On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:38:04 -0500, Rex B wrote:
So where does one buy a geiger counter, if one were so inclined?

First thought is "American Science and Surplus" in Milwaukee and Chicago.
They do mail order. Mine came from a former employer - we moved a factory
from England to the US, and the test equipment came along. The type of
geiger counter they sent wasn't certified by the NRC, so it couldn't be used
for production (or at all) here, so I was told to make sure it went away
and never came back.