Ah, for the toys of my childhood. . .

asbestos_scan.jpgFirst lead, now asbestos: Holiday toy shopping is tougher than ever.

When I was a kid, the dangerous toys didn’t come in a box you opened to play with on your bedroom floor. They were BB guns, skate boards and lawn darts. Oh, how I miss the good old days. At least if you got hurt with one of those it was more than likely your own fault. Nowadays, all a kid has to do is list a CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit or a certain brand of play clay on his or her holiday wish list and bingo! Instant asbestos exposure at levels that may some day result in cancer.

Call me crazy, but the sting of a BB or a skinned up knee from a fall from the skateboard sound more appealing to me.

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