I'm just amused by the fact that whenever a government agency tells people to be prepared for an emergency it means they know about some impending disaster. However, as soon as there's a disaster the government gets slammed for not being prepared and not doing enough to have people be prepared.

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Originally posted by Phage

Um. Because they want to look out for their employees?

Ok...yes. But isn't it easy enough to now spread such info to "all mankind"? I mean, it sounds a little unconcerned about non-NASA employees.

Still a little creepy even if I'm just paranoid.

I wonder how often do they issue such warnings/preparations?

good post yo S+F

dub post

the source site looks a little dodgey.

aside from that many large multi-national companies offer training and advice to staff in dealing with disasters. its the norm these days.

even more than 10-15years ago i was doing some training to deal with outlandish emergencies that could happen on site. one course i had to do was what to do if an airplane crashed on site. its the last thing you want to be doing but after i did it i forgot about it. i wasn't walking around waiting for a plane to fall out of the sky.

some people in these companies have little to be doing so they like to create work for themselves contemplating disasters and sending out memos. this was probably somebody in the safety team trying to justify their job.

Originally posted by Mr Mask


I wonder how often do they issue such warnings/preparations?

Well, could be due to the things the husband works with.. but every time a bolt of lightening hits close to the base or there is a local weather advisory he is emailed a memo with a long boring recital of the weather situation and yet another explanation of what to do, where to go if the sirens go off, and of course, a reminder to be sure to turn the gennies on before you shove yourself in the saferoom. Happens more times than you can really count.

Originally posted by Xcalibur254
I'm just amused by the fact that whenever a government agency tells people to be prepared for an emergency it means they know about some impending disaster. However, as soon as there's a disaster the government gets slammed for not being prepared and not doing enough to have people be prepared.

well that's simple

the ones they know about are man made

the ones they don't know about are acts of God

Originally posted by Mr Mask
I wonder how often do they issue such warnings/preparations?

this is the very first one
I have seen in my life.
or maybe I just missed the rest.

Originally posted by JohnySeagull
the source site looks a little dodgey.

The contact info is provided if someone where so inclined.

Point of Contact: Darrius Lewis, Mission Support Directorate, NASA Headquarters, 202-358-0608, darrius.l.lewis@nasa.gov

Originally posted by boondock-saint

Originally posted by Xcalibur254
I'm just amused by the fact that whenever a government agency tells people to be prepared for an emergency it means they know about some impending disaster. However, as soon as there's a disaster the government gets slammed for not being prepared and not doing enough to have people be prepared.

well that's simple

the ones they know about are man made

the ones they don't know about are acts of God

That's an interesting conclusion. A little too neat and tidy for reality, but an interesting conclusion, nonetheless.

An equally probable conclusion is that the ones they don't know about are acts of God, and there are none they know about because none are man-made.

Originally posted by boondock-saint

Originally posted by Mr Mask
I wonder how often do they issue such warnings/preparations?

this is the very first one
I have seen in my life.
or maybe I just missed the rest.

My guess is you missed the rest.

Originally posted by CLPrime
My guess is you missed the rest.

probably right, just missed them.
I'll put my popcorn bag back in
the cabinet, it ain't time yet