Better yet, get one of these:
Posted on 03/11/2011 4:41:11 PM PST by Scythian
I have potassium iodide tablets, I thought they were expired but they're good through 4/11 so I'm good. Drudge has a nuclear plants ready to blow in Japan and another ready to blow (who knows?). I have three kids. How are we going to know to use these tablets if we have to? I hope the stupid people in charge don't keep us in the dark until it's too late.
What are we to do?
Is there hereditary goiter in your family?
Depends on the direction of the winds - and the elevation of the atomic burst above ground. If the radioactive material is being blown away from you - there is no fallout that land on you. If it washes out of the air fr om rains before it reaches you - there is no danger. (Surface water (lakes and rivers) might become contaminated then - but underground water from wells or water already in a tank will not be contaminated.)
No need:
One geiger,
two geigers,
three geigers...
IMO you also need to be aware of winds which might have an impact. Otherwise your approach matches what I’ve read.
BTW I’ve also read that the govt does not plan to distribute these pills during an event in the US. I wonder if the Japanese have the same policy.
Great Googly Moogly.....throw those thangs away or sell em.
Is there a risk to taking the pills? Other than wasting them.
All true! Only if I don’t have the time to check the forecast to see which way winds are blowing (and sometimes they come from the city towards us) I might want to err on the side of the tablets :-)
I know that they've (local cities) distributed pill to people within 10 miles of our local plant (San Onofre). They first sent a mailing asking if you wanted the pills and, if you did, how many people were in your household. You then received a 2-3 day supply for each household member in the mail.
“You guys crack me up, okay, guess there’s nothing to worry about until “Japan Syndrome” occurs, then we’ll see.”
If your not in Japan take 10 pills with a large amount of kool-aid. Then take your cranium and insert it into your rectum!
If you have an iodine allergy or sensitivity, just death, nothing risky or anything.
the sky is falling?
I am also very concerned.
But I know the critical teams at the power plant are working through this dangerous situation.
Amidst the flotsam and jetsum that passes for news, was a report of the controlled release of “radioactive” vapor.
Just guessing, I would think the release was “inside the power plant”, and that the people working the problem have donned special protective gear to work in the environment.
I'm going to wait a few more hours before I get seriously concerned about personal safety, since I don't live in or near Japan.
In the meantime, I will pray for the people of Japan.
I ask that you (and everyone) do the same.If you don't pray, think of them with hope and support.
Query Dogpile or Google for detailed information regarding the use of Potassium Iodide tablets.
Send an email to a resident in either Hiroshima or Nagasaki and ask them what they're doing to prevent their glow.........I suspect it's either Saki or extra dry martinis.
Don't bother with anyone in Detroit tho, they're still living in their pre-nuclear holocaust...........
So if you die then back off the dosage?
If you are in Japan, know that,as you probably do, Japan has always had this problem and that everything they design is with this in mind. Everything is probably fine unless you see a giant lizard and a giant moth fighting over Tokyo. Then, run. Other than that go with the first set of advice. You should be cool either way.
Wow. Its a Miracle our Species survives.
The reason KI tabs have an expiration date is the possibility that moisture might find a way in and they might either crumble or form a precipitate and break down, but unless you took then by the dozen...no worries.
The solution to polution is dilution. How much air is sitting between you an Japan?
Your smoke detector is exposing you to more radiation than this leak, and don’t even get me started on bananas and Brazil nuts.
yeah but it did create that cancer known as Hairy Reid and the subhumans who voted for him again.
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