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by Jim Z
Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:41 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Finally Got My Hands on a Model 5!!
Replies: 6
Views: 2691

Re: Finally Got My Hands on a Model 5!!

when did they switch to aluminum choppers?
by Jim Z
Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:12 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: And The Emmy For Most Ridiculous Siren Coverage Goes To.....
Replies: 29
Views: 9286

Re: And The Emmy For Most Ridiculous Siren Coverage Goes To.

I've heard that with government funding things, it's pretty much "spend all of it or lose out the next time". If you're given 3 million to spend on a project, but only spend 2 million on it, the next time you need funding for that, they'll see you only spent 2 million and decide that's ex...
by Jim Z
Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:23 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Disa Gas Powered Siren Acquired!
Replies: 25
Views: 8450

Re: Disa Gas Powered Siren Acquired!

I hate to say it, but every time I read the thread title in the topic list, I can't help but hear it in Jar-Jar Binks's voice. "Disa siren make noise! Yousa got gas for it?"
by Jim Z
Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:16 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Owning a Siren?
Replies: 27
Views: 8792

Re: Owning a Siren?

I didn't know anything about Chicago being strict on sounding a siren;
Chicago has, uh, "special" ways of doing things.
by Jim Z
Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:19 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Federal 550AT siren found in Nevada
Replies: 4
Views: 2062

Re: Federal 550AT siren found in Nevada

Rheems1 wrote:I have a nose finding the good stuff
not something you should admit in public...
by Jim Z
Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:49 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: Federal 550AT siren found in Nevada
Replies: 4
Views: 2062

Re: Federal 550AT siren found in Nevada

holy crap, nice find.

doesn't mean you get to be a moderator.
by Jim Z
Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:30 am
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: The H.O.R. Story
Replies: 57
Views: 17475

Re: The H.O.R. Story

agrotred40 wrote: And it was supposed to rotate?
yes.
by Jim Z
Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:52 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: The H.O.R. Story
Replies: 57
Views: 17475

Re: The H.O.R. Story

looks like the video ID in the URL might be missing a character- copy & paste error?
by Jim Z
Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:09 pm
Forum: Main Outdoor Warning Sirens Board
Topic: High mounted sirens in the US
Replies: 164
Views: 101482

Re: High mounted sirens in the US

I've got to wonder how bad the wind load was on the EOWS. that thing is basically a huge plank stuck up in the air.
by Jim Z
Sun Apr 20, 2014 3:06 pm
Forum: Videos and Media
Topic: 40V2T Katy, Texas
Replies: 8
Views: 3574

Re: 40V2T Katy, Texas

nuke it from orbit.

It's the only way to be sure.

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