Anyone just had a mobile phone government alert - wildfires?

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PartialEclipseOfTheHeart · 14/08/2026 19:04

DH and I just got it simultaneously.

Brief period of trying to work out what on earth was beeping!

(Sorry, no AIBU, meant to put this in chat)

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MistressoftheDarkSide · 14/08/2026 19:08

Yep, was Watsapping someone and up it popped! Made me jump lol x

NimbleHiker · 14/08/2026 19:07

Yes.

msbevvy · 14/08/2026 19:06

Yes, but it disappeared before I could read it properly. Something about wildfires and bbqs?

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PartialEclipseOfTheHeart · 14/08/2026 19:06

Ha ha, see loads of threads have now popped up!

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OlympicProcrastinator · 14/08/2026 19:06

Yes we all got one in this house. Nearly shit my pants.

threesocksmorgan · 14/08/2026 19:05

Yep
made me jump

Frumpitydoo · 14/08/2026 19:05

Yes. It scared my DD12 and is a pisstake as there was no context. Arseholes.

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