FEMA - Emergency Broadcast System Test - October 4th

[anniemae]

I was early!!! Let the conspiracy begin!!

 

[hopemax]

DH did not get an alert, so it appears this was some sort of selection. Apparently, he is too important to turn into a zombie.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Whelp, I guess it's time for the conspiracists to delete some of their comments about this causing zombification and the end of the world, and move the goalposts to a new date. I'm sure they've got some in mind already.

 

[Imzadi]

It hasn't happened on my phone yet. The news here said it was a 30 minute test. So, it might go off any time within the 30 minutes Yet go off only ONCE.

It will go off of course, once I walk away from the phone to get something to eat.

That happens late at night. ABC does weekly tests at 2:20 am-ish. I usually am up and have the TV on. Of course, it goes off when I'm in the kitchen or bathroom. It is so LOUD, I'm always afraid it will wake up the neighbors.

 

[LSUmiss]

Got my alert at 1:18 central time. Phone is on silent. A message appeared on the screen, I clicked, ok. And that was the end of it.

Mine was on silent too but to still went off.

 

[kymom99]

Well my phone still functions

 

[kymom99]

Mine was on silent too but to still went off.

I wonder if anyone powered the phone off or put it on airplane

 

[Imzadi]

DH did not get an alert, so it appears this was some sort of selection. Apparently, he is too important to turn into a zombie.

Me neither.

Maybe we've been spared to save the rest of the world!

 

[HeatherC]

All the hoopla about NOTHING. Lasted about two seconds. What is the next conspiracy theory?

 

[HeatherC]

Me neither.

Maybe we've been spared to save the rest of the world!

You may still….supposed to be rolled out over a period of time starting at 2pm.

 

[Mle8308]

Messed up the internet on my TV. Had the WDWNT YouTube podcast about Disney Vloggers/Bloggers on in the background. It's pretty interesting so far - am I starting to like Tom Corless??? Have to do a reset on my cable box.

 

[Imzadi]

You may still….supposed to be rolled out over a period of time starting at 2pm.

It's because I said earlier on this thread that I don't pay attention to the amber alerts. I let others do that. I'm being punished! I'm not going to be saved.

 

[_19disnA]

Alert worked fine on my phone. World hasn't ended so I guess the looney tune conspiracy crowd will have to find something else to be outraged about on social media..............LOL.

 

[Kennywood]

DH did not get an alert, so it appears this was some sort of selection. Apparently, he is too important to turn into a zombie.

Why does this remind me of Gerard Butler in "Greenland"?

 

[Meriweather]

Mine went off and a couple of seconds later, DH's went off

 

[Moliphino]

I wonder if anyone powered the phone off or put it on airplane

It will supposedly come through whenever the phone is turned back on. At least that's what I heard.

 

[dizneegirl]

Well, shoot. DH got one, but I didn't. Same carrier, and we were in the same place.

I'm not worthy, apparently...

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

I wonder if anyone powered the phone off or put it on airplane

I powered mine off, and my husband did the same.

 

[jdb in AZ]

This reminds me of the Y2K conspiracy theories. No one turned into a zombie, or if they did, they got beamed up.

 

[hrhdhd]

I got two: one in English and one a few minutes later in Spanish. I don't speak Spanish.