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Dallas Thunderbolts 2012 count?

Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:21 pm

I am happy to report that the T-bolt at Hillcrest High School is still standing proud; not (yet) removed as of last night (11/24/12). I haven't had a chance to check out any other possible remaining sites yet, but I'll try to do so during this coming week. I was pleasantly surprised to see that one, as I was of the understanding that all of them were to be removed circa 2009-10.

Any others recently verified?

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Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:32 pm

Most of them are still there. I don't think they are going anywhere anytime soon as Dallas doesn't have the money to remove them. After a recent converstation with the EM director, they are abandoning them in place. With the exeption of a few that are on private property and that interfere with construction.

One thing I find odd about the Thunderbolt near Mockingbird and I-35 is that the horn has changed directions recently. Same for the one at Cadiz and South Akard Street. Perhaps it is just strong winds?

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Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:05 pm

Yeah. Last I talked to them they had no plans to remove them.
After a recent converstation with the EM director, they are abandoning them in place.
Are you saying the EM director actually said they were "abandoning them in place?"
I can't imagine that they won't remain city property? Abandonded in place is what happened with fallout shelter supplies. That pretty much meant that the govt. didn't give a flip and the stuff was up for grabs. Seems hard to believe that's the case with those Dallas sirens.
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Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:22 pm

They are still city property, they are just not going to do anything with them in the near future.

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Re: Dallas Thunderbolts 2012 count?

Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:42 pm

kx250rider wrote:I am happy to report that the T-bolt at Hillcrest High School is still standing proud; not (yet) removed as of last night (11/24/12). I haven't had a chance to check out any other possible remaining sites yet, but I'll try to do so during this coming week. I was pleasantly surprised to see that one, as I was of the understanding that all of them were to be removed circa 2009-10.

Any others recently verified?

Charles
Are the Thunderbolts even still active? I know of several locations where essentially there is a Thunderbolt right next to a 2001. If the Tbolt's are still active, that would make for one interesting recording.

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Re: Dallas Thunderbolts 2012 count?

Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:15 pm

SirenkiD wrote:
kx250rider wrote:I am happy to report that the T-bolt at Hillcrest High School is still standing proud; not (yet) removed as of last night (11/24/12). I haven't had a chance to check out any other possible remaining sites yet, but I'll try to do so during this coming week. I was pleasantly surprised to see that one, as I was of the understanding that all of them were to be removed circa 2009-10.

Any others recently verified?

Charles
Are the Thunderbolts even still active? I know of several locations where essentially there is a Thunderbolt right next to a 2001. If the Tbolt's are still active, that would make for one interesting recording.
If I am not mistaken, they were decommissioned in 2008/2009
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Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:35 am

All of the Thunderbolts are dead. I even asked the EM director if they could manually set one of them off with the rest of the 2001s so I could get a recording, but he refused.

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Charles,

How long you in town for?
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Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:20 pm

mixerbd699 wrote:Charles,

How long you in town for?
We're going to be at the Cooper Clinic today, then leaving tomorrow, but likely will be back for a couple more weeks soon. I'd like to catch the test a week from Wednesday, but that doesn't work with our schedule :cry: . We got cheated when they took out the T-Bolt at fire sta. 10, as now our nearest siren is the one in the median of Frankford east of the Tollway. But my in-laws got a 2001 about 500 feet from their house! (Preston/Forest).

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Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:29 pm

There are 2 that I know of still standing. Ones is at a fire station at Buckner Blvd, & Garland Rd. and the other is at a fire station on Northwest Hwy. just west of Plano Rd.

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