tamthebam Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 In regard to the testing of the UK emergency alert a Government spokesman today said 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Just turn the alerts off, it’s not hard. Edited April 20, 2023 by SweeperDee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I can see why this would be sensible in certain locations, like the US tornado alerts. In the UK? Pretty pointless really - when was the last time a national-level alert would have been useful? Anything important is on 24/7 rolling news and social media instantly. More unnecessary government meddling in our lives, IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Have the English given this the worst name you could ever think of yet? Like Rishi's Dishes or Platty Jubes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 18 minutes ago, Zetterlund said: I can see why this would be sensible in certain locations, like the US tornado alerts. In the UK? Pretty pointless really - when was the last time a national-level alert would have been useful? Anything important is on 24/7 rolling news and social media instantly. More unnecessary government meddling in our lives, IMO. It’s amusing, but in the U.S. the tornado and amber alerts and such are all mutable…the most recently rolled out Presidential Alert System is NOT mutable. Here in Texas, we get the severe weather alert sirens tested on the first Wednesday of every month (unless there is weather in the area) at 1PM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 59 minutes ago, Zetterlund said: I can see why this would be sensible in certain locations, like the US tornado alerts. In the UK? Pretty pointless really - when was the last time a national-level alert would have been useful? Anything important is on 24/7 rolling news and social media instantly. More unnecessary government meddling in our lives, IMO. I don't think it is restricted to national alerts in practice, though. It can (and likely only ever would) be used locally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_dog Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Have we ever had a life threatening emergency in the UK that an emergency text would've helped anyone avoid? By the time people are alerted to an emergency isn't it probably already over? My work have recently started sending out H&S alerts, usually for weather, oh no take care there's a met office yellow warning for wind, why bother? Predictably they've sent us an alert to let us know there will be a test of the Government's emergency alert system this weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Even at a more local level I struggle to see any need for this. I can see it being used for nonsense like alerting us to the king's coronation At the risk of approaching tinfoil territory, you might suggest they're rolling it out in expectation that the shit may be hitting the fan in the foreseeable future, whether it be another pandemic, terrorism etc. Even then, absolutely everyone was immediately aware of the situation with lockdowns etc before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Zetterlund said: Even at a more local level I struggle to see any need for this. I can see it being used for nonsense like alerting us to the king's coronation At the risk of approaching tinfoil territory, you might suggest they're rolling it out in expectation that the shit may be hitting the fan in the foreseeable future, whether it be another pandemic, terrorism etc. Even then, absolutely everyone was immediately aware of the situation with lockdowns etc before. How long until we are alerted to a National Emergency due to an invasion across the Channel that only the Tories will deal with!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Zetterlund said: Even at a more local level I struggle to see any need for this. I can see it being used for nonsense like alerting us to the king's coronation At the risk of approaching tinfoil territory, you might suggest they're rolling it out in expectation that the shit may be hitting the fan in the foreseeable future, whether it be another pandemic, terrorism etc. Even then, absolutely everyone was immediately aware of the situation with lockdowns etc before. It could be handy for things like floods or chemical plant leaks etc, places like Grangemouth probably have plans in place that would be helped by it. Edited April 21, 2023 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 So I'm expected to believe on my phone where I have access to various news services, BBC, Sky etc, and also FB, Twitter and access to innumerable search engines and sites to let me know what is going on, the speedy service of HMG will beat them all to keep me up to date, and you could start an argument about trust and reliability but without going tinfoil I don't really trust any of the fuckers greatly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 It's a disgrace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Waldo Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 But the first doodlebug wasn't launched until 1944. Methinks he's at it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 The reaction to this test (not on here) is a further evidence why social media needs to be banned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 22 hours ago, SweeperDee said: Just turn the alerts off, it’s not hard. Why did you turn it off? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 They wont want to get criticized for introducing this and then never using it, so I look forward to getting notifications of potholes and missing cats in my area. (I will also demand it's used when my cat goes missing) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Why did you turn it off? Playing the game in hard mode. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Why did you turn it off? Cause I really don’t give a f**k if a nuke is about to drop on us. Whole planet needs a big reboot, and I’m not particularly keen on life at the moment, is the honest answer. Innocuous answer is why not turn it off? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 23 hours ago, itzdrk said: Have the English given this the worst name you could ever think of yet? Like Rishi's Dishes or Platty Jubes. Testy Testy Buzz Buzz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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