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 Software Tool & Die | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo*