You hit on the subject that always gets my blood boiling...the lack of communication to older people during these storms is an outrage. The media always tell people to fire up their generators if you lose power. WTF? People in apartments and condos don't have generators...they go without heat until the power boys get the power back on line.
Then they tell people that if they have lost power that 'warming centers' or temporary shelters have been set up in their area. For a list of those shelters; people are told to log onto the station/paper website. Hello? They don't have ANY power. I called the major television station here in Red Hampshire during our last power outage to point this out and was told 'well, duh...you can access our website on your mobile device'.
Do they have ANY idea how many people (especially elderly) don't carry a mobile device? In fact, I doubt many elderly even know what a mobile device is...
If you're stuck with a radio, good luck. They rarely, if ever will interrupt their syndicated programming to provide people with LIVE updates...not our here in the rural areas.
I'll probably make a few phone calls tomorrow to see if I can rock some boats before it is too late.
“I’ll probably make a few phone calls tomorrow to see if I can rock some boats before it is too late.”
Thank you.