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To: WVNight
now there's something i hadn't considered, and the way things are going...
70 posted on 11/20/2011 8:07:10 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Chode

Years ago, I was in the woods with a boyfriend, walking near National Argonne Laboratory, located about 25 miles southwest of Chicago, IL. Argonne is surrounded by Waterfall Glenn Preserve, and it’s campus is lovely. They have for years, perhaps from its inception, had a herd of white deer that roam these woods. We sat down on a log in the woods, resting, and a few of these deer came close to us, they were surprisingly tame, and beautiful. Quite the experience. Another lab, Fermi Lab, is also close to where I live in the western suburbs of Chicago, and it has always had quite a large herd of bison on its campus.

It has always made me wonder why these Labs have these herds of more exotic animals on their grounds. My worst case scenario is that if there are any radiation leaks, they would know by the herds’ demise. Now, I know that is far fetched, however, .....


72 posted on 11/20/2011 8:22:14 PM PST by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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