Rocky Flats

[gnihcraes]

I did some computer repair work out there in the late 80's. Maybe that is the cause of all my problems... maybe it wasn't just printer toner dust I cleaned out.

[fairrpe86]

A buddy of mine was a firefighter out there for a few years, once they closed down the department, he moved down to Amarillo to work at Pantex, both jobs with the DOE. He said there were some buildings at RF that he hoped to never enter again, let alone fight fire in them. He mentioned something about certain doors being able to pinch off fire hose and other crazy things like that.

[T-Jet]

Whatever you do, never step foot on that ground ever again. Ever.

[wadero]

I have wondered about the large amount of housing developments going up in that area. Sure as hell would not buy a home there.

[Musashi]

What nobody wants to buy one of these? http://www.liveforward.com/
Needless to say I would not buy a home out there. Three generations of my family worked out there and I have heard waaay too many stories about the crap that happened there and still buried in the ground out there.

[crashdown]

What nobody wants to buy one of these? http://www.liveforward.com/
Needless to say I would not buy a home out there. Three generations of my family worked out there and I have heard waaay too many stories about the crap that happened there and still buried in the ground out there.

I drive by that every day... kinda wondered how building there would be safe.
They are claiming that these are supposed to be super energy efficient homes.
Maybe they are warmed by the crap in the ground. I don't want to live anywhere that the lights still glow after you turn off the switch.

[WETWRKS]

I did some computer repair work out there in the late 80's. Maybe that is the cause of all my problems... maybe it wasn't just printer toner dust I cleaned out.

Ok...2 stories about the place.

First off I knew someone who worked for the cleanup. During normal operations there was about 2lbs of plutonium that came up missing. The cleanup crew ended up recovering most of it. It was lining the ventilation system of several of the buildings...thus it also had been circulating in the air...coating everything. People breathing it. Eating it. On everything touched.

Second story. I play paintball and for years had a standing offer of a chance to buy a mess of paintguns...that were used for training out at Rocky Flats. The owner of The Paintpellet Game offered to get them for me every time I visited his store. I never bought any as I suspected that they might glow in the dark. In recent years I am more and more sure they probably were ...irradiated.