Internet Shutdown on November 9th

[greybeard]

Will it sound something like this?

This is a CONELRAD Alert. THIS IS NOT A TEST! Please tune your radio to 640 or 1240 kilocycles on the AM dial. This station will now leave the air.
[static follows]

Where's Bert the Turtle when ya really need him?
(Hidin under his chair or desk like a good little turtle?)

Showing my age again.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Well, I wasn't at home at my computer but I was driving in my car at 2pm. I heard the normal alert sounds come on the radio, and then I picked up my cell phone and called my sis and it worked!

 

[Ms. Research]

Well I stayed off completely, cell phone and computer. And shortwave stated, THE TEST FAILED! It was late, it was short and it shut down. Never even got to make the announcement. Can anybody say dictatorship?

Oh well, all stay safe. I know I am.

 

[Goatherd]

I was cutting wood at the time and my chainsaw did stop working exactly at 2 PM. Come to find, it ran out of gas! Coincidence? You decide.

 

[Ms. Research]

I was cutting wood at the time and my chainsaw did stop working exactly at 2 PM. Come to find, it ran out of gas! Coincidence? You decide.

That's great! But It would surprise me.

 

[that's*satyrical]

Will it sound something like this?

This is a CONELRAD Alert. THIS IS NOT A TEST! Please tune your radio to 640 or 1240 kilocycles on the AM dial. This station will now leave the air.
[static follows]

Where's Bert the Turtle when ya really need him?
(Hidin under his chair or desk like a good little turtle?)

Showing my age again.

Oh my, you totally showed your age there. I had no idea what CONELRAD was had to look it up on wiki. LOL

 

[Ms. Research]

Will it sound something like this?

This is a CONELRAD Alert. THIS IS NOT A TEST! Please tune your radio to 640 or 1240 kilocycles on the AM dial. This station will now leave the air.
[static follows]

Where's Bert the Turtle when ya really need him?
(Hidin under his chair or desk like a good little turtle?)

Showing my age again.

Oh my, you totally showed your age there. I had no idea what CONELRAD was had to look it up on wiki. LOL

DH remembers this too. He always questioned it but with the nuns you don't question, you just do. Always wonder what a desk was going to do. But anyway....

 

[that's*satyrical]

They lined the desks with lead back then... LOL

 

[Ms. Research]

They lined the desks with lead back then... LOL

Sure they did! LOL! You got a wooden desk. That's it! A wooden school desk does NOT make a shelter. I don't care how much lead you think is in that wooden desk.

DH always questioned it. Even asked the Priest, Father John. DH stated you are talking about a bomb that destroyed a CITY so what's a desk going to do for me? DH was always told not to worry about it and return to your seat. Oh well. :/

 

[that's*satyrical]

I guess they figured if you were far enough away from the blast it might help with some falling debris or at least instill a false sense of security.