How Was Emergency Alert In Your Area?
By Netsbridge
@Netsbridge (3253)
United States
November 9, 2011 6:38pm CST
Here in Space City, Texas, my radio alert led my TV alert by 2 minutes. I thought the nationwide emergency alert test was supposed to have been in synchrony. A 2 minutes difference in warning is huge. In the event of an actual emergency, those of us listening to radio would have gained 2 minutes ahead of TV viewers!
Oh, CNN is reporting that there were "few glitches" in first nationwide emergency alert test - http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/us/emergency-alert-test/index.html
"Few glitches" seems an understatement: My TV alert lagged my radio alert by 2 minutes! This is grave!
By the way, what is up with this nationwide emergency alert test? Are they fixing to get us into some nuclear war or galactic warfare?
4 responses
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
10 Nov 11
I saw something when I turned on the TV, but it was only on one channel. Not even sure which one. Changed the channel and it wasn't on any others.
Considering they've had these emergency tests as long as I can remember and probably before that, I ignored it as it do the others.
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
10 Nov 11
Well, the darn nationwide emergency alert test failed. But if I were you, I would not ignore next time. I somehow think those folks in Washington DC are up to something as usual. Got to always keep an eye on those Washington DC folks.
@jennastewart2482 (357)
• United States
10 Nov 11
Well I don't know about what was on the TV at that time or if it worked because I was sleeping soundly. However, my husband said that it never happened on his radio station. He said the regular programming just kept on going.
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
10 Nov 11
Sources, the CNN story included, allege even some White House and other departments monitoring devices failed to broadcast warning. Now, that is the one that made me smile:
In the event of an actual nuclear emergency (or galactic warfare), our real terrorists in Washington DC would have been caught unawares. Ain't that something?
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
10 Nov 11
I didn't even see an alert and I have had the tv on all day. Seriously, this is ridiculous. The odds of a catastrophe requiring a warning issued in all 50 states is so astronomically low, I just can't see the need or justification for this. This is something else they will just use as a fear weapon. Some nutty passenger will act up on a flight and they will probably issue a nation wide alert, in a desperate attempt to justify this silliness.
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
10 Nov 11
Xfahctor, I in fact do not think the idea is bad at all. With our warlike nature, something like this may come in handy and hopefully help save lives. I just thought having an unsynchronized nationwide alert is crazy.
Yap, I am aware that the various media outlets would be responsible for making such their systems were in order. And if these media outlets had advanced notice and yet failed to cooperate, then maybe they should be warned and probably fined for failing to comply with national safety.
