My 60-year-old gas-fired boiler is insulated with asbestos. The insulation is completely enclosed with metal lagging, so there is no present issue - unless and until I go to replace the boiler, which may not be in my lifetime - but maybe I will be unlucky, and outlive my boiler. Then, I will have to shell out for all the professional asbestos remediation.
Which reminds me. I served in a WW2-era navy destroyer, standing some watches in a fireroom ("boiler room" to most of us). When the 5" guns were fired during gunnery practice, there was a cloud of white powder that rained down in the fireroom due to the shock and vibration. Am I among the walking dead?
Which reminds me of a Kansas City church we belonged to. The boiler had to be removed and replaced. A few of us older men, beyond child-rearing age, gathered on a Saturday morning, broke up the boiler with sledge hammers, and hauled everything away to the dump. Then a new boiler was installed by a contractor without any further issue.
In a month from now, I will be age 73. I will be dead, probably sooner rather than later, but probably not from asbestos exposure.
Which reminds me. I served in a WW2-era navy destroyer, standing some watches in a fireroom ("boiler room" to most of us). When the 5" guns were fired during gunnery practice, there was a cloud of white powder that rained down in the fireroom due to the shock and vibration. Am I among the walking dead?
Which reminds me of a Kansas City church we belonged to. The boiler had to be removed and replaced. A few of us older men, beyond child-rearing age, gathered on a Saturday morning, broke up the boiler with sledge hammers, and hauled everything away to the dump. Then a new boiler was installed by a contractor without any further issue.
In a month from now, I will be age 73. I will be dead, probably sooner rather than later, but probably not from asbestos exposure.
Asbestos boiler insulation
