[ RadSafe ] California Man Sets Off Nuclear Alert Detector

[John R Johnson]

John et al

Particularly if the only thing you know about "rem" is that its radiation
and its dangerous

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From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl]On
Behalf Of John Jacobus
Sent: March 3, 2005 1:38 PM
To: howard long; Sandy Perle; Efforrer at aol.com; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] California Man Sets Off Nuclear Alert Detector


Yes, it is also critical for the owners to know how to
read the meters.  Not being able to determine 500
mrem/hr from 0.5 mrem/hr can certain lead to a lot of
confusion and fear.

--- howard long <hflong at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Au Contraire, Sandy.
> "When every Tom , Dick and Harry has a radiation
> detector", they will, 1, see radiation as  normal,
> safe environment, so have less irrational panic, 2,
> take more interest in radiation detection, so get
> that TRAINING, 3, take responsibility, as happens,
> in fact, with driving a car or owning an "equalizer"
> (gun). Those other sources of power have resulted in
> safer travel than horses and safer homes than ones
> depending entirely on police protection (read Lott's
> data).
>
> Training is critical, but availability of easy info,
> like the internet and books (also once thought
> dangerous for common folk) leads to peace and
> prosperity, not panic. Viva  rad detectors!
>
> Howard Long
>
> Sandy Perle <sandyfl at earthlink.net> wrote:
> This is the future ... Why TRAINING is so critical!
> Just think
> what's going to happen when every Tom, Dick and
> Harry has a radiation
> detector!!!!
>
> -------------------------------------
> Sandy Perle
> Senior Vice President, Technical Operations
> Global Dosimetry Solutions, Inc.
> 2652 McGaw Avenue
> Irvine, CA 92614
>
> Tel: (949) 296-2306 / (888) 437-1714 Extension 2306
> Fax:(949) 296-1902
>
> E-Mail: sperle at dosimetry.com
> E-Mail: sandyfl at earthlink.net
>
> Global Dosimetry Website: http://www.dosimetry.com/
> Personal Website: http://sandy-travels.com/
>
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"Baltimore is actually a very safe city if you are not involved in the drug
trade."
DR. PETER BEILENSON, the city's health commissioner.

-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
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