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Title: Woman with chemical sensitivities camps out on condo balcony
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: kitty
Date: 2010-05-06 15:23:45
Canadian

[rockindel1]

booo hoo , everybody help me, I cant live in a normal house, so everyone bend over and kiss my ass. Either move to a place you can afford or shut up

[Dragom]

"chemical-free home"

It would really help if she could pin down which molecular patterns where bothering her.

If she says artificial I'm sure they can find a room with organically grown padding on the walls for her.

[Brenda]

$1:

The developer who had her evicted from her home, slated for demolition and redevelopment, offered to spend $200,000 on a house anywhere in the province and rent it back to her for $500 a month. But she found the four options presented to her toxic as well.

Methinks you can do a fabulous job with 200k, without carpetting (apparently the walls are not a problem) or cleaning products (you buy yourself...) in your kitchencabinets.

Maybe you should stop whining, lady, and had taken what was offered...

[Heavy_Metal]

Brenda Brenda:

$1:

The developer who had her evicted from her home, slated for demolition and redevelopment, offered to spend $200,000 on a house anywhere in the province and rent it back to her for $500 a month. But she found the four options presented to her toxic as well.

Methinks you can do a fabulous job with 200k, without carpetting (apparently the walls are not a problem) or cleaning products (you buy yourself...) in your kitchencabinets.

Maybe you should stop whining, lady, and had taken what was offered...

man tell the contractor I'll take him up on that house offer

[Brenda]

Heavy_Metal Heavy_Metal:

Brenda Brenda:

$1:

The developer who had her evicted from her home, slated for demolition and redevelopment, offered to spend $200,000 on a house anywhere in the province and rent it back to her for $500 a month. But she found the four options presented to her toxic as well.

Methinks you can do a fabulous job with 200k, without carpetting (apparently the walls are not a problem) or cleaning products (you buy yourself...) in your kitchencabinets.

Maybe you should stop whining, lady, and had taken what was offered...

man tell the contractor I'll take him up on that house offer

No kidding, huh...

I think the developer should have his name out in bold print, for what he has offered. Don't see them like that anymore!

[QBall]

Her only option would be a log cabin built in the woods. I'm talking about unprocessed logs as well. Basically cut the tree down, remove the branches and stack it until you have a box structure, bark and all. Beyond that there isn't a home anywhere that doesn't have some sort of chemical as part of the building process, considering chemical is such a broad term. Water is a chemical ffs. Some people are just not longed for this world.

[Brenda]

But then there would be bitching about the bugs...

[c2shinysea]

Yes, and remaining in Toronto with it's curtain of smog - sorry - air quality is going to help her sensitivities.

There is a huge difference between being sensitive to something and being allergic to it. Both can be assisted by consulting an allergist.

While off-gassing and VOCs are problematic to some folks, they usually can be identified quickly and avoided. I would say more folks have reactions to moulds and mildews than chemicals.

I would be interested to see just how many ppm of the offending chemicals are needed before she gets a headache.

[Yogi]

The developer who had her evicted from her home, slated for demolition and redevelopment, offered to spend $200,000 on a house anywhere in the province and rent it back to her for $500 a month. But she found the four options presented to her toxic as well.

WTF does this woman want??? I have worked on several homes for people with varying degrees of this problem.
As Brenda pointed out, carpets, drapery,stippled ceilings etc. all retain voc's. These are eliminated and replaced with enamels paints, laminate,hardwood, ceramic with epoxy grouts, wood-slat venetians, high quality washable furnace filtres, air exchangers, etc. Actually cheaper design appointments than a conventional home!

[Choban]

Someone get this lady a bubble.

[Brenda]

Choban Choban:

Someone get this lady a bubble.

Can't. Plastic. Too toxic...

[Bodah]

I don't think the problem has to do with her environment. I bet ya anything she has a food allergy list 3 miles long as well. She needs her head checked.

[Choban]

Brenda Brenda:

Choban Choban:

Someone get this lady a bubble.

Can't. Plastic. Too toxic...

Even the Sienfeld Bubble Boy one? Damn, can't shut her up then.

[kitty]

UPDATE
Can Linda Sepp possibly be helped?