Comments on: Do you remember the civil defense horn that use to go off for practice when you were in elementary school? http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/ Mon, 21 May 2012 22:37:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Moe http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Moe Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-837 Yes, I remember the Air Raid siren. And the duck & cover under our desks. As if that would do a lot of good. You mine as well kiss your asp. good by. I also lived in San Francisco, so we would have our earthquake drills, again the duck & cover. I remember having to stand in the door jam, at home, during several of our quakes that we had. There was one earthquake, air raid shelter in a parking lot in San Francisco, that I saw first hand. All it had in it was barrels of water, and crackers. Like we could live on that, if something did happen. I might add that several of the barrels were dented, and some of the crackers boxes, the use by date had expired. Lot of help there. Yes, I remember the Air Raid siren.
And the duck & cover under our desks. As if that would do a lot of good. You mine as well kiss your asp. good by.
I also lived in San Francisco, so we would have our earthquake drills, again the duck & cover. I remember having to stand in the door jam, at home, during several of our quakes that we had.
There was one earthquake, air raid shelter in a parking lot in San Francisco, that I saw first hand. All it had in it was barrels of water, and crackers. Like we could live on that, if something did happen. I might add that several of the barrels were dented, and some of the crackers boxes, the use by date had expired. Lot of help there.

]]> By: yammee http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-836 yammee Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:02:47 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-836 I can remember the air raid sirens going every night.Getting on my bike and reporting to the warden as messenger boy,to take messages to fire stations and ambulances.wnen lines where down.this was no drill,this was real.I was 15 then. I can remember the air raid sirens going every night.Getting on my bike and reporting to the warden as messenger boy,to take messages to fire stations and ambulances.wnen lines where down.this was no drill,this was real.I was 15 then.

]]> By: skannyroke http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-835 skannyroke Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:08:11 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-835 Oh, yes! We lived right across the river from a SAC Base and the claxon, as it was called then, went off regularly. I don't remember any drills, probably because if the base was bombed, we wouldn't even be around to worry about it!! I remember the bomb shelters and the preparedness alerts on the radio, and later the TV. And I remember the fear!! I still live across the river from that base, but now it is a major airport, which is as much reason, if not more, to worry about it!!! Oh, yes! We lived right across the river from a SAC Base and the claxon, as it was called then, went off regularly. I don’t remember any drills, probably because if the base was bombed, we wouldn’t even be around to worry about it!! I remember the bomb shelters and the preparedness alerts on the radio, and later the TV. And I remember the fear!! I still live across the river from that base, but now it is a major airport, which is as much reason, if not more, to worry about it!!!

]]> By: Blackcat http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Blackcat Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:10:19 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-834 No I don't rememeber my cousin does does. No I don’t rememeber my cousin does does.

]]> By: Autumn Leaves http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Autumn Leaves Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:47:18 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-833 I hated those! If we were inside we had to crawl under our desks which wasn't too bad. But if we were outside we had to lay on the ground. It rains all the time here so the ground was always wet and muddy! We also had to wear dog tags with our name and address on them. I hated those! If we were inside we had to crawl under our desks which wasn’t too bad. But if we were outside we had to lay on the ground. It rains all the time here so the ground was always wet and muddy! We also had to wear dog tags with our name and address on them.

]]> By: Grela LaTuc http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Grela LaTuc Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:20:29 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-832 I remember the 'duck and cover' drills. We had to get under our desks. Don't know how that was supposed to protect us, but I guess as a child we never thought about that. The adults told us what to do and we believed that they knew best. I remember the ‘duck and cover’ drills. We had to get under our desks. Don’t know how that was supposed to protect us, but I guess as a child we never thought about that. The adults told us what to do and we believed that they knew best.

]]> By: Travelin' Ladybug http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Travelin' Ladybug Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:46:05 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-831 We would go to the basement and sit in the hallway during these practice drills. At another school we would go into the hallway because there wasn't a basement. Do you remember the CD (Civil Defense) announcements on the TV and radio? We would go to the basement and sit in the hallway during these practice drills. At another school we would go into the hallway because there wasn’t a basement.

Do you remember the CD (Civil Defense) announcements on the TV and radio?

]]> By: Monty http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Monty Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:02:11 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-830 We had to go into the central hallway, sit on the floor hunched forward and clasp our hands on the back of our necks. We also had to wear plastic blood tags fastened to our wrists with a chain. It told our blood type, in case of emergency. I snapped mine in half, playing softball. My Mom was so mad! We had to go into the central hallway, sit on the floor hunched forward and clasp our hands on the back of our necks.

We also had to wear plastic blood tags fastened to our wrists with a chain. It told our blood type, in case of emergency. I snapped mine in half, playing softball. My Mom was so mad!

]]> By: Poppy http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Poppy Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:17:31 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-829 We would have to hide under our desk (I have no idea why they thought that was a safe place) Back then there should have been some sort of shelter near the schools on school grounds.........Edit, One year I had a teacher who would shout DUCK ! whenever the bell came on. Poppy We would have to hide under our desk (I have no idea why they thought that was a safe place) Back then there should have been some sort of shelter near the schools on school grounds………Edit, One year I had a teacher who would shout DUCK ! whenever the bell came on. Poppy

]]> By: Cee T http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Cee T Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:32:28 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-remember-the-civil-defense-horn-that-use-to-go-off-for-practice-when-you-were-in-elementary-school/#comment-828 I don't remember the horn but I remember having to go to the basement of the school and lean against a wall with my arms over my head. I don’t remember the horn but I remember having to go to the basement of the school and lean against a wall with my arms over my head.

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