Good News! FEMA, White House Send Storm Victims To Internet

Figured we should just get it out of the way

(Politico) 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.

Kinda difficult when the power is, you know, out. And, hey, thanks to that wonderful Central Government idea of switching to all digital broadcasts (can’t blame this one on Obama), you can’t get TV over the air anymore (I learned this first hand when the power was out for a day after the tornado came through Raleigh in 2011. Have a 2 1/2 battery operated TV). It might have made a bit more sense to tell people to purchase battery operated radios (I have a couple myself).

Internet? Good luck with that. No power. Using mobile phone? Once the battery backups go on the towers, forget it.

#Fail.

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