And you ask why America education record is down the drain, when you have crap like this coming from ABC CBS and FOX, with the rest of the jokers.

I’m sure it COULD happen, IF the prevailing winds, especially the upper level winds, weren’t blowing out to sea and IF there were really significant amounts of radiation released, which DOESN’T seem to be the case. This looks like another scare story the likes of which is causing Californians to be gulping down iodine pills by the handful when there is absolutely no trace of the small amounts radiation released in Japan reaching the west coast. Japan is 6,000 miles away, folks! Let’s just hope they don’t get iodine poisoning. I’m almost surprised that this snowfall wasn’t claimed to be the coming onslaught of nuclear winter.

TobyTucker said:
I’m sure it COULD happen, IF the prevailing winds, especially the upper level winds, weren’t blowing out to sea and IF there were really significant amounts of radiation released, which DOESN’T seem to be the case.

As it is, the radiation released has thus far been noble gases which have a very short half life and dissipate quickly. Yes, this COULD happen, under a completely different set of circumstances. As could Godzilla.

Pablo said:
As it is, the radiation released has thus far been noble gases which have a very short half life and dissipate quickly. Yes, this COULD happen, under a completely different set of circumstances. As could Godzilla.

Thanks, Pablo.

And even more irresponsible panic causing reporting courtesy of the attention starved media.

Potassium iodine pills are being gulped in huge quantities by West Coasters who are being driven to panic by sensationalized nonsense fed by an anti-nuclear power agenda at all of the news nets.

Pablo said:
As it is, the radiation released has thus far been noble gases which have a very short half life and dissipate quickly. Yes, this COULD happen, under a completely different set of circumstances. As could Godzilla.

Thank you.

Keeva said:
Potassium iodine pills are being gulped in huge quantities by West Coasters who are being driven to panic by sensationalized nonsense fed by an anti-nuclear power agenda at all of the news nets.

I know, and that presents an entirely different spectrum of health risks.

Stephen Hogan said:
I know, and that presents an entirely different spectrum of health risks.

Tell me about it. Here is the short list of side effects: Fever, weakness, unusual tiredness, swelling in the neck or throat, mouth sores, skin rash, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains, irregular heartbeat, numbness or tingling of the hands or feet, or a metallic taste in the mouth.

So how long until the panic driving media reports on the dangerous side effects of potassium iodide? About 5 minutes after the nuclear plant is stabilized.

Keeva said:
Tell me about it. Here is the short list of side effects: Fever, weakness, unusual tiredness, swelling in the neck or throat, mouth sores, skin rash, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains, irregular heartbeat, numbness or tingling of the hands or feet, or a metallic taste in the mouth.

So how long until the panic driving media reports on the dangerous side effects of potassium iodide? About 5 minutes after the nuclear plant is stabilized.

lol

what the hell are this people thinking?!?
that’s the problem,, they’re NOT
they’re emotionally reacting
DAMN LEFT COAST!
JESUS,, THESE PEOPLE VOTE TOO

OK, so I actually watched the segment and I’ve got a strong urge to smack Sam Champion upside his ignorant head. That segment is 99.9% pure unadulterated crap.

Keeva said:
Tell me about it. Here is the short list of side effects: Fever, weakness, unusual tiredness, swelling in the neck or throat, mouth sores, skin rash, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains, irregular heartbeat, numbness or tingling of the hands or feet, or a metallic taste in the mouth.

So how long until the panic driving media reports on the dangerous side effects of potassium iodide? About 5 minutes after the nuclear plant is stabilized.

You know, I can see having some handy, just to be utterly prepared. But how many morons do you suppose are snarfing them down now, for no purpose whatsoever, other than to feed a laughably false sense of security?

Pablo said:
You know, I can see having some handy, just to be utterly prepared. But how many morons do you suppose are snarfing them down now, for no purpose whatsoever, other than to feed a laughably false sense of security?

oh,, they’re Kalifornians,, they’re snarfing them down

WITH THAT SAID,,
Can you trust the media or the government to tell ya when it’s really time to eat ‘em?

Pablo said:
You know, I can see having some handy, just to be utterly prepared. But how many morons do you suppose are snarfing them down now, for no purpose whatsoever, other than to feed a laughably false sense of security?

Too many. Remember the great Cipro scare post 9/11? A lot of people got sick from pounding down Cipro. I expect the same here.

Part of the protocol in the US around nuclear plants is to have adequate potassium iodide available to distribute in case of an incident. However, I agree that keeping some around is a good idea just in case.

Keeva said:
Too many. Remember the great Cipro scare post 9/11? A lot of people got sick from pounding down Cipro. I expect the same here.

yeah,, i forgot about that

Atticus Draco said:
Can you trust the media or the government to tell ya when it’s really time to eat ‘em?

In this one, yes. We can actually trust the government to issue the appropriate advisory. I live in hurricane land and while I distrust government and media intensely, when it comes to storm warnings, I trust the professionals at the National Hurricane Center. In the same light, I am not that far from Turkey Point nuclear power plant and trust the government to issue warnings should there be a problem.

As compared to the Miami Herald, which today, given that Turkey Point survived Andrew and the lack of seismic activity, chose to create a disaster scenario involving (I am not making this up) Castro crashing a MIG fighter into the reactor building. So, no, I do not trust the media to be honest or informative. I expect them to be panic driving misery whores looking to improve their ratings regardless of the consequence.

Keeva said:
As compared to the Miami Herald, which today, given that Turkey Point survived Andrew and the lack of seismic activity, chose to create a disaster scenario involving (I am not making this up) Castro crashing a MIG fighter into the reactor building.

Which it’s designed to handle. Idiots. But what if it got hit by an asteroid, huh? I’ll bet they didn’t design for that, did they? OMG, WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE IN A NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST (unless the asteroid impact gets us first, which, duh.)!!!!!!

Keeva said:
So, no, I do not trust the media to be honest or informative. I expect them to be panic driving misery whores looking to improve their ratings regardless of the consequence.

and the same for govt!
i DO NOT like what i’m seeing out of Washington,,
I DO NOT LIKE what i’m seeing in the MSM,,
FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS!! LET ALONE OF WHAT’S HAPPENED THE LAST COUPLE
i hate having to rely on these MoFos!!

You’re right! You gotta monitor this BS with a very careful eye

Keeva said:
However, I agree that keeping some around is a good idea just in case.

Unless you’re living within spitting distance of the two plants remotely likely to suffer from a extraordinary seismic event, you’re just wasting your money, but I’m sure the people selling this stuff don’t mind one bit.

And if there’s an event so forceful that it cracks the containment vessel, I think you’ll have a lot more to worry about than some stray radiation.

Anyone that claims to know what will happen in Japan is lying. This has never happened before. There could be radioactive snow for sure, there are probably tons of new and weird things caused by this disaster. Just look at that house floating in the ocean, who would have thought that would happen? Also, the stories of babies being pulled from the mud unharmed… I feel like this whole situation has a lot of surprises in store and I doubt they will all be happy.

TobyTucker said:
Unless you’re living within spitting distance of the two plants remotely likely to suffer from a extraordinary seismic event, you’re just wasting your money, but I’m sure the people selling this stuff don’t mind one bit.

I’m of the mind that you can’t be too prepared, and that accidents can happen (as could a dirty bomb or some such), so having them available would be pretty cheap piece of mind. And I’d know that if the fit hit the shan, I wouldn’t have to stand in line for them. That said, I don’t have any, you can’t get any right now and I don’t plan on worrying about it.

Snowspot said:
Just look at that house floating in the ocean, who would have thought that would happen?

Anyone who’s ever seen a tsunami, like the one in ’04 that killed almost 200,000 people.

Pablo said:
Anyone who’s ever seen a tsunami, like the one in ‘04 that killed almost 200,000 people.

Anyone who’s ever seen a tsunami? What an idiot, lol.

If snowflakes are bigger than raindrops, and radio active materials attach themselves to both rain and snowflakes, does it mean that snowflakes would be more efficient in cleaning the radioactive materials from the air and thereby limiting its spread?

Snowspot said:
Anyone who’s ever seen a tsunami? What an idiot, lol.

Right. People who’ve seen them and the destruction they can do have no idea what kind of destruction they can do. No, because you don’t know, nobody knows. LET’S ALL FREAK OUT!!!!

On the bright side: This can help with global warming because radioactive, glowing snow can let you see in the dark! Save power by turning off street lights at night In Japan, you won’t get lost at night because Mt. Fuji will be glowing.

X-3 said:
If snowflakes are bigger than raindrops, and radio active materials attach themselves to both rain and snowflakes, does it mean that snowflakes would be more efficient in cleaning the radioactive materials from the air and thereby limiting its spread?

And the half life of the drinking water will be…(add expert opinion)

screwauger said:
And the half life of the drinking water will be…(add expert opinion)

Uh, lessee….about 28 million years?

All kidding aside, I really do feel sorry for the Japanese people. I’ve always liked the ones I’ve had the pleasure to have met. If you want to help, you can go to

http://www.redcross.com

and make a donation.