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Thanks! 
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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I wouldn't be too concerned about the asbestos. Generally its pretty safe unless its disturbed and I grew up in an environment which was full of it. You need fairly heavy exposure I believe, and I certainly remember cutting through a massive chunk with my dad when I was a kid to make a new gasket for the boiler, with dust everywhere. We both still live. I think it's more a worry for builders etc. who get continual exposure to it.
That said, go and see a doctor and he/she will probably tell you that a scan isn't needed and put your mind at rest.
If I got an email from someone in the distant past, I'd probably just delete it - but that's me. 
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Rob Philpott wrote: unless its disturbed
Ah, but that's the deal. The walls were covered with perforated asbestos sheets, and dust was constantly drizzling from them, sometimes covering the floor... 
Nobody thought much of it back then. It was not until later it was discovered that asbestos could trigger cancer.
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
modified 18-Mar-16 7:57am.
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Yeah, well, 15 years is definitely longer than 11 years, but not THAT much longer... ?!?!?!
EDIT: Noticed the lyrics link afterwards. Good one, I like it....
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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I've listened to the song a handful of times now. Genial! Merci pour me faire connaissance de Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rage! 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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surely 'live every day as if its your last' is one motto - and 'regrets are for the things we didnt have the courage to do' is another - if its the wrong person, meh - you gave it the best shot you could - look forward, mate, not backward
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True, you should look forward. But surely there's nothing wrong with having nice memories??? 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Johnny J. wrote: surely there's nothing wrong with having nice memories???
no, there is not, but dont dwell on them - you cant 'go back' to that time - you can replace them with better ones though
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As others have said, what's the worst that can happen?
And as for the asbestos, it makes a huge difference in which form it was.
If it was roof tiles or external cladding in the form of fibre cement sheets such as "Eternit" you don't need to worry, it's harmless as long as it's undisturbed and probably even when disturbed. (unless you put an angle grinder to it)
If it was used indoors as ceiling tiles and/or for acoustic damping, worry. 
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: If it was used indoors as ceiling tiles and/or for acoustic damping, worry.
That was it!
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Oh crap!
I would make a checkup just for the peace of mind.
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I think maybe I will, acutally. Thanks!
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Johnny J. wrote: I'm getting more and more sentimental for every year that passes. It didn't use to be like that.
So you're getting sentimental for the good old days when you weren't so sentimental? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Yep, the good old days were much better back then! 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I went to an all boys school. I would be somewhat taken aback if one them contacted me and said he had had a crush on me.
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Well, you never know. But it wasn't EXACTLY what I said in the email either....
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I'm the same age as you and very well remember the elementary school I attended through the early '70s with the boiler pipes running all through the rooms. I'm sure the pipes were wrapped with asbestos which we used to pick at when bored. Remember though, we also had lead paint to deal with as well.
As for the new contact with someone from that far back, you never know. Personally, I would think it was weird, but it all depends on how close you were.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Jeeze, you're gonna need three lifetimes to gather enough man points for the karmic balance.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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It'll be so much easier.
Tomorrow, we're orf to look over the new house, measure up rooms [again] and work out what will go where. Staying overnight then back on Sunday.
On Monday I'll be driving to the other side of London, basically a full circuit of the M25.
Then comes Thursday night. What joy! What pleasure! We'll leave home around 3, driving overnight we hope to be back in Buda for lunch. 
Once we're in Hungary I know we have to drive up down and around for two weeks; seeing family and friends, and checking up on the house on the lake.
Tomorrow morning I'll reset the trip on the car and then see how far I drive over three weeks. I think it'll be over 3,000 miles, maybe even breaking 4,000!
veni bibi saltavi
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: On Monday I'll be driving to the other side of London, basically a full circuit of the M25.
No, a full circuit would get you back where you started.
Except the M25 drives most people completely round the bend anyway, so...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Well, it's half way there, and half way back. So two halves make a whole!
veni bibi saltavi
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: the new house
Oh, it looks like I missed something.
Nagy Vilmos wrote: measure up rooms [again]
Are the walls moving ?
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Rage wrote: looks like I missed something
Not really. Just we're buying a little bolt hole off in the Dagobah system. Should things go completely wahoonie shaped, we'll have a roof over our head at no cost; apart from buying the place to start with.
Rage wrote: Are the walls moving ?
The estate agent's plans are not too accurate, just an indication, and we want to work out what we take up there and what will go back to Hungary.
veni bibi saltavi
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