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November 4, 2008

Tuesday Blogwrap

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Voting Day | Nov 4, 2008. Photo by hyperakt.
Asbestos: Yikes! [Reclaimed Home]
Goodies for Election Night [Apartment Therapy NY]
If The Candidates Were Apartment Buildings [Curbed]
Voting Vid: People Having Problems in Brooklyn [GL]
Even Busted Ballot Can't Burst Bubble [Brooklyn Optimist]




Posted by TCulver at 4:30 PM | Comments (8)
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No Working Families Party? Column E.

Posted by: amanda at November 4, 2008 5:05 PM

oh, sh*t, I pulled the wrong tab!!!
It was supposed to be the first one???

Posted by: bayridgegirl at November 4, 2008 5:09 PM

I just love all the insanity about asbestos disposal. Its a freaking mineral that comes out of the earth - actually 3 different types. It's not a manmade chemical. They used to mine it all over America. It still exists all over in nature - just dig a hole in various parts of the country and you'll find it. But now we can't put it in landfills, which are more than likely sitting atop natural veins of it already - this part of the USA is actually quite high in the minerals and they actually used to mine it in open mines in upstate, throughout New England, and lower Canada. Yes, it's dangerous and even deadly if you breath it in dust form during removal if done incorrectly, but all this hazmat stuff regarding disposal and its final resting place is nuts.

Posted by: williamsburgguy at November 4, 2008 5:33 PM

I recently threw out my asbestos sample that I got as a kid at a rock museum. Those really were simpler times.

Posted by: Heather at November 4, 2008 8:07 PM

I agree that the asbestos fears are over-hyped. The bad type of asbestos used to be used in electrical equipment. That is bad if you breathe it in every day, but the stuff used to coat pipes and furnaces is benign. Nobody has died from breathing in broken pipe insulation. it is such a crock of shit. All the more disappointing in that the government ignores other things that really are bad, but we all have to worry about the stupid wrappers on our pipes. Inane.

Posted by: sam at November 4, 2008 8:21 PM

From Brooklyn, now living in LA -- love your blog!

If you guys like this blog you'll also love mine:

http://MuchBetterThanWorking.blogspot.com

Posted by: wacowolf at November 5, 2008 2:36 AM

So is it "just me" or did anyone else not hear anything about our proposition? Not only didn't I even see it all the way in the bottom corner but I never even heard that we had a prop on the ballet. I asked some folks before I went to vote if there was one here and no one knew! WTF?

Posted by: just me at November 5, 2008 8:30 AM

just me, it is possible that only Gotham Gazette caught the ballot initiative:
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/issueoftheweek/20080929/200/2712

Posted by: amanda at November 5, 2008 11:58 AM

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