On January 10th of this year, KI6GOO posted a blog titled, “CQ-Calling All Hams- CQ.” It starts out with the following paragraph: “This is KI6GOO calling all licensed amateur radio operators in the 94952, 94953, 94954 Zip Code areas. Doesn’t common sense tell us that we must be willing to [...]
The top three major problems during the response phase of Hurricane Katrina (2005), according to one government official were “Communications, Communications, Communications.” The ability to communicate, when most communication systems were inoperable, was the major reason PetalumaNet initiated a series of events and meetings (Sept.-Oct. 2005) that focused on how [...]
When The Trio (Me, Myself & I) uses “Oh no! Not again …” for the title of a blog, it usually means another earthquake has happened nearby our favorite river town. However, no - not this time. It’s only 2 a.m. and Me wakes up worrying about paying the monthly [...]
March 14, 2006 … one of my earliest blogs for Petaluma360 (Our Cyberplace #5), was titled, “CERT Training.” It is only a coincidence, but the 12th CERT Course to be offered in Petaluma starts tomorrow night at Groverman Hall, PVH. The theme of this “old message” is just as true [...]
Are you prepared? If the recent TV pictures of the Haiti earthquake and the heavy rain storms in California don’t scare you into getting prepared, I don’t know what other message it might take to convince you to “Be Prepared” to be on your own for 72 hours or longer. [...]
This is KI6GOO calling all licensed amateur radio operators in the 94952, 94953, 94954 Zip Code areas. Doesn’t common sense tell us that we must be willing to step up to the plate and be ready to help our neighbors in light of the various natural disasters over the years, [...]
This new toy is called a yo-yo. Me, Myself, & I have discovered not only a new meaning for the "up & down" motion of a yo-yo, but we have also created a new acronym. Some new readers might wonder what this is all about, so they will have to [...]
We started to blog about Emergency Preparedness on 3-21-06. After posting 52 blogs devoted to disaster readiness and preparedness, the "Trio" do not believe a majority of the citizens (not just Petalumans) are adequately informed or ready to cope with a mega-disaster, such as a 7.8 magnitude earthquake along the [...]
I just heard the official announcement changing the schedule for the Republican National Convention that was to begin in St. Paul (MN) on Monday; because of the pending emergency situation in the Gulf Coast region due to Hurricane Gustav. Here we go again, three years later. It's quite a coincidence [...]
At first, "I" wasn't going to post any more reminders about "Being Prepared" for an emergency or natural disaster incident; but Eagle-Eyes woke "Me" up and flashed the following Press Democrat headlines which "Myself" also thought "we" shouldn't ignore. (Are you able to follow this interaction among the group known [...]