Why Is The US Treasury Quietly Ordering "Surival Kits" For US Bankers?

The Department of Treasury is spending $200,000 on survival kits for all of its employees who oversee the federal banking system, according to a new solicitation. As FreeBeacon reports, survival kits will be delivered to every major bank in the United States and includes a solar blanket, food bar, water-purification tablets, and dust mask (among other things). The question, obviously, is just what do they know that the rest of us don't?

As Free Beacon reports,

The Department of Treasury is seeking to order survival kits for all of its employees who oversee the federal banking system, according to a new solicitation.

The emergency supplies would be for every employee at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which conducts on-site reviews of banks throughout the country. The survival kit includes everything from water purification tablets to solar blankets.

The government is willing to spend up to $200,000 on the kits, according to the solicitation released on Dec. 4.

The survival kits must come in a fanny-pack or backpack that can fit all of the items, including a 33-piece personal first aid kit with “decongestant tablets,” a variety of bandages, and medicines.

The kits must also include a “reusable solar blanket” 52 by 84 inches long, a 2,400-calorie food bar, “50 water purification tablets,” a “dust mask,” “one-size fits all poncho with hood,” a rechargeable lantern with built-in radio, and an “Air-Aid emergency mask” for protection against airborne viruses.

Survival kits will be delivered to every major bank in the United States including Bank of America, American Express Bank, BMO Financial Corp., Capitol One Financial Corporation, Citigroup, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Company, and Wells Fargo.

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The agency has roughly 3,814 employees, each of which would receive a survival kit. The staff includes “bank examiners” who provide “sustained supervision” of major banks in the United States.

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It is not clear why the Treasury Department is ordering the kits.

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One can only imagine what the Treasury department is thinking will happen in the near-future... while it is indeed good to be prepared, the timing as domestic social unrest ramps up, the driver of the recovery is crashing, and the Fed has stepped away is 'odd' to say the least.

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Full OCC RFP below:

Survival Kits RFP

Comments

[MsCreant]

Now that's just ray sissed.

[Eternal Complainer]

3 days of darkness?

[astoriajoe]

I'm told one shouldn't look outside, just wait out the clock.

[freedogger]

They forgot cyanide capsules.

[pods]

Would be a good spoof seeing the instructions.

1. Crush "survival" capsule between teeth.

2.  Set up tent with solar blanket.

3. Turn on radio and recharge batteries if needed by turning in a clockwise manner.

4.  Wait for further instructions while eating part of energy bar.

Would get a kick out of seeing some banker doing the step by step. Of course, you could probably get 90% of Amerika to follow those instructions too.

pods

[Bastiat]

2. Climb in special rubber all weather, zip up, bivvie sack. 

[pods]

"What the hell is this black robe and these Nikes for?"

pods

[IndyPat]

Lulz. Obscure as hell for most but absolutely golden and I snorted immediately.

The comet magic bus coming by for another pick up?

That was good, Pods.

[Implied Violins]

If the directions were written as such:

1. Crush "survival" capsule between teeth.

2. ???

3. PROFIT!!

...I guarantee a 100% bankster participation rate.

[Unwashed]

eh, wouldn't be surprised if it's just a way to pay some the son of a Treasury Dept bigwig a couple hundred grand to buy survival kits that cost the kid 20 grand.

[spekulatn]

Transitory.

[i_call_you_my_base]

They should be able to manage with a shoelace and a coat hook.

[MsCreant]

Wow, you won't let us have much to hang the bankers with... well okay, we'll manage.

[Implied Violins]

Just hang 'em by the other head. A single hair would suffice...

[Son of Captain Nemo]

Does that kit come with a nail gun or cyanide?

One thing is for certain.  it won't matter because if they're getting survival kits they won't be with the likes of George Soros and Stan Fischer 3 miles below to safety!

[darteaus]

Always, ALWAYS go for the BFG-9000!

[BadDog]

Major T. J."King" Kong: Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings. Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.

[darteaus]

$100 in gold?  What's that look like?  A nugget pinky ring?

[Ignatius]

That was 1964 dollars - about 3 oz..

[darteaus]

Ah!

[Bob]

Timeless.  Just got my every couple years reinoculation on blu-ray a couple days ago.  Toe to toe nuclear war with the Ruskies. 

Ahhhhh, a blast from the past when the vast majority were basking in naivete.  Way before the internet.  You know the cybertubez will be the first thing to go down before the shit really hits the fan. 

WTF is a "solar blanket," btw?  Dumbasses couldn't even issue a literate bid notice. 

We The People will end up buying a hundred thousand pool covers. 

"course, like Smedley Butler said:

http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html

[scrappy]

Adventure Medical Kits SOL Emergency Blanket (1-Person)

http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Medical-Kits-Emergency-Blanket/dp/B00266... $4.50 & FREE Shipping

Yes I have one, (a two person, so I can be snuggled with the wife to watch the mushroom cloud together or whatever)

http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Medical-Kits-Survival-Blanket/dp/B001MW3... $6.61 free shipping

and a pack of the cheaper space blankets.

http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Mylar-Thermal-Blankets-Pack/dp/B000GCRWC... $6.56 free shipping

[Bob]

Yeah, I had to search it out.  Same concept, I figured it was a variation on the space blanket in intent.

Loved the material back in the '70's.  Definitely something I need to pick up in a tougher version soon. 

But "solar blanket" is not the right terminology.  That's a fucking pool cover. 

[Fedaykinx]

looks exactly like poly backed mylar.

[imbrbing]

I already have mine, I didn't need a bank to give me one.

[pods]

Retarded.

Apologies to those who actually by none of their own faults happen to be that way.

When TSHTF, they will be clutching their survival kits realizing that they are not that important and nobody is coming for them.

Might as well just put in a couple dozen ounces of silver and that energy bar.

Or a pistol with 1 bullet.

pods

[WillyGroper]

Yes, it would appear so.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/jun/12/pentagon-mass-civil-breakdown

[BiteMeBO]

Zombies are attracted to the sound of whistles.  

[Jethro]

Those are rape whistles.  It's to let the rioters know where the party is going down.

[HamRove]

You can't tell a banker which way the wind shines. They know the drill....burn the place to the ground, and have a parachute in hand when fit hits the shan. 

Bankers
"A shit leopard can't change its spots." 

[Okienomics]

5 wetnaps is your SHTF plan?  Good thing they've stocked up on body bags.

[trulz4lulz]

Dont forget the FanniePacks^TM its an integral part of surviving the zombie apocalypse.

[IndyPat]

If I see a douche humping a FanniePack through the smoldering wasteland, Imma send a cap his way on general principle.

[Groundhog Day]

how about bullet proof vests...i suspect they will come in handy

[I am Jobe]

Sure but rope is equally effective. 

[Rainman]

well, they did get whisky and lanyards.

[H H Henry P P P...]

Survival? Just take Bear Gryll's advice and drink their own piss. They already piss so much money away anyways.

[pods]

Stuck in traffic?  Better drink some of your urine just in case.

My older brother has a hard on for that guy.  I watched the beginning of one of those and laughed.

Hey, how about NOT jump out of the plane eh?  

If you have to survive, why not do the Eric Rudolph technique. Hide by the FBI camp and raid their donuts when they leave to go and find you.

pods

[Overfed]

I took some survival courses back in the day. One rule I remember was; no  matter how thirsty you are, never, ever drink your own urine. In the worst case scenario, it can be used at about 20%-25% strength to extend your water supply and return some minerals back to your body. That's only if you are not getting anything to eat to keep up your salt and potassium intake.  But, of course, if you have no water, don't eat. Digestion requires a fair amount of water.

Lost much respect for BG over the urine drinking advice.

[Rainman]

kudos for a succinct analysis.

[Urban Redneck]

By the time you are that dehydrated there should be plenty of dried salt crystals on the inside of your clothing... On the bright side, things like cactus spines sticking 2cm into the legs aren't really noticeable... until you're rehydrated and go to pull them out.

[layman_please]

another rule was, never drink it twice. first time it contains 95% water. after every cycle it will become more and more poisonous and one might die of renal meltdown instead dehydration.

[IndyPat]

I say, you stick your beer mug out for seconds, you deserve renal failure.

You deserve the laughs after chugging the first pint.

[tommyb34]

They are preparing for the coming bank "holiday".

[pitchforksanonymous]

None of those items will prevent my pitchfork from entering their ass.

[I am Jobe]

What no Nose Candy and Hookers? Getting soft I say. 

[darteaus]

ISIS radiation bomb on its way?

[viahj]

SHELTER IN PLACE CITIZEN!

[stant]

No 8 round nail gun mag?

[headhunt]

8's are too short, need 12's

[stant]

Yeah 12s for when the toner cartridge runs out

[Panic Mode]

Just send them nail guns.

[I am Jobe]

As a Christmas Gift?

[the not so migh...]

where is the bottle of brandy and the st bernard dog

[Goldilocks]

Duck and Cover: Bert the Turtle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9scNl9h4Q (1:14)

[optimator]

In case the limos are snarled in traffic they may have to use the backpack with supplies on their walk to JFK and the El Al Airline ticket counter.

[CHX]

Overtime might be a a bit rough in the future. The kit misses some rope though as far as I could see. Taxpayers money at work. WTF.

[SickDollar]

I am getting old, I've been doing research since the 80's here is piece I wrote a long long time ago(1999)

The role of blackmail and orchestrated emergencies is approaching fever pitch in the U.S. Capitol and a few other places.

 

Item: Vice President AL Gore, Jr. contends to confidants that the report by the House Committee headed by Christopher Cox [R-47th, CA] is a blackmail device. Parts of the report have apparently been leaked out to the New York Times and members of the French Press. It deals with serious national security violations in respect to top nuclear secrets given to the Red Chinese.

 

Reportedly directly implicated bought-and-paid-for treason are President William Rockefeller Clinton , with a somewhat lesser role by V.P Gore. Knowledgeable sources contend, based on this in items even beyond the Cox Report and other data, there are sufficient reasons available to force from office the President, the Vice President, and the current Secretary of State Madeleine Albright who although 5th in line of Presidential succession is not eligible as non-U.S. born.

 

If Clinton and Gore are forced to the wall, set to become acting President would be Speaker of the House, J. Dennis Hastert [R-14th, Ill.] Hastert became Speaker when Speaker-Designate Bob Livingstone [R-1st, LA] was reportedly scandal-fingered with the crooked aid of ABC newsfaker Cokie Roberts. [Her father, Cong. Hale Boggs of Louisiana, started to go public with his regrets about his role on the Warren Commission proclaiming a lone assassin, not the CIA, assassinated President John F.Kennedy. As Boggs started to go public with his misgivings, he was murdered by way of a "disappeared plane" scenario in Alaska, one month before the re-election of President Nixon who was implicated in the Dallas JFK murder.

 

The Clinton Justice Department is quietly, not in open Court, seeking a reported injunction or other Court remedy to stop the circulation of a new book, "Betrayal--How the Clinton Administration Undermined American Security" by Bill Gertz. The Justice Department contends the book is revealing forbidden national security secrets as to Clinton, Gore, and others. So far there seems to be no comment from the publisher, Regnery Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 97199, Washington, D.C. 20090-7199. I

 

tem: Clinton's handlers and controllers are prepared to set in motion an orchestrated financial emergency, a gimmick so far set for Summer, 1999. Clinton, as puppet, is preparing to announce the use of his Emergency Powers, by way of the War Powers Act of 1917, never withdrawn or rescinded, to force all Americans to turn in all 20, 50, and 100 dollar denominated paper currency that does not have the new metal-like strip embedded in the newer-issued currency.

 

Americans would have one-week to turn in their old currency, after which, for the first time in U.S. history, the older currency would be void. Unlike the U.S., in Europe for centuries the central governments profit by outlawing the old paper money after a certain quick cut-off date to turn it in. Those with large quantities of the older paper purported U.S. money [actually, Federal Reserve notes backed by nothing but hot air, no gold, no silver, nothing] are subjecct to being grilled by federal authorities as to how and where they got and have so much paper money.

 

Questions to be asked, with demand for quick, documented answers: [1} Did you report this on your state and federal income tax returns and pay tax on this as income? [2] If not, where else did such a quantity of paper money come from? Can you prove that it did not come from illicit transactions, dope, gun smuggling, bribery?

 

Upon being unable to give quick, on-the-spot answers with documentation suitable to the inquisitors, your older paper money may be confiscated, without a receipt being issued and without legal recourse to having it turned in for the new paper money. And will the new paper money be issued, dollar for dollar, or will you lose because of a devaluation, such as 50 of the new dollar paper money for each 100 denominated of the older paper money?

 

Quietly, the federal gestapo is seeking to refit metal-type detecting apparatus in airports, and to be installed in major train and bus stations so as to be able to detect if your luggage and you are carrying the currency with the metal-like strip. Some overly clever folks with tweezers have pulled out the strips from their 100 dollar bills, thus making them subject to confiscation.

 

The monopoly press seldom finds it necessary to mention the emergency Anti-Hoarding Acts of 1933, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt banned large quantities of paper money following the shut-down of all banks during the Bank Holiday of March,1933. By early 1934, FDR by proclamation made everyone turn in all their gold coins and gold bullion bars. The ultra-rich had shipped their gold out of the U.S. in February, 1933 prior to the Bank Holiday.

 

 

To deter Americans from helping themselves by buying gold now, the conspiratorial Federal Reserve jointly with super-secret procedures of foreign central banks, are artificially forcing down the price of gold by supposedly dumping, announcing the dumping, or pretending to be dumping, large quantities of their gold reserves on the world markets. [The London bankers, the Rothschilds and others, set the price of gold, conveniently called the "Gold FIX" twice each day. On the other hand, the Rockefellers are the major importers into the U.S. of Gold supposedly for gold jewelry manufacturing centered in Rhode Island. All this as if paper money is a better idea than holding gold.] Throughout history, governments have sooner or later renounced their bonds, their debts, and other paper instruments leaving the ordinary folks without inside information holding the paper bag.

 

[Rodders75]

We just saved some banking folks.

[Rodders75]

We just saved some banking folks.

[agent default]

They are expecting a terrorist attack in a major city or a direct attack against a bank. 

[earnyermoney]

one in the same, false flag.

[silentsock]

WTF......

[SheepDog-One]

$200,000. For solar blanket, dust mask and energy bars....the other 199,900 in gold coins?

[astoriajoe]

No extra toner?? wtf!

[BGO]

Just in time for Xmas!

[Peter Pan]

What, no nail gun?

[Fun Facts]

The most important item in a banker survival kit would be rope repellent.

[Baby Eating Dingo22]

They did include the cyani...I mean iodine tablets, didn't they?

[smacker]

A Boeing 777 once known as "MH-370", now packed with the "Obola virus" and its family of mutants is expected to be ploughed into somewhere in what Cheney described a coupla months ago as "bigger than 9/11".

The only people who matter and must be saved are - of course - the banksters.

[Goldilocks]

Unconscionable.

[JRobby]

Just assumed heavily armed military transports to AFB's and then flights down to the ranches in Paraguay, Uruguay etc. ????

[FreeNewEnergy]

They left out the diapers. Bankers are well-known to shit their pants when trouble comes their way.

[cpnscarlet]

Could be nothing except "we have some money to spend before the end of the fiscal year".

When my Dad was a bank examiner for the Federal Reserve in the 1980s, he had a gov't-issued Civil Defense card that was supposed to give him priority on "getting out of Dodge" if the missiles were on the way. My Dad always said that going to some gov't shelter without us was never an option for him.

There has always been the mindset that only good gov't drones could rebuild society after the Big One is dropped. Funny. One of the benefits of dropping the Big One would be to take out all those gov't drones IMHO.

[Blano]

Fiscal year BEGAN October 1st.

[r00t61]

Fiscal Year for the Federal government ends on September 30th and begins October 1st.

[Dragon HAwk]

Showing Government ID  might not be in your best interest at some point..  Just Saying  :)

[SickDollar]

I say We The People do the same. You’re a fool if you don’t have at least SOME prep in place.

None of this is going to end well.

[Jethro]

I beg to differ.  Their prescriptive "preps" aren't even a speed bump.  I won't say what I have, but it's in a whole different league.  OPSEC. 

Let these lemmings think those survivial kits will do one damn bit of good.  Its pathetic, but hilarious in a Monty Python sense.

[lakecity55]

No shit. I have a squad of former Guard NCOs all ready. We rotate stock between ourselves. We do have 1 token officer in the mix. He was a good officer, so we let him join so he would not feel bad. Plus he is a doctor.

[will ling]

care to disclose w/email/text? should be spread.

[Jethro]

"Two is one.  One is none."  And "you fight how you train."  The general population in the US is woefully unprepared for any sort of serious emergency.  

[IndyPat]

Fuck that. Hear that all the time and it's simply bullshit.
You get in a little pack of survivor buddies and you'll be turning on each other like jackals in a week.

Fuck you and your club.

And the One is None.
How about millions of "ones" acting unpredictably? That is called a swarm and a swam will pick them to bones in no time. Everywhere you stand is the front lines.

[Bemused Observer]

"sting free" antiseptic wipes...LOL!!

What a bunch of pussies!

[Smiddywesson]

I'd include some KY for the gang rapes, to be followed by the lynchings.

[Dollar Bill Hiccup]

What, no Glocks?

Good luck.

[Infinite QE]

$200K in a government contract. That is NOTHING. That would buy what, two kits in government procurement dollars? Seriously.

[Atomizer]

I don’t see a Omnilink Electronic ankle Monitoring device on RFQ.. How will these bankers receive food, medical treatment, and water supplies if the drones cannot pinpoint the GPS location?

/sarc.

[Catullus]

I bet this was contracted out to a minority owned business who then sub-contracted it out to some guy who runs an army surplus store.

Survival kits to all these people in several different states? Like couldn't even think there was an attack or even power outage. You'd have to have one of those theoretical EMPs and fuck all as it wouldn't matter after that.

This is batshit crazy even for DC.

[Yen Cross]

   Great, now we're going to start reading stories about bankers suiciding themselves on antacid tablets, and hanging themselves with rolls of gauze.

[HandyCrapper]

So they can blend in with the rest of us like the former Nazis tried to do after WW2.

[Duc888]

PPHHUUUCKKKKYYYEEEAAAAAAA

"Another Wall Street Assassination: Slain MassMutual Executive Melissa Millan Held Wall Street “Trade Secrets”

Well now, life insurance policies on yer fukken co werkerbees?

They're called "TRADE SECRETS"   no shit!

http://www.globalresearch.ca/another-wall-street-assassination-slain-mas...

Is that a sore throat?

Nope, it's a knife in the neck

hahahahahahahaha

[p00k1e]

Go to the County Clerk's office and get those lists of Republican constituents for when the lights go out.

[Shitgum Suicide]

Pookk1e- Go to the County Clerk's office and get those lists of Republican constituents for when the lights go out.

Now why would you want to go out and get shot? Remember all the republicans have more guns than any of you pansy lefties.
When you advocate for no guns then orchestate a financial collapse to go out and round up all the republicans what the fuck do you think you are going to use to coral them?
Great plan. Just ignore those red laser dots painting every major organ in you body.

[Joebloinvestor]

Want to bet the manufacturer or distributor are Democrat donors?

[Meatballs]

Completely useless when you're hanging from a lamp post.

[foggygoggles]

The contents of the survival kit food and drinkwise, would barely get one through lunch.  It would be laughable, if it weren't such a pathetic attempt to generate fear. 

[T-NUTZ]

This is a non story.  Nothing but generic items in first aid kits, all this shit is standard.  3800 kits 200K makes about $50 bucks a kit.  SO WHAT?  there are much bigger fish to fry

[Atticus Finch]

True but, has anything similar been done before and what were the circumstances for it? Also, why now?

[Hamm Jamm]

HAHAHAHAHA    its SWAG for the angry rioting lynchmob that will be tearing the spline out of these vile scum !

Adios banker assholes, time is running short !!!

[22winmag]

This is a scream.

They wouldn't last a week in a real deal general uprising... nor would the steroid addicted, heavy drinking cops.

[falak pema]

'Cos they are all going to jump without golden parachutes?

Can't offer golden anythings these days! 

All gold is now fleeing to East !

[Atomizer]

They need to add Antibacterial Crisp Clean Scent hand soap and Scoop Away Multi-Cat Formula Clumping Cat Litter. You have to cover your tracks while on the run. Might want to add that on RFQ .

Stupid fucks are gearing up for a socially designed disaster. They will be caught and hung. Unless someone shoots them first.

[SickDollar]

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Solicitation Number : TCC15HQR0007 Notice Type: Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Dec 04, 2014 11:08 am

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) anticipates conducting a competition under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) for a Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) survival kit for OCC employees.

This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, which has a size standard of 500 employees. The Government intends to award a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA); however, it reserves the right to award a single-award BPA, if it determines it is in the Government's best interest to do so. the BPA will have an ordering period of 5 years. The estimated date of award is December 31, 2014.

It is anticipated the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be released December 4, 2014.

Added: Dec 04, 2014 3:07 pm

Please see the attachments section of this post for the solicitation and related attachments.
Added: Dec 10, 2014 10:17 am

Due to the number of questions, there will be a questions period, which will end today, December 10, 2014 at 5 PM ET. Please submit all of your questions to [e-mail] by that time. Any questions submitted after 5 PM ET today may not be addressed. Please consult the list of document viewers if you cannot open a file. Solicitation 1 Type: Solicitation Posted Date: December 4, 2014 Survival_Kits,_RFP.pdf (328.34 Kb) Description: CC15HQR0007, Survival Kits, RFP Attachment_1_-_Price_Proposal_Spreadsheet.xlsx (16.25 Kb) Description: CC15HQR0007, Survival Kits, RFP - Attachment 1, Price Proposal Spreadsheet Attachment_2_-_Delivery_Locations_List_1.xlsx (18.46 Kb) Description: CC15HQR0007, Survival Kits, RFP - Attachment 2, Delivery Locations List 1 Attachment_2a_-_Delivery_Locations_List_2.xls (45.50 Kb) Description: CC15HQR0007, Survival Kits, RFP - Attachment 2s, Delivery Locations List 2 Contracting Office Address: 400 7th Street SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20219
United States Primary Point of Contact.: Margaret Tse [e-mail]

[WillyGroper]

It's real fuckin clear folks. Your money & your gold are going to fall down in Maslow's hierarchy. 

That last polar vortex diverted massive radiation from Fuku over the midwest. Pilots are dropping dead & planes are falling apart mid air.

It's a big club & you ain't in it.

Remember the Iosat tablets they ordered last year?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5zSzZvAu8c

[cherry picker]

If the Americans don't shut down DC, it will be WW111

It is all in your hands folks.

The USA has become the worlds biggest threat.

[lakecity55]

The CROOKS who stole the USA are the biggest Threat!

[noben]

+911

[Hubbs]

This is a laugh, as it shows that the bankers are incredibly naive about "survival gear" or what a survival situation may entail, to the point that  they are really trying  to scare someone in the same way Paulson did when he handed his two page list for what the banks needed to avoid financial armagedon back in 2008, (In the manner of Flounder asking for "250,000 marbles please"), namely 800 billion dollars., otherwise heaven help us all if we don't get our bailout.

[Miss Expectations]

To:  Bank Staff (Sr. Managers and above only)

From:  Bank Branch President

RE:  Monday Meeting/Coninuation of Operations

We will be holding a mandatory survival meeting on Monday morning at 8:30 AM.  

Coffee, juice, danish, fruit and croissants will be served

You are required to attend.  Failure to attend will result in your 2 day survival kit being forfeited.  No cell phones, notes, recording devices will be permitted.

Also, we are cancelling the Christmas party.

[Roger Shermanator]

BTFEOTWAWKI!

[yellowsub]

No cyanide pills or is that already implanted into their fillings...

[kchrisc]

To the kits have guillotine prevention devices?!

An American, not US subject.

[lakecity55]

No pistol, or even a hari-kari knife if they are not giving them pistolss.

[Jethro]

It's not hari-kari....it's seppujew

[dexter_morgan]

LOL....good one.

[NewAmericaNow]

Wonder if it includes Beyond Collapse http://newamerica-now.blogspot.com/2014/02/beyond-collapse.html

[cn13]

I got a survival kit working in the Chicago Board of Trade building after 9-11 that was pretty similar to this one.  No idea what i did with it.  I remember getting new batteries and water about a year later. 

But to get one now when nothing yet has happened is concerning.

I remember reading a few months ago about an advisor to the U.S. government who warned about 9-11 and the Boston Marathon bombing.  He thinks there is going to be a nationwide coordinated terrorist attack on the U.S. very soon.

I have been preparing my children for this so that if it does occur, it won't be too shocking.

And of course I have my bugout equipmment to run for the mountains if needed.

Bottom line - Prepare for but pray nothing really bad happens.

[Jethro]

Not to rain on your parade, but unless you have a place in the mountains, with food, water, garden, livestock, etc.  Running to the mountains probably ain't going to do you a whole lot of good.

[1stepcloser]

the kit is ineffective without parachutes and crowbar with a nail remover end

[Jack Burton]

Obviously the kit is for them to shelter in place for 24 hours, isn't that obvious. Within 24 hours the armed forces will be able to reach and rescue the bankers from what ever event is feared. I suspect some attack on Washington DC or New York. A false flag is most likley, but don't discount something really bad in international events. You have to be blind not to see the Washington DC rush to war and their attacks across the middle east. The direct assault on Russia via the NATO proxy army in Kiev is a worry. Do we know what Washington's end game here is? No, we do not.

Overall, I suspect a real financial crash, a 1 day melt down in which the military actually takes over all markets and their buildings and banks. When Americans see the entire fiscal economy melt in a day, it will be important for all the bankers and regulators to shelter in place until rescue by the military. I say this is their major fear, a terror attack is secondary. But a false flag attack is the form a terror event will most likely take. Imagine the terror cells Mossad controls and can unleash on us when told. I bet that Mossad has several highly trained and motivated terror cells in Europe and the USA, they may not even know they are under Mossad, probably not. But when needed, Mossad will unleash them. Zionism control Neocon Washington, our capital, I can easily believe they also run much of the muslim terror network by proxy. After all, have you ever met a human being more stupid than a radical Muslim? Mossad could easily sweep up dozens of these guys, set them up in fake radical groups and stage manage their every move.

[Ginsengbull]

Our military needs 2 weeks or a month just to get ready to go to lunch.

[Jethro]

Not necessarily.  I used to be active duty Infantry in the Marine Corps.  I'm going to date myself with the following story.

When the Rodnery King riots happened in LA, I was stationed with 1/5 in Camp Pendelton.  We watched the festivities on TV for a day or two, then received word that we'd get to join in one morning.  We packed our seabgas, drew weapons from the armory, and were waiting in formation on the parade deck, with duece and halfs idling.  We waited for hours.  Then, we were called off.  I'd say that we were ready to go in the matter of a couple of hours.

[Ginsengbull]

That was just the brass using the crisis as a preparedness drill.

To really go anywhere, they have to get lawyers involved.

[arby63]

1. Gisenfuckstupidredardmoron (see below): You must be on another planet you idiot. After 9/11, I was deployed in 18 hours. didn't see home again in 5 years. Go fuck yourself. You probably live in your mom's basement. 

On another note:

JB is correct. I think the kits are for real and for a real need brought up by employees who have legitimate concerns about the "what if" scenarios they see every day. It cannot be far from their minds right?

A financial crash of the magnitude you mention is nearly inevitable given our reckless nature. The Jew Crew at the Fed has a firm grasp on disaster. Like some of my Jew friends (who I warn regularly), they will NOT listen to any other opinion if it comes from outside the tribe. I do not mean that poorly. It's just a truth.

The Zionists have made great strides to gain control. Could not be more true. They are likely to see the fruits of their efforts explode though. Too often, the "salt of the earth" types (those that we ridicule daily) remain a force to fear. Do not doubt the level at which folks know one another in 45% of America's rural communities. Never dout that fact. They didn't attend Harvard, but someone they know sure did. They just don't care.

As for Mossad? Hahaha. Not a chance. You give them too much credit. Way too much credit. They are basically soldiers trained here with the U.S. Army and then re-conditioned to hate Muslims. Nothing special here except for the fact that they LOOK THE SAME AS THEIR ENEMY. Same blood in many cases. Great soldiers. Not that special. 

That's just a 2-cents worth thought. 

[Ginsengbull]

The big bankers are just trying to tell the little bankers that they care about them.

[Jethro]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.  How utterly fucking useless.

[Bastiat]

Here's how the bankers show they care for their own:

Knifed Mass Mutual exec ran the BOLI portfoiio

"BOLI is shorthand for Bank-Owned Life Insurance, a controversial practice where banks purchase bulk life insurance on the lives of their workers. The death benefit pays to the bank instead of to the family of the deceased. According to industry publications, MassMutual is considered one of the top ten sellers of BOLI in the United States"

http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/12/slain-massmutual-executive-held-wa...

[Westcoastliberal]

Walmart has a similar practice only it's called "dead peasants insurance".

[arby63]

Very interesting. Very interesting comments too. I suspect there are those "workerbees" in the system who are "realistic" and perhaps actually brought forward the need for some preparation?

I think the stink we have coming is building up some serious steam. As a small business guy, I see it hourly (used to be monthly) in my customers: Their remarks, behavior, preferences, etc. 

Ain't looking good out there folks. Main Street is broke and getting brokerer.

[Shitgum Suicide]

The illusion of safety.

Edit- now that I think about it could be said the dillusion of safety.

[Joebloinvestor]

That list is missing: clotting agent and a flack jacket.

[forwardho]

Dude, they got the flack jackets and clotting packs last year when taper was leaked.

Did you not read the fine print in the last continuing resolution?

[Lumberjack]

I am sure that about 50 of you have mentioned this but did it include a nail gun?

[tarabel]

Come on, guys, these are bankers. They need a survival kit tailored to the thought processes of bankers.

Just issue them a "Good in Emergencies Only" FEMA debit card, then they can buy anything they need.

[blindman]

i couldn't read the comments, apologies, but
upon needing anything in the kit one will find
the stuff is either spoiled, broken, defectively
designed or otherwise utterly useless. that is the way
it goes with those inside, genital licking political
purchases where everything is so cheap that it
doesn't work. it is hilarious if not for the
contemptible stupidity at the source. who sponsored this
bill, they should be ashamed of themselves.

[Shitgum Suicide]

Calm as Hindu cows. Accepting their fate. Make sure you take in really deep breaths of OXYGEN. It gets you high.
And you know thisssss maaaan!

[BustainMovealota]

The mental aspects of a SHTF situation would be more than most folks could handle anyway.  Kit is a big waste of money.  Must be some relative of a congressman / senator getting paid on these kits.

[wtf1369]

+1 for the NBF avatar.

[Downtoolong]

If the OCC really wants to make the kit complete and useful it should include 50 gold coins hidden in the lining. After all, it will probably be the next financial catastrophe which triggers the need for all that other stuff on the list too. Perhaps they plan to put the coins in themselves so the winning contract supplier doesn’t get, um suspicious.

[RabbitChow]

Who would want that barbarous relic?

[blindman]

contents of kit,
made in ..... ?

[RabbitChow]

1. Condoms

2. Inflatable doll, or coupons for 2 free hrs with a hooker / escort / masseuse

3. Where's the blow?

[The Joker]

Preppers.

HA HA HA ha.

[Westcoastliberal]

Nice to see the OCC takes care of their own.  They sure as hell threw all us homeowners under the bus with their fake "settlement".  Or maybe that's the very reason for the survival kits.

[JamesH]

No nail guns?

[PTR]

Survival kit?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPwW7RaPO_g

[Demologos]

Major Kong lists the survival kit contents in Dr. Strangelove ...

"Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find:

- One forty-five caliber automatic
- Two boxes of ammunition
- Four days' concentrated emergency rations
- One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine,
  vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
- One miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible
- One hundred dollars in rubles
- One hundred dollars in gold
- Nine packs of chewing gum
- One issue of prophylactics
- Three lipsticks
- Three pair of nylon stockings.

Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff."

[10mm]

Looking a Kit, REALLY. I can get half that shit at dolla store.

[blindman]

Mighty Sparrow - Capitalism Gone Mad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOWuqD77KIo
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CAPITALISM GONE MAD
By Mighty Sparrow

You got to be a millionaire or some kind of petit-bourgeoisie
Any time you living here in this country
You got to be in skullduggery, making your money illicitly
To live like somebody in this country
It's outrageous and insane, them crazy prices in Port of Spain
And like the merchants going out dey brain
And the working man, like he only toiling in vain.

Chorus:
Where you ever hear, a television for seven thousand
Quarter million for lil piece of land
A pair of sneakers - two hundred dollars
Eighty, ninety thousand for motor cars
At last here in Trinidad, we see capitalism gone mad
It's sad and getting more bad because, doudou, capitalism gone mad!

To provide for your family today on your present salary
Is an impossibility in this country
So many bills to pay, there is no conceivable way
To save for a rainy day in this country
Avariciousness to be precise, is why every damn thing so overpriced
Big business making everybody feel
Government give them an open license to steal.

Chorus:
Would you believe me, one nylon panty is nineteen ninety
Twenty dollars for some baby milk
The cheapest jersey cost over sixty
Two hundred and change a yard for silk
It hard here in Trinidad, lord have mercy, capitalism gone mad
It's sad, things getting more bad, oh lord, capitalism gone mad!

To buy a pack of cigarette does leave you with a hole in your wallet
And money is so hard to get in this country
Necessity or luxuries, it doesn't matter what the item is
They charging anything they please in this country
Primary school books prices lewd
Is highway robbery, the price of food
All hopes and dreams elude the poor man
But politicians still expect good work attitude.

Chorus:
Just imagine this, the cheapest coffin over three thousand
Not even dying today easy
Thousands of dollars for the undertakers
So you could get a spot in the cemetery
It hard here in Trinidad, oh lord, capitalism gone mad
The gladness that once we had is gone because capitalism gone mad!

You got to have heavy contact, know how to move up in society
To make any kind of impact in this country
You got to know how to gyp the field
How to scheme and swindle properly
Perfect the art of wheel and deal in this country
I say, survival in this land isn't easy for no man
With unemployment and high inflation
Some of we go dead before the end of this recession.

Chorus:
Wey de hell is dis, a Mango Julie costing three fifty
Forty dollars for one watermelon
Half your salary for fish, meat and poultry
Time you buy greens all your money done.
It hard here in Trinidad, lord, have mercy, capitalism gone mad
It sad and getting more hard, put a hand, lord, capitalism gone mad!
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http://guanaguanaresingsat.blogspot.com/2011/03/capitalism-gone-mad-song...