Well come the zombie apocalypse I’m fucked
The Government warning obviously didn’t reach Trelawnyd even though the village does have an emergency plan, where the Memorial hall ( with its own generator organised by the TCA ) will provide the village with a powered emergency shelter and mini hospital.
No alert on my phone at 3 pm
Not an effin sausage
None for us here in Central Scotland either! Catriona
ReplyDeleteZombies hate the cold, you’ll be ok
DeleteNot me John, I'm in Reading and got nothing.
ReplyDeleteOh dear….you’re fucked too
DeleteGot mine, in Scotland; but nothing for my wife sitting next to with her old 3G phone. They claim sent "to every smartphone" but clearly only 4G or 5G. Are you still on 3g John. Anyway it's a load of nanny-state control-freakish nonsense which could even do more harm than good, possibly. Of course you do need to have your phone switched on; and another thing - how will they alert us to an emergency that has caused all the phone signals to go down, like a really big emergency? Daft?
ReplyDeleteWe’re all on 5g and nothing.
DeleteAndrew, I think it’s an ok idea, especially for localised disaster issues such as flooding, but I’m sure there is already a warning on line for that sort of threat !
DeleteI’m pretty clued up already if zombies are the problem
Me neither. I have two 4G phones and neither gave so much as a tinkle. Must admit that I'd forgotten about the alert until I was reminded here - but both were on my person at the assigned time.
ReplyDeleteI was rather disappointed when nothing happened, a bit like a child not being invited to a friend’s birthday party
DeleteNope! Shirley didn't get a call either and of course all of those who do not even possess mobile phones can go and **** ourselves!
ReplyDeleteLondon s never worried much about Sheffield eh?
DeleteI turned my phone off as I didn't want the alarm to frighten my dog!
ReplyDeleteI wonder where it will stop eh?
DeleteI had a message but no alarm sound.
ReplyDeleteWhat did the message say? I’m intrigued
DeleteMine went off about 5 past 3 but my o/h's still waiting for his! (Midlands) L X
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there will be crank callers too ??
DeleteMy husband's 'phone went off with a message saying it was only a test. It wasn't very loud and didn't last long. I would say it was an anti-climax, but then again it was only a test. I don't think I would want to know if something bad was going to happen, ignorance is bliss after all. What are we supposed to do when we hear it? Run around like headless chickens?
ReplyDeleteHug you loved ones ?
DeleteI’d want to know
Nothing on my 4G phone here in Gloucs either. Pam
ReplyDeleteThanks pam x
DeleteMine went off (Greater London) at a couple of minutes to 3.00PM. It came up with a message to say it was a test and that no action was required.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting it was early ?
DeleteA typical shambles seems the best way to summarise this exercise then :)
ReplyDeleteI guess that’s the reason it was a practice warning
DeleteOnly old type dumb phones here, so no alarm. Seems a total waste of time and lots of money to me. When did a Government IT system ever work? Oh, well, come the zombie apocalypse, I'll be one of the first to go! xx
ReplyDeleteAlways shoot em in the head HH , use one of your crochet hooks
DeleteThanks for the tip. I'll start sharpening one now! xx
DeleteAre you on the Three network? I was just reading in The Guardian that apparently customers of Three didn't get the alert and they're trying to figure out why. I got mine, loud and clear. (I'm on Vodafone.)
ReplyDeleteYes, I’m on three g , so us people who don’t invest in the latest phones can go fuck ourselves lol
DeleteNone on this side of the pond as you'd expect.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite snafu is when we call the power company to say the electricity is off, they suggest we contact them by computer - and did even before smart phones! Duh!
Am glad it was only a test and that all in the UK are still ok.
Hugs!
Yes when I broke down the other day the preferred way of referring myself to the breakdown company was on line and not by phone
DeleteThat's technology, the first time through never goes perfectly. More testing and perfecting the system will be up next. Hopefully, there is no imminent dangers lurking.
ReplyDeleteThe local use of such alerts may be useful , especially relating to local threats such as floods, snow, even car accidents
DeleteObviously unimportant x
ReplyDeleteI think it’s a good idea generally …what can it hurt?
DeleteI’m sure Katie Hopkins could answer that question
It frightened the life out of me at exactly 3-00 p.m.
ReplyDeleteHusband's phone however, maintained radio silence! X
It’s quite chilling me thinks
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGR56AaY6PU
Glad we are not the only ones with politicians making stupid moves. If Russia dropped a bomb, what the f good is a notice on your phone. GG
ReplyDeleteYou’d have time to say goodbye to people perhaps
DeleteApparently there was a warning spoken in a voice with an USA accent.....
ReplyDeleteWe don't need tsunami or suchlike warnings..and if in a flood prone area we can arrange get warnings from the Environment Agency
I wonder why an American accent was chosen ? Perhaps ( and I’m almost serious here) because of all those American disaster movies.
DeleteWe heard nothing on our phones but did have the message. As I had forgotten about it I saw the message hours later.
ReplyDeleteNo message here at all…..I’m not cynical about it, in general I think it’s a grand idea although I’m not sure when it will be used …Katie hopkin’s on line rant about nanny state and I’m ok Jack left me cold. I suspect I may be used locally with red weather alerts and flooding
DeleteWho is this Katie Hopkins, I've never heard of her but she sounds like a bloody nightmare!
DeleteJo in Auckland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Hopkins
DeleteA bad idea for those people at risk of domestic abuse who have a secret phone.
ReplyDeleteGood point, but I’m sure most charities and support agencies would have been warned about switching the alarm off
DeleteNo, agencies and charities only respond, they don't directly contact victims of abuse. Obviously a secret phone is mant to be kept secret.
DeleteI disagree
Deletewho knows where I left it - it's not permanently attached to my person you see x📱🐸
ReplyDeleteNice to have you back flis
DeleteThank you John - it's nice to be back x🌻
DeletePerhaps you don’t need to defend John so much flis, and have negativity turned onto you.
DeleteHis deserters are looking for any stick to beat him with and turn up like a bad smell anyway , which is sad reflection on their inadequacy .
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DeleteGood point …flis I’m always flattered by your support but please leave the trolls to my delete button xxx
DeleteDo what you do best , your slightly off the wall , funny comments xx
We got it here in Spain. (No, we didn’t. I lie.)
ReplyDeleteSod xx
DeleteNice to have flis back
ReplyDeleteJean
Indeed xx
DeleteGood thing the world didn't come to an end, you would want to know
ReplyDeleteI got 3 seconds when I was told it would be 10. I want my money back. I don't expect you get a proper signal in Wales.
ReplyDeleteMy husband, who doesn't have a phone and forgot anyway, said all the phones in the phone shops here in the Victoria Centre in Llandudno all went off at once and gave him such a fright! At home sitting beside my phone I heard nothing.
ReplyDeleteYour alarm sounds the same as here in California. I appreciate them. They are used for abduction of a child (Amber alert) etc. It’s also nice to get them if you are in an area where flash flooding could happen. KJ
ReplyDeleteWe have emergency alerts here too. In January we had flash flooding after torrential rain, our alerts went off and frightened me half to death. Then around cyclone Gabrielle and it's aftermath the flooding was another reason for the alerts... we nearly got caught in a flash flood on our way back from shopping; we had to go across country as our direct return road was closed due to flooding as well. We were very lucky we wern't swept away into a culvert or ditch. The fact that I have a 4WD was very fortuitous for us; some smaller cars were caught in no mans land couldn't go forward or backwards it was very freaky.
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
All phones sounded the alarm here. My skin turned orange!
ReplyDeleteThe location of people is less important than their provider. My provider is Vodaphone and it came through at 2:58. A noise and the notice it was a test flashed up on screen.
ReplyDeleteSat in a packed Grantham A&E for no particular good reason, a single phone went off and a loud voice shouted ...Lets burn the Tory
ReplyDeleteWell I bet that got a laugh
DeleteHubby got his at 2.59 pm, me nothing. I was a bit disappointed, I was hoping it would sound a bit like the alarm on The Purge ;)
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