So here is a thought for ya. Remember how we had all the arguing and bitching and moaning about the railroad ties with the oh so horrible creosote? Yeah? ok. So, now we have been siding the house, and of course the hardie panel has to be cut. Well, now when you cut it it happens to produce silica dust, which also happens to be REALLY REALLY bad for the people cutting it. So here we are filling our lungs with cancer dust, which... according to our teacher is "not so bad." So we are wearing 3 masks ( which happen to have a warning printed on them that they do not protect against silica dust) and a bandana-- with dusk blowing all over the place-- but "its not so bad."  Whats a little lung cancer among class mates right (oh and all the neighbors.. oh and probably the family, not to mention the environment since there is now a huge pile of silica dust in the back yard)?

So here is my problem with the whole thing... the timbers and all the crap they caused. They're not even proven to be bad... suspected yes.. but nothing is certain. But hey, we paid for them, so lets not use them because they MIGHT be bad. So instead.. its ok for us to go out and cut panels so we can breath in toxic dust.. yes... thats exactly how things work in the 5th year class. Hey you want to die.. come hang out with us. You want a nice retaining wall with railroad ties.... we cant help you... sorry.