AnyAnyone else just had the wildfire alert on their phone?

[OonaStubbs]

Anyone else just had the wildfire alert on their phone? It scared me to death. There are no wildfires round here that I know of.

Yes.

Yes

Yep. Jumped out of my skin!

YES we both nearly fell off our chairs!

Yes I nearly shit my pants.

Yep! First thing I did was come to MN.

Me! And I had exactly the same reaction. Like a ruddy siren going off.

I'm at the seaside.

Yes

Yup. I got the impression that it was a national alert.

shocking
why is she american?

We have wildfires 5 miles away, house stinks of smoke, thankfully there’s water between us and the fires

Yes! Jumped a mile

Yes. I’m in Wales, had the Welsh version first. Then 5 minutes later the English one. Both scared the shit out of me.

Yes - terrified the life out of me! Glad I wasn't driving!

Yes! Nearly jumped out of my skin!

Me

Yes, I'm glad actually as I never seem to get the storm ones.

i wonder who is having a bbq regardless?

Scared the hell out of us!

Yes . w mids.

After yesterday's disaster it's about time.

Yes! We’re sitting in the garden and can hear the alerts going off in neighbouring homes all around us. We’re nowhere near woods or anything it’s a general thing.

It'll be on aibu any minute now!

Yep, just opened the internet on my phone. Scared the life out of me as thought my phone was giving a computer virus alert

Yep, made my heart skip a beat!

Yes, but why couldn't they have issued one days ago?