OK Guys, I got this test notice through my email in conjuction with my work at Carlsbad Cavern National Park. It originated with the Dept Of Interior: To All National Park Employess. This is so we will be able to answer questions to the public or ward of fear while people are visiting a park in the system. Thought y'all might find it interesting and informative in case you were unaware. I had no intention of causing any disruption or flippant remarks or give you so much fun insulting others. Karen
________________________________ From: Stephen Fleming <[email protected]> To: TM Raines <[email protected]> Cc: Karen Perry <[email protected]>; Stan Allison <[email protected]>; aaron stockton <[email protected]>; Phyllis Boneau <[email protected]>; Bill Bentley <[email protected]>; David Bunnell <[email protected]>; Patricia Seiser <[email protected]>; Gosia Kosior <[email protected]>; Ken Harrington <[email protected]>; Herman Miller <[email protected]>; J. LaRue Thomas <[email protected]>; Lewis Land <[email protected]>; Logan McNatt <[email protected]>; Larry Pardue <[email protected]>; Steve Peerman <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2011 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Fw: Pls READ: Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test: November 9 On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 10:08, TM Raines <[email protected]> wrote: Say Steve, > > >Isn't this test scheduled to coincide with the Asterioid 2005 YU55 hitting the >earth??? >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/asteroid-2005-yu55-earth-2011_n_1076838.html > > >I'll be Underground, Terry > > Hmmm....I hadn't thought about that. This news blurb is most reassuring: "There is no chance that this object will collide with the Earth or moon," Don Yeomans, the manager of NASA's Near Earth Object Program office, told Reuters. No chance? Isn't that a bit like the accident-waiting-to-happen preceded by "watch this"? And, if there was a chance, would they really tell us? Wasn't it NASA that made a tiny miscalculation that resulted in a near-blinding of the Hubble telescope when the mirror was being ground? Actually, though, I'm much more concerned about the end of the Mayan calendar Dec 21, 2012. I've been stocking up on Slim Jims, Milk Duds and cheap beer in preparation. I just hope I can still get a pizza that day. Clearly, the best preparation anyone can make is to do as in Monty Python and the Holy Grail: "Run away, run away!"
