Potassium Iodide

Potassium Iodide 130mg is used to counter the effects of radiation exposure, whether by breathing contaminated air, standing in a contaminated area. Distance makes a big difference in the level of exposure or as its called RAD level one is exposed to.

It appears no matter how much we try to put a good spin on how much water is covering the rods in three reactors or if there's enough cooling going on, or how much the rods were exposed for how long and how many explosions have happened so far...that shit is going to hit the fan, and depending on wind patterns levels of radiation will be floating around.

Radiation affects the thyroid and potassium iodide pills of 130mg are concentrated specifically to protect the thyroid from getting cancer from this exposure.

I looked around today for packets of pills, every pharmacy, Amazon, and the manufacturers are Out Of Stock. It seems people have been stocking up even before this event, but there must have been a run on the pills when this first happened. Unfortunately, the US government hasn't said a word to citizens other than to pooh pooh any concerns.

On Amazon, the 14 day pill packets that began selling early in the day were around $5., then jumped to $9 and flew up to $49 before they were listed as sold out within hours. The only thing left was lower dose potassium iodide that people use to supplement thyroid problems. But I bought a concentrated top rated quality version and had it direct shipped to my kids who likely will shelve it thinking NerVous Nelly is once again looking at the half empty glass...

I was listening as CNN described how our infrastructure all around the US is not prepared for a similar impact for earthquakes or tsunamis. Basically we're sitting ducks and I have a much better respect for the so-called 'survivalists' who stock up and dig down deep for when the apocalypse hits. Chassidim are supposed to keep a suitcase with a clean change of clothes under their beds to be ready when Moshiach will take us to eretz Israel.

I'd like to hear a bookie's odds on which one happens first.