Re: Church bells

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 19:48:31 -0500 SteveOrdinetz <steveord@bit-net.com>
writes:
> Dave Faneuf wrote:
> 
> >Governor Romney on Saturday  asked churches in Massachusetts to 
> toll
> >their bells for each of the victims that died in The Station Cafe
> >nightclub fire. (The Gov's office faxed a statement to WBUR that 
> asked
> >churches to do this, I didn't see it on the wire prior to my 
> leaving for
> >the evening at 6pm)   My house sits between two Catholic Churches 
> (within
> >walking distance of both) and my wife tells me she did not hear any 
> bells
> >tolling at noon.   Is this another example of how radio these days 
> can no
> >longer serve the public?
> 
>Steve: 
> Huh?  Am I missing something?  I don't follow the logic here.  
> Wouldn't it 
> have made more sense to fax the church heirarchies rather than to 
> fax radio 
> stations in hope that someone from the church is listening?  

Dave:
Perhaps that would have been more logical, but we are not talking logic
here.  I can only say that he faxed WBUR on Saturday saying the request
was being made.

Steve:
What's 
> this 
> got to do with serving the public?  Are you suggesting they should 
> have 
> activated EAS for this?  

Dave:
Certainly not, I am saying that the "message" didn't get out using what
the governor thought would be the best way to do it, fax newsrooms around
the state.

Steve:
Maybe these 2 churches simply chose not to 
> participate.

Dave:
Not likely, both these churches are very active politically etc.  If they
had known it would have happened.
 
>>Dave:
> >  Many stations as you know VT on weekends, so am
> >I to assume that outside of a couple of stations that are still 
> live, or
> >that bothered to check their fax machines no one mentioned the 
> request
> >because the VT's were already laid down for the weekend?
> 
Steve:
> Most stations I've worked for have the fax machine in the offices, 
> which 
> are usually locked after 5pm.   This rant is a bit of a stretch 
> imho.

Dave:
Fax machines locked in an office, so even at the stations where there
might be a live jock they couldn't get the information?    Good idea.  
df