27 Feb
2011
27 Feb
'11
10:59 a.m.
On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 18:34 -0600, J.A. Terranson wrote:
I can't even imagine the panic of hearing "this is *not* a test"! Interestingly, the EBS had at least one accidental activation in the late 60's or early 1970s, which I fortunately missed out on: good for me!
Growing up, I heard it used a couple of times here locally during severe weather events. But I don't dispute at all that the tests were more common than real activations. I'm glad testing of the EAS is a bit less obtrusive. -- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@speakeasy.net>