ABC's Home Improvement show is featuring a DIY segment on "terrorism-proofing" your home. Nothing like a bunch of free-floating axiety and some feel-good/do-nothing measures to whip up the nation into an uncritical, writhing blob of fear-crazed yahoos. I hear that major metropolitan areas are selling out of duct tape.
After Hazelton and the Kozakianwiczs looked through every room in their home, they decided the laundry room would provide the best safe haven for the family.
"FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] says the ideal room would be an interior room with no windows," Hazelton said.
Hazelton suggests filling a bag with your essentials and leaving it inside your designated emergency room, whether it's your laundry room or your bedroom. It should include the items recommended by the federal government.
In case of an emergency, Hazelton suggests sealing the door of your holding room with plastic sheeting which has been sized and pre-cut in preparation for a disaster. Then, cover the door and use duct tape to secure it on the wall surrounding your door. Don't use clear tape, electrical tape or anything else because it won't hold.
