Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home?

I’ve got grandkids, a dog all that. No worries. Smoke… no go. Period.

We recently had an item presented for service that we affectionately named: "The Marlboro Man Turntable."  It had decades of layered smoke and nicotine stains on everything so thick that it, literally, took Bug and Tar remover to get them off.  

We often get into a discussion of the history of a (vintage) item when checked in, but in this case it was a quick in and out process.  I was more than curious about the environment this turntable resided in for years, but was hesitant to ask the owner.  When completed, I notified the owner.  I few hours later, I heard his vehicle pull up behind the shop and went out to greet him.  He opened the door of his truck and thick, billowing smoke exited the vehicle.  Question answered.

I took a photo of the (before) turntable, printed out a next poster-sized copy and have it hanging on the wall in our shop.  It was, truly, the most profound example of "second hand smoke" I've ever encountered.

@mahgister

I enjoy your deep dives into a variety of subjects. Admittedly, sometimes I have to scan over your comments due to time constraints.

As mentioned before, I am involved with several "unite", "detoxify" and "depolarize" groups (including my own), and those tidbits you insert now and then are helpful. And, yes, single-worded and/or truncated remarks designed to ambush "the other side" are great conversation killers. Which is the objective for those who use their high IQs to win debates rather than leveraging the asset to seek the truth.

Yes, I bought a amp from a smoking - cat home and I had to vacuum all the cat hair out of the amp (cat slept on the amp). It still had issues and had to be cleaned by a tech friend of mine. The smoke literally cakes up on connections, etc.

Thanks ...

The one who wrote "fascism free room " used exactly this expression here to stir a political debate or bait someone... I defeated his ignorant or twisted tactic by historical explanation... That was my goal... Anyway very few know about Bernard Mandeville deep genius in economics, psychological, and sociological science ... I always try to inform if i can ... 😊

Historical facts are interesting , political watchwords are useless.

@mahgister

I enjoy your deep dives into a variety of subjects. Admittedly, sometimes I have to scan over your comments due to time constraints.

As mentioned before, I am involved with several "unite", "detoxify" and "depolarize" groups (including my own), and those tidbits you insert now and then are helpful. And, yes, single-worded and/or truncated remarks designed to ambush "the other side" are great conversation killers. Which is the objective for those who use their high IQs to win debates rather than leveraging the asset to seek the truth