There are some things the Weather Service does very well. For instance, if they’re going to make changes to computers or systems, they won’t make the change if the weather is overly harsh. You don’t want Hurricane Zeyde steaming toward shore only to discover the new computer warnings aren’t working.
I’ve watched this policy at work for years, successfully. These periods of concern are called Critical Weather Days
Critical Weather Day is in effect.
A Critical Weather Day (CWD) has been declared due to a request from headquarters . This CWD is valid from 06:00 UTC 1/23/07 until 10:00 UTC 1/24/07.
And the emergency is….. drum roll please… The State of the Union Address. No kidding.
Maybe this has happened in the past, but I’ve never heard of something like this making the Critical Weather Day list. I’m not saying it’s wrong – just weird.
You know, after reading your blog on Disney’s brainwashing initiatives (don’t worry, I used to work as a trainer for new-hires at the Magic Kingdom), and the effectiveness of viral marketing through the YouTube and MySpace outlets, perhaps the White House could learn a thing or two. Just Google search “YouTube marketing” and see what comes up. Fascinating stuff! I wouldn’t be surprised to see 2008 candidates posting vlogs in the months ahead…
Anybody wanna check out Hillary’s web cam?
About that Critical Weather Day….maybe they thought they needed it because they were doing the SOTU address outside or could they have been worried about weather in the DC area affecting people’s attendance?