Chernobyl

[Dave 54]

edit: Split from thread https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/pond-chlorine-emergency.15692/page-3

Great article, as long as you don't live by Chernobyl or other such hazardous areas rain water sounds fine. Check the parameters, make sure your tank is clean and not stagnate. Never really considered the people who live in areas where water isn't abundant.

@Lisak1 I tell ya there are fear mongers out there that could keep ya locked in your house if ya let them!
Really acid rain in Illinois? I live in Michigan and grew up 2 hours from Chicago. Wouldn't acid rain ruin everything from yards, plants, animals?

Hey Lisa you dont live in Europe , I remember being aboard my second trawler the Ondaraman thinking ust how lucky I was to be fishing away frm the UK when chernobyl kicked off only to find at a later date that we were directly in line with some of the fall out in the Irish box (an area of fishing at the bottom of the UK and Ireland ).so god knows if I got a dose of radiation or not
We get children staying in Plymouth from Kiev just to gve their young systems a chance to recover somewhat for a month before they go back.
Its a thing that has run every year for many years now ,each month away extends their young lives by 2 years its a fantasic charity we are all rightfully proud of here in Plymouth with families enviting them over to stay :-

http://letsputpentopaper.co.uk/everything-else/chernobyl-childrens-lifeline-plymouth-sunflowers/

Dave

 

[Lisaebetten]

Hey Lisa you dont live in Europe , I remember being aboard my second trawler the Ondaraman thinking ust how lucky I was to be fishing away frm the UK when chernobyl kicked off only to find at a later date that we were directly in line with some of the fall out in the Irish box (an area of fishing at the bottom of the UK and Ireland ).
We get children staying in Plymouth from Kiev just to gve their young systems a chance to recover somewhat for a month before they go back its a thing that has run every year for many years now ,each month away extends their young lives by 2 years its a fantasic charity we are all rightfully proud of hee in Plymoth :-

http://letsputpentopaper.co.uk/everything-else/chernobyl-childrens-lifeline-plymouth-sunflowers/

Dave

I can't imagine, I would move my kids away but I guess that isn't an option for everyone. I can take 2 or 3 kids at my house and send them to school.

 

[Dave 54]

I can't imagine, I would move my kids away but I guess that isn't an option for everyone. I can take 2 or 3 kids at my house and send them to school.

Do you know if they do the same sceme in the US Lisa that would be so very nice of you to offer your home like that

Dave

 

[Lisaebetten]

Do you know if they do the same sceme in the US Lisa that would be so very nice of you to offer your home like that

Dave

Thats exactly what I was wondering.

 

[Lisak1]

I can't imagine, I would move my kids away but I guess that isn't an option for everyone. I can take 2 or 3 kids at my house and send them to school.

Shall we just start sending the kids?

 

[Dave 54]

Shall we just start sending the kids?

if each month away gives these poor chiildren an extra two years of life then Its a great idea many of these children through no fault of their own have already had cancer of one sort or another

Dave

 

[Lisaebetten]

Thats exactly what I was wondering.

Just told my hubby I was going to look into it. Even if it's just for the summer months.

 

[Lisaebetten]

if each month away gives these poor chiildren an extra two years of life then Its a great idea many of these children through no fault of their own have already had cancer of one sort or another

Dave

My dad worked at the Cook Nuclear Plant and I lived within 10 miles of it for 25 years of my life! So this is in my blood to do this I think.

 

[Dave 54]

My dad worked at the Cook Nuclear Plant and I lived within 10 miles of it for 25 years of my life! So this is in my blood to do this I think.

Did you know that the word chernobyl in Eukrainian means Armaggedon kinda freaky dont you think ?

Dave

 

[Lisaebetten]

That is creepy, speech is powerful and that includes words and names! Speak what you want, not what you don't want. Chose your words carefully. I believe!!

 

[Dave 54]

Interestingly the no go zone around chernobyl has worked wonders with the wildlife with Wolves Bears Moose , Wild horses and many more animals all making a comeback.
Strangely the radiation doesnt seem to have effected them at all, mice rats voles etc on the other hand have been found to be highly irradiated however they live life in the fast lane which means they survive without any mutatons . However it is noticed that migratory birds such as swallows are being effected scientists have noticed that their tail lengths are growing un-even.hich cause many to die on the jouney to and from Africa .

Dave

 

[dieselplower]

Did you know that the word chernobyl in Eukrainian means Armaggedon kinda freaky dont you think ?

Dave

Not true. It is named after chornobyl grass, or mugwort. Sometimes referred to as wormwood. It means black grass or black stalks.

 

[Dave 54]

Not true. It is named after chornobyl grass, or mugwort. Sometimes referred to as wormwood. It means black grass or black stalks.

Sorry folks you are correct dp but it also translates in english to apocolyps but we are both wrong here dp
Ukrainian word for "wormwood" (artemesia absinthium) is polyn, not chornobyl.




Dave

 

[dieselplower]

I said it is sometimes referred to as wormwood... Which is a correct statement

 

[Dave 54]

I'm not doubting it dp chalk one up to you good buddy where I got that from I dont know maybe because I think thats how it will all end arrmagedon thanx for the correction please forgive me for erring


Dave