Comments for The Gypsum Files http://gypsumfiles.com Notes on the Rock Nobody Knows Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on New use for old gypsum mine by Elizabeth McCullough http://gypsumfiles.com/2010/02/05/new-use-for-old-gypsum-mine/#comment-29 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:00:56 +0000 http://gypsumfiles.com/?p=92#comment-29 Great info, Paul — thank you! I’d love to get a tour of that mine either way. Must be a little spooky now.

]]> Comment on New use for old gypsum mine by PAUL ANDERSON http://gypsumfiles.com/2010/02/05/new-use-for-old-gypsum-mine/#comment-28 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:54:34 +0000 http://gypsumfiles.com/?p=92#comment-28 USDCO went out of business in 2003. It seems that they were shut down by township zoning ordnances. Apparently, the township required them to hook up to a sewer line; the sewer line that they had to hook up to was three stories ABOVE the level of the mine. They refused to do it, so the township told them that they had to close.

That is the story that I got, anyway.

The mine is still there, but USDCO is not.

]]> Comment on US Gypsum Plant, Shoals, Indiana, 1978 by Elizabeth McCullough http://gypsumfiles.com/2010/05/05/us-gypsum-plant-shoals-indiana-1978/#comment-27 Thu, 06 May 2010 13:56:52 +0000 http://gypsumfiles.com/?p=116#comment-27 How embarrassing! Thanks for catching that, Mike. All fixed now.

]]> Comment on US Gypsum Plant, Shoals, Indiana, 1978 by Mike Fitzpatrick http://gypsumfiles.com/2010/05/05/us-gypsum-plant-shoals-indiana-1978/#comment-26 Thu, 06 May 2010 03:00:27 +0000 http://gypsumfiles.com/?p=116#comment-26 Elizabeth,
Thanks for linking to my photos of the US Gypsum mine. I did notice, however, that the link in the paragraph above (as opposed to the link from the picture) does not take you to the photo set.
Regards,
Mike Fitzpatrick

]]> Comment on Could domestic drywall be a culprit? by Cyn http://gypsumfiles.com/2009/11/26/could-domestic-drywall-be-a-culprit/#comment-7 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:26:30 +0000 http://gypsumfiles.com/?p=57#comment-7 The first Chinese drywall lawsuit begins this month, and here is some good information on this ongoing issue: http://www.chinese-drywall-answers.com/ Among other problems, people living with Chinese drywall have suffered eye, respiratory, and sinus problems that may be linked to the gases emitted from defective Chinese drywall that produce a sulfurous odor and permeates homes, causing metals, including air conditioning coils and even jewelry, to corrode. Some 500 million pounds of Chinese drywall was imported into this country since the late 1990s, impacting about 100,000 homes.

]]> Comment on Celebrity brings attention to class action case by Cyn http://gypsumfiles.com/2009/12/12/celebrity-brings-attention-to-class-action-case/#comment-6 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:10:46 +0000 http://gypsumfiles.com/?p=64#comment-6 The first Chinese drywall lawsuit begins this month, and here is some good information on this ongoing issue: http://www.chinese-drywall-answers.com/ Among other problems, people living with Chinese drywall have suffered eye, respiratory, and sinus problems that may be linked to the gases emitted from defective Chinese drywall that produce a sulfurous odor and permeates homes, causing metals, including air conditioning coils and even jewelry, to corrode. Some 500 million pounds of Chinese drywall was imported into this country since the late 1990s, impacting about 100,000 homes.

]]> Comment on Could domestic drywall be a culprit? by Cyn http://gypsumfiles.com/2009/11/26/could-domestic-drywall-be-a-culprit/#comment-3 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:14:57 +0000 http://gypsumfiles.com/?p=57#comment-3 An important Chinese drywall lawsuit deadline is approaching. By Wednesday, December 2, Chinese drywall claimants whose homes were built with wallboard made by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. must sign on to an omnibus class action lawsuit if they want to take advantage of an agreement that will greatly streamline the litigation process. This is a good place to get information on filing a suit: http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/17221 and includes a toll-free number

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