I think Bosda’s one of them.
When somebody disses duct tape, the terrorists win.
Regards,
Shodan
Kinda nice to know that serial killers will be well prepared.
Oh, come on now, Bosda, Murfreesboro is a prime target! There’s the university, MTSU (and a good thing it would be if some terrorists decided to wipe that place out, IMHO), there’s the Air Force base some miles south in Tullahoma (They do all kinds of top secret research there! I think that they may even have an ICBM silo there!), not to mention you’re pretty close to that prime terrorist target :
The Jack Daniel’s Distillery!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:
Well, damn. Had no idea I should be panicking. Think I’ll stock up on soda pop, porno and microwave burritos…
[sub]Actually, I was planning on doing that anyway…[/sub]
I’m not panicked so much anymore, as I’m jealous of all of the really nifty places the rest of you live in.
I’m not even certain that terrorists want to destroy my town.
JESUS CHRRRRIST! What is with the fucking coding size orgy in here today? Let’s keep it medium folks, we’re under orange alert.
That’s nice. And I care because…?
If that goes, we’ve lost already!
Hmmm… I live near downtown Houston… you think one of our nation’s largest ports and the major center of U.S. oil industry might be a target?
I’m safe though, that is if I can just manage to create a radiation/chemical warfare suit out of my trusty duct tape 
I’m packing up my supply of bottled water and heading to Beagle’s house. Then we can panic together
Ya know, the SDMB server is in Chicago. A short time back it went offline when a leak screwed up its Internet connection.
If Chicago is hit, the SDMB may go down for quite a bit longer!
Is there an emergency kit of duct tape and plastic sheeting stored next to the SDMB server??? Are the backup tapes (what backup tapes?) stored off-siter, preferably outside of Chicago?
Actually I for one appreciate that Neurotik points that out everytime it’s used. Maybe after the 100 billionth time, some of these schmucks will get it, or give it up.
If the end of the world must happen, all I ask is that it hold off until after next weekend. I haven’t seen my boyfriend in over three months and I would really like to see him and have sex (not necessarily in that order) before I die.
That’s all.
Ava
Jarbabyj: Okey-doke.
Beagle: You know, if you click on the “post reply” button at the bottom-right of all the posts, it takes you to a screen where the smileys are all in their own little pen off to the left, and you can enter them into your post without having to cut & paste; just click on them.
Like this:
:o :eek: :o :o :eek: :smack:
Oh, and I’m not panicking just because I’ve got lots of duct tape. I use the silver tape for sword and axe blades, and black for the edges, and red for thrusting tips, and brown for axe hafts, and white for… well… I haven’t figured out a use for white yet, but I’m sure it’ll come in handy. It’s not like it’s going to go bad or anything.
Since I see that nobody has posted the story about the terrorist attack in Oklahoma City yesterday, I will do so.
http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=985751&pic=none&TP=getarticle
Needless to say, the only duct tape here at Goose Acres is what’s holding the vacuum cleaner hose together.
Both sides are overreacting.
There’s nothing wrong with having a few essentials around just in case you can’t get to the store for a few days - for whatever reason: snowstorm, tornado, earthquake, flood, terrorist attack, bits of spacecraft falling from the sky, etc, etc.
But hermetically sealing yourself into your bathroom is stupid. Why? Because if it’s done right, you’ll suffocate long before your food supply runs out, dumbass!
I’ve been through an ice storm that left my city without power for a week.
I lived for three years in “tornado alley”. While I was there a tornado vacuumed a small town off the map not five miles from my home. Another touched down a block away. I spent a lot of time in my basement.
The day after I moved into my current home, a 5.9 earthquake struck. My house wasn’t damaged, but I was out of work for three days while my office building was checked for damage. Although not very strong, it made me realise what a real earthquake could do.
Terrorism is a poor second to Mother Nature.
I’ve got flashlights, a radio, batteries, water, food, blankets, etc, stashed just in case. You never know what’s gonna happen.
Kamandi has it right. If you don’t have supplies to last you for a week without power and utilities you’re an idiot, since earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, hurricanes, forest fires, blizzards, and rains of frogs happen all the time. You should be prepared for those things. If you are prepared for those things, then you are also prepared for 99% of all possible terrorist attacks.
Shoot, when a crisis comes I plan on facing the situation with a poor grasp of events and a complete lack of preparation.
I live not that far from McDill AFB and there are only two ways out of here: North and South. I don’t count East because McDill is over that a’way and West leads only into the Gulf of Mexico. There is one big bridge to the South, so one well placed bomb wipes out that escape route. Everyone will be headed North, so I ain’t gonna go. I’m opposed to the North anyway because its all filled up with Yankees. I’ve got my duct tape and my bottled water. I’ve got plenty of food, a Coleman gas powered camp stove, a couple of Coleman lanterns, several flashlights, a ton of spare batteries, four or five radios and a machete. You know, all the usual camping gear. But I ain’t gonna panic and I ain’t gonna worry none a’tall cause I don’t believe no shits gonna happen. And I ain’t hanging no damn plastic around my doors and windows. I ain’t skeered of no damn terrists but GWB frightens the living hell out of me.
I have cans of Chef Boyaredee from Cosco, and a fresh keg in my kegerator so I’m set.