When President Barack Obama urged Americans under siege from Hurricane
Sandy to stay inside and keep watch on ready.gov for the latest, he
left out something pretty important — where to turn if the electricity
goes out.
Despite the heightened expectation of widespread power and cable
television failures, everyone from the president to local newscasters
seem to expect the public to rely entirely on the Internet and their
TVs for vital news and instructions.
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OK HERE'S THE DEAL. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT JUST TURN ON YOUR
COMPUTER AND GO TO WWW...
> When President Barack Obama urged Americans under siege from Hurricane
> Sandy to stay inside and keep watch on ready.gov for the latest, he
> left out something pretty important — where to turn if the electricity
> goes out.
> Despite the heightened expectation of widespread power and cable
> television failures, everyone from the president to local newscasters
> seem to expect the public to rely entirely on the Internet and their
> TVs for vital news and instructions.
> ---
> OK HERE'S THE DEAL. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT JUST TURN ON YOUR
> COMPUTER AND GO TO WWW...
2/3 of cellphones in the US have internet access.....
> On Oct 30, 9:39 pm, Ryanator <Ryana...@lavabit.com> wrote:
> > FEMA, W.H. send storm victims to Internet
> > When President Barack Obama urged Americans under siege from Hurricane
> > Sandy to stay inside and keep watch on ready.gov for the latest, he
> > left out something pretty important — where to turn if the electricity
> > goes out.
> > Despite the heightened expectation of widespread power and cable
> > television failures, everyone from the president to local newscasters
> > seem to expect the public to rely entirely on the Internet and their
> > TVs for vital news and instructions.
> > ---
> > OK HERE'S THE DEAL. IF YOUR POWER GOES OUT JUST TURN ON YOUR
> > COMPUTER AND GO TO WWW...
> 2/3 of cellphones in the US have internet access.....
