Lots of new panics around town, all seem trivial and rumor, but it got to the U.S. State Department. They are evacuating families from the American Embassy in Tokyo which set off teh army to do the same, voluntary relocation they call it on the army news. Things like this do not make anyone feel more comfortable.
And the contamination stories have started, spinach, milk, now even the Tokyo water. We are well outside the evacuation area so I expect short of a giant blasting meltdown (which could still happen, but I doubt.) We are fine. I think the Japanese government is starting to restricted vegetables etc. from the evacuation area (morons, why would they think it was OK to sell irradiated food from the evacuation area in the first place). The local market guy said to expect a shortage of vegetables, which is fine with me as long as they are not sell the hot ones anymore.
I expect such news and stories to continue like a low constant drum beat for months if not years. I still think it will be safe enough, but high stress and less than all the time convenient. And it is a distraction fom the people who really need our attention up north.
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