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Who's in love with their string trimmer? JoeSpareBedroom 05-05-2008
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 7, 2008, 10:50 am
You must be very young. You've missed 40 years worth of chemical company
antics involving safety and lack of testing.


>I would need to see such warnings in the product MSDS. That's where the
>FACTS are. Even if it is a government mandated publication, they do seem
>to be accurate. I've been in the lawn and landscape business for 13 years
>and have read a lot of MSDS's. I had just never had occasion to read the
>roundup one until now. I was surprized to find it as safe as it is. I
>don't think i'll put some on my cheerios, but i do think i'll kill the hay
>field with it and not worry about it.
>
> s
>
>
>> Of course, but that knowledge was discovered to be nonsense. Let's stay
>> focused on the real subject at hand. What would need to happen in order
>> for you to believe research about the harmful effects of a product like
>> Roundup?
>>
>> You're a scientific guy. I'm sure you can answer the question.
>>
>>
>>
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Posted by on May 7, 2008, 11:50 am
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> You must be very young. You've missed 40 years worth of chemical company
> antics involving safety and lack of testing.

In this day and age when you don't even have to prove that a product
did you harm to reap a massive cash settlement out of it's
manufacturer, they can't afford that anymore.

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 7, 2008, 11:53 am
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> You must be very young. You've missed 40 years worth of chemical company
>> antics involving safety and lack of testing.
>
> In this day and age when you don't even have to prove that a product
> did you harm to reap a massive cash settlement out of it's
> manufacturer, they can't afford that anymore.


Actually, they have no choice but to accept the risks, since the vast
majority of agriculture chemicals can never be properly tested on humans.



Posted by S. Barker on May 6, 2008, 7:19 pm
yes it is actually. i even use it between the rows of stuff in our garden
beats running the tiller through there 20 times a season.

s


>
> Much of my trimming will be around the edges of a vegetable garden.
> Roundup is not safe for such use.
>



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on May 6, 2008, 7:31 pm
How do you know it's safe?


> yes it is actually. i even use it between the rows of stuff in our garden
> beats running the tiller through there 20 times a season.
>
> s
>
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>> Much of my trimming will be around the edges of a vegetable garden.
>> Roundup is not safe for such use.
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