2005 Emergency Preparedness Calendar

As you may know, we live about 6 miles from the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power plant located on the seashore in lovely Seabrook, New Hampshire.  Well, it is 6 miles if I take the shortcut by the Lawn Ornament Zoo.

Many of you may remember the sign on Interstate 95 which George (The Elder) Bush would drive past on his way to his summer home on Walkers Point in Kennebunkport Maine.
The sign read:
“Mr. President, NO Evacuation Possible!”

Well, I was relieved to receive in the mail today my 2005 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Calendar.

In the back there is a set of instructions for residence of my town and neighboring towns in case the nuclear (Nukular) power plant should “seriously malfunction.”

Apparently, these instructions were presented to, and approved by, the federal government to protect us citizens.

It seems that when the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant explodes, someone will dispatch several busses.  They will drive through the neighboring towns and pick up residents and drive them away.

The routes are marked on an attached map and are signified by a solid line.  If you live on a dotted line, you are to walk quickly to a solid line and catch a bus.

They assure us that if the bus is full, we should wait calmly for the next bus.  Luckily, we are among the fortunate few who live squarely on a solid line.  I would think we could sit on our porch and wait for the empty bus.

Two years ago, these busses were scheduled to drive us to Methuen but in 2005 we go a few miles further to Tewksbury (Whew that make me feel safer.)

I wonder what the proper courtesy is for giving up your seat once you are on the Nuclear Evacuation Bus.  Does one stand and let pregnant women or the elderly have your seat?  Do we exit the bus to accommodate these citizens?

What about people who have no faces left or whose skin is turning various shades of yellow?

Are Pets allowed?  Perhaps only pets with hair left on them?

I wish I could see the whole plan; the dotted/solid lines leave so many questions unanswered.