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originally posted by: Catch_a_Fire
Is it normal for one button to start the broadcast of an emergency through phone, tv and radio all at once? .... I'd of thought it would have to go through all the channels (no pun intended).
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: MotherMayEye
It's very disturbing that many people didn't do anything. I heard a man saying he had been watching the banner on tv for fifteen minutes when he looked out his window and saw there were folks still holding a yoga class on the lawn. Some with their phones out sharing the message but not ending the class apparently. Some people panicked but some just kept streching. After digging my heart out of my throat I could only call my children. Maybe one could get here in any acceptable amount of time. The others are at least forty minutes away on a good day.
originally posted by: face23785
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: MotherMayEye
It's very disturbing that many people didn't do anything. I heard a man saying he had been watching the banner on tv for fifteen minutes when he looked out his window and saw there were folks still holding a yoga class on the lawn. Some with their phones out sharing the message but not ending the class apparently. Some people panicked but some just kept streching. After digging my heart out of my throat I could only call my children. Maybe one could get here in any acceptable amount of time. The others are at least forty minutes away on a good day.
For once I am in agreement with you. I saw a video of some idiot who just went up to the roof of his hotel to livestream for a few minutes and then say "Well I hope it's not gonna hit the hotel." It reminds me a year or two ago when there was a fire on a plane and all these morons were stopping during the evacuation to get out there phones and record. Every one of them should've been charged with reckless endangerment of lives.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: face23785
This is a systemic problem. They had a lousy system to begin with if this can happen this easily.
Do you really think that the system allowed for this to be done accidentally?
originally posted by: ketsuko
What do you do?
There is nowhere to go. Not much you can do to protect yourself. You don't know where it's going.
So what do you do?
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: MotherMayEye
It's very disturbing that many people didn't do anything. I heard a man saying he had been watching the banner on tv for fifteen minutes when he looked out his window and saw there were folks still holding a yoga class on the lawn. Some with their phones out sharing the message but not ending the class apparently. Some people panicked but some just kept streching. After digging my heart out of my throat I could only call my children. Maybe one could get here in any acceptable amount of time. The others are at least forty minutes away on a good day.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: face23785
I am surprised that it doesn't happen more often then, if it is just a matter of accidentally pushing a button.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: face23785
I am surprised that it doesn't happen more often then, if it is just a matter of accidentally pushing a button.
originally posted by: Irishhaf
a reply to: seagull
I forget where I read it, but once upon a time back in the cold war era you have approximately 45 minutes from launch till impact, so take off some more time for double checking before we start our counter and you may have 30 mins.
I say get a bottle of scotch grab the significant other get buzzed and have one more big finish before the long sleep.