| I assume everyone got the government alert? 19:02 - Aug 14 with 6215 views | pointofblue |
A bit worrying it's even necessary for them to ask people to... basically do the obvious, especially in the middle of a heat wave. |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:41 - Aug 14 with 962 views | IndependentlyBlue |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:03 - Aug 14 by Lesta_Tractor |
Midway through dinner, nearly dropped my sausage |
Oooo Matron! |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:42 - Aug 14 with 966 views | Pinewoodblue |
James Callaghan knew the solution. Appoint a Minister for drought, within a short time he became Minister for floods. |  |
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| Lucky they sent it.... on 19:43 - Aug 14 with 965 views | Bloots |
...tonight.
On literally the last hot day of the year.
FFS. |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:45 - Aug 14 with 948 views | BloomBlue |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:12 - Aug 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Didn't get one up here. |
SNP too busy selling a motor home on Facebook local to worry about sending out alerts |  | | |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:46 - Aug 14 with 943 views | Mark |
People don't think though, and many are probably oblivious to the news, so makes sense to send a message to phones at a time so much of the country is on fire.
The amount of litter everywhere worries me, as the sun shining through discarded glass could start fires. |  | | |
| Lucky they sent it.... on 19:46 - Aug 14 with 950 views | mistert |
| Lucky they sent it.... on 19:43 - Aug 14 by Bloots |
...tonight.
On literally the last hot day of the year.
FFS. |
Still no sign of any rain though. |  | | |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:47 - Aug 14 with 947 views | redrickstuhaart |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:41 - Aug 14 by John_Warks_Willy |
To be fair. It certainly got my attention as pretty irritating, but therefore effective in me getting the message.
Made me think about bbqs though 🤤 |
It will now cause people to assume that there is no urgent emergency and its just Burnham showing off.
This is surely for incoming nukes, for local disasters etc where it is URGENT. | |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:52 - Aug 14 with 947 views | John_Warks_Willy |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:47 - Aug 14 by redrickstuhaart |
It will now cause people to assume that there is no urgent emergency and its just Burnham showing off.
This is surely for incoming nukes, for local disasters etc where it is URGENT. |
Yep, I can see that - but being near the W Mids fires it is pretty devastating to be fair to hear the impact. So if another idiot doesn’t have a bbq tomorrow and throws it over their fence (what I was told anyway) then it may save a few houses and livelihoods. 🤞 [Post edited 14 Aug 19:54]
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:53 - Aug 14 with 924 views | Ryorry |
Walking the dog, too busy avoiding tree roots & other trip hazards to pick up, wondered what the horrendous screeching noise was.
No trace of it, message or alert left on my phone, which is ridiculous. Only found out what it was by looking on here. |  |
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| Lucky they sent it.... on 19:55 - Aug 14 with 901 views | Lesta_Tractor |
| Lucky they sent it.... on 19:46 - Aug 14 by mistert |
Still no sign of any rain though. |
Got about 30 seconds of rain in Melton Mowbray this arvo |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:55 - Aug 14 with 897 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:16 - Aug 14 by urbanpenguin |
You eat early! |
I wouldn't have thought 7pm is particularly early or late?! |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:58 - Aug 14 with 881 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:27 - Aug 14 by redrickstuhaart |
Unfortunately people are stupid and arrogant.
That said.... they did an emergency alert?!!! Why FFS. Absolutely pathetic. Glad I turned mine off when they first brought it in. |
Not that big a problem (to receive an alert) is it? | |
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| Lucky they sent it.... on 20:05 - Aug 14 with 868 views | John_Warks_Willy |
| Lucky they sent it.... on 19:46 - Aug 14 by mistert |
Still no sign of any rain though. |
Met have just said there will be NO significant rainfall until the end of Sept, so risks remain till then
They then predict an extreme wet spell from Oct on the dry ground, so floods will then be a thing
God help us all 🫣 [Post edited 14 Aug 20:07]
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 20:15 - Aug 14 with 843 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:27 - Aug 14 by redrickstuhaart |
Unfortunately people are stupid and arrogant.
That said.... they did an emergency alert?!!! Why FFS. Absolutely pathetic. Glad I turned mine off when they first brought it in. |
How did you turn them off? |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 20:16 - Aug 14 with 845 views | StokieBlue |
Thought I was about to get incinerated by a nuke, was about to order the finest champers.
SB |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 20:50 - Aug 14 with 768 views | ElderGrizzly |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 19:04 - Aug 14 by DanTheMan |
You forget how many complete idiots there are. |
The number I've seen say, the fires are started by arson so it's not climate change.
Depressingly dumb. |  | | |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 21:00 - Aug 14 with 747 views | baxterbasics |
We all did. And it was pretty pointless if you ask me, contained no actual information beyond ‘careful, there are fires about’
They are supposed to be for actual emergencies like incoming missiles, tsunamis, alien invasion and KFC running out of chicken. Using it for something like today kind of undermines confidence in it. |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 21:05 - Aug 14 with 732 views | bsw72 |
NASA sent some updates out on Weds that there would be no change or loss of gravity due to the solar eclipse. Don’t underestimate the idiocy of the world we live in. |  | | |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 21:52 - Aug 14 with 665 views | giant_stow |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 20:16 - Aug 14 by StokieBlue |
Thought I was about to get incinerated by a nuke, was about to order the finest champers.
SB |
Same with me and mine!
Ive also had the fcking thing arrive 3 times now, the last one a min ago... not what I need while sucking on my J in a peaceful norfolk garden. [Post edited 14 Aug 21:53]
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 22:12 - Aug 14 with 614 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 21:52 - Aug 14 by giant_stow |
Same with me and mine!
Ive also had the fcking thing arrive 3 times now, the last one a min ago... not what I need while sucking on my J in a peaceful norfolk garden. [Post edited 14 Aug 21:53]
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 22:16 - Aug 14 with 607 views | MattinLondon |
Currently on a weekend break in Wales and the alert flashed up in Welsh which is unfortunate as I don’t understand Welsh. And the dozen or so Welsh people who were close by also had no idea what the message said.
The English version came through about a minute later. [Post edited 14 Aug 22:16]
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| Errrrrrrrrrr - say what? on 22:27 - Aug 14 with 585 views | unstableblue |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 21:00 - Aug 14 by baxterbasics |
We all did. And it was pretty pointless if you ask me, contained no actual information beyond ‘careful, there are fires about’
They are supposed to be for actual emergencies like incoming missiles, tsunamis, alien invasion and KFC running out of chicken. Using it for something like today kind of undermines confidence in it. |
The UK is experiencing unprecedented drought and the country is effectively a tinderbox.
Emergency services and government are extremely concerned about the risk of urban and rural wildfires that could run out of control. Fire services are at breaking point. London stations are being called out almost continuously. But the rural risk is very high, with hugh consequence. And they’re now calling it out.
They have held a Cobra meeting, and this emergency alert will have come from this.
People are causing the fires, and I’m not sure how you can say the alert held no information - it was clear.
Also people stating it’s late in the day and this will be our last heatwave?! It’s going to be 28c for most of the next week with no rain. The risk is therefore now very high.
A real mass stupidity in UK PLC at the moment it seems - w@nkers like Farage and the Daily Mail denying climate change and denying the need to rejoin Europe economically, and listening to MAGA bullsh!t about made up crime figures.
This alert was a necessary and positive step. |  |
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| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 22:28 - Aug 14 with 576 views | brazil1982 |
Off while I was driving on the A1. Scared the shit out of me! |  | | |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 00:05 - Aug 15 with 501 views | godalmingblue |
Working in a pub this evening, scared the life out of me when about 40 phones went off! | | | |
| I assume everyone got the government alert? on 00:14 - Aug 15 with 487 views | Benters |
It might help if the feral hoof stopped setting fires on purpose! |  |
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