What to do when there's no plastic sheeting

[ssk7882 <skelkins@attbi.com>]

Abigail wrote:

> But if you want to trade funny plastic sheeting-related 
> stories, I'm afraid I'm going to win.

<the complacent American attempts to bow out gracefully>

Err, yes.  I suppose that the humour implicit in the entire idea of 
a "run" on plastic sheeting does undergo a rather serious change in 
hue once the milieu shifts from rural Wyoming to Israel, doesn't it?

Sorry, Abigail.

Fascinating memories of life during wartime!  I was rather older than 
you at the time of the Gulf War, of course, but I distinctly remember 
the first time that one of our foreign correspondents reporting from 
your part of the world appeared on television wearing a gas mask.  It 
was terrifying.

> Well, at least I have something to look forward to.

List regulations, alas, prevent me from saying much that I would like 
to here -- other than, of course, that my thoughts are with you.

Judy asked:

> Elkins, I'm wondering what your friends substituted for duct 
> tape. And why didn't they have a supply of duct tape with them? 

They didn't have a supply of duct tape with them because it was a 
rented van, and True Geeks though they may be, they just hadn't 
thought to bring any with them.

They did not, however, have to substitute anything for the duct tape, 
as apparently Wyoming ranchers, much like True Geeks, know that duct 
tape is the vital "Fifth Force" holding together the universe and 
therefore already had plenty on hand in their homes.  The store was 
therefore quite well-stocked with duct tape.  It just had no more 
plastic sheeting.


Elkins