Large orders of body bags at military hospitals?

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My friend was on a plane last week talking with a supervisor at Walter Reed Military Hospital (where all the Washington, DC bigwigs are treated). When asked about y2k preps, she said she really doesn't know how their equipment will fare.

Then she said the strangest thing had happened. They had been ordered to purchase a large number (undisclosed to my friend) of body bags. Reason not given.

Has anyone eles heard of stories like this?

-- Worrying More (increasingly@concerned.now), December 25, 1999

Answers

Yes, just this morning, friend phoned from NYC, her husband is a long-timer on the NYPD, and she told me that he's on duty New Year Eve and they are all scared to death. Also that on top of many perparations, there has also been 2,000 body bags ordered. This is for New York City!

-- Richard (Astral-Acres@webtv.net), December 25, 1999.

I heard it was a large order of baggy bodies.

-- (bigwig@abig.gig), December 25, 1999.

6pm all New York tv news confirmed NYPD ordered 2000 extra body bags this month in anticipation of terrorism in Times Square at rollover. Anthony (friend of mine on phone now, living in New York) said local news also expected 10 mill to show for the event. Anyone else up there hear these reports, and wanna give me confirmation? My friends dad bought a bio-chem mask. My friend wants to go to Times Square and risk it, go figure?

-- Hokie (nn@va.com), December 25, 1999.

It doesn't make any sense to go to Times Square for any New Year celebration. Most native New Yorkers wouldn't go near the place. Most of the participants are out-of-towners who don't have a clue.

Also heard a rumor about "thousands" of body bags being delivered to San Francisco Police.

-- fitbone (happy@home.com), December 25, 1999.


Fitbone,

My friend is a bonehead who thinks he is immortal, and tv's and dvd players will rain from the sky if he is there, and there is a black out. This guy is psycho. He is one of the elements who we fear when we talk about mob mentality. I suppose these are the types drawn to that event.

-- Hokie (nn@va.com), December 25, 1999.



Hokie...tell him it was nice knowing him before he leaves.

-- Satanta (EventHoriz@n.com), December 26, 1999.

Richard - if you have any more details email me.
Dan

-- Dan G (thepcguru@hotmail.com), December 26, 1999.

My friend was on a plane last week talking with a supervisor at Walter Reed Military Hospital (where all the Washington, DC bigwigs are treated). When asked about y2k preps, she said she really doesn't know how their equipment will fare. Then she said the strangest thing had happened. They had been ordered to purchase a large number (undisclosed to my friend) of body bags. Reason not given. "

One of two, actually - Naval Medical Center is the other. Any sailors (Medical Corps) care to confirm?

-- Anonymous999 (Anonymous999@Anonymous999.xxx), December 26, 1999.


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