In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts they have this very strange Emergency Preparation Society that somehow believes that in case of Nuclear Attack or the threat of the Seven Year Locusts that you should be prepared to die in the next five minutes. Speaking for me, I'd rather not know.
But no, just when the news is about to show three buildings that have fallen in the ocean in Newburyport, the TV goes to black. Then a bright white sign comes up thatthey're, "Running a mandatory monthly test of the emergency broadcast system."
Then come three shrill blasts from a horn loud enough to give anyone with a weak heart to go into cardiac arrest. - My God!
This nonsense takes all of three minutes and then they resume programming. The news is now over and some advertisment for Viagra is showing. "Keeps you going for 24 hours". Five minutes is enough for me. - Never did find out which buildings in Newburyport was effected.
The only thing is the the mandatory monthly test has taken place three mornings in a row.
Why they can't run the mandatory monthly test at 2:22 in the morning when no one is watching TV is beyond me. The problem is nothing says what idiot agency is responsible for this madness. Who do you write to? I would like to know.
My wife's use of Nitros has doubled.
In WWII, there was something called Air Raid Wardens. A bunch of old men who wore WWI tin hats like the British soldiers did, painted white with CD (Civilian Defense) printed on it. They also wore an arm band with CD on it, just in case you didn't notice the white tin hat. They had assumed supreme police rights. They would wander around and catch people that didn't close the blackout curtains properly or someone that hadn't coated the top of their headlights correctly painted black.
They also sniffed around and would report anyone that without ration stanps that was roasting meat or cooking coffee. Reports were written when a guy with an “A“sticker passed “T” stamps for gas. Too much laughter would get you a knock on the door. They had a great deal of fun catching any kid out after 9 PM that was under sixteen. They made sure that every house had a pail of sand at the front door in case of Magnesium bombs. I truly hated these old men.
It's the same kind of tree-hugging nit-wits that are putting on these TV warnings. It's about time that people took responsibility for their own actions. No warnings needed.
But no, just when the news is about to show three buildings that have fallen in the ocean in Newburyport, the TV goes to black. Then a bright white sign comes up thatthey're, "Running a mandatory monthly test of the emergency broadcast system."
Then come three shrill blasts from a horn loud enough to give anyone with a weak heart to go into cardiac arrest. - My God!
This nonsense takes all of three minutes and then they resume programming. The news is now over and some advertisment for Viagra is showing. "Keeps you going for 24 hours". Five minutes is enough for me. - Never did find out which buildings in Newburyport was effected.
The only thing is the the mandatory monthly test has taken place three mornings in a row.
Why they can't run the mandatory monthly test at 2:22 in the morning when no one is watching TV is beyond me. The problem is nothing says what idiot agency is responsible for this madness. Who do you write to? I would like to know.
My wife's use of Nitros has doubled.
In WWII, there was something called Air Raid Wardens. A bunch of old men who wore WWI tin hats like the British soldiers did, painted white with CD (Civilian Defense) printed on it. They also wore an arm band with CD on it, just in case you didn't notice the white tin hat. They had assumed supreme police rights. They would wander around and catch people that didn't close the blackout curtains properly or someone that hadn't coated the top of their headlights correctly painted black.
They also sniffed around and would report anyone that without ration stanps that was roasting meat or cooking coffee. Reports were written when a guy with an “A“sticker passed “T” stamps for gas. Too much laughter would get you a knock on the door. They had a great deal of fun catching any kid out after 9 PM that was under sixteen. They made sure that every house had a pail of sand at the front door in case of Magnesium bombs. I truly hated these old men.
It's the same kind of tree-hugging nit-wits that are putting on these TV warnings. It's about time that people took responsibility for their own actions. No warnings needed.
Viagra commercials are just as annoying as the Emergency Broadcast tests. They've hijacked the theme music from "Viva Las Vegas", one of my favorite Elvis flicks (Ann-Margret's in it). 
