With all that is going on in Japan, it is common to be on the phone with a tired husband who is overwhelmed with work, graduate school, taxes and a pregnant complaining wife on the other end.
This morning, on my way back to NY for the weekend to hang out with sister and bro-in-law, I quietly talked to Mike on my cell phone from a moving train while he was in our living room in Japan. It boggles my mind sometimes when I think about technology these days. Anyway, he went through his same old speech, telling me about his day, asking how mine was, blah blah. He then went into detail about his day and talked about how they've been flying these radiation experts on a daily basis and how all the pilots have become friends with these guys. On this day in particular, they were in Fukushima (as in, where the nuclear plants are) and stopped to refuel on gas and get some lunch. Mike went along with all the guys to eat but brought his own food and drink with him. While the guys sat down for lunch, happily munching Japanese curry and some kind of squid, a kind little Japanese lady offered everyone some water. Mike politely declined since he already had some with him. Another guy from their group commented on Mike declining the water and Mike simply explained, "Well, we are in Fukushima where the radiation levels are at some of the highest detected, so I think it's better to not drink it." Without hesitation, one of the radiation experts worriedly asked, "Wait, you think it's not safe to drink this???" And without missing a beat, Mike stated, "What do you mean dude? You're the expert on this. And the one measuring the radiation levels daily, you tell me!" Everyone started laughing, shrugged, took a drink of water and continued eating their food.
All in a days work I tell ya! Oh and being the worried wife that I am, you better believe I told Mike to continue drinking water and eating food from sources that we know are safe!
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