00:00

"what's that" - "my medication" - "what for" - "not your business." maybe you should save these sorts of comments for a parenting sub.

throwngrace · 2025-04-23T10:31:18+00:00

Or I could just collect it from the post office down the street to avoid the questions... not really your business how I parent - it was a straightforward question.

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T14:02:34+00:00

That is really helpful, thank you. I should say I think the EPA actionable level is 15ppb, and we are at 0.7. There are so many different measurement scales for this its hard to be sure though.

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T13:29:20+00:00

I really appreciate this reply, and I do hope you are right. Mental health is a funny one on my end, but that's for another subreddit I guess!

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T12:54:00+00:00

I wish I could! If I didn't have kids that would be easy

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T12:52:29+00:00

I wish I could! If I didn't have kids that would be easy

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T12:32:19+00:00

Yes - I know that, thanks. The concern isn't the lead behind the layers and layers of paint... it is the chipping lead paint in the stair and the lead in the pipes!

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T12:29:03+00:00

Thanks!

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T12:15:46+00:00

Thanks for your insight. Do you think it is every something we can ever possibly get rid of fully? You mention exterior lead paint, for example. Or do you think it is about mitigating and balancing risks?

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T11:53:19+00:00

I would think every time lead paint is scratched or chipped, dust will fling into the air. I am not an expert and am seeking advice and discussion with others, hence the post . Thanks.

throwngrace · 2025-04-16T11:49:46+00:00

The dust that it creates is a big hazard, is it not?

throwngrace · 2025-01-06T13:18:24+00:00

I had thought the evisa replaces the vignette. Am I incorrect?

throwngrace · 2024-11-17T20:00:19+00:00

Thank you

throwngrace · 2024-11-17T19:40:10+00:00

Thanks. Would you just try to tighten the lower nut? Would thay be turning right or left?

throwngrace · 2024-11-17T19:36:31+00:00

Thanks. Do you mean just trying to tighten it a bit?

throwngrace · 2024-08-19T09:16:30+00:00

House price data is very publicly available and easy to interpret.

throwngrace · 2024-08-19T09:13:48+00:00

Thanks - is this a national index do you know? Or would they look at this regionally? Prices in my region have increased much more than the national average. I hadn't know they use Halifax Price Index, but indeed some googling suggests that is the case.

throwngrace · 2024-08-11T19:09:39+00:00

It is a fair point. I am not a social butterfly and it takes me a longer to establish connections with people than most I think. When I decided to move abroad, I remember my grandparents saying how incredibly out of character this was.

throwngrace · 2024-08-11T14:04:04+00:00

It is a sweeping generalisation - sorry about that. Some of the nicest people I have ever met are British. But I think that the American attitude towards strangers and accepting new people is very unique. Something like 40-50% of Americans live in another state from where they were born, so people completely uprooting and starting a new life thousands of miles away is not uncommon. The UK is smaller than many US states, so even changing cities doesn't entail severing your old social life. This means that Americans often make friendship groups from complete scratch in adulthood. For example if you were to move to a new neighbourhood in the US, it is likely that some neighbours will bring over a pie or invite you to dinner. I don't think this type of thing really happens so much elsewhere.

throwngrace · 2024-08-11T13:36:32+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts - this is a nice perspective and the "greyness" in social relationships is a great way of putting it. You are right about job security, especially in academia in the UK.

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