Being exposed to radiation does not necessarily make something radioactive.A bomb burst (or blaster ray) could destroy something without leaving much, if any, residual radiation.In real life, an atomic bomb set off at ground level will cause significant fallout and residual radiation, while a high altitude blast will have less (but will cause wider ranging EMP damage).
“To console those who morn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness…” Isaiah 61:3 NKJV
Wally your the man!!! What makes human beings truly amazing is our ability to continue to hope when all hope is gone.
Interesting. “Greatest country on earth destroyed?” I would have thought that pretty much ALL the countries were destroyed, given the nature of the wars, but maybe not?
Notice the extent of the ruins. This is why mutants can live here even though the Topsiders know where it is. Too many places you can be sniped from, so simple 2-man patrols are going to stay safely out of gun range under normal circumstances.
“Greatest Country on Earth?” It would be tempting to say the USA, but I’m not sure to what degree that existed. We know that Endtown is located in “Hillside”, a fairly advanced “city state” but I have trouble using greatest for anything that small. Still, I suppose its normal to consider wherever you’re living to be the greatest place on Earth. I often feel that way about Kansas, even with that idiot Brownback in charge.
Everyone assumes that Amesworth is ‘nuclear’ radiation. There are as many types of radiation in and around the EM spectrum. Also, Amesworth could have been some hybrid or ‘constructed’ radiation.It seems to me that the real damage was the viral/bacterial element of the Last War. But, then again, every large war we call the “last” one; it seems as though the Topsider-Mutant war could be called the ‘last’, yet as we see in Endtown even the mutants are starting to war among themselves.I guess only The End will be the last war…
" The zone around Chernobyl is still too dangerous to live in.". Agreed, especially the Pripyat marsh which largely extends into Belarus. Belarus took the worst of it.
@Jenner and DiggersPop: Thank you so much for your kind words Friday. I am happy to promote ENDTOWN and Doc Rat with marketing skills, voting, and promoting voting. I can give what I can, but right now it is just marketing. I am going to have to find that link to Jarlidium(sp) Press, because I think they have a great deal on ENDTOWN books 3 & 4 if ::you buy them together.@Veteran: I desperately need some advice about a very peculiar incident. Are you available for email contact at underground or at Doc’s CrossTimeCafe? There I can give you the name of a late uncle, who was a Texas Ranger, and his son, who fulfilled many Law Enforcement positions in East Texas. Most of my family from Texas, Dad’s side, were Lawmen or oilmen or preachermen(circuit riders).@SurfStuff55: I apologise for not responding to your emails, but sometimes my writings look like Kvetch-fests. I am not trying to complain, My “tsuris” as you call them are an ordinary part of my life. I don’t remember signing up for a series of action movies with car crashes, gunshot wounds, explosions at work, burns, buildings falling on me and all the normal stuff, punctuated by long periods of tedium, and ennui, with a little comedy, some farce, some Surreal Degrees, and all the other things that make up days from 58 years. I can’t communicate well with many others. When I say something like, “it’s like the first time you are hit by a car, you just know how to roll away”, or something like that and I get a look like, I must be from Mars, or insane. Did you know some people have never broken one of their own bones, or sustained a fracture. I meet them sometimes, and sometimes I am jealous.
@Surfi, still: I saw your bit about winter blues kick in for you about October. Turn as many lights on as possible. Wear light bright colors near your face: scarf, blouse, or whatever, so when you look in a mirror you see a light reflection. Don’t let the nightwork, and driving in the dark steal your chi, or kether, or ka, or energy. Some people successfully use melatonin supplements to help with their body clocks processing the sleep hormone.
@ALL: VOTE, BUY STUFF, SEND AARON MONEY: The voting links are on my profile page, and the auction has prints to choose from, and the easiest little donation site you have ever seen.
. Vote ENDTOWN . Vote Doc Rat . Vote Hubris . Vote Kevin and Kell . Sincerely, . JusSayinOh yeah, for all that need it, I’m included. “ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride! ’ " Hunter S. Thompson What a Long, Strange Trip it’s Been – Grateful Dead
“Amesworth radiation doesn’t linger. In fact it is fully and totally artificially generated.”It lingered around the zero bomb craters, which is why people developed “X disease”, and why the Bordavian teacher gave Wally the radiation sensor. It may be artificially generated, but that doesn’t mean it fully dissipates immediately. There’s still a lot about Amesworth we haven’t been told yet.
mr_sherman Premium Member over 10 years ago
Your mission: Find out why we haven’t heard from Albion West for some time.
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 10 years ago
Ah, but Wally thinks you’re beautiful, too…
mr_sherman Premium Member over 10 years ago
Observation on my part: Amesworth radiation evidently has a VERY short half-life. I would think Wally would be hesitant to enter the city otherwise.
sylerner over 10 years ago
Being exposed to radiation does not necessarily make something radioactive.A bomb burst (or blaster ray) could destroy something without leaving much, if any, residual radiation.In real life, an atomic bomb set off at ground level will cause significant fallout and residual radiation, while a high altitude blast will have less (but will cause wider ranging EMP damage).
Rennjack over 10 years ago
“To console those who morn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness…” Isaiah 61:3 NKJV
Wally your the man!!! What makes human beings truly amazing is our ability to continue to hope when all hope is gone.
Jenner Premium Member over 10 years ago
Here is a special Christmas song for you all. It’s Christmas Frog Asteroid, by Aaron Neathery and Josh Foster. Recorded 2005 in Houston.Enjoy
Jenner Premium Member over 10 years ago
See the sign in the background: Pep Cola. From the infamous stadium of the same name.
Jenner Premium Member over 10 years ago
Complete end of humanity, billions killed, and every survivor enduring a living death. Holly’s that sort of glass-half-empty person.
Ponyhome over 10 years ago
Interesting. “Greatest country on earth destroyed?” I would have thought that pretty much ALL the countries were destroyed, given the nature of the wars, but maybe not?
Ida No over 10 years ago
Notice the extent of the ruins. This is why mutants can live here even though the Topsiders know where it is. Too many places you can be sniped from, so simple 2-man patrols are going to stay safely out of gun range under normal circumstances.
crookedwolf Premium Member over 10 years ago
Holly and Wally have officially switched roles..
Dragoncat over 10 years ago
The greatest country on Earth has been destroyed?…Rest in peace, Mother Russia. Rest in peace…
scyphi26 over 10 years ago
“Greatest country,” eh? What country do you speak of? Canada? :P
Darwinskeeper over 10 years ago
“Greatest Country on Earth?” It would be tempting to say the USA, but I’m not sure to what degree that existed. We know that Endtown is located in “Hillside”, a fairly advanced “city state” but I have trouble using greatest for anything that small. Still, I suppose its normal to consider wherever you’re living to be the greatest place on Earth. I often feel that way about Kansas, even with that idiot Brownback in charge.
craigwestlake over 10 years ago
Everyone assumes that Amesworth is ‘nuclear’ radiation. There are as many types of radiation in and around the EM spectrum. Also, Amesworth could have been some hybrid or ‘constructed’ radiation.It seems to me that the real damage was the viral/bacterial element of the Last War. But, then again, every large war we call the “last” one; it seems as though the Topsider-Mutant war could be called the ‘last’, yet as we see in Endtown even the mutants are starting to war among themselves.I guess only The End will be the last war…
JusSayin over 10 years ago
" The zone around Chernobyl is still too dangerous to live in.". Agreed, especially the Pripyat marsh which largely extends into Belarus. Belarus took the worst of it.
@Jenner and DiggersPop: Thank you so much for your kind words Friday. I am happy to promote ENDTOWN and Doc Rat with marketing skills, voting, and promoting voting. I can give what I can, but right now it is just marketing. I am going to have to find that link to Jarlidium(sp) Press, because I think they have a great deal on ENDTOWN books 3 & 4 if ::you buy them together.@Veteran: I desperately need some advice about a very peculiar incident. Are you available for email contact at underground or at Doc’s CrossTimeCafe? There I can give you the name of a late uncle, who was a Texas Ranger, and his son, who fulfilled many Law Enforcement positions in East Texas. Most of my family from Texas, Dad’s side, were Lawmen or oilmen or preachermen(circuit riders).@SurfStuff55: I apologise for not responding to your emails, but sometimes my writings look like Kvetch-fests. I am not trying to complain, My “tsuris” as you call them are an ordinary part of my life. I don’t remember signing up for a series of action movies with car crashes, gunshot wounds, explosions at work, burns, buildings falling on me and all the normal stuff, punctuated by long periods of tedium, and ennui, with a little comedy, some farce, some Surreal Degrees, and all the other things that make up days from 58 years. I can’t communicate well with many others. When I say something like, “it’s like the first time you are hit by a car, you just know how to roll away”, or something like that and I get a look like, I must be from Mars, or insane. Did you know some people have never broken one of their own bones, or sustained a fracture. I meet them sometimes, and sometimes I am jealous.
@Surfi, still: I saw your bit about winter blues kick in for you about October. Turn as many lights on as possible. Wear light bright colors near your face: scarf, blouse, or whatever, so when you look in a mirror you see a light reflection. Don’t let the nightwork, and driving in the dark steal your chi, or kether, or ka, or energy. Some people successfully use melatonin supplements to help with their body clocks processing the sleep hormone.
@ALL: VOTE, BUY STUFF, SEND AARON MONEY: The voting links are on my profile page, and the auction has prints to choose from, and the easiest little donation site you have ever seen.
. Vote ENDTOWN . Vote Doc Rat . Vote Hubris . Vote Kevin and Kell . Sincerely, . JusSayinOh yeah, for all that need it, I’m included. “ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride! ’ " Hunter S. Thompson What a Long, Strange Trip it’s Been – Grateful Dead
Ida No over 10 years ago
“Amesworth radiation doesn’t linger. In fact it is fully and totally artificially generated.”It lingered around the zero bomb craters, which is why people developed “X disease”, and why the Bordavian teacher gave Wally the radiation sensor. It may be artificially generated, but that doesn’t mean it fully dissipates immediately. There’s still a lot about Amesworth we haven’t been told yet.