RecipeMuncher

I think it has become a normal thing in our industrial construction sites to have poor safety practices. Since nothing really bad has happened, everybody became lax and just ignored it. Until one day, these poor safety practices claim the lives of 10 construction workers at the Eton Tower construction site in Makati. It happened a month ago. The unsafe use of the gondola lifts to transport the workers on top of the building was the cause of the demise of 10 people.

But did you know that it is not the only danger that construction workers face everyday? They are also prone  to a cancer called Mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by Asbestos. Until now, Asbestos is still widely used in the construction industry. A lot of other workers are exposed to Asbestos too. Welder, auto mechanics, insulation workers, plumbers, chemical plant workers and oil refinery workers– they are also in danger of acquiring this disease.

It can take years before any symptom show up but  the damage lingers in the body. It is comforting to know that if something like this does happen, you can get mesothelioma attorney assistance. Many victims has already filed lawsuit. You shouldn’t ignore these things.

Yesterday T-ball practice was cancelled because of the rain.

Bill wanted to go out for dinner, and hey, who am I to pass up the opportunity to have someone else cook and clean up after?  The only person uncharacteristically UNenthusiastic was Alex.

Why?

He wanted a tuna sandwich.  Right now.  He was staaaaaaaaaaaaaarving.  And he neeeeeeeeeded a tuna sandwich NOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW or the consequences would be dire.

So I tried to jolly him out of it, but it wasn't working. 

"How about if I have a tuna sandwich and THEN we can go out to eat," he moaned, barely conscious and pale from all the starvation.

Eventually I tried a different approach.  Distraction.

"Alex, what is your favorite vegetable that we grow?"  (Long story - but I'm thinking it would be cool to put in more gardens - a nice long stretch along the side of the yard on the other side of the driveway that we never do anything with except mow, and maybe each kid would want to grow something.)

He thought for a moment (the distraction was working!!) before saying "I think it's between the 'Sparagus and the Peas."

I thought he was forgetting about later-harvested crops, so I said "What about cucumbers?  You really like them!"  (more distraction!  still working!)

And he said, in a world-weary, old-before-his-time, how-did-my-mother-survive-to-adulthood-with-this-lack-of-brain-power voice:

"Mom.  Cucumbers are a fruit."

Botanically, he's right.

The little twerp.

And soon after that, we headed out to the car and off to dinner, all in good moods.

See?  Not so stupid!  My ploy to improve his mood worked!