Re: Strontium-90 on Tennessee Highway 95

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

Either you were not clear, or the statement was

over-analyzed by the readership on this list.



I think it was the latter.



--- jjcohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:

> Message

>     Goodness gracious! I thought I was being

> sarcastic when I made that comment.

> 

> 

>     ----- Original Message ----- 

>     From: George J. Vargo 

>     To: 'jjcohen' ; 'Jose Julio Rozental' ;

> 'RadSafeInst' ; 'bobcherry' ;

> radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu 

>     Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 7:09 PM

>     Subject: RE: Strontium-90 on Tennessee Highway

> 95

> 

> 

>     Actually, there's a lot of validity in that  A

> lot of us could use more training in effective

> communication, psychology, leadership (the

> right-brain kind of stuff).  I can recall many

> instances where radiation workers, members of the

> public, etc. have been turned "anti" because of

> dismissive or condescending attitudes, ineptly

> communicated explanations of risk, or the "we know

> what's good for you" attitude.  Like or not,

> personal perceptions become personal realities and

> feelings become beliefs.

> 

> 

>     George J. Vargo, Ph.D., CHP 

>     Senior Scientist 

>     MJW Corporation 

>     http://www.mjwcorp.com 

>     610-925-3377 

>     610-925-5545 (fax) 

>     vargo@physicist.net 

> 

>       -----Original Message-----

>       From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf

> Of jjcohen

>       Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:01 PM

>       To: Jose Julio Rozental; RadSafeInst;

> bobcherry; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

>       Subject: Re: Strontium-90 on Tennessee Highway

> 95

> 

> 

> 

>           If, as suggested, an understanding of

> peoples "feelings" is important for decisions on

> cleanup of radioactivity, shouldn't training in

> psychology be a part of Health Physics training?

> 

> 

>           ----- Original Message ----- 

>           From: Jose Julio Rozental 

>           To: RadSafeInst ; bobcherry ;

> radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu 

>           Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:55 PM

>           Subject: Re: Strontium-90 on Tennessee

> Highway 95

> 

> 

>           Why you intend to transfer responsibility

> to someone? - Do it yourself - You are not the

> common member of the public to understand feelings

> about radioactive contamination

> 

>           Jose Julio Rozental

>           Joseroze@netvision.net.il

>           Israel

>             ----- Original Message ----- 

>             From: RadSafeInst 

>             To: bobcherry ;

> radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu 

>             Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 4:38 AM

>             Subject: Re: Strontium-90 on Tennessee

> Highway 95

> 

> 

>               I wish someone would leak a "few

> drops" of Strontium-90 in my neighborhood so I could

> get my street re-paved!!!!      

>               Ed Battle

> 

> 

> 

> 





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"We cannot escape danger, or the fear of danger, by crawling into bed and pulling the covers over our heads."

-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt



-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com





	

		

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