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Posted on 07/17/2007 7:18:00 PM PDT by blam
Sydney residents 'must carry survival bags'
By Mark Chipperfield in Sydney
Last Updated: 2:12am BST 18/07/2007
The easy-going residents of Australia's biggest city are being urged to carry personal "survival bags" to help them cope with a future terrorist attack or natural disaster.
The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, says citizens should pack a "Go Bag" containing such essentials as toilet paper, running shoes, spare keys, a torch, disposable gloves, adhesive tape, a transistor radio and sun cream before they leave home each day.
Miss Moore, who has yet to pack her own Go Bag, says it is her duty to warn Sydney's four million residents of the potential dangers that await them.
"Living through the hailstorm [in 1999], I realized how unprepared we were for a catastrophe of that sort," she said.
The city council is distributing 200,000 booklets advising Sydneysiders on how to cope with a terrorist attack, earthquake, flood or other natural disaster. The booklet suggests that people find an "emergency buddy", develop a personal emergency plan and create a contact number on their mobile phones in case they are injured and unable to talk to rescuers.
A council website suggests that in the event of a bombing, earthquake or flood residents should carry their cats in "a cotton pillow case".
The public education campaign, which has been co-funded by the Australian government, has been greeted with skepticism by most Sydneysiders - even from the deputy mayor Chris Harris. "It's purely sensationalist," he said.
"Where are we supposed to go with our Go Bags? With our current public transport system, the roads would be clogged within minutes."
Sydney has already been warned to be on high alert when world leaders arrive in September to attend the 2007 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The latest announcement has only heightened the sense of fear surrounding that event.
Bump.
Do not forget your walking/running shoes, as you will need them when you get caught in the traffic and cannot move.
It may take you a couple days to walk home.
Thanks for the translation, I have an English mom but flashlight was not the first thing I pictured in my brain.
Excellent idea.
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LOL!
Sigh.
Been carrying my backpack everywhere with me for about . . . well since . . . 1987.
you don't need a go-bag, you need a go-trailer.........
With your list, you're better off staying at home and locking the doors......
In normal times, you are exactly right.
When traveling I often keep a 1/4 ounce gold coin in my back pocket. When paying for items at a Convenience Store I sometimes hold it out with the question, “would you rather I pay in gold or Federal Reserve Notes?” Almost all the time, this totally blows the cashier away. Once, the store manager knew his money. He replied, “I have to take the Notes because I cannot make proper change if I accepted the gold.”
But in times of social stress, there is no doubt that some items, like ammo or gasoline or gold will have real trading value where paper money will be, well, just paper. We are, after all, talking about what items should make up the contents of an ideal “go bag”.
Kick the death cult out and you won’t need this.
Golf Clubs
Condoms
Hustler Magazines
One Dozen Big Macs
Help me out here, folks.
Me, too. My first essential would be my .38 revolver.
Carolyn
Thanks for the thread and BTTT.
I'm glad they are emphasizing the essentials. Who really needs matches, knife, water and food anyway?
That’s not a bad suggestion. What if they get hit while you have your heels on and you are getting shuffled to some survivor center without being given the chance to change into something “a little more comfortable”? Have you ever tried to walk 10 miles in high heels?
No gun?
LOL! I have a scottish Grandmum, and spent loads of time with her in my youth, to the point I nearly had a scotish accent. I had the pleassure of working with a lot of Scots and Brits on one project, and got to be the translator for the Americans I worked with. Spanner, bonnet, dustbin, fag, etc. lots of interesting terms my co-workers just didn't catch at first.
chocolate.
People aware of our situation here in terrorist times as well as those living in earthquake country are for the most part always prepared. Australia’s list although a good beginning is lacking in many essentials.
If anyone needs a really good preparedness list check a_d’s list.
After an emergency arises is too late to prepare.
http://www.freerepublic.com/~appalachiandweller/
As per Karina, gas stations along road will be closed so no gas in a real emergency...emergency shelter if you need to hoof it for a long distance.
Water and food, water and food, water and food, water and food, water and food.....
why? just pack a can of lighter fluid. torches are easily made, just grab a decent sized stick (or a femur if one is handy) and wrap some cloth around it.
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