Wife is mad - I hope
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Wife came home from work today, portering about 50 litres of water. uh?
Now I am not a big fan of paying for water when it comes out the tap, but when questioned, my wife said she had been talking with her friends at work and they thought the 'water system' was a potential terrorist target for poisoning.
Well.....let's hope the Speech & Language Therapists are wrong eh?
Wonder what she'll be bringing home tomorrow after tea and biccies with her work mates - I don't suppose she's worried about a beer shortage or the curry house going on strike.
Now I am not a big fan of paying for water when it comes out the tap, but when questioned, my wife said she had been talking with her friends at work and they thought the 'water system' was a potential terrorist target for poisoning.
Well.....let's hope the Speech & Language Therapists are wrong eh?
Wonder what she'll be bringing home tomorrow after tea and biccies with her work mates - I don't suppose she's worried about a beer shortage or the curry house going on strike.
Wife came home from work today, portering about 50 litres of water. uh?
Now I am not a big fan of paying for water when it comes out the tap, but when questioned, my wife said she had been talking with her friends at work and they thought the 'water system' was a potential terrorist target for poisoning.
Well.....let's hope the Speech & Language Therapists are wrong eh?
Wonder what she'll be bringing home tomorrow after tea and biccies with her work mates - I don't suppose she's worried about a beer shortage or the curry house going on strike.
Hang onto it. Home brew can be dodgy if the tap water isn't great.. Something to do with the chemicals and stuff in hard water..
Might not be a bad idea.
You can bet Saddam won't be confining his war to Iraq, which will in itself be justification for the conflict if justification were still needed. "Wherever there is land, sea or air" was the quote I think. Poisoning the water supply is as likely as any other form of terrorist attack I suppose.
My wife suggested something similar a few weeks ago. Problem is, once you start out down that road, where do you stop? Do you want to be driving around in a Hummer dressed like Rambo, with a concrete bunker underneath your house?
Best precaution is to roll out the stiff upper lip old chap. Don't let Johnny Foreigner get under your skin, what?
You can bet Saddam won't be confining his war to Iraq, which will in itself be justification for the conflict if justification were still needed. "Wherever there is land, sea or air" was the quote I think. Poisoning the water supply is as likely as any other form of terrorist attack I suppose.
My wife suggested something similar a few weeks ago. Problem is, once you start out down that road, where do you stop? Do you want to be driving around in a Hummer dressed like Rambo, with a concrete bunker underneath your house?
Best precaution is to roll out the stiff upper lip old chap. Don't let Johnny Foreigner get under your skin, what?
victormeldrew said: Might not be a bad idea.
You can bet Saddam won't be confining his war to Iraq, which will in itself be justification for the conflict if justification were still needed. "Wherever there is land, sea or air" was the quote I think. Poisoning the water supply is as likely as any other form of terrorist attack I suppose.
My wife suggested something similar a few weeks ago. Problem is, once you start out down that road, where do you stop? Do you want to be driving around in a Hummer dressed like Rambo, with a concrete bunker underneath your house?
Best precaution is to roll out the stiff upper lip old chap. Don't let Johnny Foreigner get under your skin, what?
Not sure you get my drift. I think she is mad. I am not worried in the slightest about terrorist attacks, not because they could never happen, but because unless you are prepared to act on every hypothesis then don't bother filling up your head space.
I have enough problems with all the terrorists driving cars on the M25 trying to swipe me off the road. Given I (bizarrely) get seriously injured every time I go seriously drinking, I think this is more likely to be my eventual downfall than some terrorist - unless he is the one making the pavement wobble and the steps move!
summs said:
Not sure you get my drift. I think she is mad. I am not worried in the slightest about terrorist attacks, not because they could never happen, but because unless you are prepared to act on every hypothesis then don't bother filling up your head space.
Agree there - you really have no idea what the terrorists may do next.
If you had suggested pre sept 11th that they would fly two planes into two of the biggest buildings in the world, bringing them down to rubble no-one would have believed you.
Its a sad and harsh reality that there will be another strike, but we cant predict when, where or when.
I am not going to change my life because of it.
Off to hide in my bunker now......
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mungo said:
ABBTVR said:
daydreamer said stocking up!
Don't mention STOCKING UP in front of Mungo,
He's frisky enough without mentioning Stockings!
Big Al.
Stockings
GO TO BED MUNGO!
edited because i can't put words in the right places
>> Edited by alunr on Wednesday 19th March 22:37
...and our survey says: Totally barking. 
If we all started over-reacting like this the terrorists have already taken the advantage without so much as hijacking a black cab.
If we aren't out there fighting, then the best contribtion we can make is to stay calm, keep working and maintatain the economy.
OTOH, the water companies, as well as Heinz and Duracell, might well maintain that that is exactly what they are doing seing as the BBC gave them all a masive boost in free advertising when they mentioned that civilians might be sensible to stock-up (sorry
) on canned food, water and batteries.
AquAid seen intent on flushing us out of our house so there is no need to buy extra anyway.
Mouse.
If we all started over-reacting like this the terrorists have already taken the advantage without so much as hijacking a black cab.
If we aren't out there fighting, then the best contribtion we can make is to stay calm, keep working and maintatain the economy.
OTOH, the water companies, as well as Heinz and Duracell, might well maintain that that is exactly what they are doing seing as the BBC gave them all a masive boost in free advertising when they mentioned that civilians might be sensible to stock-up (sorry
) on canned food, water and batteries. AquAid seen intent on flushing us out of our house so there is no need to buy extra anyway.
Mouse.
Do you want to be driving around in a Hummer dressed like Rambo, with a concrete bunker underneath your house?
Uh, yeah, do I get a big gun to play with too?
As for whether she's mad or not. They are all feckin' barking if you ask me.
>> Edited by sl_no186 on Thursday 20th March 14:09
From the Home Office wesite:
Sensible precautions
It is sensible to be prepared for any emergency in the home and to make plans for any major disruption, including severe weather and floods.
In any type of emergency, you could lose access to power, water, telephones, and roads. Therefore:
Have on hand such items as:
batteries
a battery-powered torch
a battery-powered or wind-up radio
some ready-to-eat food, e.g. tinned food
bottled water
blankets
Have the phone numbers of your local police, council, utility companies and family members handy in one place.
Make sure you know where the main switches for electricity, water and gas are located in your home, as you may need to turn them off in an emergency.
Sensible precautions
It is sensible to be prepared for any emergency in the home and to make plans for any major disruption, including severe weather and floods.
In any type of emergency, you could lose access to power, water, telephones, and roads. Therefore:
Have on hand such items as:
batteries
a battery-powered torch
a battery-powered or wind-up radio
some ready-to-eat food, e.g. tinned food
bottled water
blankets
Have the phone numbers of your local police, council, utility companies and family members handy in one place.
Make sure you know where the main switches for electricity, water and gas are located in your home, as you may need to turn them off in an emergency.
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