It is a big responsibility running a security alert level indicator on your site. It appears that since the security alert level went from to (see right hand panel) waves of panic have been sweeping the USA. Christmas shopping is disrupted as people stay home in fear of an iminent attack

One store that is doing excellent business however is Safer America. Formed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it is experiencing unprecedented demand for its products.

For $265 you can equip yourself with

1 Gas Mask: MSA Advantage 1000 + Filter
1 NBC Protective Suit: Tyvek F
1 Package of Iosat Potassium Iodide Pills
1 Pair of Nitrile Gloves + Booties
1 Flash Light 2D
Duct Tape

I don't understand the Duct Tape still I suppose you can never have too much.

If you work in a high rise building none of this stuff is going to be much use without a way of getting down so you might like to go with the "High Rise Kit" that adds an escape parachute to the above essentials, that will set you back $1,085.00. The Green Man has never been skydiving but he suspects that there is a little more to it than strapping on a chute and jumping out of a window. Still if it doesn't work you won't be in any position to be seeking a refund will you?

Of course this is all about "feeling safe" not "being safe" so it really doesn't matter all that much whether they work or not. However, the thing that has got The Green Man really intrigued is the rush on inflatable rafts. When it comes to safety in New York a rubber raft is not the first thing that springs to The Green Man's mind but then he has never lived there.