I’ve turned my emergency alert off because I’m such a rebel!

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Urgh

Facebook … numerous posts over the last days consisting of:

“EMERGENCY ALERT SWITCHED OFF!!”

“Leaving my emergency alert on so I can reply and tell them to go and fuck themselves!”

“Remember everyone, emergency alerts can and should be switched off by tomorrow!”

“That’s my emergency alert turned off lol”

Why??? What’s so big and clever about turning the alert off? Don’t people realise that most countries have had this for years? Turning it off doesn’t make you Billy Big Bollocks and boasting about it just makes you look stupid!

YABU - I’ve turned mine off and I’m proud of it! Down with the establishment!

YANBU - people are ridiculous

@BillyAteMyChips and all other naysayers, it's not really for apocolyptic emergencies, it's for, in general local things. So for instance if there was a large industrial fire in your area and people needed to be advised to stay indoors with windows closed, or flood advice.

The fatalities at Grenfell may have been significantly lower if this had been in force and they could have text people to get out once they realised they needed to evacuate.

Severe weather warnings?? Don't the Met Office issue those in advance? So you're told that there is a risk of flooding and you take the necessary action (whatever that may be), then as the water is running into your house you get an "alert" "severe flooding in x, avoid" how is that even helpful?

I bet the same people put their empty Stella cans in the general waste bin to establish their nonconformist credentials.

I get those alerts from the environment agency anyway. I have text and email alerts but you can also have a phone call as well. I turned that off when they called in the middle of the night about a flood alert.

@toomuchlaundry I didn't know it existed on my phone last time I travelled overseas.

It's just like covid all over again. Question the government and you're a conspiracy theorist nutter....any kind of independent questioning and scepticism is not allowed

we dont have hurricanes. we have wind storms that we call hurricanes.

It doesnt matter if the wind strength is not a strong, it isn't the wind strength that does the damage. Its the weakness of what it is hitting. A very mild wind would do massive damage in an area that had had no wind at all for 20 years.

I'm staggered by the number of people advertising their ignorance by saying "I wouldn't want to know if I was going to be nuked and the UK doesn't get tsunamis therefore this is worthless/obviously a coverup for something sinister"

Admittedly I work in a related area so have given this more thought than most, but surely five minutes thought would tell you that this could be useful for:
chemical escape
active shooters
river flood
sea flood
flash flood
urban fire
wildfire
tornado (yes we have them in the UK)
terrorist attack
unexploded bomb
gas leak
major road incident
imminent extreme windstorm
and yes, even nuclear incidents - there are many scenarios short of full scale WWIII where an alert could be lifesaving.

Surely you could think of these in the time it took you to type a post advertising your lack of imagination?

This turning off alarm trend reminds me so much of the Americans fighting against Obama Care 🤣

YANBU

Won't a siren alert the man with the gun to your location also?

Good analogy

I've left it on. If there's an emergency I would want to know so I can fit in a couple of final choice words to a certain person. I know I'm petty.

because the "independent questioning" isn't likley to be "independent questioning".

It is likely to be people not capable or educated or knowledgeable enough to "question independently", mindlessly copying stupid nonsense off the internet, because they are flattered into thinking they are "independently questioning" something, when it is the exact opposite.

1. In Labour
2. In a meeting or place which you need to be able to hear what's going on
3. If you have a headache :)
4. If you are the reason for the alert going off
5. Sleeping after a night shift or illness
6. Anxiety issues that mean you would panic and not follow instructions anyway
7. To be able to boast on social media that its been turned off.

The alarm is already used in Cornwall for when the schools up the M5 go on holiday. You're all just catching up 

I don’t have any common sense, so I’m leaving mine on.

But why does it need questioning? Other countries use it, it is a technological advance from an air raid system

Flood warnings are provided on a property basis to people who live in flood risk areas, but not everyone. If there was a severe flood warning it wouldn’t reach tourists or commuters / those travelling. This could be useful in those circumstances.

Questioning is allowed. But if you behave like a conspiracy nutter you'll get called one. Sorry.

This is a text which goes off to help keep you safe, just like a smoke alarm.

Do you seriously think smoke alarms are there to control us or spy on us?

There is no conspiracy.

If you are stupid enough to not want to be proactive and keep yourself safe then turn it off, no one is forcing you to have it on.

The world is too overpopulated anyway.

YANBU just another opportunity for the terminally dim to try to feel clever and special

That’s correct @Kyse - there is a relatively short text limit but enough to say 1. What the hazard is 2. What action to take 3. Where to find out more info

I have done the same.

I live with someone who pays no attention to the world about them so I don't know if they are aware if this, so it may be interesting.

Hello sadiq Khan, anyone questions anything they are right wing 😂 pathetic name calling unless you agree with the corrupt narratives of today.