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Vent: My lung scare from skipping the dust mask
I thought I could get away without a mask for a quick sanding job. Now I've got a cough that won't quit, and my doctor says it's from the dust.
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ray6176mo ago
Oh man, that drywall dust is the worst. I did the exact same thing sanding some joint compound in a hallway, figured opening a window was enough. Coughed for two weeks straight, and I'm still finding a fine white powder on top of the fridge a year later. It gets in places you don't even use. You really don't respect how much of that stuff is just floating in the air until you're hacking up a lung.
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rodriguez.jana6mo ago
Drywall dust got me last year, learned that lesson the hard way too.
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aaron_adams6mo ago
My uncle's sawdust from his garage projects coats everything in a fine layer. It's like drywall dust or even that craft glitter that shows up weeks later. We shrug off these small messes as just part of the job, but then they become a real problem we have to fix. It's funny how often we learn by dealing with the fallout of something we thought was no big deal. What's your worst "tiny mess became a huge hassle" story?
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