[Modernman]

A contingency plan drawn up by planners working in DC, inside the beltway.

Good for them. If terrorists set off a nuke a couple of blocks from the White House, you think anyone will make it to those bunkers?

The sad truth is, this isn't that Cold War anymore. Those of us living in places like DC or NYC won't even get the 45 minutes or so of warning we would have received if the Soviets had decided to launch their missiles.

Such is life. I'm not going to move to some godforsaken swamp in the wilds of South Carolina because of a fear of a nuclear attack.

Think their plans include taking you with them? Wonder why not?

Of course their plans don't include me. So what?

You seem to be afraid of a lot of things. Sad, really.

[M. Espinola]

"Such is life. I'm not going to move to some godforsaken swamp in the wilds of South Carolina because of a fear of a nuclear attack."

Agreed. Those at ground zero will at least go in a flash, and in style, not acting like a pack of radiating, rabid rednecks, more crazed then ever as they are scavenging for rotted swamp plants, while being bitten by vicious attacking ants, half nuked alligators & various venomous snakes.

[Wampus SC]

"Good for them. If terrorists set off a nuke a couple of blocks from the White House, you think anyone will make it to those bunkers? "

That sure was quick. A few posts ago rural bunkers were the province of the paranoid and tinfoil. Now it's good. On top of all your other limitations, you can't even keep track of your own statements made just minutes ago. That figures too. No matter - what you have *really* said remains available for all to see. Unfortunately for you, they do.

Oh yeah, noticed more name dropping about your proximity to the White House. All right, modernman, WE ALL SEE YOU! You're so special, even Godlike. Where do we line up to throw ourselves at your feet and worship your perfection? WE SEE YOU! Feel better now?

I'll bet there's a public library within a three block radius of the White House or Capitol. Just a hunch.

"Of course their plans don't include me. So what? "

I rather thought they'd think you were worth saving. I stand corrected.