A New Kind of New Year's Resolution (give me a break!)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Instead of the usual New Year's resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking or exercise more, the Department of Homeland Security is urging Americans to create a family emergency plan for any terror attack.

"The start of a new year is a time when many Americans are inclined to think about ways to make improvements for the future," departing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Wednesday.

"Creating a family emergency plan is a great place to start. Families can create a plan that will allow them to know how best to communicate with one another in the event of an emergency," he said in a statement.

A suggestion by the department in February 2003 that Americans stockpile duct tape and plastic sheeting as part of an emergency kit in case of a chemical attack caused a rush on hardware stores and was widely ridiculed.


http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=7170071

I thought this was in rosponse to my suggestion on another thread that our New Years Resolutions may be more profound than losing those extra pounds! I was speaking of the possible constitutional crisis ove election fraud and the fact that Bush, Cheney, Rove, and Blackwell have all been asked to testify under oath! I don't think we have any guidlines for what that means to our chain of command in the event they are removed from office. It doesn't seem to me that our system of voting in the House and Senate really addresses this particular issue! He really said that?

Make sure you run to the basement and seal yourself off from society for the next 30 years.

against physical harm. I guess they don't think that sounds "bad Jerry Bruckheimer movie" enough.

I promise not to leave my bomb shelter. It has double glazing and full insulation, wall and roof.

Apart from that, I have a little cupboard in which the four of us can cupcake.

On second thoughts, I think I will go out as usual.

I promise not to leave my bomb shelter. It has double glazing and full insulation, wall and roof.

Apart from that, I have a little cupboard in which the four of us can cupcake.

On second thoughts, I think I will go out as usual.