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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:26 AM Original message |
On some of the ahem discussions on Haiti |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. good post, but ehm.....okay, let's say my family has "prepared" to survive |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I've been thinking about |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. It is that time again |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. My wife and I set up a survival box |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 04:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
37. Question: |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Answer: |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. 3-7 WHOLE days??? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Of course, I am just going over the official recommendation |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Good |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Oh we are talking of the civil war, for example, that I have suggested |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:47 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Three airburst nukes spaced properly. The Yellowstone caldera letting go.... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:50 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. The caldera goes off |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:57 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. The "3 nukes" scenario is very survivable. The primary damage would be EMP-related, not radioactive |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Why I said as a planner when people say we are working a plan for this |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 04:03 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. The whole purpose of preparing is to be able to survive "on your own"... |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
62. That is my greatest fear |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:47 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. 3-6 months? Wow |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Actually, I'm good for 6-9 months...working on a year. |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:54 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Maybe I'm just scarred from The Day After |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:59 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. A lot of people would die...but I'd still try to survive. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 06:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
39. The truth is that we cannot prepare for an earthquake of this magnitude |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Of course, if the city collapses |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. Kick |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. Thank you so much for providing these informative posts. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Philly |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
8. I have a sincere question... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Under the current group of adults in charge |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. "Heck of a job, Brownie" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. With the bushes you never know |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Also, getting rid of the poor (mostly,black) people in New Orleans |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Get rid of black people in NOLA? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
40. Not the hurricane |
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PacerLJ35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
55. FWIW, the civil side of the government dropped the ball, not the military |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
49. First of all Katrina wasn't what drowned the 9th ward |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Just wondering when |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I hope you're right... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Hubby got it last week so off to teh doc we went |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
83. +1 |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
11. Actually, I think they are doing an amazing job |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It is also a reaction to Katrina |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Katrina Was More A FEMA Fubar |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. That's easy to explain |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I'm pretty sure... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:51 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. In a very tertiary role |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:55 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Remember the toxic trailers?... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. I doubt that... mostly they have dstroyed them mostly |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Hope you're right... there're 15,000 of them available... |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 04:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Don't know how tertiary this is... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Deploying as FEDERAL and under USAID Authority |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 05:32 AM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Uh oh. Katrina redux? - "Private security firms sent to Haiti..." |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. No, but if you want to believe that, nothing I can tell you |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. I agree they're serving a purpose up front... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
45. Shame on me for being homeless and not able to store everything needed for that many days. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Here are the other purpose of those supplies |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Yes, we homeless people see so much of that. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I am telling you the intent... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Which is why I've tried for YEARS to get you "progressives" to understand reality for the rest of us |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. I did this in Mexico and yes we assumed that we wold have to take |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. WEll, you can hope. There's a lot of that going around. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. You are talking day to day |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. You CAN speak up about remembering us for "disaster" planning. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. What part of we did, and you are, are you missing? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. And here's the part YOU are not getting. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I don't blame you for not being able to |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. You know, I appreciate that your heart seems to be in the right place. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. I have |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. Then thank you. All I asked is that you use the voice you have to speak out on our behalf. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. Here's what I ask..... read through these many posts today about being prepared, |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. But for anyone who has a home, they should have the water on hand |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. And you assume that everyone has a space in a "shelter"...full of disease, and |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. That's unfair |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Yes, its unfair. Its unfair that WE don't even enter your minds. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #61 |
73. You really are determined |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. What the fuck do I want? |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
46. I love that line from Men In Black: "You're everything we've come to expect... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
53. Californians know that too |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Its a damned good thing there are no homeless people in California who can't carry all of that |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Suggestions? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. It doesn't matter |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. It doesn't matter |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. You are sick |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Thank you for being such a compassionate "progressive". |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-17-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
82. I agree with you |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
84. So, Pararescue? SEAL? Green Beret? Delta Force? Or is it just toooo soooper-sekret for you to tell? |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-18-10 04:03 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. *Kick* |
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