Expired Equipment

We were taking an inventory of our personal gear and discovered what some of our readers have already noted in the comment sections:

• Gas mask filters have an expiration date

And we'll give you two guesses as to how many people we work with are noticing the exact same thing. Here's a hint:

• all of them

But there's no need to worry boys and girls. We also talked to a friend of ours who related that there are no plans to use OC or CS gas downtown at any point during the G-8/NATO event. One of the most potent riot control devices we have is completely off the table. The reason? It would look bad on TV and remind people of 1968.