James, On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 11:30:44 -0700, James Newtons Massmind wrote: > This brings up a very good question: Given the public fear of nuclear power > and radiation, why is there not a Geiger counter in every home? Hey, I've got one! Remembering that Chernobyl was announced to the World by someone in Sweden who noticed an increase in background radiation, I bought one a while ago. Unfortunately it seems to have stopped working, so I need to do some work on it... Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist