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  • I’m and AFOL and proud of it.

    I’m and AFOL and proud of it.

    Yep, call me what you want – I am proud to be an AFOL.

    “Whats an AFOL?” I hear you say?

    It stands for Adult Fan of Lego, and its a label I am proud to wear. Ever since I was a child I have loved the famous bricks, and have enjoyed many an hour building everything from cars to castles – and then enjoyed smashing them all to pieces so I could build something new.

    I dont know what it was about LEGO that drew me to its colourful blocks, but Meccano and K’NEX didnt stand a chance. I was LEGO Till I Die.

    Shoot forward a few decades, and I am still drawn to LEGO in every form. My kids regular LEGO or the couple of LEGO Technic kits I have bought or been gifted over the years – nothing quite beats a few hours clicking bricks together to make something cool.

    I was over the moon when my kids started enjoying LEGO building, as it meant I could relive my own childhood through them – they were naturally gifted builders from day one, I wonder if I somehow passed it down to them through DNA? (lol)

    The cost of good LEGO sets is a bit of an issue though, and many of the kits I want are just simply out of reach re pricing and/or having the room to actually put them anywhere once built. Its for that reason I was quite glad to stumble upon Brick Club, which is a UK based LEGO Technic Subscription service, allowing me to build the kits of my dreams without having to fork out £100’s for the privilege.

    Me and my kids have had fun building the Lambo, the Landy and many of the other kits they have in stock.

    So yeah, I’m an AFOL and I’m proud. Now, pass me a red 2×3 block please…

  • Can Talc really cause Cancer?

    Can Talc really cause Cancer?

    I was alarmed when I heard Johnson and Johnson were under fire for selling Talc for decades, even though they knew there was a chance it could also contain asbestos!

    What the hell!

    I used Talc when changing my children’s nappies, I use it at the gym after i’ve showered – and this whole time, I could (or my kids could) have been breathing in harmful Asbestos particles?!

    How can this have happened?

    Well, I was today-years-old when I learned that Talc is actually mined! I had never really given any thought to how we ended up with Talc, but I certainly didn’t think that it was something that humans obtained by digging big holes and extracting minerals from the earth!

    Talc mining involves two primary methods: open-pit mining and underground mining. The choice of technique depends on factors such as deposit depth, size, and quality. Open-pit mining: This method is commonly employed when talc deposits are located near the surface.

    Source

    And it turns out that Talc and Asbestos are mined side by side, and based on reports and articles I have read, it appears they cant really rule out cross-contamination when they are harvesting talc from the mines, so chances are that every bottle of Talc you have ever bought contained dangerous asbestos particles that could have caused serious health conditions for you and/or your family.

    Scary, huh!

    What can you/should you do?

    Well firstly, its probably not sensible to buy or continue to use OG Talc, so if you do like to use products like this then go for a brand that uses Corn-starch, not Talc in their products.

    You definitely dont need to enlist the services of an asbestos removal company if you have old tubs of Talc lying around – just throw them in the bin.

    And perhaps an overarching lesson here for us all, is to ensure we are always aware of what we are putting in and on our bodies. From the food we eat, to the skincare products we use on a daily basis. You never know what hidden nasties lurk on those ingredients lists, so give them a scan and ensure you are are not at risk.

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