Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Dear SF Staff: Please be

Dear SF Staff:

Please be advised that activists have called a rally for 5PM today to coincide with President Bush’s deadline for Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq.  The demonstration will start at the intersection of Powell and Market Streets with a march to follow.  There is no civil unrest planned for this event.

In the event that war breaks out, at 7AM on the first business day after the inception, activists plan to swarm across downtown San Francisco to disrupt businesses and transportation. 

Please know that [this agency] has taken appropriate measures to protect all building occupants.  In addition to having a shatterproof film installed on the most exposed ground floor windows of the building, we have large sheets of plywood on site that can be used to board up store fronts etc. as needed.  As you know, [we] employ five full time security guards and they are all on alert as are the building engineers.  They will be deployed as needed to protect the building and all tenants.  Additionally, [this building] has a three day supply of food and water for each occupant.

That’s nice.  I feel safer already.  All the plywood I want to eat for three days?  In some countries, these are the good times!