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Topic started on 3-11-2008 @ 05:19 PM by operation mindcrime

Holland is preparing for the worst..


www.nd.nl
DEN HAAG - Minister Ter Horst wil dat mensen zich beter voorbereiden op een ramp en een noodpakket in huis halen.



,,We zijn zo gewend aan elektriciteit en stromend water dat we niet beseffen voor welke problemen we staan als dat wegvalt. Als je de eerste 24 uur na een ramp voor jezelf moet zorgen, moet je het nodige in huis hebben'', aldus Ter Horst (Binnenlandse Zaken).

De bewindsvrouw heeft sinds haar aantreden steeds gewaarschuwd dat Nederlanders zich de eerste tijd na een grote ramp zelf moeten kunnen redden. Het ministerie heeft daarom een noodpakket laten samenstellen, verpakt in een soort roeiton. Daarin zitten bijvoorbeeld een SOS-vlag, opwindbare radio, zakmes en EHBO-doos. Kosten: 70 euro. Houdbaar voedsel en drinken moeten mensen zelf kopen. Ter Horsts ambtenaren krijgen naast het kerstpakket zo'n noodpakket.
(visit the link for the full news article)

Translation:

The Hague - minister Ter Horst want people to be better prepared for a disaster and get an "emergency kit"

"We are so used to electricity and running water that we do not realise what kid of problems we have if they run out. When you have take of yourself ,the first 24 hours ,after a disaster you really should everthing you need in the house." according to min Ter Horst.

She has repeatedly said that people should be prepared to take car of themselfs after a big disaster. She has put togetter an emergency kit containing first-aid-kit, pocket knife, SOS flags ,transsitor radio etc.
It's for sale for only 70,- euro. People need to take of food supplies and fresh water them selfs. Goverment officials receive this kit (for free) with there christmas bonus.



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reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 05:41 PM by mrmonsoon
reply to post by operation mindcrime

Perhaps they are awear of something(s) you are not.

That is not ment to be sarcastic, perhaps they know something and are doing the best they can to prepare and protect their people???

Indeed, it is and has always been a good idea (an emergency kit).
That said, being done repeatly is odd.

If I were a bit more arrogant (can you imagine) I might say it is preparing for "fireworks" over in the states having a major effect on the rest of the world-or possibly so.

BTW, if I may be so bold as to add to your emergency kits things like :playing cards/games/small mp3 player with a few 2 gig sd ram full of music and several packs of batteries.


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reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 05:50 PM by operation mindcrime
reply to post by mrmonsoon


Whaaaha

That's a good tip.... I'll pass it down to the people who came up with this idea.

But i guess it's typical for goverment to start planning for natural disasters in the middle of an economical disaster....sorry folks we couldn't help you with that whole stockmarket-taking-a-nose-dive thing but here's something you might find usefull...



reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 05:52 PM by psychedeliack
Originally posted by mrmonsoon
reply to post by operation mindcrime


BTW, if I may be so bold as to add to your emergency kits things like :playing cards/games/small mp3 player with a few 2 gig sd ram full of music and several packs of batteries.




Correction, several packs of rechargeable batteries and a solar powered charger.


reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 05:57 PM by pause4thought
reply to post by operation mindcrime


The Hague - minister Ter Horst want people to be better prepared for a disaster


So who's playing Holland in the next international? Sounds like the fans might trash the joint...

Barring that, one thing makes this particularly intriguing: the Dutch aren't exactly known for being excitable. Unless we really are talking football.




reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 06:00 PM by boaby_phet
reply to post by masqua


huuuuu!?

thats the first ive heard, or can find about that!

is that like a real link? or simulation, as theirs no flood warnings on the met office site..


reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 06:03 PM by Saf85
Originally posted by Grey Magic
I can remember the same fear mongering in the first cold war and later with the terrorism fear mongering.

all it is is fear mongering, and I am sick of it


No not really, they are just anticipating the gas and electricity (possibly water) to be cut off at some point in the future (maybe even some flooding), possibly a side effect of the EU/UN/NATO pissing around with Russia? Here in the UK we have our own natural gas rigs and crude oil, all be it not enough to keep out economy afloat should Russia cut us off, but enough to keep the country going for a short while.

Not to mention our government would not be concered with our safety unless it was to profit them in any way (selling stupid lil kits is not profitable, especially when people will just goto the pound store and get everything in the kit individualy, for cut price lol).

Anyone interested in a survival kit in the UK, get down to a camping store and buy a tent, some sleeping sacks, small camping stove, get a big ass gas bottle (keep it outside the house if possible and out of direct sunlight, do not want it heating up and boom...). Then go buy some rice (white not brown, lasts longer), sugar, wheat, honey, mayple syrup, tinned foods (goto lidl or aldi, netto etc, they may seem cheap and crappy, but they are cheap being the main point, buy the tins in bulk).

As long as you do at least the above as a minimum, you should have enough food for a few months, for you and your family. Mind you in a crisis, looting, rioting etc, you could become a target for your food, make sure you do not buy everything at once, neighbours may remember you offloading all that food at home...


reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 06:03 PM by boaby_phet
wow, you guys reply fast..

i saw this on my interweb travels just a sec ago (was going to edit it into the last post, but your all too fast)

www.express.co.uk...


BRITAIN is set to be battered by severe storms and plunged into Arctic weather conditions this month.

Temperatures are expected to plummet as autumn quickly turns to winter after freak snow and hail storms hit the South of England last week.

The mercury could drop to -5C in some areas as Britain is buffeted by November winds of up to 90 miles per hour.

Experts warn that two “once in 20 years” mega-storms could strike.



looks like its pretty real ! eek, and brrrrr, i need to find my gloves.

got till mid / end of the month though so no rush

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reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 06:06 PM by operation mindcrime
reply to post by masqua
I was there in '53 when the last major flood hit Holland. I was only a child, but things like that have a way of sticking in your mind.



Officially, 1,835 people were killed in the Netherlands, mostly in the south-western province of Zeeland. 307 were killed in the United Kingdom, in the counties of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. 28 were killed in West Flanders, Belgium.
en.wikipedia.org...



I think the government is smart to advise people of such a potential danger.




I couldn't agree more Masqua.........but why the H*ll would they be doing this now?? I mean , after almost 60 years they start to think this might be usefull. I know goverment is slow but that slow??

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reply posted on 3-11-2008 @ 06:12 PM by masqua
reply to post by boaby_phet


Spoke too soon. Looks like you've got something that could spark an alert.




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