On Sep 20, 10:10*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> >> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> >>> Om wrote:
>
> >>>> My mom's pulmonologist told me that he felt that WTW carpeting was
> >>>> the dumbest idea man ever invented.
>
> >>> Given carte blanche with the decorating in Lin's and my house, I'd
> >>> opt for painted concrete floors. It's cool underfoot and it can look
> >>> gorgeous (and of course you can always put rugs down, too).
>
> >>>http://www.concretenetwork.com/concr...eriorfloorshas a nice slideshow
> >>> of painted flooring.
>
> >> Stunning what they can do. *I've seen some concrete countertops
> >> to die for, too.
>
> >>> My vote for "dumbest idea ever" would be cigarettes.
>
> >> Really, as a pulmonologist, I wonder which he'd pick to eliminate.
> >> Not from a business standpoint, of course.
> > Wall to wall affects (and infects) FAR more people than cig's do.
>
> I don't know, where I live office buildings and homes are largely
> carpeted and most of us seem to be breathing fine. *Except the
> smokers.

Ever notice the increase in asthma? Not that it is necessarily
related to carpets but given the off-gassing of new carpets and the
dustmites of older ones they are probably not good for us. They may
even affect more poeple than cigs but I doubt if quite as nastily.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada