Thursday, September 11, 2008

Homeland Security

So I work at a place called the Desert Research Institute.  It is pretty cool to do some fun research, even if it is on dirt.  I get to figure out how much of certain things are in stuff, and things like that.  It is really cool to work months on a project and get back actual scientific data.

Today I had to go to a safety training meeting that covered lab safety and hazardous waste management.  Well they talked about security and things like that.  I could honestly make Meth, or other drugs, or produce chemicals that could really hurt a lot of people. 

So what is the point, well security is a real issue.  Generally speaking I work behind locked doors.  I have to have a security card to enter my building and then only 4 people have keys to my lab.  So it is kind of secure.

So after we get this lecture about safety I walk back up to my office and see that the security doors are propped open for some reason for maintenance.  So all those precautions are out the door.  Some things I really could never make but to buy their ingredients, which are in my lab, you have to have major clearance.

Oh well I guess...

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