Bart Has Passed Away

[Sibling DavidH]

The Black Spot has posted this at TOP this morning:

Bart passed away just before midnight last night. He was already frail from his condition, but went rapidly downhill after a minor operation over the weekend.

He was an amazing person and a true friend.  Here we are at my place posting at TOP:



This is the desktop cartoon he drew for my prize when Pieces and I won the pirate quiz.  It's Roy's dog Milo doing the epic Errol Flynn scene which Pieces chose for her prize.




He will be sadly missed, and to lose him and Pieces at the same time is too much to bear.

[roystonoboogie]

Farewell, Bart. Wishing you fair winds and plenty of fish 'ed stoo.

This is so sad - he had a young family. Thinking of his wife and two girls too.

There is a message on his Facebook timeline for those wishing to send condolences.

[Swatopluk]

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[Aggie]

 

[Griffin NoName]

He will be greatly missed by so many.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

 

[Bluenose]

 

[Darlica]

 

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

[Sibling DavidH]

[Almighty Doer of Stuff]

What a great guy. A huge loss to the communities here and at TOP, and to the world. Every time someone mentions mesothelioma or asbestos (he didn't mention coming into contact with it but it's the most likely cause of his cancer and he may not have realized it if he did), I think of him and feel awful.

But when I think of Black Bart himself, I remember silly jokes, funny pictures, joyful roleplaying, and happy times.

RIP, Barty.

[Griffin NoName]

Good to see you ADoS, although the reason is sad. I lost a friend to mesothelioma a few years ago. They said she would have had the contact with asbestos around 40 years ago, which would have been late teens, early twenties. She ddidn't know when, where, how.

[roystonoboogie]

Asbestos was once the new 'super-product', that would insulate us and protect us, we built it into all sorts of places in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Then we discovered that it kills us.

Then we allegedly forgot all the places where we'd put it in the 50s, 60s and 70s...

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Asbestos was once the new 'super-product', that would insulate us and protect us, we built it into all sorts of places in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Then we discovered that it kills us.

Then we allegedly forgot all the places where we'd put it in the 50s, 60s and 70s...

What's even worse?  It rarely kills the end-user-- most of those products were hidden from view (and therefore, the particles were not constantly being breathed in by anyone).   It killed the people who made the stuff, who installed the stuff, and who later removed it (at least, until they realized the danger it represented).

It was in floor tiles too-- they are benign until some poor schmuck pulls them up (creating asbestos particulates in the process), or some other schmuck is processing the waste from said tile removal in such a way it grinds them up...

... and it was around the pipes... endangering any future plumber who had to work on said pipes (but again, the homeowner had little to fear--so long as the pipes were not disturbed in any way).

... and it was used for hot exhaust flues --- my previous house had one in the utility room, which vented the hot water heater.   It was in very good shape, not throwing off any particles, so I just sealed it up with tape (what was inside), and left it. 

... alas... it's danger took years and years to manifest, separating the hurt with the original cause...

[Griffin NoName]

My father was a car mechanic in his 20's and regularly stripped asbestos out of engines (I have no idea why). He so far (age 93) has not developed mesothelioma. Why does it get some people and not others? (rhetorical).


is "rhetorical" the only English word where an h follows an r ?