Re: Oct. 3, 2018 EAS Presidential Alert test

[bzs () theworld com]

On October 7, 2018 at 15:49 fredbaker.ietf () gmail com (Fred Baker) wrote:
> > On Oct 7, 2018, at 12:23 PM, bzs () theworld com wrote:
> >
> > That was one advantage of the old air raid siren system, it was difficult to ignore and required nothing special 
> > to receive (hearing
> > impaired excepted.)
>
> Where I grew up, the “Civil Defense Warning” was used for air raids, nuclear defense, and tornado warnings. By 
> regulation, it was tested monthly. When we heard it, which we did, the usual response was “they’re testing the siren 
> again” and resumption of the barely-interrupted activity.

No doubt we'll get there with these presidential alerts, just give it
time :-)

I'll get "amber alerts" regionally and just about every time it's
nearly impossible that I could even with the best of intentions do a
thing in response. Some non-custodial parent absconded with two kids
50 miles from here in a black honda or toyota...ok gotcha I'll keep my
eyes peeled...no doubt a terrible and stressful event for those
involved but...

So I tend not to be in a big rush to look at those alerts, actually I
think I turned them off which in that case was an option.

-- 
        -Barry Shein

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