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Okay, here's your chance to see what others did, so share your response to the threat, if you were aware of it.
Did you do the correct thing or did you do the wrong thing had a nuclear missile actually struck the Big Island?
Where do you suppose the target may have been and was that something you considered when responding?
In your opinion what is a safe place to be during a nuclear strike if no fallout shelter is available?
Bring it to the table, those with NBC training highly encouraged to chime in.
After seeing the responses by many, this is an important topic that could potentially save your life in the event of a nuclear strike. Remember, every environment is different, what's one need to do in Puna?
Anyone like to start the ball rolling?
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I'll start out by sharing my experience this AM.
Got the alert, didn't buy it. Checked my phone to see if it was a legitimate cell tower broadcast. Confirmed as genuine source, still didn't buy it because the tsunami warning sirens weren't activated.
Decided not to gamble. Put on jeans, full shoes and socks and shirt, gathered the dog and rain gear and rubber boots and dust masks into a plastic garbage bag with a bottle of water and box of crackers. Went to low ground 18' high hill separating myself and dog from Hilo.
Used my cell phone WiFi connection to verify the alert was false. Then went back to my normal day.
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I had a piece of cherry pie. There were no real options to consider if a nuclear attack was about to happen.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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I didn't receive the alert, but got woken up by the text that said it was a false alarm. So I spent my time being confused.
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WNK did the proper things. I didn't get past filling the tub with water. The wife's cell phone got the alert, mine didn't. No siren. Turned on CNN, showing commercials. No mention on any website I browsed. I just couldn't buy that it was for real.
Of course, while I was searching for confirmation, the clock was ticking. We probably should have gone downstairs and holed up in the pantry. Easy enough to spend a few minutes there.
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I heard about it after it was all over. The chek out guy at Target said employees and shoppers left the store like a mass exodus. Employees didn't return to go back to work afterwards.
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Checked the hawaii.gov alert site: crashed (?) checked CNN. Nothing. Went into Yoga. If it's my last moment, might as well be in shivasana. Later, I rethought it. If it's my last moment, I'd really like to be with Laffing Sal.
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All that came to my mind was I need to feed the hens. Then I figured we had enough time to text my Sisters, Son, Mom, Aloha.
I agree with Rob. Nowhere to go to be “safe”anyway. At least we were home together. Nowhere better to be in my book.
Still, I’m pretty sure my heart rate was up for a while...
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I'm surprised by the number of people who think there's no point in doing anything. Others have conveyed this directly by phone also.
I'd rather not have to face treating people for radiation exposure who are s.l.o.w.l.y. dying an agonising death, all because they didn't think they could survive or walk away unscathed. Especially when the majority of it can be avoided easily. In such an event, your best option is to know what you're actually facing. It's not necessarily a death sentence.
Fact is, if you're not too close to ground zero, survival isn't that tough if you do the right things.
You don't need a fall out shelter and preppers food supply to survive, just some simple things will do the trick.
Good stuff, keep sharing.
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