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Old Nov 10, 2006, 11:39 am
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SEA to be test site for Bioterror drill,tomorrow

Seattle Times,On Saturday 38,000 homes will receive "little empty boxes" with a flier explaining This Is Just A Drill.After a real attack the box would contain antibiotics to counteract anthrax,plague,tularemia or some other deadly bacteria that terrorists might spread.Between 0730 and 1630 Saturday 41 mail carriers will deliver the test boxes,Police will accompany the carriers but will not approach the residences.This drill is part of the Federal Governments Cities awareness program.And No I did not mae this up.Wonder if 911 calls will be up tomorrow?

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Old Nov 10, 2006, 12:09 pm
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contract(sic - counteract surely ?)

anthrax,plague,tularemia or some other deadly bacteria that terrorists might spread.
Should it ever stop raining long enough
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 1:26 pm
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Huh?

Originally Posted by thebug622
Seattle Times,On Saturday 38,000 homes will receive "little empty boxes" with a flier explaining This Is Just A Drill.After a real attack the box would contain antibiotics to contract anthrax,plague,tularemia or some other deadly bacteria that terrorists might spread.Between 0730 and 1630 Saturday 41 mail carriers will deliver the test boxes,Police will accompany the carriers but will not approach the residences.This drill is part of the Federal Governments Cities awareness program.And No I did not mae this up.Wonder if 911 calls will be up tomorrow?
After a real attack, the box would contain antibiotics to contract
anthrax, plague, etc. ? ...? Shouldn't that read "the box would contain
antibiotics to counter-act anthrax, plague," etc. ?
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 1:29 pm
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Originally Posted by GeneralAviation
After a real attack, the box would contain antibiotics to contract
anthrax, plague, etc. ? ...? Shouldn't that read "the box would contain
antibiotics to counter-act anthrax, plague," etc. ?
If it were a real attack it likely wouldn't make a difference. Who would they get to drive the postal vehicle? How would they prevent it from spreading whatever was dispersed? Finally, the police cars are being sent with the postal vehicles for a reason. In a real emergency one car isn't going to be enough...
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 2:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Wally Bird
Should it ever stop raining long enough
Your right counteract is the word
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 3:34 pm
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No Bio Mass in the Mayors Brain

"Seattle Times,On Saturday 38,000 homes will receive "little empty boxes" with a flier explaining This Is Just A Drill.After a real attack the box would contain antibiotics to counteract anthrax,plague,tularemia or some other deadly bacteria that terrorists might spread."


You hear on the radio there really has been a bio attack in your town. It says when you get home, on the door is a box LEFT BY AN UNSEEN STRANGER. Lets take a vote: How many of you would EAT PILLS LEFT ON YOUR DOORSTEP BY AN UNSEEN STRANGER?

Prediction: Bioterrorists will always attack on Sundays. The postman overtime will bankrupt us.
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 3:36 pm
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USPS delivery? Wonder how many will be delivered up to 5 days late? And how many won't make it at all?
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 3:45 pm
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I have visions of this becoming an Orson Wells "War of the Worlds" type thing.
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 3:49 pm
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I heard that they are only being delivered in the NE section. Greeeaaat. I'll let you all know if I have a strange box on my doorstep.
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 5:38 pm
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Ahh, Reverse Trick or Treating
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 8:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Flaflyer
You hear on the radio there really has been a bio attack in your town. It says when you get home, on the door is a box LEFT BY AN UNSEEN STRANGER. Lets take a vote: How many of you would EAT PILLS LEFT ON YOUR DOORSTEP BY AN UNSEEN STRANGER?

Prediction: Bioterrorists will always attack on Sundays. The postman overtime will bankrupt us.
ROTFL!!! ^ ^ ^ ha ha ha ha!!
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