It's a "yellow" or "elevated" kind of day...
I feel the need to explain this to all of you because you might be feeling scared sometime, and this knowledge is meant to make you feel more secure.
Two days ago I was waiting for my escort in the CDC's visitor lobby and I noticed an informative looking television screen. It told me a few things such as the temperature, the time, the latest public health headlines, and the Threat Condition. It was 80 degrees, 2:27pm, and Yellow.
Uh-oh. Was that bad? What does yellow mean? And isn't "threat condition" a completely nonsensical pairing of words? I thought "a threat" was something that was ALWAYS possible, thus making any condition threatening! Just because this prospect arroused a certain amount of FEAR, I looked it up:
Here is a schematic of the "Homeland Security Advisory System" with its color-coded Threat Conditions:
Okay, "yellow" means "elevated" which means "significant risk of terrorist attacks." Alright, what should I do now?
According to the Department of Homeland Security, when things are "yellow" or "elevated" I should:
1. Ensure that my disaster supply kit is stocked and ready!
2. Check telephone numbers in family emergency plan and update as necessary!
3. Develop alternate routes to/from work and practice them!
4. Continue to be alert for suspicious activity and report it to the authorities!
If you want to make sure you know what to do depending on what color it is, view this PDF:
http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/CitizenGuidanceHSAS2.pdf
I feel a lot safer now, don't you? Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to freeze-dry 360 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Two days ago I was waiting for my escort in the CDC's visitor lobby and I noticed an informative looking television screen. It told me a few things such as the temperature, the time, the latest public health headlines, and the Threat Condition. It was 80 degrees, 2:27pm, and Yellow.
Uh-oh. Was that bad? What does yellow mean? And isn't "threat condition" a completely nonsensical pairing of words? I thought "a threat" was something that was ALWAYS possible, thus making any condition threatening! Just because this prospect arroused a certain amount of FEAR, I looked it up:
Here is a schematic of the "Homeland Security Advisory System" with its color-coded Threat Conditions:
Okay, "yellow" means "elevated" which means "significant risk of terrorist attacks." Alright, what should I do now?
According to the Department of Homeland Security, when things are "yellow" or "elevated" I should:
1. Ensure that my disaster supply kit is stocked and ready!
2. Check telephone numbers in family emergency plan and update as necessary!
3. Develop alternate routes to/from work and practice them!
4. Continue to be alert for suspicious activity and report it to the authorities!
If you want to make sure you know what to do depending on what color it is, view this PDF:
http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/CitizenGuidanceHSAS2.pdf
I feel a lot safer now, don't you? Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to freeze-dry 360 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
posted by Lena Webb at 6:38 PM
3 Comments:
it could be worse lena, we could be on orange alert.
1:go to local church, deliver canned goods (the ones you don't want)
2:stay at local church for service, wait for donuts and coffee afterwards
3:have local officials divide up family for use of procreation
4:incite witch hunt
5:duct tape windows, paint your doors with lambs blood
6:steal batteries and water from neighbors.
You are my sunshine, Barn.
Waitaminute. Sunshine is like, yellow AND orange-- AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!
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