MP>I am not a HAM but I remeber several years ago when my area had a very
  >unusual snow+extreme cold weather event.  The HAMs in the area were
  >extremely useful in assisting with emergency efforts.  Lots of people were
  >otherwise without power, phones, etc., but they were able to radio things
  >into authorities.

Yes, I've heard similar stories. As you suggested, it was maybe more
common in the past, but it could still be important today in extreme
situation.

SD>No phones allowed at this event.

RM>> Good plan.. I think that's required to teach kids Anything these days..  B)

MP>Somewhat OT but a lot of schools are going phone free to prevent kids from
  >using AI in the classroom.

There is that.. plus long before AI became an issue, kids were texting
back and forth and such during class.

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