FANG Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Are they preparing us for a potential nuclear strike? https://www.nationalworld.com/news/uk/why-phones-will-receive-an-emergency-alert-text-in-the-uk-4070479 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orb Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) Quote A siren-like emergency alert message will be sent to mobile phone users across the country next month - but don’t worry it is just a test. That sounds like the sort of thing somebody who knows something worrying would say.  EDIT: probably to alert house sellers when prices start to plunge. Edited March 19, 2023 by Orb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will! Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I can no longer tell who is trolling the paranoiacs and who actually is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trampa501 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 You just know this will start with exceptional cases, like severe flooding or the such like, but will end up with alerts being sent out when there's a tail back on the ring road, or the local Tesco is out of courgettes. Almost there already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash-and-burn Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 My mobile phone stays off the majority of the time, I'm not a fan. If they sent me an alert I'd probably get it a week later. What's the point of warning people? We'd all be dead or slowing dying anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerchantNavy Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Trampa501 said: You just know this will start with exceptional cases, like severe flooding or the such like, but will end up with alerts being sent out when there's a tail back on the ring road, or the local Tesco is out of courgettes. Almost there already. Are you suggesting Friday afternoon tailbacks on the M6 isn't breaking news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfig Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Will it be a Franky goes to Hollywood alert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluto Bites Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Financial crash - "Warning, no need to panic and take your money out of the bank's. Everything is under control " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orb Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 In all seriousness, TPTB might be anticipating the mother of all economic collapses. The timing of this does seem a little suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetong Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Might be something to do with this: https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1637524746601414661 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleBob Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 The modern equivalent of the 'duck and cover' booklet they used to give you in school, with a picture of children getting under their desks, bottoms stuck in the air, hand over ears, with a drawing of a mushroom cloud rising on the horizon out of the school room window? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riedquat Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 No reason to think there's anything big happening, because this sort of paranoid drivel is par for the course. We're encouraged to live in such fear - with good intentions, I believe - that in this messed up, risk-intolerant world we're stuck with it probably honestly seems like a good idea in general to various people. Can't say I'd be comfortable with the idea of having a phone where it's even possible to over-ride it like this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbeard Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Will! said: I can no longer tell who is trolling the paranoiacs and who actually is one. Lol 1 hour ago, Trampa501 said: You just know this will start with exceptional cases, like severe flooding or the such like, but will end up with alerts being sent out when there's a tail back on the ring road, or the local Tesco is out of courgettes. Almost there already. You can just opt out: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64999417 "People can opt out by searching their device settings for emergency alerts and then turning off severe and extreme ones. Officials say the alerts could be life-saving, though, advising against switching them off. " 1 hour ago, crash-and-burn said: My mobile phone stays off the majority of the time, I'm not a fan. If they sent me an alert I'd probably get it a week later. What's the point of warning people? We'd all be dead or slowing dying anyway. Quite unusual though in 2023, to be fair... 44 minutes ago, Orb said: In all seriousness, TPTB might be anticipating the mother of all economic collapses. The timing of this does seem a little suspect. What timing in the middle of a war with Russia wouldn't seem suspect to you? Also the test is on 23 April - so they clearly don't think anything is going to happen for over a month.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbeard Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Riedquat said: Can't say I'd be comfortable with the idea of having a phone where it's even possible to over-ride it like this though. You can opt out: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64999417 "People can opt out by searching their device settings for emergency alerts and then turning off severe and extreme ones. Officials say the alerts could be life-saving, though, advising against switching them off. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, FANG said: Are they preparing us for a potential nuclear strike? https://www.nationalworld.com/news/uk/why-phones-will-receive-an-emergency-alert-text-in-the-uk-4070479 Yes, to some degree. It's the new 4 minute warning. Basically we don't have any air raid sirens currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orb Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 What would you realistically do with 4 minutes of life remaining? Personally, I'd rather not know, and just (hopefully) get obliterated in the blast. @scottbeard how do you know we're in the middle of a war with Russia? We might be dangerously close to "the end", if you know what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Orb said: What would you realistically do with 4 minutes of life remaining? Personally, I'd rather not know, and just (hopefully) get obliterated in the blast. @scottbeard how do you know we're in the middle of a war with Russia? We might be dangerously close to "the end", if you know what I mean. http://www.atomica.co.uk/main.htm  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinistryMan Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 It’s for electricity shortage shutdowns. We got briefed on it last week in the civil service. We’ve had to agree the approach with emergency planning, police and gov departments. So, NHS obviously a big one. We’ve had to give feedback last week on what parts of the economy have emergency back up power supplies. A lot of hosps haven’t had their UPS (Uninterupted Power Supply) systems renewed. A couple of ports don’t have UPS. And most of the highway networks don’t have UPS installed yet such as tunnels, traffic lights, railway crossings, gantry etc. if the tunnels shut we have to go to emergency plans as no fans to shift fumes and no fire suppression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerchantNavy Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Si1 said: http://www.atomica.co.uk/main.htm  Interesting. May be slightly more optimistic of survival back in the day or hoping for as many survivors as possible for ground war?  You would hope in the unlikely event of full scale nuclear war, there is a direct hit on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Social Justice League Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Let it rot. Western Consumer Capitalism based on borrowing worthless fiat can suck cocks in hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinistryMan Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 The plan is when it happens it should be very targeted, isolated, into local areas or zones. The messaging service will say, use XYZ hospital in an emergency, or don’t travel as tunnel at XYZ location closed due to power outage. It’ll be a push message forced to every registered number, with radio messages and TV bulletins as far as I know. Nearly had a shutdown end of Feb, but averted at last minute. At that time they weren’t prepped for it. The risk is the more prepped they are the more likely they’ll allow the shutdown to occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 minute ago, MerchantNavy said: Interesting. May be slightly more optimistic of survival back in the day or hoping for as many survivors as possible for ground war?  You would hope in the unlikely event of full scale nuclear war, there is a direct hit on you I'd like to hope I could survive long enough to give my children an ongoing chance tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maghull Mike Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Bluto Bites said: Financial crash - "Warning, no need to panic and take your money out of the bank's. Everything is under control " Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetong Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Si1 said: I'd like to hope I could survive long enough to give my children an ongoing chance tbh. Given the power of modern nuclear weapons there won't be much left worth living for tbh .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfinger Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, MinistryMan said: The plan is when it happens it should be very targeted, isolated, into local areas or zones. The messaging service will say, use XYZ hospital in an emergency, or don’t travel as tunnel at XYZ location closed due to power outage. It’ll be a push message forced to every registered number, with radio messages and TV bulletins as far as I know. Nearly had a shutdown end of Feb, but averted at last minute. At that time they weren’t prepped for it. The risk is the more prepped they are the more likely they’ll allow the shutdown to occur. Interesting! Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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