Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Went up to the LDS cannery today. While there I couldnt help but notice the shiny Iridium satellite phone sitting on the desk. I inquired as to what the story was with it. I was told that all the cannery/storehouse administrators were given them so they could be in touch in case of a communication failure. Now, I can not imagine those tings come cheap but then again the church doesnt exactly seem to be hurting for money. Still, its an interesting sign that someone is thinking pretty far outside the box…especially since the cannery already has a very nice, very professional ham radio setup for communications purposes. Suspenders and a belt…I knew there was a reason I liked these people. If I had to guess, Id say that theres a focus group in Salt Lake City working up some hamthrax contingency plans and setting up the logistics. Speaking of signs, there was one on the front door of the cannery saying that if you had flu-like symptoms to please come back some other time. Serious business, these folks.

I must say, the satphone was pretty cool looking.