Presidential Alert

[Tortuga]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fema-will-test-its-presidential-alert-system-wednesday-afternoon-sending-notifications-to-almost-every-cell-phone-in-the-us/ar-BBNRi6F

 

The FEMA Presidential Alert system in the USA will be tested tomorrow.

 

I suggest that you not be driving at the time....

[Qapla]

Yes, and you cannot disable Presidential Alerts like you can Amber and Weather alerts

 

Although ... according to the article

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Last week, three New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against Trump and FEMA administrator Brock Long, claiming the alert violates the First and Fourth Amendment rights “to be free from Government-compelled listening, as well as warrantless, non-consensual trespass into and seizure of their cellular devices."

 

[Tortuga]

I'd love to be on a large crowd tomorrow at test time and watch everyone stop to check their phones...

[dove]

I’m planning to be in a store full of people. Just said the same to someone; interesting to hear all the phones go off. Think of all the scenarios; planes, subways, drs office, I think people will maybe just turn off the sound momentarily anticipating it. 

[Miss Bea]

I’m cleaning out my inbox late tomorrow...

[dove]

1 minute ago, Miss Bea said:

I’m cleaning out my inbox late tomorrow...

Why?

[Tortuga]

1 minute ago, Dove said:

I’m planning to be in a store full of people. Just said the same to someone; interesting to hear all the phones go off. Think of all the scenarios; planes, subways, drs office, I think people will maybe just turn off the sound momentarily anticipating it. 

I'd be afraid to be on the freeway at that time. I think people will instinctively reach for the phone. It will be interesting to see how many accidents occur..

[Miss Bea]

Just now, Dove said:

Why?

Just because! 

[dove]

Just now, Miss Bea said:

Just because! 

Oh, okay 😶

[dove]

2 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

I'd be afraid to be on the freeway at that time. I think people will instinctively reach for the phone. It will be interesting to see how many accidents occur..

Yes, that’s not good. Hope not but a good thought..

[LeslieDean]

51 minutes ago, Dove said:

Why?

Because she is my ‘Busy little Bea’!

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

I’m cleaning out my inbox late tomorrow...

Phew! I thought you had concerns that you had Ricin in it... (see other thread...)

Older {waiting for wiser}

[Thesauron]

Presidential alert? Isn’t that another word for Twitter?

[tekmantwo]

1 hour ago, Thesauron said:

Presidential alert? Isn’t that another word for Twitter?

Nicely done,  that's funny....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[tekmantwo]

3 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I'd love to be on a large crowd tomorrow at test time and watch everyone stop to check their phones...

Hey, you wanna meet up at a mall somewhere in Sac?....

[ChrisC]

I am fully confident that this won’t be abused by some random president.

[Tortuga]

I hope the PA plays something soothing like Auld Lang Syne....😁

[dove]

12 hours ago, Dove said:

Oh, okay 😶

I wasn't trying to be nosy, just thought since we were talking about this presidential alert that it was something to do with that that maybe I should do too..😄

[Tortuga]

I think this will be a good time to set the phone on mute or do not disturb to test whether or not we still hear the test. It would be good to know that we would be able to hear an actual emergency notification. 

[Old]

All pins and needles here waiting for Trump's tweet. Big Brother is oh so now! 

[Tortuga]

9 minutes ago, Old said:

All pins and needles here waiting for Trump's tweet. Big Brother is oh so now! 

The FEMA PR guy should have renamed it.... 

[Tortuga]

Well, that was anticlimactic. I didn't hear a thing.

[Hope]

ha!  i just got one, too!  too funny... 😕 

[Qapla]

We got ours, too

[Tortuga]

5 minutes ago, Qapla said:

We got ours, too

Should I be worried that California got it before Florida?

Does that mean we need to be warned first because the missiles will hit California first?