Stop the Hysteria

There is absolutely no reason to rush out and buy potassium iodide pills. We are not in danger of radiation poisoning from the Japanese nuclear plant meltdown. You actually get more radiation from a brick than we are getting from Japan.

Relax and do a little research before spreading horrible rumors that whip everyone into a frenzy. A photographer in the San Diego area bought a Geiger counter and is posting the daily readings. So far, everything is normal. At the current reading, it would take 40 years to get the amount of radiation from one CT scan.

If anyone outside of Japan should be worried, it is the people who live in Denver. They are exposed to double the radiation of those in southern California every year. The Denver elevation is what exposes people to more solar radiation than at lower elevations.