With another terrorist attack foiled, we have to ask ourselves, "Are we really safe?" Granted the supposed car bomb did not explode in Times Square, what if it had? People would have been injured, killed, maimed and millions of dollars in property damage and business lost would have resulted. Thankgoodness to the vigilant effort by the street vendor for keeping his eyes open.
What about the rest of us? Do we notice things that look different, out of place or just plain strange? How about that box on the side of the road? Is that trash can lid placed on top incorrectly? Are there loose wires hanging from your car? We ALL need to take notice of surroundings.
More importantly, what about public structures? Schools, churches, malls, libraries, etc.? Are they as safe as they could be?
Local, state and federal governments have spent billions of dollars shoring up security throughout the U.S. But we as citizens need to keep our eyes open, like the street vendor, to notice the little things.
It is better to be safe than sorry when it comes to safety.
Be vigilant!
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Saturday, June 7, 2008
It's Saturday! It's Hot!
As you probably noticed, I didn't post anything Friday. I was way too busy and way to tired. But it's Saturday and with record heat and humidity on its way, all I can say is thank goodness for air conditioning! I cannot imagine how people must have lived without it. Well, then again, I can.
Being a veteran of Desert Shield/Storm, I slept in the desert for many months without AC. Yes, it was hot, yes, I drank a lot of water and yes, I did survive. Would I want to go through it again? Oh hell no! Being sarcastic, there's nothing like waking up at 3 am and literally sleeping in your own sweat. The next day, you attempt to dry out your bedding so that you can sleep on it again. We did have sleeping bags for the colder part of the year, but that only lasted like summer does in Buffalo, three months! Poncho liners were nice to take the chill off, but not good for sleeping on. I ended up sleeping on the bare US Government issued, olive green, aluminum framed, cot. Hey, it did its job. I wasn't sleeping on the ground like many of my fellow servicemen closer to the Kuwaiti border.
But now, 17 years later(my gosh, has it been that long), I am comfortably enjoying the benefits of my hard work and enjoying the coolness of my HVAC system.
All I need now is a cold beer, a good book, some sunscreen.
The sun is shining. I think I'll go outside and work on my tan.
Being a veteran of Desert Shield/Storm, I slept in the desert for many months without AC. Yes, it was hot, yes, I drank a lot of water and yes, I did survive. Would I want to go through it again? Oh hell no! Being sarcastic, there's nothing like waking up at 3 am and literally sleeping in your own sweat. The next day, you attempt to dry out your bedding so that you can sleep on it again. We did have sleeping bags for the colder part of the year, but that only lasted like summer does in Buffalo, three months! Poncho liners were nice to take the chill off, but not good for sleeping on. I ended up sleeping on the bare US Government issued, olive green, aluminum framed, cot. Hey, it did its job. I wasn't sleeping on the ground like many of my fellow servicemen closer to the Kuwaiti border.
But now, 17 years later(my gosh, has it been that long), I am comfortably enjoying the benefits of my hard work and enjoying the coolness of my HVAC system.
All I need now is a cold beer, a good book, some sunscreen.
The sun is shining. I think I'll go outside and work on my tan.
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