Storm Warning

Storms scare me, they always have, so when I was offered a chance to sign up for a weather alert system, I did it. I think the offer was from my county, but I don't really remember. I would receive an alert before severe weather. Cool.

Now, more than a year later, it's driving me crazy! My phone rings, I get a text message, and my email pings--all at the same time. They are literally notifying me three different ways! Gah!

I'm sure I signed up for this barrage, no doubt thinking that if I were away from my email, I'd at least see the text. Why I signed up for phone calls, though, is beyond me. I hate when my phone rings.

Recently, this all came to a head. About 90 minutes before a storm rolled in, I got a severe thunderstorm warning. I also was warned two more times prior to its arrival. That meant 9 notifications. NINE! And when the storm actually showed up, it was one gust of strong wind, about 15 minutes of hard rain and a little thunder. Nothing that warranted multiple alerts. I'd had enough.

I scrolled down to the bottom of the email, looking for a link to manage my settings. There were no links of any kind. Gah!

It took some searching of my email, but I finally located the original signup confirmation. I had to reset my password since I had no memory of it, but at least I had my user name. I think I have it setup now to only get texts. I'll find out for sure when the next storm rolled through.