Did they tell you anything at all?
What's this button do?
Wow, you were right there! At least we were in Mexico for that one.Gee thanks, George. You just had to remind me of those days.
I won't bore folks with the details but, growing up in FL during the Cuban Missile Crisis was not a pleasant experience.
doesn't it get activated for weather reasons frequently?All the money spent for the equipment the US Govt mandated and the EAS has NEVER been activated, even during 9/11, never.
Reminds me of what I use for a background image whenever I have to do one of those Zoom meetings:
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Best accompanied by this music:
Not that your son would know anything about it
I remember those days too. TV stations used to sign off at midnight and sign back on at 6am. Except one local station on Friday nights that played a local comedy show called Big Chuck and Little John. I am not sure when TV stopped signing off. In the 1980's movie Poltergeist, in one of the scenes towards the beginning where they introduced the TV People the did the sign off routine...I remember that screen from when TV stations signed off every night. Right after the Star Spangled Banner.
Those are National Weather Service Alerts.doesn't it get activated for weather reasons frequently?
what do i keep hearing on the radio and tv?
Supposedly the POTUS one is the only alert level you can't turn off in your phone. I have wondered if you would have the ability to turn it off if you re-flashed the phone with an OS like LineageOS or the older CyanogenMod.The EAS was designed to allow the POTUS to address the county during an emergency.
I remember those days too. TV stations used to sign off at midnight and sign back on at 6am. Except one local station on Friday nights that played a local comedy show called Big Chuck and Little John. I am not sure when TV stopped signing off. In the 1980's movie Poltergeist, in one of the scenes towards the beginning where they introduced the TV People the did the sign off routine...
I guess it's pretty much just for one thing. A 5 minute warning to oblivion.All the money spent for the equipment the US Govt mandated and the EAS has NEVER been activated, even during 9/11, never.