STATter 911: Mystery solved: Dave can sleep better now that he has an answer about the phantom siren.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Mystery solved: Dave can sleep better now that he has an answer about the phantom siren.

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It has taken three or four years, but I have now confirmed that one of my original thoughts on the source of a siren I have heard twice in my neighborhood is correct. This morning, the nearby Congressional School confirmed they have a siren that is used as a warning system for weather emergencies. A person at the school also believes it went off on Saturday morning as part of a test of the system.

When this happened a few years back, I thought that Fairfax County had checked with the school when I contacted county officials about the siren. I had also looked at Congressional and didn't find the siren.

For the siren experts who contacted me, I will make an attempt to verify details about the siren. Thanks to all who participated.

# posted by Dave Statter @ 11:30 AM

Comments:

Slap that "easy" button, Dave!

# posted by

Anonymous : June 22, 2009 12:00 PM

I have to point this out. If it took everyone YEARS to figure out where this siren was coming from, and what its intended purpose is, then MAYBE WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THIS SIREN NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF GETTING THE WORD OUT WHAT THE **** TO DO WHEN IT SOUNDS???? For crying out loud, we have all these neato high-tech ways of alerting people about every little thing, and nobody right away could tell where or why?

# posted by

Anonymous : June 22, 2009 12:05 PM

Anonymous #2 has it right. What use is the siren if nobody knows what it's warning about??

# posted by

Jay911 : June 23, 2009 10:34 AM

I'm SO glad that Dave isn't frightened/concerned anymore! Now he can sleep at night.

Yeah! There's an "Easy Button" for that!

# posted by

Anonymous : June 23, 2009 11:45 AM