There are also many more things that are imported like steel used in all types of things, so be very aware.   I know when I was in a shopping centre "Kleva"were selling peelers etc and proudly stated that it was "good Japanese steel"

This article reminded me of an incident when we purchased a new Holden Apollo in Darwin.

The vehicle had various bits added to it before we picked it  up for a 10,000 mile trip around Australia and we had paid for it in full.

We picked it up on the Friday and were planning to take off on the Monday.  It was sitting out the front of our garage and as I was looking at in the sunlight I noticed what I thought looked like glitter all over the paintwork.

Long story short.  Took the car back into Holden and we were  told the car should never been sold at all as it had been previously in a holding yard in Melbourne/Sydney (cannot remember) prior to being shipped to Darwin and it had been exposed to industrial fallout from a factory nearby.  Apparently they were aware of this but somehow the car had slipped through their checks.

We were told to take the car and do our trip as planned and when we arrived back two months later we would be  given a brand new car.

No complaints from us and this duly happened :).

There is more here but this was in 2011, would be far worse now

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/635799/doctor-says-radiation-test-on-cars-scientifically-negligent/

I can't believe no one is interested in this

PB

When you get you new car home park it in the dark.

Take it back first thing next day if it glows in the dark. Get your neighbour to do it for you if you can, or anybody for that matter. No need to tell him why.

Take it easy.

SD

Nice try Shaggy but I believe you are just perpetuating an urban myth. Radioactive items generally do not glow in the dark. Obviously some may, such as clock numerals etc but the radiation in those does not pose a risk - I believe that something would have to be extremely high in radiation to actually glow.

If it were that simple, you would only need to fly over the Northern Territory at night to spot all the uranium deposits.

KFC,

Just my distorted sense of humour, if anybody would believe that they would believe anything.

I did some drilling for uranium way back, there is a fair bit lurking about the countryside, not only in the NT.

It will probably get extracted some day.

Take it easy.

SD

KFC,

Just for interest I do know of an area that has supposed high background levels of radiation and over time the station folk in the area appear to have had more than their share of cancer related events.

There is a large uranium deposit in the area, as yet unmined.

No data, just local talk.

Take it easy.

SD

Remember a while back the cancer scare with mobile phones? has that gone away or just been accepted.

Seth, I believe that is a "ticking bomb" (the mobile phone)...I believe best to err on the side of caution and do not hold it up to your ear at all.

Tests have been done (financed by the mobile phone industry) and they are fine ;)!!

A'gue.

A malarial fever characterised by regular returning paroxysms etc. :-)

Seth possibly picked it up in New Guinea.

SD

Thanks shaggy - I didnt know that..... I thought it meant taking all your clothes off in public.

The Uranium should have been left in the ground, the Elders of the tribes call the sites

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