Re: AW: respiratory tract dose

["Jim Hoerner" <jim_hoerner@HOTMAIL.COM>]

>From: "Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@chello.at>



>Jim, I have a lot of problems to understand your mail, which in my opinion

>is not due to my limited knowledge of English (American).



>This would be the first time I know of, that Greenpeace would have admitted

>that they lack qualifications. You are kidding.



Hello, Franz.



No, your American is fine.  In fact, it is apparently better than some who 

claim it is their native language, or citizenship, perhaps even mine.  Yes, 

I was kidding about Greenpeace, but the point I was making was serious.  

Some anti-nukes might be a little more friendly than some of those at 

RadSafe (although that is not necessarily true of most at RadSafe!).



Personally, when people ask for help at Know_Nukes, I will do my darndest to 

help them or point them in the right direction, despite my inherrently small 

brain and big... feet.  If someone breaks down on the side of the road, I 

will stop and try to help them.  While I'm not a certified mechanic, I know 

how to fix quite a few things that I haven't been formally trained for, but 

I have a sincere respect for formal training as well.  If someone wants to 

broaden their horizons, I think that is a fantastic thing for the industry, 

and far from a violation of ethics.  However, if we cannot comprehend the 

new experience, the onus is indeed upon us to disqualify ourselves, and any 

employer that gives us an unreasonably hard time for it would be at fault.  

I want to expand my horizons and try new things.  Those of us that do will 

excel.  Kevin is indeed the kind of "buddy" I want working on my team.



Another point on your American.  You speak your mind.  There is nothing more 

American, Canadian, European, etc. than that.  I think someone else recently 

posted something like "Our rights are only limited to the extent we choose 

to exercise them".  The quote is way off, I'm sure, but the intent is 

probably accurate.  It struck a nice nerve with me.  I relish diversity of 

opinion.  I learn very little from those that say the same thing I would.



>>(and boy is she pretty)

>So, what you complain about????



No complaining, my friend.  I'm glad to service her.  Shoot, she's better 

looking than Miss Chernobyl 2002 - 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Know_Nukes/files/Humor/ms_chernobyl_PG.jpg .   

WARNING: Rated PG and not safe for children, mammals, or most Americans!



>When it was not done

>correctly, they simply did not receive my payment. Oh boy, how fast

>everything was fixed!

>

>Thats my European comment, some people will not like it.....



Sounds pretty American to me.  We have a lot in common, including some views 

about politics that some others might not share.  Fortunately, the 

professionalism on this list allows us to state our viewpoints without being 

unreasonably attacked  by others.  THAT is American, and the moderator does 

a good job at facilitating it, without letting it get out of hand.



Best,

Jim

Red Neck, White Hair, Blue Collar

--



There is nothing more American than having the guts (and the freedom) to say 

something that is contrary to the "offiicial truth".  And yes, it is the 

soldier, not the poet, that allows us to do so.  Yellow ribbons to all.



"If you can't annoy somebody with what you write, I think there's little 

point in writing." - Kingsley Amis



"I shake my head observing how we restrict our own rights to free speech." - 

Nuke Bob (of Know_Nukes)



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