mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square864fedilinkarrow-up1703arrow-down124
arrow-up1679arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square864fedilink
minus-squareMagicPterodactyl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve never heard of this before. Do you happen to have a source on that?
minus-squareStaccato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoEh, I learned it primarily by word of mouth from gardening enthusiasts who are buying homes. But here’s one article about the phenomenon: https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/planting-and-maintenance/when-to-test-garden-soil-for-lead-contamination-and-how-to-garde I don’t have a lot of statistics to back it up except that it seems worse on the East Coast and Rust Belt
minus-squareMagicPterodactyl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOk thanks for the info. I’m actually in the process of buying a house built in 1955. I’ll definitely be sure to test the soil just to be safe.
I’ve never heard of this before. Do you happen to have a source on that?
Eh, I learned it primarily by word of mouth from gardening enthusiasts who are buying homes. But here’s one article about the phenomenon: https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/planting-and-maintenance/when-to-test-garden-soil-for-lead-contamination-and-how-to-garde
I don’t have a lot of statistics to back it up except that it seems worse on the East Coast and Rust Belt
Ok thanks for the info. I’m actually in the process of buying a house built in 1955. I’ll definitely be sure to test the soil just to be safe.