The Emergency Broadcast System

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Miss Tick

Having lived in New England all my life, well, until now, I totally get why you would be surprised. 4-10 inches is nothing. Not even enough to give a thought about. It takes at least a foot to cause concern. Maybe there is something more going on. I heard there were cancellations in the area so maybe the driving is worse than they thought it was going to be for some unexplained reason, maybe there is a lot of wind or something? I honestly don't get it. Unless they've decided not to clean the roads? That would make 4-10 inches a problem. I mean if they plan to leave it there. Seems weird though? I have never heard of the EBS doing this before. I guess that's why it's a question. I mean if they did it all the time we would be used to it by now. Why would they all of a sudden start?

Hell, I remember one particularly eventful winter in Boston when almost every time I turned around a foot of snow or more dropped out of the sky. It was horrible. After awhile the snow mounds from the plows were so high you couldn't see around corners and driving was a nightmare for most of the winter. If the EBS had started beeping for snow that year they might have never stopped.

Ahhh someone who understands.

It's just snow. No wind, no whiteout conditions that I could see, nothing out of the ordinary being reported like tornado-like occurences in the snow. It was a wet, heavy snow which usually means downed power lines and power outages but there was no mention of this. Just seemed like a regular storm to me and driving when it is snowing it is always treacherous cuz they cant keep the roads clear while the snow is still falling.

As I said, I dont usually watch tv. It is possible the EBS has been doing this for a while and I just never saw it before.

I can say, however, in spite of all the warnings.....the bowling alley across from me was doing a brisk business today. Guess "dont go out unless you have to" means different stuff to different people.