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    1) A resident was surprised and frightened by an authoritative voice that came from the sky during a storm warning. 2) The resident contacted the community information officer to learn that the voice is meant to warn those outdoors to seek shelter, not those inside who can get warnings through other means. 3) However, as an educated person, the resident felt compelled to go outside to hear the message directly. The resident suggests improving the system so warnings can be heard inside, or finding another use for the system.

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    1) A resident was surprised and frightened by an authoritative voice that came from the sky during a storm warning. 2) The resident contacted the community information officer to learn that the voice is meant to warn those outdoors to seek shelter, not those inside who can get warnings through other means. 3) However, as an educated person, the resident felt compelled to go outside to hear the message directly. The resident suggests improving the system so warnings can be heard inside, or finding another use for the system.

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    02-20-09 College Graduates Dumbfounded by Voice From The Sky

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    1) A resident was surprised and frightened by an authoritative voice that came from the sky during a storm warning. 2) The resident contacted the community information officer to learn that the voice is meant to warn those outdoors to seek shelter, not those inside who can get warnings through other means. 3) However, as an educated person, the resident felt compelled to go outside to hear the message directly. The resident suggests improving the system so warnings can be heard inside, or finding another use for the system.

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    2A I FEBRUARY 20.

    2009
    , ' '
    PARK CITIES PEOPLE
    ('.liln •.LETIH FROM THE BUBBLE'

    College Graduates
    D~mbfoundedby
    VOIce' From Skies
    You told me the voice'
    \10're smart enough to be inside is meant to warn people
    who are outdoors that-
    when storms are on the horizon they should seek shelter
    and that it's not designed
    On Feb. 10, to speak to those inside'
    you might After I emerged from because they have tele-
    have been the closet with my family, vision, Internet access
    one of the I contacted Steve Mace and other ways to receiv~
    area residents the community informa~ warnings. Well, I turned
    lured into the tion officer for the city of all of that off, left my kids
    rain storm by University Park, to find upstairs near windows'
    Merritt an authorita- and stepped outside t~
    Patterson out what was up with
    tive and mys- , the new warning system. hear it.
    terious voice As always, he responded I went to college, and so
    booming from the clouds. promptly.' did most of the city. We're
    If so, you weren't alone. . educated, high-function-
    I knew we were expe- Dear Mr. Mace, ing people. So when a
    riencing a weather event You know I adore you. voice speaks to us, we feel
    because all channels had You're always a good like we need to know what
    interrupted regular pro- . sport and all, but we've it's saying - you know, to
    gramming for constant got to talk. The new voice be fully informed.
    coverage. And those scary thing is,frightening, and I It all turned out OK
    sirens sounded. I know know, I know - you said but '1 have a few sugges~
    the sirens are serious and it wouldn't have surprised tions for the next storm.
    are meant to urge citizens me if. I'd read the city Maybe you should turn
    to take cover, so' I started newsletter, The Arbor up the volume so that the
    across the house to gather provided in my water bill: message is easily heard
    the kids from their beds. But who really reads that? Inside-homes or scrap it
    That's when I heard it And did The Arb or warn all together. 'Because see
    for the first time -:- the the thing about usbein~
    super creepy voice, Parkies that the voice educated is that-we're not
    It sounded like Big Tex. would scare them and hanging out in the parks
    Not that Big Tex is,creepy that it would sound like when the sky is green
    when he's welcoming you an enormous robot was in and trees are blowing
    to the State Fair of Texas the street, perhaps mov- sideways. For the most
    but if he's standing o~ ing toward their homes at part, we're in the house
    your roof yelling some- a rapid pace with a very already.
    thing at you, that's kind of distinct message that you Let's put that system
    creepy, right? could only hear if you to better use and have it
    Whoever it was, I went outside and stood in monitor carpool lanes
    couldn't make out exactly .the middle of the tornado and scare the crap out
    what he was saying, so I watch? I'm just wonder-- of violators. Or maybe
    stepped outside into the ing, because I've talked to we could sell the system
    whipping wind (to hear many area residents who ,and use the funds to build
    rthe very-important mes- did the same thing. another fountain or some-
    sage. It was telling me to thing. Just a thought.
    ~inside. Yours Truly,
    Merritt Patterson

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