Lessons Learned From "Jericho"

Mach...we are at DMAFB in AZ and the increase in night flying is our clue an increase to orange alert.  It makes me feel safe to watch their trainning and chasing antics.  My mom and I went onto the base, pulled over by the guard gate and were immediately approached - armed with weapons - military.  It is very apparent when we go to orange, it is not a game.

yes, 18 months is a long time for a young child.  Children 4 and older will

I am hoping that we will be able to talk to neighbors, from a distance, I dont think a lot of the very sick will be out and about. I know they can be for a while, but after we have sheltered, I would go out and stand with a mask at about five feet from a neighbor to chat.  One thing we have to remember, the world did survive after 1918, and they were pretty primitive compared to us now. I looked at photos of them, with their masks on, but nothing to protect the eyes or the hands. Many homes didnt even have hot water yet in the begining of last century. People still bathed in metal type tubs with water heated from a pot on the stove. Thus, they bathed maybe once a week. We do have some things in our favor now that we did not then.

raptureready wrote: Tonight is the climax....I hope there are some great prepping tips this time around.

Ugh.......Have to wait for next spring for more tips.  I did check out "who dropped the bomb.com".  Some people really get into this show!

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I think that being a physician at a time of trouble like in the show Jericho or during BF could be very dangerous. People are going to assume, that the Pysicians have medications at their homes for their families. So sick people will go to the home to try to get medical help and medications. It could be one of the first places sick people go after a while. Most people know who is who in the neighborhood. A lot of patients know where their Doc lives. I believe if I were a physician, I would consider moving my family out of the town I practised in. Kind of doing like the black man in Jericho. The fact that Dr.s are not giving out prescriptions for Tamilflu and prescriptions for other meds and additional amounts of meds people are on all the time, is going to lead to a lot of angry people if this happens. Especially towards the Dr. they are trusting who is telling them, that this is not nessecary. I know everyone one of my Dr.s insists that this is not going to happen. Therefore, they wont prescribe. Some are really demeaning and smirky like your a fool when you ask for meds. Talk about being a target for anger and frustration, if this happens.  Angry, sick, grief stricken people who feel they have nothing left to lose are scary. I hope Jericho does a good job, of potraying some of these things when it returns back on the air. I heard it will be back on in Feb. Maybe if people get educated now, they will not be as bad in a disaster.

Has anyone watch the Jericho countdown on-line. I haven't been but decide to watch them last night the first few are all about nuclear disasters but after that any disaster would have the same effect. They talk about socitey coming unraveled, violents, every thing. It is done in an almost documentary/story form. I found it very informative.

THe prep is not too different at all.

the web site is whodroppedthebomb.co

Dr d,

I don't think plastic sheeting will do much against radioactive fallout. Yes, it will keep the particles out of the house if you can seal it well enough, but the radiation will go right thru the walls. You need several feet of earth or concrete to shield your living area. A basement is a start, but you need a high mass ceiling. Once the fallout is on the ground, it doesn't go away. It will still be radioactive outside for weeks to months depending on what the original intensity was. Without a 'bomb shelter' that surrounds you with high mass to absorb the radiation, a way to measure the radiation, and a stock of food and water, people will not survive even relatively moderate amounts of radioactive fallout.

Is the sheeting for something else?

I don't have my notes in front of me, but I don't hinks it's potassium iodine.  Iodine doesn't do the trick and is very toxic.  The pills are either Potassium iodate, or potassium iodide.  I belive it's the latter.  they come in a sealed package with 12 or 14 pills per package.  I don't remember where I purchased mine, but I can look it up at home if anyone is really interested.  They basically fill your thyroid with the iodide so that the radioactive material can not.  The thyroid loves to store that poison stuff, and that's wher the post-nuclear fallout cancers arise from.

I will tell you what we were told at the bomb,burn and balst session of WMD(weapons of mass destruction).