Torch? Check. Sticky tape? Check. Paranoia? Check. Check.
Is it just me or is everyone think you can get a grant for just about anything these days?
Sydney City Council today launches ‘Get Ready Sydney’! And, no – it’s not a volunteer drive for the next Olympic Games, but a 200 thousand dollar campaign to encourage Sydney-siders to prepare for a terrorist attack. It was funded, via a grant from the Federal Government.
Central to the cunning plan in the ‘go bag’ which, according to Sydney Mayor Clover Moore, should contain essential items like maps, running shoes, energy bars and even sticky-tape. Sticky tape??? What the hell for???
There’s a website, in case you want to put together your own ‘go bag’. It also recommends a ‘grab and go’ drawer, so you can find you bag quickly in the event of an emergency….
Back in the eighties, when I seriously thought the Russians were going to nuke my boarding school, I used to lie awake at night, wondering what clothes I would take should we get the half hour warning that an H bomb was winging its way across the Indian Ocean.
And, just in case you’re wondering, I probably would have gone with a pair of jeans, a few pairs of undies underneath and a few tops…bit of layering.
Obviously, I was aware that if I survived at all (and if my skin wasn’t burned off) then I would almost certainly lose my hair in the acid rain to follow, but somehow, I still thought my choice of top would make a difference..
Anyway, I don’t know what you’ll be putting in your ‘go bag’…I know the Deputy Mayor of Sydney (not a big fan of the ‘go bag’) is going for a pair of floaties, a copy of the Sydney Good Food Guide and a one way ticket to Barcelona.
Sounds good to me…
Sydney City Council today launches ‘Get Ready Sydney’! And, no – it’s not a volunteer drive for the next Olympic Games, but a 200 thousand dollar campaign to encourage Sydney-siders to prepare for a terrorist attack. It was funded, via a grant from the Federal Government.
Central to the cunning plan in the ‘go bag’ which, according to Sydney Mayor Clover Moore, should contain essential items like maps, running shoes, energy bars and even sticky-tape. Sticky tape??? What the hell for???
There’s a website, in case you want to put together your own ‘go bag’. It also recommends a ‘grab and go’ drawer, so you can find you bag quickly in the event of an emergency….
Back in the eighties, when I seriously thought the Russians were going to nuke my boarding school, I used to lie awake at night, wondering what clothes I would take should we get the half hour warning that an H bomb was winging its way across the Indian Ocean.
And, just in case you’re wondering, I probably would have gone with a pair of jeans, a few pairs of undies underneath and a few tops…bit of layering.
Obviously, I was aware that if I survived at all (and if my skin wasn’t burned off) then I would almost certainly lose my hair in the acid rain to follow, but somehow, I still thought my choice of top would make a difference..
Anyway, I don’t know what you’ll be putting in your ‘go bag’…I know the Deputy Mayor of Sydney (not a big fan of the ‘go bag’) is going for a pair of floaties, a copy of the Sydney Good Food Guide and a one way ticket to Barcelona.
Sounds good to me…
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