[EAS] Public Warnings Technology idiots

[Larry Wood]

We had a contractor show up at our transmitter to bid on some work. When he went to leave he found he could not get into his car. The RF was keeping his remote key from working. After trying unsuccessfully to get in his car for several minutes he found me and asked if I could help with his problem. I pointed out there was a key on his fob and that it would open his car door. He told me he had never used it and didn't think to try it.

When the technology you are used to using fails, some people are just lost. Remember when phone books had emergency information? Everybody used to have phone books in their homes and they didn't need batteries. Today there is no equivalent.

Cheers,

Larry Wood, CPBE
KQED-FM

From: EAS <eas-bounces at radiolists.net> On Behalf Of Clay Freinwald

Bill - I love your recently posted observation -

One thing that I learned from the Santa Rose fire was that too many people
did not know how to open their garage door after the power died.