"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation are
going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...dwasps11m.html

And you thought you had troubles...

On Jun 12, 10:08*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] *Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation are
going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...345_webnukedwa...

And you thought you had troubles...

I hope they have a way to subdue the wasps before digging up the
nests.

If the nests are "fairly highly contaminated" can we assume the wasps
are also?

We wouldn't want "fairly highly contaminated" wasps flying hither and
yon, would we?

HeyBub wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation are
going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...dwasps11m.html

And you thought you had troubles...



I could have sworn I've seen a B movie
about that. *snicker*

TDD

On Jun 12, 11:43*am, The Daring Dufas
wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] *Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation are
going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...345_webnukedwa...

And you thought you had troubles...

I could have sworn I've seen a B movie
about that. *snicker*

TDD

"a B movie"

Yeah...there was a lot of buzz about it when it first opened.

DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Jun 12, 10:08 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear
reservation are going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...345_webnukedwa...

And you thought you had troubles...

I hope they have a way to subdue the wasps before digging up the
nests.

If the nests are "fairly highly contaminated" can we assume the wasps
are also?

We wouldn't want "fairly highly contaminated" wasps flying hither and
yon, would we?

Gather them up, nests and all, and have the CIA or somebody similar move
them to North Korea and/or Iran. You want radioactive, I got yer
radioactive right here pal.

"DerbyDad03" wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation
are
going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...345_webnukedwa...

And you thought you had troubles...

I could have sworn I've seen a B movie
about that. *snicker*


"a B movie"

Yeah...there was a lot of buzz about it when it first opened.

Yeah I dunno, I don't think it ever took off.

Jon

HeyBub wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear
reservation are going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...dwasps11m.html

And you thought you had troubles...

*GASP*

In 1958 I was operating a U of H solar observatory at Makapuu Point in
Hawaii. It was my first job out of college and pretty much a flunky one.

In addition to the observatory, the U of C had some meson counters there and
I was supposed to maintain them. A weekly chore was checking their accuracy
with a slug of radioactive beryllium which was kept in a lead lined hole in
the ground some distance away. I'd go fish it out with a (literally) 10
foot pole to take it back to the counters.

Now Makapuu is a pretty boring place - not much there except scrubby brush,
mongooses, roaches and yellow jackets - so I fought the boredom by
irradiating yellow jacket nests on the way back.

I never *dreamed* my onslaught against boredom would spread so far

--

dadiOH
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Jon Danniken wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation
are
going after radioactive wasp nests."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...345_webnukedwa...
And you thought you had troubles...
I could have sworn I've seen a B movie
about that. *snicker*


"a B movie"

Yeah...there was a lot of buzz about it when it first opened.

Yeah I dunno, I don't think it ever took off.

Jon

Ooof! That stung.

--Winston

dadiOH wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear
reservation are going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...dwasps11m.html

And you thought you had troubles...

*GASP*

In 1958 I was operating a U of H solar observatory at Makapuu Point in
Hawaii. It was my first job out of college and pretty much a flunky
one.
In addition to the observatory, the U of C had some meson counters
there and I was supposed to maintain them. A weekly chore was
checking their accuracy with a slug of radioactive beryllium which
was kept in a lead lined hole in the ground some distance away. I'd
go fish it out with a (literally) 10 foot pole to take it back to the
counters.
Now Makapuu is a pretty boring place - not much there except scrubby
brush, mongooses, roaches and yellow jackets - so I fought the
boredom by irradiating yellow jacket nests on the way back.

I never *dreamed* my onslaught against boredom would spread so far

I think that's the sight I saw on the Discovery Channel. Don't you have to
stop for a day at 7,000 foot or so to acclimate yourself to the rarefied
atmosphere?

They told the story of a carpenter who was brought up quickly for some sort
of repair. Midway through the repair, some passing scientist asked him how
the work was progressing. The carpenter said things were pretty screwed up.
"No matter how much I cut off this blankety-blank board, it's STILL too
short!"

HeyBub wrote:
dadiOH wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
"[RICHLAND, Wash] Workers cleaning up the Hanford nuclear
reservation are going after radioactive wasp nests."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...dwasps11m.html

And you thought you had troubles...

*GASP*

In 1958 I was operating a U of H solar observatory at Makapuu Point
in Hawaii. It was my first job out of college and pretty much a
flunky one.
In addition to the observatory, the U of C had some meson counters
there and I was supposed to maintain them. A weekly chore was
checking their accuracy with a slug of radioactive beryllium which
was kept in a lead lined hole in the ground some distance away. I'd
go fish it out with a (literally) 10 foot pole to take it back to the
counters.
Now Makapuu is a pretty boring place - not much there except scrubby
brush, mongooses, roaches and yellow jackets - so I fought the
boredom by irradiating yellow jacket nests on the way back.

I never *dreamed* my onslaught against boredom would spread so far

I think that's the sight I saw on the Discovery Channel. Don't you
have to stop for a day at 7,000 foot or so to acclimate yourself to
the rarefied atmosphere?

You're thinking of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii. Makapuu Point is a
smallish hill on the SE corner of Oahu...same island as Honolulu.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico