ALL large employers have stepped up programs pushing "preparedness"for its employees....about 6 months ago DHS sent a memo to upper level mangement suggesting that this be done,as a "National Preparedness" trend....the Government ahs always had these things....now as to WHY they decided to start pusing it is a good question

I live in England and my company sent an internal email to management telling them that they should make sure their employees families "don't feel neglected in the tough times ahead" a few weeks back now. I didn't think much of it untill i read this thread.

Now this could seem a bit odd and conspiracy-esque or it could just be that they're gonna increase our work load with no extra pay!

I can't decide but fear this may just be a mountain out of a molehill scenario.

"War and famine would not do. Instead, disease offered the most efficient and fastest way to kill the billions that must soon die if the population crisis is to be solved. AIDS is not an efficient killer because it is too slow. My favorite candidate for eliminating 90 percent of the world's population is airborne Ebola (Ebola Reston), because it is both highly lethal and it kills in days, instead of years. We've got airborne diseases with 90 percent mortality in humans. Killing humans. Think about that. You know, the bird flu's good, too. For everyone who survives, he will have to bury nine."

- Dr. Eric Pianka University of Texas evolutionary ecologist, recommending solutions for reducing the world's population to an audience on population control.

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Originally posted by Cohort
I think you guys are over reacting to this. I work for a local government agency and we have these type memos and meetings about this time every year. Its just a stay alert, stay prepared, stay alive deal.

Can't help but feel the same way. I don't work for any gov't agency, and probably never will, but I do get tired of the constant fearmongering 24/7.

Ok, NASA sends an Internal Memo about Family/Personal preparedness plan....BIG DEAL?!? I'm in the military and no matter where I go we always have Plans and Preparations for accountability purposes. Just so you have a place mapped out to go encase of a disaster either man-made or natural. I really don't see what the problem is... It just sounds like the Administrator cares about his employee's and wants to make sure everyone has an evacuation plan in place. Since you know, Florida never is near Tornado's....

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

Whenever a comet or asteroid is about to graze our planet?



I really love the wording..

NASA is the only federal agency responsible for its people's safety and well-being here on Earth and in space and has a longtime commitment to safety...

ONLY? Really?

"longtime commitment to safety"

Uh huh and we have seen how THAT works over the years, eh? Like the time they tried to suppress the Airline Safety study they were commisioned to do. Congress had to step in and order them to release the data...

How soon we forget

Originally posted by Signals
Well I may be onto something since you are here ....

Yeah you stirred up the worms with this one The stars tell the story.

Originally posted by zorgon

I really love the wording..

NASA is the only federal agency responsible for its people's safety and well-being here on Earth and in space and has a longtime commitment to safety...

ONLY? Really?

For some reason that statement doesn't seem all that innocuous to me. Just curious, what other Gov agencies are responsible for the well being of their employees in space? Thanks for the clarity.

This whole thread premise just seems like so many others here. Meant to incite fear and mistrust of anything to do with US Government or scare the feeble masses with unfounded threats of impending doom. I don't rattle easy without more credible proof.

/MD

Originally posted by AwakeinNM
What is odd about it? Deadly tornadoes in Joplin, nuke disaster/major earthquake in Japan, major earthquakes in other parts of the world, tsunamis, floods, fires - basically a LOT more natural disasters than what we've experienced in anyone's memory. Maybe they just feel like they should do something proactive? Is NASA the only entity doing this? Let's not jump on the conspiracy train just because it's NASA. Maybe they know something, but a disaster preparedness memo isn't proof that they do.

I agree with you, too........NASA does have it's people who are active in hiding stuff from the rest of us, but they can't all be bad, right?

Originally posted by AverageJoe1.NASA does have it's people who are active in hiding stuff from the rest of us, but they can't all be bad, right?

Hmmm lemme get back to you on that... when I find a good one spilling the beans

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