Originally Posted by
Sink r8
...of course, "safe paths" would mean routes that effectively avoid any radiation, hotels in the right locations, and planes on the ground ready to move people. Not putting some b.s. video in your v-file about "radiation and you", along the lines of that useless "malaria and you" stuff we get for Africa.
Sink,
I agree with everything you say above and we should definitely try to
absolutely minimize the radiation exposure. With that said I think the radiation threat is being hyped and sensationalized.
Did we not blow up Atomic bombs in Nevada in the 1940's and 1950's?
I don't think people on the east coast were much affected by radiation.
Did we not blow up Hydrogen Bombs in the pacific in the 1950's?
I don't think people on the California coast were much affected by radiation.
And I am talking about surface testing on the ground and in lagoons.
There is definitely a very real threat, but exaggerating it and causing people thousands on miles away to worry uneccesarily does not do anyone any good. For example, my mother called and said she saw on the news that the radiation will reach California today and that I should stay indoors. Really? Thank you 24 hour news cycle!
Scoop - Throwing caution to the wind and going on a bike ride along the California coast!
