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Cool Schoharie Whelens Info

Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:28 am

Came across this article today that features them:
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S3606935.shtml
And just came across this location page:
http://www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/Count ... temweb.pdf
There was also a really cool video of one going in High Low, but I could not find it. Funny, the one test I've been to, they were tested in wail...
Edit: even more odd, they test in air horn. It also appears some of the sirens are used for fire calls and 3 have voice capabilities:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YjwHjkjMG8

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Re: Cool Schoharie Whelens Info

Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:32 am

Well heck, I see the problem already.. they built a Rocky Balboa dam... should have went with the Appollo Creed dam (oh I kill me)

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Re: Cool Schoharie Whelens Info

Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:33 am

That's pretty much what was on my fathers mind too, since they lost their house in the flood of '96.

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