tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post5558145790187053119..comments2024-03-28T21:02:40.709+02:00Comments on PlacesPeopleStuff with Character: Reactor 4, ChernobylDUTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-37775056495067403302018-05-05T06:05:29.779+03:002018-05-05T06:05:29.779+03:00These are short one day trips. A lot of preparatio...These are short one day trips. A lot of preparation before: permits, adequate outfits,radiation measure device,special showering afterwards etc..Educationally, it's important. I believe there are many curious scientists among the tourists.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-85594444836433066422018-05-05T06:04:54.885+03:002018-05-05T06:04:54.885+03:00These are short one day trips. A lot of preparatio...These are short one day trips. A lot of preparation before: permits, adequate outfits,radiation measure device,special showering afterwards etc..Educationally, it's important. I believe there are many curious scientists among the tourists.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-87446643066656884722018-05-05T03:02:04.063+03:002018-05-05T03:02:04.063+03:00"Since 2011, the area is open to short, escor..."Since 2011, the area is open to short, escorted domestic and international tours."<br /><br />That sounds crazy. Why go there?<br /><br />I wonder if the 3,000 workers and the 200 elderly residents have health effects from the radiation? I saw a show once about the wild animals now thriving in that area. A woman rode her motorcycle through there and filmed them. They looked normal. I Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-63775948869161236722016-05-26T15:33:46.898+03:002016-05-26T15:33:46.898+03:00Jennifer A.Jilks,
You're welcome. I love wood...Jennifer A.Jilks,<br /><br />You're welcome. I love wood, but recently I've become in love with plastic. I value its ease of cleaning and moving. It comes with age, I suppose.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-67267718352185442792016-05-26T14:57:08.876+03:002016-05-26T14:57:08.876+03:00What a thoughtful comment you made: "Wood is ...What a thoughtful comment you made: "Wood is solid and beautiful like the ties in your family."<br />Thank you! We don't talk much to extended family. Mom's funeral caused some furor. sigh.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-64973859137223360372016-05-24T15:23:49.067+03:002016-05-24T15:23:49.067+03:00Nikki(Sarah),
We can only pray and hope that the ...Nikki(Sarah),<br /><br />We can only pray and hope that the lesson was learnt.<br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-29470113979293191802016-05-24T13:45:08.200+03:002016-05-24T13:45:08.200+03:00Optimistic Existentialist,
That's brave of yo...Optimistic Existentialist,<br /><br />That's brave of your friend and her class to go visit the disaster area. It will, indeed, be very interesting to hear about her impressions.<br />Thanks for your comment.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-82705213701150384672016-05-24T13:26:34.494+03:002016-05-24T13:26:34.494+03:00Hi Duta, I agree. I read about Chernobyl and the d...Hi Duta, I agree. I read about Chernobyl and the devastation it left. Scary, and heartbreaking. We need to be careful what we as humans are doing in this world. Nikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-29460041138793875382016-05-24T11:27:35.210+03:002016-05-24T11:27:35.210+03:00I was a very little boy when this happened, but I ...I was a very little boy when this happened, but I can still vividly remember following it on the evening news every night and hearing my parents talk about its implications for the world and the possibilities of other nuclear disasters. It was a very fearful time. One of my friends is studying in Switzerland and her class will be visiting the site soon. I am very interested to hear what she has Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-89512772704180700262016-05-23T17:42:39.457+03:002016-05-23T17:42:39.457+03:00Linda O'Connel,
Well, if you're referring...Linda O'Connel,<br /><br />Well, if you're referring to my last post , it has only one picture. I've chosen the one which is closer to the feeling of disaster. I don't think I'll ever visit that place , so I had to pick up a relevant picture out of the many on the Web.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-61828749515033008542016-05-23T17:12:40.069+03:002016-05-23T17:12:40.069+03:00I have enjoyed catching up on your blog. The pictu...I have enjoyed catching up on your blog. The pictures are delightful, except for the disaster. Hope you are doing well.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-54418297786120663112016-05-23T13:19:41.651+03:002016-05-23T13:19:41.651+03:00bbb,
Thank you. I'm glad you agree with me. I...bbb,<br /><br />Thank you. I'm glad you agree with me. I do believe that we should be more aware of the dangers in our surroundings.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-88064050388555944132016-05-23T07:08:10.054+03:002016-05-23T07:08:10.054+03:00this is such a thoughtful post, i really like this...this is such a thoughtful post, i really like this. i totally agree on how every one should pay more attention, definitely makes an important change.bbbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320376174164418993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-35922122914992870382016-05-17T12:24:20.690+03:002016-05-17T12:24:20.690+03:00Jennifer A.Jilks,
Even after 30 years, people are...Jennifer A.Jilks,<br /><br />Even after 30 years, people are unable to grasp the Horror of what has happened at Chernobyl.There's still confusion about the past and especially about the future.In the meantime, the place has been taken on by wildlife and vegetation which seem to be more resilent than human beings.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-65525755225438596042016-05-17T02:18:04.815+03:002016-05-17T02:18:04.815+03:00It is a frightening part of world history. Sometim...It is a frightening part of world history. Sometimes I just cannot watch any more news. I get terribly depressed. I fear for the grandkids.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-30446248466826442352016-05-16T23:54:45.225+03:002016-05-16T23:54:45.225+03:00Alicia,
Perhaps the younger ones, when they face ...Alicia,<br /><br />Perhaps the younger ones, when they face the prospect of buying a house, might consider a location far from forests (fire danger) , water bodies(flooding danger), nuclear or biological plants (radiation/toxicity danger).Proximity to war zones is also a good reason to relocate. The thing is climate changes are moving fast and find us helpless and unprepared.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-50914587651996439822016-05-16T22:54:20.224+03:002016-05-16T22:54:20.224+03:00I remember when I was younger thinking the same th...I remember when I was younger thinking the same thing about people that lived in areas where their water was tainted or the air was making them sick. Or power lines where they lived was causing their hair to fall out. And I always thought, "geesh, why don't they just leave?" <br /><br />But now that I live in California where there is a serious drought and Valley Fever is a real andAliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-64622831085786833012016-05-14T21:16:27.815+03:002016-05-14T21:16:27.815+03:00Ola,
Yes,indeed. Radiation fallout reached most E...Ola,<br /><br />Yes,indeed. Radiation fallout reached most Europe countries. Only two days later, on the 28 of April, after alarms at a Sweden nuclear plant, did the Soviet Union admit publicly the occurrence of the accident at Chernobyl.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-72688928958010518862016-05-14T20:37:32.285+03:002016-05-14T20:37:32.285+03:00Here in Poland we suffered huge radiation, esp as ...Here in Poland we suffered huge radiation, esp as noone told us about it when it happened and only a few days later....Olahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974463440732558398noreply@blogger.com