Posted on 07/30/2022 12:52:02 PM PDT by EBH
Who says the end of the world won’t be all fun and games?
Two weeks after releasing a bizarre public service announcement about what to do if a nuke falls on Gotham — offered little advice beyond “get inside” and “stay inside” — New York City’s Emergency Management agency tweeted about what to pack in a “go bag” in the event of a mass evacuation.
The tweet featured a cartoon of children’s backpacks filled with homework, toys and Nintendo Switch and Game Boy consoles. A puzzle, a teddy bear, a rubber duck, video game controllers, rulers and a scarf were also shown.
The post links to Emergency Management’s webpage with a list of bug out bag essentials, including food, water, first aid kits and copies of personal documents.
But fallout to the cartoonish guidance came swiftly after...
...Anna Bounds, a professor of sociology at Queens College with expertise on the urban “prepper” subculture, said there’s a jarring disconnect between the tweet’s intent and the cartoon, describing it as cavalier.
“This isn’t as serious as it should be,” she said. “It does act as a reminder to bring some of your children’s favorite things, but electronic devices won’t last you very long. The image looks like clip art for a back-to school-post — a real mismatch.”
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That all depends on where you are relative to a detonation and its yield.
I was thinking about that when I posted . . . it’s funny until you need one! :)
My question is what info do they have & from whom and what are they not telling us & why?
No primary, secondary, or even tertiary targets within about 150 miles of me.
Pacific Ocean on the west, 100 miles of USFS wilderness on the south and about 150 miles on the north.
The only target of any interest is the Sierra Army Depot about 140 miles east-northeast of me.
Unless the chicoms want to blow up Redding and that’s still 84 miles away!
Some of the older ones are collectible.
I have one that is 30-40 years old that I carry every day.
The one with the Phillips screwdriver instead of the corkscrew. I wonder if they still make it? I should probably buy a backup.
To die, to die, to die .................
What a perverse load of crap.
“What’s gonna power all those gizmos when the EMP knocks out the grid?”
Easy peazy .. . just plug your Nintendo into your ELECTRIC CAR’s cigarette lighter !
Because when the big one hits, electricity will continue to come out of the wall.
I figured the FR war with Russia or die crowd would be plastering these PSA’s everywhere. Everyone knows after a massive nuclear exchange life goes back to normal in a few weeks. 3 weeks inside to flatten the fallout and life returns to normal…
Having lived through the Cold War I am amazed at how little people know about nuclear weapons and their effects. There will be ruble to stay inside, buildings in a city like NYC will be devastated.
I figured the FR war with Russia or die crowd would be plastering these PSA’s everywhere. Everyone knows after a massive nuclear exchange life goes back to normal in a few weeks. 3 weeks inside to flatten the fallout and life returns to normal…
Having lived through the Cold War I am amazed at how little people know about nuclear weapons and their effects. There will be ruble to stay inside, buildings in a city like NYC will be devastated.
It seems like something is going on 🤔
They are trying to drive the underclass out of NYC; “congestion pricing” in lower Manhattan is supposed to remove the middle class commuters.
After 9/11 companies in lower Manahattan were told they had to have a backup site x miles from NYC; unfortunately the radius excluded much of my state of NJ. Companies did th emath and realized they’d be better off just moving the whole operation out (so they didn’t have to maintain two sites). They may still have a PO box or skeleton crew in NYC; the rest of the jobs left forever. That was 20 years ago...
One of his best, for sure. I've had that image on a coffee mug since B. Dalton used to sell them in their bookstores.
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