This is why I'll never work for FedEx

What other job occupation other than Russian scientist would have this danger?

(CNN) -- FedEx on Friday found a package containing radioactive material that went missing a day earlier at one of its shipping stations in Knoxville, Tennessee, the company said.

The package contained a radioactive rod used in CT scans, which use X-rays to create images of patients' bodies.

The shipment was lost in transit between its origination point, a hospital in North Dakota, and the equipment's manufacturer in Tennessee.

FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said the rod was enclosed in a metal cylinder that was itself enclosed in a rectangular box. That rectangular box had originally been placed in another box that had the shipping information on it.

"We are trying to track down how the package became detached from the original shipment," Munoz said.

They said nobody was exposed to the radiation but how would you like that little nugget of office gossip floating around. I'd call in sick for a solid week.

Mailman stole mail

I saw this today in the Tacoma News Tribune:

Federal agents say they've recovered more than 20,000 pieces of mail from a suburban Detroit postal carrier who stored them in his car, kitchen and garage instead of delivering them.

Thirty-seven-year-old James Stempnik Jr. of Clinton Township was charged Monday with delaying and stealing mail.

Postal agents said they found government checks, utility bills and court documents, some a year old. A motive is not known.

A Postal Service spokeswoman says none of the mail was opened and all pieces should be delivered by the end of the week.

Stempnik did not return a message seeking comment.

The charges came three months after another Michigan carrier who couldn't keep up with her route was placed on probation for a similar crime.

And while stealing mail is no joke, all I could think about was the Presidents of the United States of America and their song "Some Postman." Here it is:

Northern Rangers: Mailbox Peak

Today we headed out to Mailbox Peak above North Bend, Washington. This hike is tough, but well worth the effort for the views from the top. Even the sign at the trailhead states this hike is for serious hikers only.

Well, seeing as how we are serious hikers, and we are the Northern Rangers, we took off. Here's what we found. 6 miles round trip, elevation 4,000 feet.

Turkeys attacking mail carriers

At JustSON we love the outdoors. We also love bizarre news stories. But what we love most of all is bizarre outdoor news stories. This story came out on OutdoorNews.com:

Grand Haven, Mich. (AP) - Mail carriers have long had to worry about rain, snow and biting dogs. Now in Grand Haven, they're facing a new challenge: attacking turkeys.

In the past month, eight or nine turkeys has been disrupting mail delivery in one part of the Michigan city, about 165 miles west-northwest of Detroit. The threatening turkeys include three males.

Carrier Jeremy Bogerd has been pecked in the leg. He says the tom turkeys are "super aggressive.''

He said the 15- to 18-pound turkeys chase the mail carriers around the neighborhood and gather at the door of the mail truck when it enters the area.

The story goes on to talk about how Bogerd now even uses a board to defend himself from these turkeys. View the rest of the article here.

I can see the workings of a horror Thanksgiving movie right now. An innocent mail carrier is walking down the road with his mail bag, when over the hill comes the turkeys. They kick up dust as they run toward him. He grabs his board and prepares to stand his ground. Soon the turkeys are upon him and he's swinging madly.

Then, the turkey numbers continue to increase. Soon he turns to run, but it's too late. The huge numbers of turkeys jump on him. Moments later they scatter from the street where the attact took place, and a single letter blows down the street in the breeze.

We'll call it "The Day After Thanksgiving." I can hear the studios calling already.