Y2K all over again?

“I just read an article that says people are buying up "disaster" supplies like mad right now. In 1999, I am ashamed to say, my family and i bought into that whole end-of-the world thing and bulked up on food storage (still eatting the beans from that- ICK!)
I quess what I want to say is this- are people really that afraid? If so then the terrorists have won- thats what they want, people to be frightened... I believe it is always wise to have on hand a little something extra just in case of bad weather but when it gets to the point of people hoarding and stock-piling isn't that overboard?”

“i'd rather just die than be huddled up in a shelter for the rest of my life.”

“I didn't need to stockpile anything. I just put some food and water in a box, and put together a first aid kit from stuff in the kitchen and bathrooms. Unless you go to the store every couple of days and don't buy in bulk as a matter of normal frugalness, most people already have enough supplies in their houses to handle a week of being shut out of stores.”

“It dawned on my while driving to work today that we have more to fear from the threats in our everyday lives than the terrorists. I mean, I'm driving along listening to NPR talk about the Orange alert and the terrorists striking with God knows what kind of weapons and some fool idiot comes flying out from a stop sign without stopping in front of me, the $#@& Al Qaeda b@st@rd!”

“I concur Geo, the best preperation is to remain informed. You cannot react to the threat until it occurs. Keep food and water on hand, and develop a rally point for your family (your home?) and go on with life as normal.”

“I wish Frank Zappa was alive to see this. I Can Only Imagine what he might say....

LOL”

“Geo hit the nail on the head! Terrorism is meant to terrify us and they're doing a good job and the media are more than doing their part. People are freaking out because we upped the warning level from Yellow to Orange for Chrissake! If they would have developed a system with 3 levels like a stoplight (Green, yellow, red) we'd be stuck happily at yellow! The CIA says "some kind" of attack is imminent "somewhere" in the world! It is far more likely that you'll get T-boned at an intersection on your way home from work tonight. So grab a few batteries, fill up some water jugs and hope for the best. At worst you'll have some supplies when you get hit by the next tornado or hurricane.”

“I must confess to purchasing several 12 packs of Alaskan Amber and buffalo-wing sauce. Also have been stashing away Pizza Hut coupons.”

“

My next Toronado?”

“I dripped some tomato sauce on my shirt at lunch yesterday. I'm saving it up just in case.”

“Armageddon party at Geezr's!! WhooooHooooo!”

“I heard back in my college days you could live on beer and tomatoes indefinitely.”

“so yer saying I should invest in a pound and a few kegs???”

“I dunno Geezr, Al Qaida might "Hit the Hut".”

“I cannot honestly recommend tomatoes as survival food, at least not when Psycho Squirrel is lurking near the garden.”

“Really Tom! Who cares if they hit some dam or refinery? They could really hurt us by nailing a brewery or two!”

“Or worse, the Glen Fiddich Distillery in Bonny Scotland (perish the thought).”

“So the question now is... can one survive on a diet of single malt and squirrel?”

“Tom, now you really have me worried. I guess I should be putting away more Papa Murphy coupons, but I don't think they deliver.”

“I dunno Tilt, but I wouldn't mind trying!”

“Dang Tilt, that sets up an interesting possibility. If law and order breaks down, I could get my tomatoes recycled as squirrel meat. WoooHooooo!”

“Amen brother!

I won't miss TV.......but beer!!!”

“How to stop Terrorism: KILL YOUR TV!”

“Psychotic Squirrel???

Geo--Is that a neighbor?”

“Don't forget, Geezr, if you plan to order pizza to be delivered, you need to construct an airlock to get it into your house without letting the deadly chemicals in.”

“Better yet, when the attack comes, grab your plastic sheeting and duct tape and head down to your favorite pizza/beer place and tape yourself in for the duration!”

“If you guys need any more really good ideas, just let me know....”

“Geez, Aero, you're on a roll today. You always say it better than I can, in about 70 less sentences. LOL!”

“If you run out and buy plastic and duct tape........






......the terrorists win!”

“Martyb, if I'm going to be eating that many pizzas a few more chemicals is probably the least of my worries.

Running out of beer would scare me more.”

“You could pour beer on the pizzas to sterilize them from any biological agents.”

“Ohhhhh......any luck yet?


This tree rat is your (tor)mentor?”

“Also, Aero is my official hero for the day for his "fight the terrorists w/ kill your T.V." remark.”

“The terrorists probably have a meter than tells them how many times per second the words "terrorist," "duct tape," or "plastic sheeting" appear on the internet. The higher the rate, the more success they have achieved.”

“Is that another one of your good ideas Marty? I bet your right. LOL!”

“Here in Big Sky Country we don't worry about terroists . . . we have enough to do just thinking about what our governor will do next.”

“Hey newgirl, I would feel more safe from terrorists if I had that black bean lasagne recipe - any progress?”

“LOL @ Geezr. How much dumber can she get?

#&%!$! Marty, I forgot all about that. I'm so sorry. I'm posting it right now.”

“Martyb, between you and me, I think she gets it at Albertsons.”

“Make lasagna.....

Add black beans”

“Hmmmmm, Marty in a plastic-sealed room eating black bean lasagna? Sounds like a recipe for disaster! Does your family have gas masks?”

“Why do you think I sleep in my own tent on backpacking trips?”

“aero, yep, if I was them I'd be double bagging the door between them.”

“Martyb,

Modesty?”

“I'm prepared for the worst of worst case scenarios:

2 cases Corona
2 cases Heinekin
2 cases Bud Light
2 cases Mich Lite
26 cases Natural Lite
1 tomato”

“When Mt. St. Helens erupted back in 1980, Missoula, MT got 1/4" of ash dumped on the city. They closed all schools and businesses for a week due to the danger of breathing the ash (glass) particles. There was a mad rush to the grocery stores and the first things to be cleaned out were the beer coolers!

9 months later, Missoula experienced a Baby Boom!”

“LOL! Aero scores again!”

“D@mn terrorists.”

“A good friend of mine had her baby on June 11, 2002, exactly 9 months after....guess?”