posted on October 1, 2001 05:09:31 PM new
I hav not seen any tests of The Emergency Broadcasting System since the 11th. Is it just my area, or have they quit testing it? It would seem that if we should ever see them test the system, it would be now. Are the afraid of panicing people or what?
[ edited by Microbes on Oct 1, 2001 05:18 PM ]
posted on October 1, 2001 05:17:44 PM new
The Government did away with the EBS a few years ago the system is mainly now used for local storm warnings tornado thunder storm warnings and such these days..
posted on October 1, 2001 06:08:20 PM new
bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"This is a test of the National AW Broadcast System. This is only a Test."
"If this was an actual emergency a moderator would have come forward to tell you what to do. You would have been instructed to cease posting immediately, turn off the computer and go tell someone goodbye."
"Now back to your regulary sceduled chatting". bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
posted on October 1, 2001 06:13:34 PM new
hahah I live within less then a half a mile of three of these sirens they test them twice daily once at noon once at 5 PM Every dog in town goes howling twice a day..
but in all honesty I think it was way back in 95 or 96 they did away with the radio and TV EBS system its now used for earily local storm warning..
posted on October 1, 2001 07:14:54 PM new
It was always a joke anyway. Flight time for a ballistic missile is 20 minutes from Europe and 4 to 6 minutes from a sub and the politicians would need a month to debate if they should tell you anything.
The first you would know is when you see the reentry vehicles burning in or sun coming up over the wrong stretch of horizen.
