tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407034878188607881.post414391062625467328..comments2024-02-24T09:32:16.305-08:00Comments on Tillalala Chronicles: Some Good AdviceJohn Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07873070309448793816noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407034878188607881.post-84194772723301797272011-03-15T20:07:10.305-07:002011-03-15T20:07:10.305-07:00Thank you, Steve, for that SF Gate article counter...Thank you, Steve, for that SF Gate article counteracting radiation panic. Someone else also sent a story about overblown radiation fears. Roberta came up with her own antidote: chocolate cake. With no potassium iodine. Er, iodide.John Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873070309448793816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407034878188607881.post-71287391168704314852011-03-15T19:13:54.741-07:002011-03-15T19:13:54.741-07:00John! [I have twice now (see deleted comments abov...John! [I have twice now (see deleted comments above) screwed up the posting of this comment, with its link, sorry about that.]<br /><br />You are okay. There is NO risk whatsoever to anyone in Seattle, here in San Francisco, or anywhere on the west coast of USA. Iodide (not "iodine") is not necessary at all. Basically, the distance between mainland USA and any radiation source -- is HUGE.<br /><br />On this matter I consider extremely reliable <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/03/15/state/n153104D59.DTL&type=printable" rel="nofollow">public health experts, well-experienced, university-affiliated scientists, and top regulatory officials who previously have not hesitated to sound the alarm when necessary (click here to read what they say)</a>. <br /><br />To me, talk show hosts -- whose primary goal is to get listeners to keep listening so their company can make money -- are entirely unreliable.<br /><br />Of course, those areas in Japan that have been and may be exposed to radiation are very concerning. But you, me, and the rest of us here in USA are thousands of miles away.Steven Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407034878188607881.post-88704160111553867102011-03-15T19:10:26.209-07:002011-03-15T19:10:26.209-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407034878188607881.post-76194962062168248292011-03-15T19:06:24.333-07:002011-03-15T19:06:24.333-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733977161680651117noreply@blogger.com