I was in Ukraine at the time of the accident too. I'm definitely gonna go visit that town when i can afford it. I think i'll actually give her a call and set up a two-bike roadtrip (i have her digits, long story). I'll definitely bring a good digicam with me, and maybe a biohazard suit so that i can get close to those radioactive fire engines and snap some pics of them too.

WOW. took me forever to read that...

very interesting. I remember the day when we were camping and my parents were listening to radio and it started to rain, they grabbed us and we drove away (I can't remember where) My parents were just catious, we were too far away from Chernobyl anyways.

Nice story & pics!

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wow....

i was actually born a few months after that explosion, july 5th, in the city of odessa, which is also in ukraine

the pictures are truely chilling

i cnat even imagine it being so empty

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Originally posted by smuncky wow.... i was actually born a few months after that explosion, july 5th, in the city of odessa, which is also in ukraine the pictures are truely chilling i cnat even imagine it being so empty

one of my best friend is also born in Odessa... but he was born sometime in feb of 84.

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interesting read, thanks!

It must be so creepy to ride through there and see no one...and to see the readings go up on the dosimeter, depending upon where you step.

you think that's bad!
just take a look at all th ghost town ontario alone has!


http://www.ontarioghosttowns.com/


Edit: in retropect, nothing in the world compares to what I just saw!. not even our empty mining towns, I've been to one (Elliot Lake) and even though it looked very similar, there was one huge difference, no one left personals behind. In this case, they left everything behind, and many lost thier lifes, which is the worst thing to leave behind.

On another note, the U.S. just decided to begin contruction on a new reactor, the first one to be built in canada or the U.S. since this disater.

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disturbing and powerful. Out of sight is out of mind...

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A good read...
its good to remember horrible events like this so we don't make the same mistakes again.

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That was a great piece. It made me want to go see it for my self. Thats gotta be a crazy feeling to just be there in the middle of a world that has stood still for that long. Glad I clicked on the link

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Originally posted by TDL That was a great piece. It made me want to go see it for my self. Thats gotta be a crazy feeling to just be there in the middle of a world that has stood still for that long. Glad I clicked on the link

my sentiments exactly

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