"D. Martin" wrote in message
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You sir, are particularly sinical. We, as a society, tout ourselves as
an advanced, and technology savvy people. I expect farmers to farm,
plumbers to plum, and reporters to report. I do my job, without excuse,
garnering no criticism. I admire responsibility. People are not
universally driven by a sense of duty, and we are the worse for that.

If disaster sites are remote, and local communications are compromised by
the disaster, there is no way to report until alternate transportation is
available. Some of the news organizations chartered helicopters and such,
and arrived as soon as it was physically possible. News organizations do not
customarily have bureaus on beaches.

I'll bet the sidebar story of how the news organizations got film and
reports so fast would amaze us all... and would be most worthy of praise,
not criticism by the ill-informed. As another poster said, you sound like a
proponent of instant gratification.

This post occurred here, in this group, Dec.24th. That's when I first
learned of the quake, and potential disaster. A previous poster
mentioned he had gotten wind of it on his shortwave. Today is the 27th.
People I've spoken with today hadn't heard of this event yet. Simply
because their primary delivery system of information is television. They
are not educating the people, as is their obligation. That's my only
contention. Darren





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"D. Martin" wrote:

This post occurred here, in this group, Dec.24th. That's when I first
learned of the quake, and potential disaster. A previous poster
mentioned he had gotten wind of it on his shortwave. Today is the 27th.
People I've spoken with today hadn't heard of this event yet. Simply
because their primary delivery system of information is television. They
are not educating the people, as is their obligation. That's my only
contention. Darren

It's all over TV. Perhaps the people you speak of lack simple comprehension
skills?

Maybe they need to turn off the sports channel?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"D. Martin" wrote:

This post occurred here, in this group, Dec.24th. That's when I first
learned of the quake, and potential disaster. A previous poster
mentioned he had gotten wind of it on his shortwave. Today is the 27th.
People I've spoken with today hadn't heard of this event yet. Simply
because their primary delivery system of information is television. They
are not educating the people, as is their obligation. That's my only
contention. Darren

As for the quake near New Zealand, nothing really happened, and no one was
apparently hurt.

You and your 'friends' really need to learn how to pay attention.

The first step is the hardest...

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"D. Martin" wrote:

This post occurred here, in this group, Dec.24th. That's when I first
learned of the quake, and potential disaster. A previous poster
mentioned he had gotten wind of it on his shortwave. Today is the 27th.
People I've spoken with today hadn't heard of this event yet. Simply
because their primary delivery system of information is television. They
are not educating the people, as is their obligation. That's my only
contention. Darren

I'm available to hold your hand...

I charge $125 per hour plus expenses, portal to portal.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Mock me, friend. The coverage they are going to give this is the
classic revelling in carnage, after the fact. The pre-strike coverage is
what they avoided. Darren





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"D. Martin" wrote:

Mock me, friend.

Mock you?

I never mock a potential client who needs help.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Well, that is especially considerate of you "dx-guru". Darren





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In article ,
D. Martin wrote:
This post occurred here, in this group, Dec.24th. That's when I first
learned of the quake, and potential disaster. A previous poster
mentioned he had gotten wind of it on his shortwave. Today is the 27th.
People I've spoken with today hadn't heard of this event yet. Simply
because their primary delivery system of information is television. They
are not educating the people, as is their obligation. That's my only
contention. Darren

Study your geography. There were two quakes, one on the southeast of
Australia that was felt in Tasmania, and then another a couple of
days later on the other side of that continent.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

Wrong the first one was between Tasmania and The Antarticenot on the main
land of Tasmania
"Mark Zenier" wrote in message
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In article ,
D. Martin wrote:
This post occurred here, in this group, Dec.24th. That's when I first
learned of the quake, and potential disaster. A previous poster
mentioned he had gotten wind of it on his shortwave. Today is the 27th.
People I've spoken with today hadn't heard of this event yet. Simply
because their primary delivery system of information is television. They
are not educating the people, as is their obligation. That's my only
contention. Darren

Study your geography. There were two quakes, one on the southeast of
Australia that was felt in Tasmania, and then another a couple of
days later on the other side of that continent.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident