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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:44 AM Original message |
How to Survive a Nuclear Attack. (insanity) |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. "Place head between knees. Kiss ass goodbye." |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Did you read the OP? |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. During the 50s and 60s |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. We did it in Philly during the 70s too ... and ... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. OF course it will... |
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Gaedel (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
28. We used to go down into the steam tunnels under the school. nt |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. How old are you? In the 50's and 60's when I was in grade school, |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I was around then too... |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. Shit. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Amen...100 miles out... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
4. Duck and Cover n/t |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Forget that, NO NUKES |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. you do understand they are talking about terrorists using a nuke, don't you? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. First we need to figure out who the terrorists are (hint they may be in your own govt) nt |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
35. I am much more concerned about a nation using a nuke... |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. did you read it? It says... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Don't you get that I think the article is propaganda? |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
59. And people wonder why Baby Boomers were never good at planning for the future |
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redirish28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. Doesn't anyone have "alarm bells" going off in their minds like me? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I DO!!! I hope I made that clear in my OP |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. Maybe they think a nuclear terrorist attack is inevitable? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. You are playing right into their hands... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. Threads |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. The original "duck and cover" mantra was part of our plan to engage in a |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Its fear mongering and the reverse somehow, the spin makes me dizzy... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. My understanding is that Obama intends to cut back on nuclear weapons; |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. And you believe that? nt |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. And replace with new and improved... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. That's not my understanding of the situation.... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
64. recent article, the presidents words in bold |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. School Desks |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Weren't those drills funny? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I must be the only baby boomer who never did that. I went |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Convincing America of the possibility and inevitability of a Soviet attack was one |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
56. and they get better at it all the time... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I still can't look at those old films of drills without feeling sick... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. I remember those drills |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
19. Some basic information being available isn't a bad thing |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
24. In 1966 my 9th grade science teacher told us that if there was a nuclear attack |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
25. There was a thread about this the other day. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. In fact - it's very similar to what those of us who live near nuke plants are told - |
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Democracyinkind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. I live pretty close to one too. It entitles me to a free lifetime supply of iodine pills. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Free Iodine pills??? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. You don't take the iodine pills unless there is a problem. |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. which means there's a chance of picking up radioactive idodine... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 07:56 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Normally, the presence of a nuclear plant does not increase your |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. If you would like I can hunt up informationt to the contrary |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
26. The only real way to survive: DON'T BE THERE WHEN IT GOES OFF |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. The 100% guarantee: Do away with all nukes!!! |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
27. have they done anything about the mineshaft gap? |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
31. 'Making the unthinkable thinkable', yes indeed |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. How many unthinkable, intolerable acts seem to be ok now?? |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
32. More of "the new normal". |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. OH! we must be safe! |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. Is this before or after I duct tape the plastic sheeting on my windows? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. yep. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
45. "We have to get past the mental block that says it's too terrible to think about" |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. He should be talking about everyone... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. Getting ready for the new Korean war, a war to end "communist aggression" and "terrorism"? |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Something that occurred to me too... |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
47. Duck & Cover! |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. I'll have to keep a newspaper with me... |
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strawberryfield (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
51. Short of a direct hit, I pretty much could |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
61. THis is what this is about |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:22 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. That's a huge part |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
66. A kick for this thread. n/t |
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