[appalachian_dweller]

>> public service announcements about the need to stay alert and report unusual situations <<

DC is being flooded with PSAs telling folks to be prepared for a disaster. I'm hearing these PSAs 3 or 4 times a day on the local DC TV stations.

[Steve_Seattle]

"DC is being flooded with PSAs telling folks to be prepared for a disaster."

To be prepared for a disaster, or to be alert for suspicious activity?

[Labyrinthos]

When did you start hearing the PSA's? I only started hearing them in the last 48 hours and I'm a talkshow radio junkie.

[Hoodlum91]

"DC is being flooded with PSAs telling folks to be prepared for a disaster. I'm hearing these PSAs 3 or 4 times a day on the local DC TV stations."

It has been a little nuts.

But September was "emergency preparedness month"

[Hischild]

"DC is being flooded with PSAs telling folks to be prepared for a disaster. I'm hearing these PSAs 3 or 4 times a day on the local DC TV stations."

Denver's local CBS affiliate is doing a special series on the news all this week about disaster preparedness. Yesterday (or was it the day before?) they had their medical reporter, who also deployed as a doctor to Iraq for a time, demonstrating items to have in a "go bag." Kind of made me wonder...