Monday, May 8, 2023

A Sign of the Times

 

When we were at the surgeon's office the other day we noticed that the exam room we were in had a row of large backpacks on top of the cabinets. We wondered about them until we went out the door. We hadn't noticed this sign on the outside of the door as we went in. We were in the doctor's office official shelter in place room and those backpacks were full of the supplies you would need to keep a shooting victim alive until help arrived. Because of Covid The Mister and I haven't been out and about much in the past three years but I suppose this is not that unusual anymore out there in the dystopia we find ourselves in these days. It gave us both a good case of the willies.




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  1. VeraMay 8, 2023 at 7:14 AM

    That would give me the willies as well!

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  2. Delighted HandsMay 8, 2023 at 9:12 AM

    Definitely a sign of the times!

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  3. Tired Teacher 2May 8, 2023 at 11:10 AM

    I haven’t seen anything like that in this area, but it’s a good idea. I am thankful I’m not teaching any more: sadly, the responsibility of protecting students has gone to a whole other level.

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  4. Jeannie Gray KnitsMay 8, 2023 at 11:44 AM

    So sad that we are living in a world where sheltering in place means more than a tornado warning. And the need for multiple backpacks full of survival gear.... It's a sad world.

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    1. DeniseMay 8, 2023 at 6:16 PM

      Yes, it is sad, but it's not "the world". Our country, along with most of the rest of "the world", has sensible gun control and no need for backpacks full of supplies to deal with gunshot wounds. Our children don't have to do active shooter drills, they do fire drills. Teachers go to work every day, never having to even think about being shot. It's not the world, it is your country.

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    2. AraigneeMay 9, 2023 at 8:04 AM

      So true. Many of us feel this way here. The majority, in fact. We just can't break the log jam of the Republican party that puts the freedom of gun owners over the rights of those who want to live without the fear. It's not a complicated thing. It's simply about the money that is allowed to be funneled into our politics. It used to be called corruption but now it's just how things work thanks to the self serving rulings of our money grubbing SCOTUS. The gun lobby has deep pockets and too many here are willing to vote against their own best interest if you can convince them that people of color might get a leg up.

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  5. Judy S.May 8, 2023 at 12:33 PM

    That is so sad. I expected you to say they were supplies in case of a hurricane. There have been way too many shootings lately, that's for sure. Even one is too many!

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  6. WanderingcatstudioMay 8, 2023 at 2:40 PM

    That is very sad.

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