Re: [MOPO] MoPo: This is a test, this is only a test

[Susan Heim]

Hey Gang,     I've been around for awhile and when I see that EBS pattern come on the television I grab the remote to turn it down. However, when I was about 4 years old in Columbus, Ohio, we were having a torrential rainstorm and caught the tail end of a tornado. It was almost black outside and it was about 10:00 a.m. in the morning. I was at home alone with the grandmother who was in a wheelchair. The EBS came on the t.v. and started barking out instructions, first off with "this is an actual emergency."    The grandmother starting freaking out and sent me to check out the windows and doors. She sent me to check out the basement and when I opened the door to the basement it was flooded. The water level was about 6' deep and almost up to the top step. Furniture and all kinds of things were floating on the surface of the water. I had the sense not to turn on the basement light as I had recently learned how electricity works when a friend of mine stuck a penny in light socket and wound up on the other side of the room. I shut the door fast and prayed. That incident with the EBS siren and the narrator's voice has stuck with me to this day. So, everytime I see that thing on t.v. I hold my breath.   Sue Heim ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 9:19 AM Subject: [MOPO] MoPo: This is a test, this is only a test Scott has altered my MoPo membership so I should now be able to post, but will NOT receive the MoPo e-mails.  To view them I will have to go to the site myself at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/index.html If all works well this e-mail will go to all the members, and it will also be archived on the above page. It it DOESN"T work, then either this message won't be distributed and/or it won't be archived, and Scott will have to go "back to the drawing board". Of course, I imagine some of you will WISH my messages are never posted, but that is a story for another time. Bruce P.S. Had this been an actual emergency, you would also have received instructions on where to tune your radio for your local area. P.P.S. Does anyone know if the "Emergency Broadcast System" was ever actually used OTHER than as a test?  Does it still exist?  Do they play those incredibly annoying tests anymore?          Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com    ___________________________________________________________________               How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List        Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]             In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L     The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.