tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post6305876394244458493..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Heading for the hills?Cervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-44935615236221138562009-05-29T11:45:11.359-04:002009-05-29T11:45:11.359-04:00the safe air and water thing seems to be going awa...the safe air and water thing seems to be going away too.<br /><br />if society falls apart how long will those emergency rations last? and then what? better to learn how to grow food. we may have time for that.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-74413555157484573402009-05-28T15:58:34.174-04:002009-05-28T15:58:34.174-04:00there is absolutely nothing that a private citizen...there is absolutely nothing that a private citizen can do if the nukes start falling. that has to be handled on a national/international level.<br /><br />you and i and that whippersnapper obama were all raised during the cold war -- remember the "bomb drills," where we were supposed to dive under our desks for protection? they've been re-purposed as "earthquake drills" in CA, and are OK for that purpose, but they aren't worth anything for a nuclear strike.<br /><br />my poor dad was ready for the acopalypse. when he died a few years back, we thought we knew where the guns were, but kept running across more, sorting through the garage-o-stuff. he had bins of emergency supplies, too -- rotting socks and camping equipment and c-rations.<br /><br />i'm not anxious to go back to cold-war-style panic. it's not a good way to live, having the kids think they'll be blown up any day. the nuke threat is still there, though, and i still remain hopeful that this particular administration can deal with it thoughtfully and effectively.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com