On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, David Brin wrote: With the family cared-for, I put on my green CERT* vest & goggles and hard hat to canvassed our neighborhood to see who had stayed. Then I helped man a sheriffs roadbloc for a while. And again a while later with the natural er National Guard.
Ever wonder what happened to civil defense, in an era of high techHomelandSecurity? Its guys like me heaven help us! This is a great example of what it is to be a good citizen, IMO! I'm glad that there are ordinary folks without fancy training and titles but with the attitude necessary to just step in and do what needs doing. I like people like that. Julia That's Dr. Brin for you. At Nippon 2007 I happened to observe him stuff 10,000 yen into the donation box for a fan that had to taken to the hospital by ambulence. jlm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
