Originally Posted by
johntins
WOLF!!!!! WOLF!!!! Thing is, Mick, if they hadn't cried wolf and the bugger had turned up they would most likely be sued in this idiotic world we seem to have moved into. I, for one, hate it, but unfortunately, nobody asked me. Seems to me we have become Americans by default, with all that that entails, including litigation and the various Amendments, other than the Second, that THEIR Constitution seems to afford. Many people here seem to think that they should phone 911 in an emergency.
Apparently many people welcomed the SMS warning, even though there was no threat to themselves, their family or their property, so we can expect more of the same, and we cannot opt out. I do not want to be inundated with pointless warnings. I live in a high probability bushfire zone. The very last thing I want is some bureaucrat in Spring Street pushing the panic button. Time was, the CFA or the SES warned of local conditions. Now, I get SMSs if the Murray might flood. Overkill from a Govt. in Overdrive trying to seem relevant.
A pox on both ( all ) their houses.
