I decided to save for the 'ultimate' HT or 2 channel system for the basement. The wife is happy with what is upstairs and makes a "You're an idiot" face every time I mention getting new gear.
So, I've started to do the demo in the basement for my system. Removing the drop ceiling tiles, I found some mold and took care of it. Used silicone to seal where there may have been moisture getting. Took out a few more ceiling tiles and saw some odd looking tape around a water line for an outside spigot. I was like a deer in headlights. I knew it was asbestos and I would drop dead of mesothelioma within the next hour or so.
Ran upstairs grabbed the phone called the EPA for my region and they gave me the number for a ;lab in my area. I moistened the tape, cut a sample and took it to the lab last night. They said they would have the results by 9am today.
It's 10:15 and at this point, I would rather smell Alex's fart than wait any longer for the diagnosis...
I know some of you are electricians and carpenters, Huh, Tangled Up in Blue lyrics? I don't how you guys do it. You must come in contact with this stuff and worse everyday.