The Adventures of Curious George

Contents of my Utility Belt's "Emergency Pouch" in Wilderness mode: - Mosquito repellant - band-aids, neosporin - latex glove (take a First Responder course; you'll know why) - strong cord - Ibuprofen -... Contents of my Utility Belt's "Emergency Pouch" in City mode: - Cell phone charger.  - Ibuprofen. :-P [Side-note to self: With only one item the same in that pouch, between city and wilderness, it's time for a more modular utility belt for every day.  Or more modular use of the one I have... Pocket liners?  Hmm.]

Hooray for the internet! I quickly type [west oakland air raid siren], hoping for some explanation, like the map of recent earthquakes on the usgs site , which we use at my childhood home to find out, "Was that an earthquake?  Or is the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base just using its bombing range for larger-than-average ordinance today?" [west oakland air raide siren]  First result: a youtube video with the caption " In  Oakland  every 1st Wednesday of the month at noon the  air raid sirens  go off as a test. They sure are loud  ... " Is it really noon already?  Is it really *Wednesday* already?  So it is!  So what does it mean? Second result:  Sirens  key to East Bay alert system / After 9/11,  Oakland  expanded  ... Hooray for the internet!  :)