ext_124134 ([identity profile] sonofabish.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2004-02-06 02:00 pm
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automatic snow emergency alert notification

The city has instituted a new notification system for snow emergencies. You can now get them via email. Go onto the city website http://www.ci.somerville.ma.us/ and follow the 'what's new' link to sign up. I went in and entered both my email and my cell SMS address. And if folks can also post a message here if one is declared, that would be really cool as well.
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[identity profile] denonymous.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
If [livejournal.com profile] davis_square was a paid account, then the owner could follow these directions (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=187), create a PIN, and then sign up davis_square+PIN@post.livejournal.com to the snow emergency email list (though it might be tricky if it requires address confirmation to sign up).

When they sent out a snow emergency email, it'd automatically be posted to the community.

[identity profile] sonofabish.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, now that would be the cat's ass, wouldn't it?

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[identity profile] denonymous.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, ain't technology grand? Unfortunately, it looks like this isn't a paid account. Ah well.
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[identity profile] perspicuity.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
well, someone could probably take a collection and scrape up $$$ to cover the rest of winter? community service. rah rah :)

or

i'd suggest an automagic posting bot/mail-gateway, but the moderator/creator disabled anonymous posting, and that makes it far trickier.

[identity profile] simply-juniper.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh! Thanks for the info.

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[identity profile] sonofabish.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
You are most welcome! And btw, took a peek at your journal and was psyched to find that link to the chocolate place on B'way. Good to know.....

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[identity profile] simply-juniper.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
No problem! It's really, really, really yummy and the owner is so nice. Eat a chocolate for me!

[identity profile] chuckm.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome!

Sure beats my idea of a "Snow Signal" down at city hall.

[identity profile] sonofabish.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm picturing something like the "bat signal" from Batman...

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[identity profile] chuckm.livejournal.com 2004-02-06 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's sort of what I had in mind. It would project agiant snowflake onto the sky. :)
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