[LibWhacker]

Check or sterilize every piece of wood, every splinter, every mote of dust that we carry with us, not only for every harmful microorganism that we already know about, but for every microorganism that we don't know about, but that may be potentially harmful to somebody, or something, somewhere in the world, 40 years from now? I'd say that qualifies for ridiculous.

[Youngblood]

Yes, what you state, taking checks to the nth degree, is obviously ridiculous. I doubt very much that this is what the author envisioned. Maybe making a start, (presuming that one has not already been made) by spot-checking for signs of diseased wood or treating wood for known diseases at the source would be something that could be done. Despite the dismissals of some, these are serious issues for industries such as forestry, farming and fisheries, not to mention human health and wildlife conservation.