-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 02 Nov 12  00:41:36 <=-

 NB@>> I've thought about that, but with battery radios regularly in use
 NB@>> upstairs and down, we also keep a good stock of fresh batteries around
 NB@>> all the time.  The crank and light could come in handy, granted...

 DS> What gets me is that in Arkansas, people are more inclined to spend
 DS> money on beer, tobacco, etc., than to buy a NOAA Weather Radio alert
 DS> with a battery backup and SAME Warning Alarm Feature (warns only for
 DS> the desired counties), that could save their life. I've seen it go from
 DS> clear skies to tornadoes in 20 minutes, and have noted tornadoes moving
 DS> at nearly 90 mph. That doesn't give much time to react downstream of
 DS> the storm. 

Your weather does tend to be more violent on a regular basis than ours,
to be sure..  If I lived in Arkansas we'd probably already have invested
in the weather radio alert...  here it isn't quite so necessary...

 DS> I guess you can't fix stupid. :(

Rarely can, unless one is willing to be educated...  

ttyl        neb

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