Internet Shutdown on November 9th

[Ms. Research]

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.

Everything about Government is a false sense of security at this time.

Tired of people in Government telling me they know better than I. What's good for me.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

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.

Never got to make what annoucement? It didn't work like they wanted, which is why the ran the test in the first place...to test the system. I heard it in my location.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

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.

Never got to make what annoucement? It didn't work like they wanted, which is why the ran the test in the first place...to test the system. I heard it in my location.

All the test got out was the TONE erngh erngh erngh(or vice versa) "This is a test of the Emergency Alert System" then the radios & tv went blank... it never said, "If this had been an actual emergency ____ blah blah blah". Then after about two minutes of blankness you heard the erngh erngh erngh erngh. and then the radio & tv broadcasts were back to normal programming. It didn't have the entire message. So they need to work on it and then test it again at a later date.

 

[Queen Mum]

It was a test. They are working out the bugs. That is why they have tests. To work out the bugs. It's so they can make sure that when there is a REAL emergency you will have something in place that works.

Think of the alternative... If we don't want the government to have a system in place we can all say, "NOPE, let's not have emergency systems in place." Then when a National emergency happens or something like it we can all NOT blame the government for using our tax money NOT WARN us of impending disasters to help us out because we DIDN'T want them to. OK?

Geez, louise! That IS what emergency broadcasts are for!

I for one, am HAPPY that they tested the system.

 

[lilhill]

It was a test. They are working out the bugs. That is why they have tests. To work out the bugs. It's so they can make sure that when there is a REAL emergency you will have something in place that works.

Think of the alternative... If we don't want the government to have a system in place we can all say, "NOPE, let's not have emergency systems in place." Then when a National emergency happens or something like it we can all NOT blame the government for using our tax money NOT WARN us of impending disasters to help us out because we DIDN'T want them to. OK?

Geez, louise! That IS what emergency broadcasts are for!

I for one, am HAPPY that they tested the system.

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Oh, I'm happy they tested the system, it needs to be done. I thought it was odd that it had both ends of the test, but that the middle was missing.

The only time our country will not broadcast the Emergency Alert System is in the event of an EM Pulse... we have nothing to fear.

 

[mir116]

Being told to hide under your desk during a nuclear bombing was not to protect you. It was to help identify your body.

 

[Queen Mum]

Being told to hide under your desk during a nuclear bombing was not to protect you. It was to help identify your body.

On the other hand, who would be left to identify the bodies?

 

[secuono]

They do local tests ALL the time...it's common place in VA. It worked fine here on our tv, though, in between the warning sounds and audio, you could still hear the commercials.
Cell tower triangulation, even satellite gps only gives you approximate location, never exact. You need to tell them where you are or they will search 3 square blocks looking for your dumb butt.
The gov't can bite my *ss. They are interested in preserving the majority of the public, I have to save my own butt if I do something astray to their crappy little plans.
More reasons I should run for President...direct democracy, we the actual people...not in general and not one fits all crap. C'mon now...

They want to control who makes food, for crying out loud...gov't sickens me...