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RE: perception and reality--Do Something...
Well Spoken, Sir!
Some of us still may be able to actually do some physical labor.........!!
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Danny K. McClung, RRPT
Reactor Health Physicist
NIST Center for Neutron Research
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3543
Building 235, Room A135
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3543
(301) 975-5812
<danny.mcclung@nist.gov>
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*The opinions expressed in this message are strictly my own.*
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of Holcomb, Robert
(HOLCOMRD)
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:38 AM
To: 'radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu'
Subject: RE: perception and reality--Do Something...
This is my first reply to post, so if the mime/weird strings appear, sorry.
The list members are saying that a significant level of dishonesty exists in
the journalists, politicians, regulatory bodies, Scientific organizations,
and even amongst our own--HPs!!!
So what's left, for the community to be informed and protected?
YOU.
What if there were two or three employees from Indian point who were serving
their community in the local ER team. Might have gone a little different,
maybe less over-reacting---maybe not (you can't control what others do).
The fear and stress level of the ER teams would definitely have been less.
Join your local county HazMat/Fire Dept. as a volunteer, and be the Rad
Safety Consultant. You will probably be much appreciated, and will make a
real difference if a radiological emergency ever occurs. It's where the
rubber meets the road.
You are already educated in Rad Safety, so it's not a huge academic burden.
You probably have access to a pre-canned Powerpoint basic rad training
presentation to give at your local fire precinct.
We can all do SOMETHING. If you are not a blind quadaplegic on dialysis
with cancer, then you don't have an excuse, other than you prefer to TALK
about what should be, rather than go an DO SOMETHING.
You might not be able to change Washington or the BEIR reports, but you CAN
do something local for your fellow citizens, and maybe give them some peace
of mind. Meet some really nice people, make new friends and contacts, feel
good about what you are adding to the team!!!
Our country needs us to kick in. We are not being asked to take German
machine gun fire on the beaches of Normandy, or soak up British Musket lead
at Bunker Hill, just a few occasional hours of training, or exercises, or
the odd emergency response call--and then we are back with our families and
creature comforts. I think we have the better deal.
Just my $0.02 US.
DeWayne Holcomb
PS, I said "Do Something" three times. Think it will work?
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