Oh. Is that all?
Not a great capture, with my shadow, but the only usable one I have. But I liked the story. He was walking around bundled up on the coldest morning of February wearing a bright yellow backpack and matching GPS mast and antenna. Really stuck out on a cold winter's morn, and I was drawn like a moth to a flame. It was 'only' -17, but the wind was blowing like crazy, making it feel a lot colder.
We chatted about the GPS system, the weather and some other odds and sods. As I walked away I asked "by the way, why are you doing the geo-readings?" To which he casually responded "..helps plot the radiation readings from my instruments.." gesturing to his handheld unit. Oh ok thanks. Have a good day now. Wait. What! Radiation!
Turned out to be nothing dramatic. Just some background baseline readings. Not unusual around places where radioactive materials are used or stored. Such as medical or testing facilities. Or in this case near facilities where Health Canada train to measure for radiation. Most of that stuff have very low levels of radiation, but safety protocols and training are there for a reason. Even on the coldest day in February.
Oh. Is that all?
Not a great capture, with my shadow, but the only usable one I have. But I liked the story. He was walking around bundled up on the coldest morning of February wearing a bright yellow backpack and matching GPS mast and antenna. Really stuck out on a cold winter's morn, and I was drawn like a moth to a flame. It was 'only' -17, but the wind was blowing like crazy, making it feel a lot colder.
We chatted about the GPS system, the weather and some other odds and sods. As I walked away I asked "by the way, why are you doing the geo-readings?" To which he casually responded "..helps plot the radiation readings from my instruments.." gesturing to his handheld unit. Oh ok thanks. Have a good day now. Wait. What! Radiation!
Turned out to be nothing dramatic. Just some background baseline readings. Not unusual around places where radioactive materials are used or stored. Such as medical or testing facilities. Or in this case near facilities where Health Canada train to measure for radiation. Most of that stuff have very low levels of radiation, but safety protocols and training are there for a reason. Even on the coldest day in February.