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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Luke-Jr wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> If you can dial 911, why can't you say where you are? :\</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Not everyone who dials 911 is at liberty to make noise. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>If you dial 911 and hang up. You'll note the nice police offers that drive by. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> Get a UPS...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>not everyone can afford one, or replacing the battery every 2 years</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> And I'm sure the POTS batteries will never die when the power</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> goes out either...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Not when it's running off a generator. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Each state's Public Utilities Commission requires the local telco's to provide phone service during power outages.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> > That ice storm a few years back knocked out the power for two</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > days, knocking out cable service too (one battery-powered TV).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Phone lines worked fine for both days, allowing me to call the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > electric and cable companies for information.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Ouch... two days is much too long for power to be out :( What did</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> people with electric heating do?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Two days may be too long for many of the elderly and infirm.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Our power was out for a week. Even people with gas heating often find that their thermostats are electric...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>We moved in with friends who had power for the week.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>5828 Reeds Road Main: 913.384.1008</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Mission, KS 66202 Fax: 913.384.2180</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.scriptpro.com garrett at scriptpro dot com</FONT>
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