[Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet

[Bob Spidell]

It was mentioned on a TV show a while back; IIRC, some residents wanted 
to change its name, but some didn't. Didn't look like it'd be much of a 
tourist destination, no matter what it's called.

On 1/14/2021 12:56 PM, Jean Caron wrote:
>
> There is a small city in Quebec called Asbestos and they used to have 
> an open mine there, not closed. You can see it on Google map, it is 
> located south east of Montreal.
>
> Jean
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for 
> Windows 10
>
> *From: *Bob Spidell <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Sent: *January 14, 2021 12:02 PM
> *To: *healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
> Steve McQueen (the actor) died of mesothelioma. Urban legend says he 
> contracted it from working in a brake shop--Healey content: I believe 
> he campaigned a Sprite for a while--but it's more likely he got it in 
> the Navy. True to character, he was a 'bad boy' and for punishment was 
> assigned to clean up parts of the ships that were insulated with 
> asbestos. It wasn't an intentional death sentence; it was before the 
> dangers of asbestos were widely known.
>
> I caught a news item years ago about a city in Russia that got its 
> entire revenue from a nearby asbestos mine. The city is mostly 
> abandoned now, for good reason, but a few stragglers stuck aroun. One 
> was an octogenarian who had worked in the mine most of his life but 
> never got sick from it. Do they have lotteries in Russia? If so, he 
> should buy a ticket.
>
> On 1/14/2021 8:42 AM, m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca 
> <mailto:m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>     I believe it is a bit more than just “dust” as if you were cutting
>     it.  Asbestos is fiberous and the fibres are composed of
>     microscopic components that will shed with any abrasion, even
>     simple handling.  The microscopic fibrils become airborne and are
>     easily inhaled.  They can also adhere to your skin and clothing
>     and be transferred later, after the job is finished.  I am no
>     expert, but suspect a short, once-in-a-lifetime exposure are
>     probably not a risk, but why take even a small risk when exposure
>     is easily prevented.
>
>     What worries me is when I look back to when I was a kid working in
>     a gas station in the 60s and when the mechanics did a brake job,
>     the first thing they did after removing the brake drums was take
>     an air hose and blow the brake dust off the shoes and backing
>     plate etc.  Of course brake material had asbestos fibres in it
>     back then and these clouds of black asbestos-filled dust would
>     fill the shop for us all to enjoy.
>
>     Cheers, Mirek
>
>     *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>
>     <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Jean Caron
>     *Sent:* January 14, 2021 11:16 AM
>     *To:* simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
>     <mailto:simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>; 'Perry Small'
>     <healeyguy at aol.com> <mailto:healeyguy at aol.com>
>     *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
>     I have always been told that it is the dust of asbestos that is
>     dangerous, not the board itself. I recall many years ago helping a
>     friend with these on his Austin-Healey and he was totally afraid
>     of even removing these panels, he was wearing a mask, and then a
>     shield and gloves, that’s even before they had these “hazmat”
>     suits. Meanwhile he smoked a pack to a pack and half of cigarettes
>     daily which eventually and unfortunately took his life.
>
>     Jean
>
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>     for Windows 10
>
>     *From: *simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
>     <mailto:simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>
>     *Sent: *January 14, 2021 8:47 AM
>     *To: *'Perry Small' <mailto:healeyguy at aol.com>
>     *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>     *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
>     Thank you to everyone regarding the sheet.
>     I gave it a gentle pry, per Perry's advice, and then one rather
>     less gentle.
>     It just popped off. Intact and without cracking or breaking.
>     I wonder if it is asbestos. It looked to be in really good
>     condition, but it
>     was there when I bought the car back in '96.
>     Anyhow, I was able to easily put the slide's 3 T-nuts in and
>     reinstall the
>     sheet. All suitably masked of course.
>     Simon
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Perry Small <healeyguy at aol.com <mailto:healeyguy at aol.com>>
>     Sent: 11 January 2021 19:11
>     To: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
>     <mailto:simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>
>     Cc: healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
>     Simon
>     Notice the square blocks attached to the big sheet. They have been
>     known to
>     bond themselves to the bottom of the floor pan. Gentle pry them
>     loose.
>     Perry
>

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