The most horrible thing happened to me on Sunday.  i was finally feeling better from the flu so i forced dan (Who was still sick) to pull up the carpet on the floor we are getting hardwood put in.  To my amazement some of the lino came up with the carpet and i discovered beautiful old hardwood.  I got so excited i started scraping the lino — for about 40 minutes.  My sister than arrived at my house and i urged her into the room to show her — my soon to be beautiful floor and she started screaming
 
“take off your clothes…that might have asbestos in it. oh my god”  I guess lino from anywhere between 1940-85 most likely has asbestos.  i took my clothes off and ran outside, cut my foot on a nail (thank god for tetnus shot) was bleeding all over.  Dan freaked out because he had been exposed to the asbestos a bit and then i was bleeding all over.  Jody wouldn’t enter our house. it was ridiculous and not in a good way.
 
I had to skip work to go to the labs to get a piece tested.  Of course it ended up not having asbestos.  Not sure why but it didn’t.  However, i never slept for days because i had visions of my lungs collapsing. 
 
i am never doing home renos again.  Did you know how much of building material has asbestos in it….around all are pipes, insulation, shingles, siding, tile, lino.