European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A con Edison Crew repairs the Gramercy Park steam pipe that burst last August. Repair shipbuilding and Asbestos manufacturing Many coned workers tear they might surface among those statistics Gene Duffy. 46. Has worked Lor con Edison for 25 years his Chest a rays show lung scarring he often has trouble breathing Duffy said he can t even Cut his Lawn without taking a rest Halfway through to catch his breath Artie Sagevick 53, a 31-year Veteran he gave up smoking 25 years ago. But he has coughing fits 15 minutes at a time a couple of limes a  says Sleven Amato. A 21-year employee if you had to do a strenuous Job. Go up and Down stairs i could not do in in the wintertime i throw the phlegm All Day Long i m 51 years old and i feel like an old Man " All three want compensation trom coned More help from their Union and along with Many of their co workers. They Are suing Asbestos manufacturers lawyer Chris Placitella is handling similar suits by 130 coned workers his firm represents 3,300 additional workers from other Utility companies who Are involved in similar suits and the number of plaintiffs rises daily con Edison has other Asbestos related worries City officials have raised concerns about Public exposure to Asbestos from coned accidents in several recent incidents Asbestos insulation wrapped around underground coned steam pipes has blown off when the pipes or nearby water Mains burst. One explosion killed three people and contaminated Manhattan s entire Gramercy Park neighbourhood with Asbestos forcing hundreds of people to relocate coned was faulted for failing to report the presence of Asbestos for several Days which delayed the cleanup and increased health risks other accidents contaminated streets and subways new York City s department of environmental Protection has called on Federal officials to come up with new techniques to Deal with these outdoor and underground emergencies since the usual procedures have not always applied. Most Asbestos products will be taken Oil the u s Market under a three stage Epa ban that begins this year and ends in 1997. Advocates for Asbestos victims applaud the ban but wish More were being done. Asbestos manufacturers have filed a lawsuit challenging the ban claiming today s products Are Safe because the fiber is encased in hard materials like Cement and won t deteriorate. Whether or not the manufacturers Are successful. Al Cio occupational safety expert Peg Geminano predicts it s going to be some time before our Asbestos problems Are  she described herself As a rare Breed who made a conscious decision to Stop work stay at Home and raise our child " she went on to say that she s discovered it was a Heck of a lot simpler to  an office of 20 employees 10 with pms than to be a Lull time homemaker the Only problem she writes is How do you explain to people who ask what do you do with yourself All day7 " la s the oldest question in the world people never wait around Lor the answer they probably won i Road to the end of this column but Here Are some of Tho answers shared by my readers through the years thaw hamburger in the dry Cycle of the dishwasher worm the dog play cards with a sick child who cheats dress naked dolls take phone messages Lor people with a social life make Christmas ornaments out of lint. Nurse a dead Fern that Cost $20. I spent an entire morning at the Hospital when one of my kids swallowed a Rock wrote one Mother when i asked her Why. She said she was t allowed to eat any food before dinner arid she was hungry surgery is scheduled for  we looked everywhere for Marlene s sock it turned up on the inside of her brother s shirt during a social studies  it took a whole Day to clean the stove but it was Worth All the Chipping scrubbing and asphyxiation my husband looked Al it and said. You missed a spot " Cook 2.000 meals a year. Find everything that is lost wait Lor repairmen get Sitters who won t do for minimum what you do for free change toilet tissue spindle. Tho policeman pulled me Over and said. I m giving you a ticket for no plate on your car i could t believe it until i looked Al my son and his Friend in the Back seat they had been playing Gas station with it and did t put the screws on  my sons belonged to Tho Little league and i spent my Springs on a Lawn chair in a Field we ale supper at 4 p m and again at 8 p m i did my girl scout work while i waited for my sons to be in left Field for the one inning they played to miss All the  i led the dog a new dog food and to threw up on the new beige carpet and it left a hoi Pink stain ii took a folder full of correspondence from me to get the product off the  make a meat Loat shaped like a heart for Valentine s Day keep children from killing one another Check Lood daily to see what expired As i slept. Teach morality respect cleanliness goodness and How to say thank you. Drive. Drive. Drive. What do wifi do All Day even if people slopped to listen they would t believe it. 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