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Mar 12, 2011 14:24:42 GMT 1
Post by whitstabletangerin on Mar 12, 2011 14:24:42 GMT 1
The world once again has to await the outcome of another nuclear leak and I have to wonder why sane people build these plants in areas prone to earthquakes. I appreciate the clean and efficient work these plants produce but we all know by now the risks that nuclear power plants carry. The word Nuclear, whenever I hear it sends a shiver up my spine, remembering the cold war days and the V bombers, sorry Yeni to bring it up again, not knowing if we ever went the whole way East would there be a country as we knew it, to come back to, indeed some would not have had the fuel to even get back, but hey thankfully that era passed without an incident. The devastated scenes from Japan yesterday remind us yet again how disasters make our day to day grumbling over little matters so irrelevent, let's just hope there will be no nuclear fallout from the recent events there. There are many parts of the world prone to earthquakes and as Yeni will know more than anyone Turkey has suffered many terrible quakes with astonishing loss of life since the early 70's. My plea therefore, is if we are to have nuclear power, with all the risks that comes with it, at least build them in places unlikely to suffer major disasters.
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Mar 12, 2011 14:30:08 GMT 1
Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Mar 12, 2011 14:30:08 GMT 1
got to agree why build on known fault areas its like build one top of a swamp and hoping it does not sink.
before the plant went boom certain areas where already 1000 times above the normal radiation levels and now its not contained.
Now the weather will decide who else suffers from the plant containment failing
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Mar 12, 2011 14:39:48 GMT 1
Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Mar 12, 2011 14:39:48 GMT 1
its starting to look like a full melt down could be on the cards as the exclusion zone has been increased from 10km to 70km and they are having to vent the radioactive steam to try and keep everything cool.
my thoughts go out to the brave souls who are trying to keep the reactor from going boom, knowing full well that they are basically going exposed to such high levels of radiation that their is only going to be one out come for them.
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Mar 12, 2011 17:00:54 GMT 1
Post by yenilira on Mar 12, 2011 17:00:54 GMT 1
Entirely my sentiments, Whit. Valients, Victors, 'Varsities - whichever 'V' they are, they are all ours. No probs, Whit. YL.
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Mar 12, 2011 17:40:51 GMT 1
Post by yeoldetangerine on Mar 12, 2011 17:40:51 GMT 1
Have to agree guys. Total and heart breaking respect for the poor guys and gals who will stay there to save others, knowing that they will die before their time. These are the real heros in this world not nonentity "celebrities" Still remember Chernobyl personally, walking in the New Forest in the rain, not knowing what was coming down. Some areas up here in Cumbria are still being tested, lamb had to be finished off in other areas until relatively recently. Not sure what the long term answer is, coal is dirty, oil and gas running out, little investment in wave, wind unpredicatble, and nuclear low risk but horrendous outcome.
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Mar 12, 2011 19:10:58 GMT 1
Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Mar 12, 2011 19:10:58 GMT 1
well Wind is not unpredictable in the lakes lol
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Mar 17, 2011 22:38:58 GMT 1
Post by whitstabletangerin on Mar 17, 2011 22:38:58 GMT 1
I still can't get over my dad's eldest brother (my uncle) dying in a PoW camp in Burma in WW2 from malnutrition and finally a blow to the head when he couldn't stand up on his own, but I do feel for the victims of the Japenese earthquake, the loss of their loved ones, their homes destroyed and the wait to see if radiation will become the next killer. Yes I know we in the UK have families on the poverty line and being homeless is not unique but we are very furtunate here unlike the devasted parts of the world, Haiti, New Zealand, and now of course Japan, with many thousands with no permanent roof over their heads and with food and fuel shortages. Then their are those suffering for speaking out, such as in Russia, China, Burma, Cuba, some North and Eastern African regimes, Tibet, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Being able to do what we do in this country we perhaps take for granted, we all ought to step back once in a while and pause for a moment to reflect.
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Mar 18, 2011 9:14:42 GMT 1
Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Mar 18, 2011 9:14:42 GMT 1
This is very true whit, but we should also step back and realize the nanny state that is being built around us all the time before it becomes to late.
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Mar 18, 2011 10:27:47 GMT 1
Post by mickyg on Mar 18, 2011 10:27:47 GMT 1
Well said Sherlock! I have to admit though, on hearing the initial news of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, my first thought was, "I hope their fucking whaling fleet's been destroyed!"
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Mar 18, 2011 18:31:26 GMT 1
Post by april13th1970 on Mar 18, 2011 18:31:26 GMT 1
If you'll forgive me for putting Political Correctness aside for a moment, it does seem strange that their was no similar outpouring of national grief for the people of New Zealand after the earthquake that decimated Christchurch who at least share a common heritage with us
As for a nation that was responsible for the murder, torture and sending to forced labour camps of, at a conservative estimate, 10 million allied POW and civilians from the countries they occupied and for which neither the Japanese government, royal family or people have never satisfactorily apologised . . . . . KARMA'S A BITCH
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Mar 18, 2011 22:06:15 GMT 1
Post by mickyg on Mar 18, 2011 22:06:15 GMT 1
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Mar 18, 2011 22:08:25 GMT 1
Post by mickyg on Mar 18, 2011 22:08:25 GMT 1
p.p.s. April, your Karma just went up!
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Mar 18, 2011 22:47:11 GMT 1
Post by april13th1970 on Mar 18, 2011 22:47:11 GMT 1
I get the same emotions about people celebrating "Paddy's Day" aswell........forgotten all the bombs have you? when I worked in the States it used to crack me up when all my American workmates went on Paddy's Day celebrating their heritage with good Irish surnames like Chang, Nakajima, Spinetti, Nguyen, Bergman, Hernandez & Schmidt
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