It was kind of a meme that 2016 sucked. Then Trump got elected at the end and everything magically got better for everyone and we all lived happily ever after.

(Do I really need to include the /s here?)

This is silly.

Naw, I think “but we have cars” was silly, not clever (funny how you dropped that pretty quickly). I think “but you can get people and a plan immediately while also fixing the problem” is silly, not clever (admittedly places that require certain notices will also have a plan to implement it as required by law, not I’m thinking about wherever OP is which I’m assuming doesn’t have that). I think comparing with organizations that need large coverage for their daily operations (not necessarily 100% of homes in a day, mind you) is silly, not clever.

Feel free to move on.

My water district has 55,000 customers, many of whom won’t answer their doors thinking it’s a solicitor. Even if they did, you could have dozens of people going door to door and it would still take forever

• they are cable-less, thus need to be charged separately

I’ll give you that, but my bone conduction headset lasts a few days with the amount I use

• they are cable-less, thus it is easier to lose them

Meh. I’ve put corded earbuds in my pocket and probably worn them out faster that way. Bluetooth headsets I tend to leave on (much to my wife’s annoyance) and that makes them last longer in my experience.

• bluetooth implementation is a potential security vulnerability

Aha, that van outside must be tapping into me listening to The Dandy Warhols! I knew it! (In all seriousness, if security is that critical you probably shouldn’t be doing whatever it is over WiFi, which is pretty much unavoidable with a phone)

• transmission by radio will always be less energy efficient than transmission by wire

Are we really talking about saving energy here? That’s like… Moisture in the bucket levels. Not even a drop in the bucket

Around a neighborhood is one thing. An entire town could be a hell of a lift, not to mention that there are still problems with notes on doors (I usually go in and out through my garage; the front door is rarely used)

Honest question, what method of alerting would you have suggested? Looks like they tried 4 different things at once - none perfect, but I’m not sure any would be