Wednesday, June 15, 2011 8:55 AM EDT
Just moved here, and not surprisingly, the real estate guy neglected to mention this house is like five miles from North America's largest uranium deposit.
This wouldn't even be a concern if it wasn't going to be mined.
We moved here from stinky, noisy Richmond, and sit out on the front porch and can't get over how peaceful and lovely it is here; as close to heaven as you can get.
I can even drink the tap water.
We would sure hate to have a stinky, noisy mine screwing up our heaven, especially a radioactive one.
Guess there would be all kinds of trucks on Route 40 pinging uranium pebbles on our windshields and belching clouds of unstable isotopes across the county.
I was especially discomforted by some expert that claimed that this stuff is harmless unless breathed in or ingested.
Hate to have to stop breathing or eating for my own safety.
Hate to be a NIMBY, but it's not just for me, but the cute little deer and turkeys I love to watch, and the cows across the street that might be my dinner one day.
I bet those Hungarians swallowed up in toxic sludge wish they had stopped that mine from bringing jobs and prosperity to their area.
Sign me up to do anything possible to stop this from happening.
Kay Patrick
Gretna, VA
http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2011/06/15/chatham/opinion/opinion14.txt
