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[Suwon4AGT]

I was teaching one of my kindy classes and knew nothing about it until several hours after it happened. I just happened to be surfing the web, caught up on some news, and I asked the office, "Uh, there were evacuation drills today?". The ladies responded, "Uh...yes there were...around 2 o'clock today".

It's nice to know that my school is woefully unprepared. I hate to say it, but it's this realization that struck me harder than any actual attack or event. No one truly knows the likelihood of an attack, but I'm certain that the ROK is nowhere near ready to handle such an event (I'm sure a few of you are asking me whether I've been sleeping under a rock

It's this unpreparedness, by the SKs, the governments involved on both sides that has me most nervous. I'm not sure what to do about it, other than to keep a suitcase and/or a bug-out bag ready to roll. But I'm no expert in this survivalist stuff and I'm wondering if I should cut my losses and head out. Basically, I'm trying to figure out that "threshold point", where it's no longer worth the risk.

Would anyone care to chime in? I'm sure everyone here has given this at least some thought.

[amnsg2]

I was on my way to school, which is on the main street of my town and these guys in yellow jackets just waved us all into a shopping centre. If that's the plan in case of emergency, then we're basically all going to die

But actually, the unpreparedness makes me less nervous if anything. If they seriously believed we were at risk from air raids,I think it would be a lot better organised than stopping traffic, clearing the pavements and ringing alarms for 20 minutes while people just went on with their day ignoring them.

[AsiaESLbound]

We had that at 1:55 to 2:15 where they got weird on us via speakers in the ceilings. I knew what was going on. Thank you to the one thread titled something like, "don't soil your underwear this Wednesday." One maniac guy was yelling into the microphone sounding aggressive, angry, and upset, but put on a fighting attitude. I caught the gist it was a time for a little tough talk in preparation to deal with a very bad situation in the event their other half continues to step over the fine line.

I was just starting my 1st and 2nd grade after school class, they got noisy, acted weird, and ran around aimlessly. My co-teacher just said to blast a movie at max volume instead of trying to do anything else as we could barely hear ourselves talking. It worked to an extent, but the going to war battle speech was really loud and way over the little one's head though confusing them. I feel they poorly plan things over here. Like it's 4:10pm 2 hours later, we are told to wait 10 minutes outside in the cold so a man can spray gamgi killer fog that's very bad for us to breath. He starts early not allowing us a last minute to get out. Why not wait until later to do a war speech when the little kids gone? Why not wait until 4:30 to fog when they know we finish then? Why wait until the last minute on important things and then often prematurely start earlier than told causing even more bungled mistakes?

[Lost500]

Just like the last uhhh rehearsal (?) I was sat in a taxi. The chap kindly stopped the meter which is always appreciated.

The idea that all traffic will stop is bizarre! Everyone will certainly floor it to head home. This will cause chaos & uncountable hit & runs, the whole thing is odd but this is Korea.

Wonder if those across the border partake in such activities. Hmmm

[highstreet]

I walked out of my building and nobody was out on the streets. Kept walking and there were four older men wearing gas masks. I thought we were done for, but they didnt say anything to me. So just kept walking.

Then a bunch of people came storming out of this bank.

Odd way to start the day.

[Slowmotion]

I was at home, didn't hear anything, at all except like 2 helicopters fly over. I thought I was supposed to hear jets and stuff lol

[Steelrails]

[nomad-ish]

i was on my way to a workshop, but decided to rush home for the drill instead of getting stuck outside or on a bus waiting for it to end. although in retrospect, i'm curious if/where they'd evacuate people in my neighbourhood.

[balzor]

[erasmus]

I was playing magnetic darts with the science teacher and maintenance guy in the library. The grade 3 students were in there, too, reading quietly. The lack of concern was absolute.

[superNET]

What evacuation drill? We had a test all day and you know that nothing stops a test here.

I figure that if the North attacks, South Korean officials will give the Northern soldiers a test, which will halt all activites of the invasion while they write it; giving the South a chance to wipe out the invading army.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[winterfall]

[Steelrails]

[superNET]