I love how Ch. 2 (& others - but 2 makes it seem so urgent) shows these morons buying plastic sheeting & duct tape at Home Depot. This kind of reporting borders on the irresponsible. Let me explain something to them: IT WON'T WORK! All the plastic sheeting & tape you can buy won't make a room in a house or apartment safe from NBC weapons! Even if by some miracle you really did, you would suffocate unless you had O2 bottles in there with you! My God people, wake the hell up. Water, food, toilet paper, gas - these things ok - but you can't build a freaking Level 5 Biohazard containment facility out of saran wrap, McGuyver... Buy ammo if you really want to protect yourself. If their were looters during TS Alison, there sure as hell will be alot more if an attack happens...
Wonder what the A-Team would do? Do you remember that each episode would have this montage type of sequence with upbeat music, with all the A-Team members working feverishly (welding, ratcheting, hammering...) to turn their van... into a van with a shield on the front, or into a van with a back-hoe, or a van with wheelchair access, or whatever? I bet those guys could protect themselves from any random terrorist attack.
What's an NBC weapon? Lisa Kudrow with a nuke strapped to her back? An extreme-ops team of Bob Costas and Ahmad Rashad armed only with an immense fondness for the sound of their own voice? A "smart" bomb that terrorizes its victims with repeated showings of "Meet My Folks" or "Suddenly Susan"?
Our media thrives off the element of fear, but I dont buy it. Thats why people own more hand guns. See "Bowling for Columbine" That movie changed me for the bettah......
Do any of you find it repugnant that Channel 2 would do something like this just to boost their ratings? I can just see their little ads. A toothy little person bubbling" "On Channel Two tonight Dominique Sashe? or whoever will give you tips on how to survive a terrorist attack." Oh well, I rarely watch "Crime, Weather and Sports" as I prefer to call the local "news".
Most of their tactics are pretty repugnant. I don't know why anyone still bothers with their newscast, it's a joke. A far cry from Ron Stone, Doug Johnson, and Ron Franklin.
This is MILD for Houston's worst newscast. At least this is seemingly relevant. Wait until local sweeps. It will be boobs, boobs and more boobs all week long.
Maaaan, shiiiiieeeet. That is soo funny. I am going to tell my customers that when i see them with duct tape. All I do is I look at the duct tape, then I look at them, then i scan it. I'd say something, but i am afraid the customer wants to start something.
It kind of reminds me of those 1950s films. "Hey Billy!!!! An A-bomb is coming!!! What do you you do" (Billy hides under desk) "Thats right....DUCK AND COVER!!!!" Begin catchy song to make everyone feel better......
Maybe you can't construct anything useful with Duct Tape, but I made a full body suit that will protect me when the aliens come. When the silicoid arachnids come for their food, what will you protect yourselves with? You're going to look awfully silly when they chew you to pieces, whilst I will drive off the fiends in my Duct Tape Armor, with my Aluminum Foil Lance.
