National News Government alert system: are you bothered?

[MarkG]

I used to work at Crowthorne in the 90s and they would test the escape siren for Broadmoor hospital every Monday.

 

[OUFCGav]

I'm looking at it as a great opportunity to find all the illicit mobile phones in prison!!!

most of the illicits won't be smartphones, so won't be affected.

 

[holdsteady]

I used to work at Crowthorne in the 90s and they would test the escape siren for Broadmoor hospital every Monday.

We are near enough that my missus had to sign to say whether we like our little un to stay at school or be sent home if they get told someone has escaped Broadmoor. They don't do the alarm any more though, well not so it can be heard in the surrounding towns like it apparently used to.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

In Plymouth they periodically test the siren/alarm at the docks, I think it’s regarding something nuclear - or at least they used to

 

[Marked Ox]

In Plymouth they periodically test the siren/alarm at the docks, I think it’s regarding something nuclear - or at least they used to

The siren used to be tested regularly when Abingdon was still an airbase. Don't remember it particularly since the Army moved in though.

 

[Pompeyyellows]

In Plymouth they periodically test the siren/alarm at the docks, I think it’s regarding something nuclear - or at least they used to

They still do in Portsmouth

 

[Essexyellows]

Ear worm for the old folk............

Every lousy Monday morning
Heathrow jets go crashing over our home
Ten o'clock Broadmoor siren
Driving me mad, won't leave me alone

 

[Essexyellows]

Its not filmed in my front room.

 

[Northstandboy]

After all that, I was in a non 4G/5G area so no alert

 

[Dutch yellows 57]

After all that, I was in a non 4G/5G area so no alert

It's funny we have this in the Netherlands for 6 years is it a case of british being always one step behind every one else in Europe

 

[Scotchegg]

My microwave makes a louder noise!!

 

[bazzer9461]

Got mine at 15,20 clocks must be slow thought they said 3pm, Mrs Bazzer had hers at 3pm so that mean I can’t get to safety in time

 

[Marked Ox]

Got mine at 15,20 clocks must be slow thought they said 3pm, Mrs Bazzer had hers at 3pm so that mean I can’t get to safety in time

Still haven't got mine. If a nuclear bomb comes my way, hopefully it lands right on top of me so nice and quick.

 

[Pompeyyellows]

Had mine at 14:58 mind I am on Pompey time

 

[OUFCGav]

It's funny we have this in the Netherlands for 6 years is it a case of british being always one step behind every one else in Europe

Quite a lot of the world already has it.

 

[Oxymoron]

Got mine

 

[Eaststanding]

I used to work at Crowthorne in the 90s and they would test the escape siren for Broadmoor hospital every Monday.

I remember playing golf at the old Blue Mountain golf course next to Broadmoor when that test alarm went off.
Damn near s**t myself.
No one told us it was tested every Monday morning.

 

[Eaststanding]

I'd rather not have a mobile alarm in my pocket, controlled by Government. The UK is not prone to sudden natural disasters so I don't really see what the point is.

You feel if this sort of nannying happened at any time before the Millennium people would be up in arms about it. We've definitely lost our instinct for total freedom, even if this is a relatively low level example of control.

I can't be arsed turning it off yet but the first time I get an alarm for 50mph winds in Scunthorpe, or a wildfire in the Cairngorns when I'm 300 miles away, it's getting deactivated.

The alert can be targeted at specific areas, you won’t need to worry about a bad case of wind in Scunthorpe.

 

[bazzer9461]

Still haven't got mine. If a nuclear bomb comes my way, hopefully it lands right on top of me so nice and quick.

Thinking the same

 

[Bath Yellow]

Am i bothered, NO, where do i live ?. Carterton, with the runway from the biggest military airbase in Europe ( Brize Norton ) passing the back of my house, if anything happened here i wouldnt stand a chance, so who cares, its my choice to live here and i am happy.