ron123

ucla_alum_88,

If you want to criticize the EPA, I would not target the recent LEAD removal rules, but rather ask why they took them nearly 25 years longer than most of Europe did to get these paints off the market? The entire scope of the issue is much larger because we were still using the stuff long after is was known to be a dangerous problem.

$200 for a good hammer is quite reasonable if you are using it a lot. It is easily justifiable when you think of the price of even simple medical care after 30 years pounding nails. Think of it a cheap health insurance policy for vibration related injuries.