tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post3856691092626873846..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: Constant Vigilance!Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-69165536366613095172014-05-22T11:01:14.868-04:002014-05-22T11:01:14.868-04:00Nuts. The whole world was nuts then.Nuts. The whole world was nuts then.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-9663658429903667772014-05-22T07:32:25.102-04:002014-05-22T07:32:25.102-04:00So naïve!So naïve!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-65548585198475569312014-05-21T23:03:37.213-04:002014-05-21T23:03:37.213-04:00OMG, what a find! I remember in the 50's when ...OMG, what a find! I remember in the 50's when we had drills and had to hide under our desks....like that would save us. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-64150878779079530692014-05-21T04:45:01.269-04:002014-05-21T04:45:01.269-04:00You know people wouldn't follow the no-phones ...You know people wouldn't follow the no-phones rule. <br /><br />Now get digging!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-48090481555301597562014-05-21T04:44:28.505-04:002014-05-21T04:44:28.505-04:00I was just a little too young in 1968 for the Cold...I was just a little too young in 1968 for the Cold War to feel real to me, fortunately.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-33610111287553055772014-05-21T04:43:30.485-04:002014-05-21T04:43:30.485-04:00If climate change brings total disaster, how will ...If climate change brings total disaster, how will surviving a little longer than everyone else help? I just don't get that way of thinking.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84360788593660957482014-05-21T04:42:30.130-04:002014-05-21T04:42:30.130-04:00So insane that world leaders actually thought nucl...So insane that world leaders actually thought nuclear bombs were a great idea.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-18057627993777133322014-05-21T04:41:48.950-04:002014-05-21T04:41:48.950-04:00Such a sad thing - I have a hard time with the ima...Such a sad thing - I have a hard time with the images that include children.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-66211854729685323322014-05-21T04:37:24.073-04:002014-05-21T04:37:24.073-04:00We did that, too. Good times!We did that, too. Good times!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-13838445117563907032014-05-21T04:36:30.947-04:002014-05-21T04:36:30.947-04:00I do, too, and probably more than most since I liv...I do, too, and probably more than most since I lived on a Naval base. <br /><br />The thought of suffering with radiation sickness horrifies me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-76152717011149457562014-05-20T22:13:00.347-04:002014-05-20T22:13:00.347-04:00Interesting find. I don't think Americans can ...Interesting find. I don't think Americans can stay off the phone unless it is an emergency though. <br /><br />Time to go work on my L-shaped trench...Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-41949348888118769272014-05-20T07:02:57.507-04:002014-05-20T07:02:57.507-04:00I remember what my social studies teacher who grew...I remember what my social studies teacher who grew up during this era told us in class.<br /><br />Kids didn't say "What do you want to be when you grow up". It was, "What do you want to be IF we grow up?"DWeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052727489537771147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-42594160113086328152014-05-20T06:47:42.354-04:002014-05-20T06:47:42.354-04:00They can't possibly have thought all those abs...They can't possibly have thought all those absurdly inadequate procedures would actually protect anybody from a nuclear strike. As Bijoux says, no doubt the government only planned to save themselves, and the handbook was just a pretence at caring about the general public.<br /><br />Jenny's cousins in Toronto have a massive bomb shelter in the basement, which they keep stocked with colossal supplies of emergency food. It's highly unlikely they'll ever need either the shelter or the food! Unless climate change brings total disaster of course.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-89909807065405462752014-05-20T03:17:25.012-04:002014-05-20T03:17:25.012-04:00Growing up during the *cold war* I was used to thi...Growing up during the *cold war* I was used to this type of propaganda. Many of us were quite afraid if we were honest thinking that a nuclear attack could happen at any time. <br />Every time a low flying jet whizzed over in a noisy way, my heart used to freeze.<br />Terrible really.<br />We wouldn't have stood much chance had it happened.<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-19744173278939270542014-05-19T23:51:27.031-04:002014-05-19T23:51:27.031-04:00I saw those eerie Pompeii fossils last spring. Th...I saw those eerie Pompeii fossils last spring. The one that bothered me most was the one of a mother trying to cover her small child. Too real, even though it has been nearly 2000 years. And as for the bomb shelters, way too recent history. What a fascinating find in your basement.mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837189368963587932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-68155109821588493112014-05-19T21:38:33.771-04:002014-05-19T21:38:33.771-04:00SAW
That's coincidence, I saw it on TV the sam...SAW<br />That's coincidence, I saw it on TV the same time. It all seemed so possible back then. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-37711218096399191972014-05-19T21:19:02.191-04:002014-05-19T21:19:02.191-04:00I remember having bomb drills in school where you ...I remember having bomb drills in school where you had to cower under your desk. Yup, that cheap little elementary school desk would save us from a nuclear bomb : )8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-45988917006558025172014-05-19T21:06:49.092-04:002014-05-19T21:06:49.092-04:00Do you know what's something? I kinda remember...Do you know what's something? I kinda remember this back in the late 60's because in '68 I was 13 years old. I don't ever remember seeing a book like this, but I do remember the warnings of the possible enemy attack on the news and my parents talking about it.<br /><br />"Think about it: nuclear bombs have been launched in your direction and you really think you're going to get all that done in time? I read this to my son and he said, "Yeah, I think you'd be SOL.""<br /><br />Exactly!<br /><br />I'm with you, I would much rather take a direct hit and have it over with.<br /><br />XRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-35328563818599710422014-05-19T20:54:35.115-04:002014-05-19T20:54:35.115-04:00Get cracking, Brian - you can never be too careful...Get cracking, Brian - you can never be too careful!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-37687180991838585262014-05-19T20:51:07.304-04:002014-05-19T20:51:07.304-04:00i obviously need to start digging my L shaped tren...i obviously need to start digging my L shaped trench because i am not american enough to have a bomb shelter...ha...what a cool book...def a bit freaky but a cool book....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-25534372163596400242014-05-19T20:50:43.775-04:002014-05-19T20:50:43.775-04:00I don't know, but I plan to keep it - it doesn...I don't know, but I plan to keep it - it doesn't take up much room.<br /><br />The book didn't actually say women were feeble, it just implied it through its illustrations.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-55166920873593178292014-05-19T20:49:42.137-04:002014-05-19T20:49:42.137-04:00I saw The Day After when it aired in 1983 - I watc...I saw The Day After when it aired in 1983 - I watched it with a bunch of my dorm mates in college. Unsettling.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-25913340322554816752014-05-19T20:48:56.286-04:002014-05-19T20:48:56.286-04:00It wasn't about Viet Nam, but Russia at a time...It wasn't about Viet Nam, but Russia at a time when the US and the Soviets kept their bombs aimed at each other, ready to launch a strike. You know, the whole :mutually assured destruction" thing.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-36835942422046555912014-05-19T20:47:40.697-04:002014-05-19T20:47:40.697-04:00Slow death is not for me.Slow death is not for me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-58111589331665921592014-05-19T20:47:27.114-04:002014-05-19T20:47:27.114-04:00Isn't that funny? But it was definitely aimed...Isn't that funny? But it was definitely aimed at world citizens. <br /><br />I figure the goal was to make people <i>think</i> they were being looked out for.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.com