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.
I have a go-trailer. It’s full of all the family camping supplies. I think we could be gone in about 15 minutes with most everything we need. I’ve also got several places in mind to go in three different directions. East is Lake Huron and Canada with no weapons allowed so that’s not an option. I know the locations of several cabins and cottages where kicking the door in if I beat the owners there wouldn’t be an issue.
Fuel may be an issue. The van has a roof rack for bikes though.
No food or water???
if its armageddon.. we’re all gonna die anyway.. why bother?
and if we don’t die, we’ll need to repopulate :)
...containing such essentials
Vodka, Wine, Snacks, Lap Top, Sopranos DVD’s. There my essentials!
siphon, or at least a hose.
gas stations will be closed in emergency, but there’s gonna be plenty of abandoned vehicles.
Sorry. That job is taken by Mrs.Reader, who has her own Glock 36.
Matches?
Yep. Wetstrikes(used on lifeboats and Usuaia camping trippers)
A map of backroads marked.
I am in South Florida.
ALL roads are back roads and jammed solid.
Even the main roads are back roads and jammed solid.
In several languages.
All spoken badly.
Ammo is more important than maps to nowhere.
Besides I have lived here about 50 years and know the place pretty well.
Good idea though. A very good idea.
Have a water purifier in the vehicle. Several Nalgene bottles in the trunk or backseat.
This is only for about 7 days with a stretch to ten.
I am planning on a “removal from site and using the vehicle as an enclosed base”. A portable house.
Dont you camp?
No one ever has ever accused me of “camping”.
The straight answer is NO. I hate it. I did all the “camping” I had to in service. A lifetime’s worth.
I am doing this crap for survival, not fun.
A prefer canned food. I have a small supply of MRE’s but that is for real extremis situations.
In any situation where paper money is worthless, the top barter goods will be tobacco, alcohol, and ammo. Forget gold, silver, and Beanie Babies collectibles
Are you a guy?
I try to be.
What mate? Can i borrow a couple of squares?
Answer from Cheryl Crow.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only one square. You trying to kill the planet????????????????????????????
I'd put coffee on that list too. There will be a lot of all night watches.
um.... A Bible and the book of the Psalms?
I have to carry enough stuff now.
Blackberry, iPod, 11 different shades of lipstick, small bottle of vodka (just in case), small container of olives (for the vodka, of course), brush, screaming slingshot monkey, 47 pens, wallet, 23 keys on four different keychains, ....
.
I’ll stick with my Surefire “TORCHES”. An Surefire E1E Executive light (should be carried by everyone-Particularly good for the ladies purses)I carry ALL the time, and a Z2 Combat Light.
Absolutely the highest quality you can get. and Never fails.
Blood stop products can be acquired at police/fire/emt supply houses. Try Galls. It is one of the largest. L.A.Police Gear for another. Medical supply stores in any major municipality has it as well and can help you put a survival emerg kit together.
Keep it light and keep it strictly for emergencies. Splints can be IMPORVISED. the best word for the situation, should it occur.
Where do you find the blood stop?
I’m sorry. I withdraw my question. I saw your other post. Thanks!
Gas stations will be closed, as in Katrina, so no gas.
You are right. check my list and you will see a ten gallon container of diesel.
I have a diesel VW that gets me roughly between 32 and 35 mpg depending on the roads and area.
I keep tanked up. The car too.(dont drop below 3/4)
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