What do you do / did you do? (Springfield, Miami: houses, weddings)

[2beamissourian]

Originally Posted by kareybear

I just got a email about the magic erasers...
For all the moms & grandmas out there.....Pass this along to your friends.

Subject: Magic Eraser burns





Ok, I'm forwarding this to everyone so they don't make the same mistake. These burns were caused by a Magic Eraser sponge. The mom in this case let her kids erase their crayon marks off the walls and never even thought the sp onges would have this kind of chemical in them that would cause this kind of burn or even hurt them. Learn from her mistake. Pass this along to anyone who has kids or grandchildren.

The photo is of Kolby - 24 hours after being burned by a Magic Eraser sponge. It was much worse the day before.

Here is the email we received -
One of my five year old's favorite chores around the house is cleaning scuff marks off the walls, doors, and b aseboards with either an Easy Eraser pad, or the real deal, a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I remember reading the box, wondering what the "Magic" component was that cleaned crayon off my walls with ease. No ingredients were listed and absolutely no warnings were on the box, other than "Do not ingest." My package of the Scotchbrite Easy Erasers didn't have a warning either; and since my child knew not to eat the sponges and keep them out of reach of his little brother and sister, it was a chore I happily let him do.
If I had known that both brands (and others like them) contain a harmful alkaline or "base" chemical (opposite of acid on the pH scale) that can burn your skin, I never would have let my little boy handle them. As you can see from the picture, when the Scotchbrite Easy Eraser was rubbed against his face and chin, he received severe chemical burns.
At first, I thought he was being dramatic. I picked him up, put him on the counter top and washed his face with soap and water. He was screaming in pain. I put some lotion on his face - more agony. I had used a Magic Eraser to remove magic marker from my own knuckles a while back and I couldn't understand why he was suddenly in pain. Then, almost immediately, the large, shiny, blistering red marks started to spread across his cheeks and chin.
I quickly searched Google.com for "Magic Eraser Burn" and turned up several results. I was shocked. These completely innocent looking white foam sponges can burn you?
I called our pediatrician, and of course got sent to voice mail. I hung up and called the hospital and spoke to an emergency room nurse. She told me to call Poison Control. The woman at Poison Control said she was surprised nobody had sued these companies yet and walked me through the process of neutralizing the alkaline to stop my son's face from continually burning more every second.

I had already, during my frantic phone calling, tried patting some numbing antibiotic cream on his cheeks, and later some Aloe Vera gel - both resulted in screams of pain. The Poison Control tech had me fill a bathtub with warm water, lay my son into it, cover him with a towel to keep him warm and then use a soft washcloth to rinse his face and chin with cool water for a continuous 20 minutes. My son calmed down immediately. He told me how good it felt. I gave him a dose of Tylenol and after the twenty minutes was up, he got dressed in his Emergency Room doctor Halloween costume and off we went to the hospital. They needed to make sure the chemical burn had stopped burning, and examine his face to determine if the burn would need to be debrided (from my fuzzy recollection of hospital work, this means removing loose tissue from a burn location). My son was pretty happy at the hospital, they were very nice and called him "Doctor" and let him examine some of their equipment. The water had successfully stopped the burning and helped soothe a lot of the pain. I'm sure Tylenol was helping too.
They sent us home with more Aloe Vera gel, Polysporin antibiotic cream, and some other numbing creams. By the time we got home, my son was crying again. I tried applying some of the creams but he cried out in pain. Water seemed to be what worked the best.
After a rough night, I took the above photo in the morning. He was swollen and wouldn't move his lips very much. The skin on his cheeks was taut.
Today he is doing much better. The burns have started to scab over, and in place of red, raw, angry, skin we have a deeper red, rough healing layer. I can touch his skin now, without it stinging.
If you are a parent or grandparent, this post is meant to save your loved ones from the horror these parents went through. Please share it with other parents, grandparents, babysitters, aunts and uncles ~ anyone you know who spends time with kids.

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Causes Chemical Burn - Netlore Archive

[2beamissourian]

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Formaldehyde in Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

[2beamissourian]

hubbies not a mechanic (hobby mechanic only)

he is in management of a ... (I cant say) but will say a large industry related to the auto field.

He was Army .. Somewhere I have a picture of us .......... when we were kidoz ---------some 20 years ago ... lol

20 years this year we were married!

[mrsgenealogy]

Originally Posted by 2beamissourian

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Formaldehyde in Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

What 2b failed to say about this link she gave is that it states that the story shared earlier about Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser is an Urban Legend and FALSE. I recommend those interested to follow the link and then save/bookmark the home page of Urban Legends Reference Pages so you can go there whenever you get an email of this nature. It will save us all a lot of concern and will keep the internet from being cluttered up with all these well-intentioned but incorrect forwards.

Okay, stepping down from my soapbox now.

P.S. I believe 2b was trying to be non-confrontational by not saying anything and just giving the link but just in case some of you might have thought it was just some sort of proof that it was true, I wanted to be sure to state things a little more clearly. By the way, I also know that kareybear meant well by passing this information along, as well. I just wanted to be sure that no one thought I was criticizing them in any way.

[kareybear]

Originally Posted by mrsgenealogy

What 2b failed to say about this link she gave is that it states that the story shared earlier about Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser is an Urban Legend and FALSE. I recommend those interested to follow the link and then save/bookmark the home page of Urban Legends Reference Pages so you can go there whenever you get an email of this nature. It will save us all a lot of concern and will keep the internet from being cluttered up with all these well-intentioned but incorrect forwards.

Okay, stepping down from my soapbox now.

P.S. I believe 2b was trying to be non-confrontational by not saying anything and just giving the link but just in case some of you might have thought it was just some sort of proof that it was true, I wanted to be sure to state things a little more clearly. By the way, I also know that kareybear meant well by passing this information along, as well. I just wanted to be sure that no one thought I was criticizing them in any way.

so are you saying that what I posted is False???? There is picture that prove it.... The kid had an reaction and some kids might have it. I think parent should just be aware of it.

[mrsgenealogy]

Originally Posted by kareybear

so are you saying that what I posted is False???? There is picture that prove it.... The kid had an reaction and some kids might have it. I think parent should just be aware of it.

Kareybear, I saw that email with the pictures a long time ago. As a matter of fact, you'll find it all at that site where 2b sent a link to. Did you click on it and read it?

I don't know if you felt my post was about you, but it wasn't about you, at all. Besides, I am not the one who revealed that the email was false. Snopesdotcom gets that credit and 2b and I were just the messengers...trying to help just like you were when you sent the first one.

The rest of my message was about how people need to check out these Urban Legends and Hoaxes that fill our email Inboxes daily before sending them out to others. It happens to be one of my soapbox issues and I hope to help make the www a better place to be for others by pleading my case. I'm sorry if I offended you and/or made you feel or look bad. Really, I am! It just so happens that posting something like this usually only happens when the subject comes up. You just happened to be the one who brought it up. It could have been anyone. We've all done it.

Anyway, if you'll follow that link, you'll learn that the picture you saw turned out to be from a different product and was due to the abrasiveness of whatever that product was.

I believed that 2b was trying not to be offensive and I thought that's why she just put the link but I felt stronger about it and wanted the truth to be sure to come out. Judging by your response, I am reminded of why she would do that. She didn't want to have anyone mad at her. Well, to be honest, that is an assumption and it is unfair. I cannot speak for her. I can only surmise or guess, especially knowing how sweet she is.

Soooo, are you okay with this now?

[kareybear]

Originally Posted by mrsgenealogy

Kareybear, I saw that email with the pictures a long time ago. As a matter of fact, you'll find it all at that site where 2b sent a link to. Did you click on it and read it?

I don't know if you felt my post was about you, but it wasn't about you, at all. Besides, I am not the one who revealed that the email was false. Snopesdotcom gets that credit and 2b and I were just the messengers...trying to help just like you were when you sent the first one.

The rest of my message was about how people need to check out these Urban Legends and Hoaxes that fill our email Inboxes daily before sending them out to others. It happens to be one of my soapbox issues and I hope to help make the www a better place to be for others by pleading my case. I'm sorry if I offended you and/or made you feel or look bad. Really, I am! It just so happens that posting something like this usually only happens when the subject comes up. You just happened to be the one who brought it up. It could have been anyone. We've all done it.

Anyway, if you'll follow that link, you'll learn that the picture you saw turned out to be from a different product and was due to the abrasiveness of whatever that product was.

I believed that 2b was trying not to be offensive and I thought that's why she just put the link but I felt stronger about it and wanted the truth to be sure to come out. Judging by your response, I am reminded of why she would do that. She didn't want to have anyone mad at her. Well, to be honest, that is an assumption and it is unfair. I cannot speak for her. I can only surmise or guess, especially knowing how sweet she is.

Soooo, are you okay with this now?

Hey I am not offended at all here. I was confused. I am aware of snopes but thank you for telling this was not a true article. I just thought since I saw picture that it can actually be true. I use magic eraser and never got that kind of reaction . I was just thinking the kid must be sensitive to the stuff and people should be aware. Thanks for straightening me out and my dear 2be is my friend. No pun attended.

[Lake Junkie]

I finally had a few minutes to pop in on you guys 'n thought I'd share my did do/am doing...

My first paid job ever was cleaning out new houses for my dad, who was a builder. They had to be cleaned twice, first after the framers got done and I picked up pieces of 2x4 and nails and stuff. The second time was after the tapers & painters were done, cleaning out the bathtubs & scraping the labels & splattered mud off the windows and vacuuming & stuff.



My first "real" job was dishing up fish'n chips at age 16. It was short lived but the owner said he'd never hired a kid who "really knew how to clean a kitchen." Since then I've been a short order cook, cashier, waitress and sandwich maker.


I worked in a bar one night but was too embarrassed by the short skirt I had to wear to go back.

I've been the box office queen at a drive in movie theater.

I worked in a foster home for emotionally disturbed children while I was studying psych at age 18 but got fired after I told the state the owner was always drunk.


I learned the value of hard work when I ran away and joined a carnival.

I learned sales & marketing in one of the nation's most prestigious portrait studios.
I also learned photography. I managed portrait studios, freelanced weddings, child & family photography.


I was a wife & mom.
(There's a really tough job...!)

I got my degree in clothing design & sewed for "hard to fit" clients before spandex.
I worked as a remodeling contractor, painter & handy"man".

I sold radio advertising in 4 states.
I worked marketing race tracks.
I managed a radio station.

I worked as an independent marketing consultant.
(Still advise a couple of clients.)
Now I'm following my dream of helping people make one of the most important purchases of their lives. Last weekend was a perfect example. I worked 36 hours out of 60...but when "she" cried when the offer was accepted...so did I. And I wasn't even tired any more.

Good thread. Thanks all of you who share your lives on here.

[Cali BassMan]

Originally Posted by Lake Junkie

I worked marketing race tracks.

Did you work for Irwindale? A friend of mine has a daughter who use to work there. She works for an offroad truck team now, Her husband works for John Force Racing, on Ashley's car..... Cool Job

[Lake Junkie]

Originally Posted by Cali BassMan

Did you work for Irwindale? A friend of mine has a daughter who use to work there. She works for an offroad truck team now, Her husband works for John Force Racing, on Ashley's car..... Cool Job

No, no...nothing that huge. I helped several of the local tracks in SW MO. That was before they all went to dirt...I still have a soft spot for the local tracks.