On 10/07/2018 03:49 PM, Fred Baker wrote:
On Oct 7, 2018, at 12:23 PM, b...@theworld.com wrote:
That was one advantage of the old air raid siren system, it was difficult to
ignore and required nothing special to receive (hearing
impaired excepted.)
Where I grew up, the “Civil Defense Warning” was used for air raids, nuclear
defense, and tornado warnings. By regulation, it was tested monthly. When we
heard it, which we did, the usual response was “they’re testing the siren
again” and resumption of the barely-interrupted activity.
12pm every tuesday here in SF. It's not always very easy to understand
given the echos though.
Mike
