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From: Wayne.Roorda@f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Wayne Roorda)
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Subject: Re: Receiving the Warnings!
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Date: 21 Feb 91 02:15:09 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Hi Jay,

In your message of Jan-29-91 10:23am to me you said...

> Television is now the preferred medium for people to get information.

Agreed!  Unfortunately, this has also replaced reading from the medium of
learning.

> If there were bombs bursting in air, I surely wouldn't be sleeping.

Neither would anyone else.

The topic of the original message is still waiting to be answered!

The question was and is, how are the deaf and hard of hearing awakened
and alerted when the sirens sound for the potential of incoming missiles
(SCUDS in this case) in order to put on their gas masks and go to their
sealed room?  I believe that the television located in the sealed room
would be sufficent to alert them when to remove the masks and to exit
the sealed room.  And the latest word I have, is that the television is
now being used to announce the "all clear" instead of using the siren.

> My wife and I are deaf.  We wake with the help of an alarm clock
> which turns on a light.  We don't need a hearing person to wake us up.

How do you know when to go to a storm shelter when a tornado warning
is announced if you are sleeping?
                                                Wayne

... HOLY WAR--The granddaddy of oxymorons

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