Emergency Alerts
Why does it take nearly a minute for the alert sound to blare before any details are given?
Seriously, I'd like someone to answer that. Last night, in the wee small hours of the night, our weather alert radio shrieked us all to wakefulness. Yanked from a deep slumber, I sat bolt upright and waited.
And waited some more.
Frowned at the incessant blaring.
And waited a little more.
Thought about what could happen while I was waiting for the shrieking to end and the real news to begin.
I could type 85 words. I could read a page, I could type an email, I could look up a definition, I could scoop up my most precious belongings and head for the storm shelter . . . and I could drive one mile.
Wait, what was that? I could get to the storm shelter? I could drive a mile? That might be important if, oh, I don't know . . . a TORNADO or a FLOOD was coming!!
(so, if any of you have pull with the folks in charge of those weather alerts . . . encourage them to speed up the gist of the conversation. And for those of you who insist that it is scientifically proven that it takes 60 seconds of uncomfortably loud and obnoxious blaring to wake us up, at least make that uncomfortably loud and obnoxious SPEAKING so that we know what the heck to do!)
That's my rant for the day. Thanks for listening. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
Seriously, I'd like someone to answer that. Last night, in the wee small hours of the night, our weather alert radio shrieked us all to wakefulness. Yanked from a deep slumber, I sat bolt upright and waited.
And waited some more.
Frowned at the incessant blaring.
And waited a little more.
Thought about what could happen while I was waiting for the shrieking to end and the real news to begin.
I could type 85 words. I could read a page, I could type an email, I could look up a definition, I could scoop up my most precious belongings and head for the storm shelter . . . and I could drive one mile.
Wait, what was that? I could get to the storm shelter? I could drive a mile? That might be important if, oh, I don't know . . . a TORNADO or a FLOOD was coming!!
(so, if any of you have pull with the folks in charge of those weather alerts . . . encourage them to speed up the gist of the conversation. And for those of you who insist that it is scientifically proven that it takes 60 seconds of uncomfortably loud and obnoxious blaring to wake us up, at least make that uncomfortably loud and obnoxious SPEAKING so that we know what the heck to do!)
That's my rant for the day. Thanks for listening. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
Posted by Elle Robb at 5/13/2010 5:53 PM 
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: tornado takes too long severe weather
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: tornado takes too long severe weather
You know, I've wondered about that, too, while waiting to see whether I should sit tight or flee for my life...
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Amen, girl!
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