I only found out it happened cos of this article
Edit: turns out it’s today. I’m leaving this post up so that I never forget my shame
Hopefully you didn’t, because it’s supposed to go off at 3pm today (Sunday)
Haha that’ll be why then! Thanks mate
How was it
Noisy
Loud and surprising. I wasn’t expecting it.
[Edit] It was like someone set off a tiny fire alarm in my pocket.
Yep. Also also it did not (at least on my tablet) have a silence button. Just OK. Where it disappeared
So in a real emergency situation. Most will be in situs where they want to shut the f?;?king noise off. And not have the ability to read it.
Wait I thought it was supposed to be in a couple of hours
3 in Manchester, no alert yet
Edit: yes it’s in the first paragraph lol, 3pm today
It’s today at 3PM
The 7th of September is today, isn’t it?
Turned them off, so no.
Given we don’t see much in the way of existential threats here, I figure that anything genuinely big enough to warrant one is something I’d rather not see coming.
Or a test. Or a fault. Or a nothingburger.
Except it has had good use cases. Like Storm Éowyn, which suddenly upgraded in severity with less than 24 hours notice. I genuinely believe the alert saved lives.
Yes. Or Nope I also did not get one. O2 in south Oxfordshire.
I knew it was due around that time but forgot the exact day. A friend reminded me at the end of the day.
You didn’t get one as it’s supposed to happen today.
Thanks for the info. I did note other comments but thanks anyway.
