Searching For Ghosts at the Buffalo Central Terminal

this is awesome news excellant new exposure for the city!! does anyone know how to get tix for the TAPS show I have some theories about where the ghosts mite be in the terminal BUT i WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THEM where they are. tia

Just so everyone knows, anyplace in the building that theres a pipe or a heating duct on the wall or over your head, said pipe is either currently covered in asbestos or WAS covered in asbestos.

If you dont see any asbestos on the pipe / ducting, check to see if your walking on it... and therefore kicking it up.

The laws on asbestos are pretty simple too:
1)letting The public breath asbestos is not illegal
2) your not allowed to disturb asbestos
3) after asbestos falls down you no longer really need to obey rule #2

Happy mesothelioma !

And oh yea, the tarps above the ticket office, those are there because the asbestos cleanup in the main concourse isnt complete. And the plastic in the windows above the baggage area, thats because the baggage building is still mounded with asbestos. Those tarps and plastic sheets are supposed to be sealed, they arent.

Enjoy! (but bring a change of clothes and a certified respirator)

hey WNY_Nick. you are just a retard. Maybe ill just pee in your cheerios. If you dont luike it dont go . my god

ohhhh, maby we should stop the art fundraises there also, what a great idea. hahaha at nick

No, actually I put it out there because its something that's been blatantly lied about in the past. Last year when a group of architects came through they were restricted to a much smaller area then any of the members tours would usually see, and the reason for it was blatantly stated as being "because they will know asbestos when they see it"

This is why the hallway from the trolley lobby landing has a wall now and also why all the shop windows in the trolley lobby are boarded up ... so you cant see whats behind them. But the walls aren't air tight so they don't ACTUALLY protect you from anything.

Do what you want, just dont wander all over the building thinking that the phrase "the main concourse was abated" somehow applies to the ENTIRE building. It only applies to the main concourse. If your Kicking up dust in some secluded corner of the building your most likely kicking up more crap then you know. its that simple.

and all the old houses in buffalo have asbestos, everyone move out

nice thread hijack, wny_nick.

mesothelioma is caused by chronic exposure to asbestos, not incidental. there's a reason why asbestos miners and factory workers get it and the average citizen does not. any why asbestos abatement workers wear the masks and moon suits. they're handling it every day, you and i are not.

you're more likely to getting killed in an automobile accident on the way to central terminal than you are by contracting mesothelioma once you're there.

The "Ghosthunters" show will produce some fun exposure for Buffalo. It's nice to see the Terminal folks embrace their paranormal fame.

I am not an "expert", however, I do work professionally in this field. I also attend numerous functions at the Central Terminal. It is common knowledge that there has been asbestos abatement conducted within portions of the Central Terminal and that asbestos containing materials currently remain in that facility. I also have asbestos containing “air cell”® steam pipe insulation in my 100+ year old Buffalo home, just like most other City of Buffalo residents. It’s abundant and not easily avoided.

It is difficult to give a clear estimate of how much exposure may cause an individual to develop an asbestos-related disease, however, it can occur with as little as a single exposure. The inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause not only pleural Mesothelioma and other types of cancer, but also severe scarring of the lungs and asbestosis. As with the latency period associated with Pleural Mesothelioma, symptoms of these diseases may take 10 to 30 years to manifest, in most cases, long after the initial exposure has occurred. Not everyone who suffers prolonged exposure to asbestos develops these diseases, however, people who have experienced moderate to severe asbestos exposure are at a significantly higher risk.