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As I envision life during a pandemic and afterward, I am concerned about the impact of failed communications. This could be unavoidable (e.g., power grid down, or radio & TV lack staff to operate) or intentional (e.g., authorities continually disseminate disinformation to calm the masses).
It may become necessary for neighborhoods to set up their own "remote" manual communications (e.g., hanging something in the window to communicate). This should be accomplished by a simple concensus on signals.
It may also be necessary for the wider community to establish a grassroots communication system. Naturally.....the internet (if available) could perform an invaluable service. Web sites like this one may become an alternate public announcement system.
There may be some value to including in our preps, instructions on setting up a forum, like this one, for a more local region. Ordinary folks could communicate about available supplies, home treatments that seem to work, confirmed deaths, special needs, etc.
I lived 25 miles downwind of Mt. St. Helens when it erupted and saw first hand, the failure of the well-planned government communication system. It wasn't a technical failure, but rather a failure of realistic planning. Common sense on the part of ordinary people saved the day for many people.
A radio station manager found out very quickly if the mountain had erupted by NOT believing the authorites and simply calling homes immediately downwind......he then cranked up his power and broadcast to most all of Eastern Washington. His common sense and initiative turned many disasters into simple inconveniences.
So perhaps some might like to propose novel communication systems and point us to sources on how to set up forums, or whatever workable means of grassroots communication would be available.
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It may become necessary for neighborhoods to set up their own "remote" manual communications (e.g., hanging something in the window to communicate). This should be accomplished by a simple concensus on signals.
It may also be necessary for the wider community to establish a grassroots communication system. Naturally.....the internet (if available) could perform an invaluable service. Web sites like this one may become an alternate public announcement system.
There may be some value to including in our preps, instructions on setting up a forum, like this one, for a more local region. Ordinary folks could communicate about available supplies, home treatments that seem to work, confirmed deaths, special needs, etc.
I lived 25 miles downwind of Mt. St. Helens when it erupted and saw first hand, the failure of the well-planned government communication system. It wasn't a technical failure, but rather a failure of realistic planning. Common sense on the part of ordinary people saved the day for many people.
A radio station manager found out very quickly if the mountain had erupted by NOT believing the authorites and simply calling homes immediately downwind......he then cranked up his power and broadcast to most all of Eastern Washington. His common sense and initiative turned many disasters into simple inconveniences.
So perhaps some might like to propose novel communication systems and point us to sources on how to set up forums, or whatever workable means of grassroots communication would be available.
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