It could have been worse - the same thing happened to my dad at the Canadian border shortly after 9/11.k-2 wrote: ↑Sat. Apr. 08, 2023 3:07 pmI just set off the radiation alarm at my local landfill and had to practically rip apart my whole load of junk i was dumping before we realized it was ME that was radioactive. I had one of those stress tests a few days before where they inject you with a radioactive isotope so they can get a clear picture of your circulatory system. The manager of the land fill said it would take about 2 weeks before i was not radioactive any more and wouldn't set off his alarms. Hard to believe i was rejected by the local dump as a toxic hazardous substance.
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I assume he's let you dump after he discovered it was you. And then you went back and dumped a bunch of radioactive waste as he just waved you through thinking it was you setting off his detector.k-2 wrote: ↑Sat. Apr. 08, 2023 3:07 pmI just set off the radiation alarm at my local landfill and had to practically rip apart my whole load of junk i was dumping before we realized it was ME that was radioactive. I had one of those stress tests a few days before where they inject you with a radioactive isotope so they can get a clear picture of your circulatory system. The manager of the land fill said it would take about 2 weeks before i was not radioactive any more and wouldn't set off his alarms. Hard to believe i was rejected by the local dump as a toxic hazardous substance.
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Actually a had to have my 15 yr old drive the load over the scale to verify there was nothing radioactive in there. Everyone got a good laugh out of it though. And i glow in the dark.davidmcbeth3 wrote: ↑Sat. Apr. 08, 2023 3:34 pmI assume he's let you dump after he discovered it was you. And then you went back and dumped a bunch of radioactive waste as he just waved you through thinking it was you setting off his detector.