tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845436933807383233.post725166119283604602..comments2024-03-25T15:29:41.085-04:00Comments on Kensington Stories: PS 179 and the Atomic BombRon Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00013432967905835800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845436933807383233.post-44763307773344863672010-04-29T03:04:19.594-04:002010-04-29T03:04:19.594-04:00When I went to 179(1959-1966) they used to call th...When I went to 179(1959-1966) they used to call them Shelter drills. And somehow, they made sense to us kids.Marshalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845436933807383233.post-8595018557405707042010-04-16T23:30:45.612-04:002010-04-16T23:30:45.612-04:00I remember those PS 179 drills in 1961-63 and even...I remember those PS 179 drills in 1961-63 and even then I remember thinking, "Hiding under my desk is going to save me from an atomic explosion? Are these people crazy?"Elliot Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964519903027517480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845436933807383233.post-14244389035389923442010-04-07T12:13:53.522-04:002010-04-07T12:13:53.522-04:00I'm younger than you are but I remember those ...I'm younger than you are but I remember those drills too. They were called "Civil Defense Drills" and they used to scare me too. At first, they had us dive under the desks, and then when I was in 5th grade or so (around 1978) they figured out that we would probably be killed by the flying glass, so we went out in the hall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com