-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 02 Nov 12  00:41:36 <=-   
      
    NB@>> I've thought about that, but with battery radios regularly in use   
    NB@>> upstairs and down, we also keep a good stock of fresh batteries around   
    NB@>> all the time.  The crank and light could come in handy, granted...   
      
    DS> What gets me is that in Arkansas, people are more inclined to spend   
    DS> money on beer, tobacco, etc., than to buy a NOAA Weather Radio alert   
    DS> with a battery backup and SAME Warning Alarm Feature (warns only for   
    DS> the desired counties), that could save their life. I've seen it go from   
    DS> clear skies to tornadoes in 20 minutes, and have noted tornadoes moving   
    DS> at nearly 90 mph. That doesn't give much time to react downstream of   
    DS> the storm.    
      
   Your weather does tend to be more violent on a regular basis than ours,   
   to be sure..  If I lived in Arkansas we'd probably already have invested   
   in the weather radio alert...  here it isn't quite so necessary...   
      
    DS> I guess you can't fix stupid. :(   
      
   Rarely can, unless one is willing to be educated...     
      
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