Good morning. Alarming news out of the Middle East yesterday, where hundreds of pagers exploded nearly simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing several and wounding thousands.
If you’re like me, your second thought after “Gosh, what a crazy headline” is...wait, pagers?
Believe it or not, millions of pagers remain in use around the globe in places like hospitals, casinos, and parking structures. They’re cheap, they never drop out of coverage, and their batteries last forever.
So hit me on my beeper, I guess? —Andrew Nusca
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