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 Quarantine
  
Location: Denver
Gender: Female
retired former old-school UE'er
 |  | Wear your damn respirators!
< on 2/28/2009 6:55 PM >
|  | | | I've been fighting a nasty case of Pneumonia for the past week and a half.
I go back in yesterday for a follow-up check and had an enlightening discussion with the Doctor.
Doctor (explaining causes of Pneumonia) "... and it can also be triggered by breathing in toxins"
Me (thinking of the storm drain and three abandonments I've been in this month) I ask how long after exposure symptoms show up
Doctor "Oh, you'd know if it was that- it's usually almost instant. Except for Asbestos."
Oh, GREAT.
Me "Well... actually..." (goes on to explain about photographing abandoned buildings and how I *usually* wear a P100)
Doctor "........"
"You might want to come in for another X-ray when the Pneumonia clears up to check for permanent damage."
We all know Asbestos is nasty, but keep this was an unpleasant reminder. I have no doubt that urbexing unprotected contributed to this. Wear protection, kids!
[last edit 2/28/2009 6:56 PM by Quarantine - edited 1 times]
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Glass
     
Location: Chicago
as one does
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<Reply # 1 on 2/28/2009 7:00 PM >
| | | | If people got terribly sick soon after minimal exposure to asbestos, it wouldn't have taken decades to find out how dangerous exposure can be.
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Quarantine
Location: Denver
Gender: Female
retired former old-school UE'er
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 2 on 2/28/2009 7:58 PM >
| | | | I'm not saying Asbestos was the only cause (I was sick previously) but after exploring for a few years, mostly without a respirator, kinda makes you think. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
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TCdrainer
Location: ur moms house
Gender: Male
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 3 on 3/1/2009 1:37 AM >
| | | | I wonder what will make me seriously ill faster. The fact that I chain smoke most of the time exploring, or the exposure to asbestos and other stuff.
On a more serious note, I have worn a respirator once or twice but I'm lazy. If I notice that there is a significant amount of asbestos where I'm walking I'll throw my shirt over my mouth. It seems to be effective, so far.
[last edit 3/1/2009 1:39 AM by TCdrainer - edited 1 times]
"Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol." |
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don_corleyone
Location: F/RoX
Gender: Male
I have abandonment issues
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<Reply # 4 on 3/1/2009 1:56 AM >
| | | | masks are for haloween.
leave the gun. take the cannoli.
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Oryx
Location: Who knows
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<Reply # 5 on 3/1/2009 2:01 AM >
| | | | Eeek pneumonia is a bitch. I had it twice as a kid. Hard to say whether it was from the buildings. I've been in a bunch of buildings that had absurd amounts of mold and god knows what else, never got sick before. *shrug* Feel better though!
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TrixieSparrow
Location: Hamilton, ON
Gender: Female
I guess.
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<Reply # 6 on 3/1/2009 9:46 AM >
| | | | Something else will kill me first. For reals.
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Dougo
Wrong account -- Look for other Doug
Location: Victoria, Australia
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 7 on 3/1/2009 10:12 AM >
| | | | Posted by TCdrainer
If I notice that there is a significant amount of asbestos where I'm walking I'll throw my shirt over my mouth. It seems to be effective, so far.
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I used to do the same. The problem is you're meant to destroy any clothing that has been contaminated with asbestos. Washing clothes of the men who mined it is apparently how their wives caught it.
Hmmm, not a good thing to joke about, but if you ever meet me, ask about our Asbestosis Retirement Village idea that me and few exploring buddies came up with ;)
Cheers,
FacialBook is killing online forums. |
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Shawn W.
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Gender: Male
Optimistic Pessimist
| |  | | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 8 on 3/1/2009 2:32 PM >
| | | | I should've worn my respirator in a couple of places, not because of the asbestos, but because of the rather generous helpings of mold on the walls. I never got sick, but my lungs felt funny after being in one of said places for a couple of hours.
What is a rebel? A man who says no. - Albert Camus |
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Samurai
 
Vehicular Lord Rick
Location: northeastern New York
No matter where you go, there you are...
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 9 on 3/1/2009 2:51 PM >
| | | | as nonchalant as we all are, your lungs are very sensitive to shit you are breathing in. I have been over in the recausticization department for ten days breathing in lime dust and believe it or not, it has taken it's toll. On my two days off, I have been coughing shit up out of my lungs and wheezing pretty bad. Not only am I breathing in lime dust, but fumes from the slaker are also pretty bad.
i'm telling you, kids, when it comes to a permanent lung cookie and long-term damage, why fuck around? Masks are cheap.
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tribeachpunk
Location: Halifax, NS
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 10 on 3/1/2009 6:47 PM >
| | | | I find that if I'm just on the cusp of getting sick with the flu/a cold/whatever, exposing myself to the innards of abandoned buildings pushes me right over the edge when I don't wear a mask. I'll wake up the next morning sick... Not because the building made me that way, it just wasn't what my body needed to get better the night before....if you know what I mean. 
Halifax UrbEx (Blog) ||| Atlantic Canada Urban Exploration Facebook Group |
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willskith
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 11 on 3/1/2009 6:50 PM >
| | | | Posted by TCdrainer
On a more serious note, I have worn a respirator once or twice but I'm lazy. If I notice that there is a significant amount of asbestos where I'm walking I'll throw my shirt over my mouth. It seems to be effective, so far.
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Thats not going to stop asbestos. Those fibers will penetrate anything short of a N100 filter. But I shouldn't be talking, because I never wear my respirator.
grit your teeth in the face of fear. self repression is the true sign of a coward, toss your inhibitions to the wind. |
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TCdrainer
Location: ur moms house
Gender: Male
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 13 on 3/1/2009 6:58 PM >
| | | | It was a pun, people.
"Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol." |
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storia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 14 on 3/1/2009 7:12 PM >
| | | | Posted by Quarantine
I've been fighting a nasty case of Pneumonia for the past week and a half. |
If webmd means anything, you're within the normal range of pneumonia.
http://www.webmd.c...nia-topic-overview
Nevertheless, thanks for the reminder. Its worthwhile remembering that landlords of most old buildings don't leave their air filtering systems in place for the benefit of future generations of explorers. For those that still provide air filtering systems for us, the copper wiring is usually removed rendering them inoperable.
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levacas
Location: Hamilton and KW
Gender: Female
Exploring the hidden, secret and forgotten nooks and crannies of society.
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 15 on 3/1/2009 8:26 PM >
| | | | Posted by tribeachpunk
Pulling your shirt over your face doesn't work when someone farts near you, do you think it'll do anything to protect you from actual toxins in the air.. lol
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I laughed so hard when I read that...
I don't wear a respirator either unless I really feel like it. I guess I don't really care that much, given my explorations are kept minimal. But I won't be saying that if the Doc tells me my lungs are full of shit, which they probably are anyways from years of pot smoking.
A Steel town girl is not afraid to get dirty |
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TCdrainer
Location: ur moms house
Gender: Male
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 16 on 3/1/2009 11:15 PM >
| | | | ^Yeah, in my experience weed is much more damaging to your lungs than even cigs. I quit smoking weed years ago (so many better substances) But I'm in much better shape now smoking a pack a day than I was when I would smoke a few bowls a day and no cigs whatsoever.
I always imagine a bowl getting filled with resin is the same that it's doing to your lungs. It has alot more "tar" than Tobacco.
But yeah, I've had a 3M mask with p 100's for a while now. However, I rarely use it due to most of my explorations being spontanious and spur of the moment.
Anyone know how frquently you should replace filters?
[last edit 3/1/2009 11:19 PM by TCdrainer - edited 1 times]
"Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol." |
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willskith
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 17 on 3/1/2009 11:50 PM >
| | | | Posted by TCdrainer
Anyone know how frquently you should replace filters?
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They suggest after every 8 hours of use. I think...
grit your teeth in the face of fear. self repression is the true sign of a coward, toss your inhibitions to the wind. |
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TCdrainer
Location: ur moms house
Gender: Male
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 18 on 3/1/2009 11:51 PM >
| | | | Posted by willskith
They suggest after every 8 hours of use. I think...
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Oh damn. I'm wayyy behind in that case.
"Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol." |
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Quarantine
Location: Denver
Gender: Female
retired former old-school UE'er
| | Re: Wear your damn respirators!
<Reply # 19 on 3/2/2009 12:12 AM >
| | | | I think most of us are. Buut, it's better than nothing. Getting nasty shit in your lungs isn't fun.
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