Lahar warning fails yet again: KREM TV Spokane, WA article, et al (so what's new...)?

In the 1950's and '60's every Wednesday at noon I heard the AIR RAID SIRENS that had been installed on telephone poles around town during or shortly after World War 2. The sirens were removed from the telephone poles in my area around 1973 (after it was clear to everyone, a nuclear strike was not going to be survived).

Now ... after spending a gazillion of our State tax dollars since the late 1980s (starting right after Mt. St. Helens visited the entire world) ... for some reason they cannot seem to wire something as simple as a doorbell. That's total CARP!

They have tried repeatedly over the years to make this system 'function' and yet, IT still refuses to work.

PLEASE ... someone tell me how I get a job where the results don't matter and someone else pays for my "work" for 30 years.

Literally, this is a perfect example of tax dollars work in Washington State: wanna visit here? 10% tax on top of everything you think about doing ...

May 18, 1980 - we are six days away from Mount Saint Helens explosion 30th anniversary.

Jim
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krem.com | Pierce Co. investigates failure of lahar sirens | Spokane, WA

The system is designed to give residents in eastern Pierce County advance warning of any potentially devastating volcanic mudflows coming off Mount Rainier. It includes 17 sirens — five new ones and a dozen that were upgraded last year.

http://www.nwcn.com/news/washington/...91059.html**** <--video report

Pierce Co. lahar warning system fails test | NorthWest Cable News | Washington News

Pierce Co. lahar warning system fails test - Seattle- msnbc.com

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