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[quote user="Eriediamond"] [quote user="steamrail43"]A reminder of the old days when kids used to cut their fingers on the sharp edges of tin plate toys made in Japan.[/quote]I was one of them kids so I have to jump in here with my two cents worth. Before I start, keep in mind I do believe in precautions to do things safely. However I also believe that there is also a lot of over reaction to things also. By todays beliefs and standards I should not have made it past the age of 15. I grew up on a farm where everything was painted with lead base paint, got a B-B gun at age 10, a 22 rifle at age 12, shot gun and 30-30 rifle at age 14. Started fishing with lead sinkers at age 6, drank milk straight from the cows, breathed DDT from all the crop dusters, sprayed the cows and the barn with something that smelled like kerosene for flies, played with those tin toys and whistles from cacker jacks and worst of all breathed that smoke from my Lionel train. With all the news of anti-freeze tainted tooth paste and lead based painted toys and products comeing out of China I started checking the origin of our tooth paste. Guess what. All the toothe paste I checked, the origin was not listed. Only that it was distributed by ABC or XYZ in Timbucktoo, NJ. At least we do know where or models are coming from, and no I'm not worried that they may have lead based paint on them. On the other hand I do worry about young kids teething on these toys and products and believe in these recalls. Is there a ral danger here. Somewhat, but I don't believe its as bad as some make it out to be, but then why take chances. Ken [/quote] I agree about the child safety element, no doubt about it Lead does effect the brain, just wondering if it has a worse effect on kids than playing with the XBox or PS2 hour after hour, I have a Saturday job selling these games to grownups and kids, just love the parents that let thier 7 year olds play 15+ games with blood and gutts, no siree I think folks can grow up crazy without sucking lead.
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