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Post by x2mom on Oct 4, 2024 13:32:21 GMT
If you want some laughs this morning, worth checking out.
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Post by KikiPea on Oct 4, 2024 13:33:09 GMT
Yes! It scared the poop out of me and DH!
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Post by x2mom on Oct 4, 2024 13:36:50 GMT
Yes! It scared the poop out of me and DH! Same. |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Oct 4, 2024 13:42:50 GMT
If you want some laughs this morning, worth checking out. is there a link or something? |
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Tearisci
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Post by Tearisci on Oct 4, 2024 13:44:23 GMT
I jumped awake at 5am with the alert. Couldn't fall back asleep.
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Post by Merge on Oct 4, 2024 14:09:49 GMT
Wait, was this nationwide? I thought it was just Texas that got woken up at 4:53.
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Oct 4, 2024 14:39:31 GMT
What is a blue alert?
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Post by aprilfay21 on Oct 4, 2024 15:20:19 GMT
"A Blue Alert is activated when a violent attack on a law enforcement officer has occurred and poses an imminent threat to law enforcement or the general public." My alarm goes off at that time anyway so I didn't notice it right away. |
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Post by katlady on Oct 4, 2024 16:20:12 GMT
I think most states have a “blue alert”, California has it. But we don’t all get phone notifications. On my phone, besides emergency ones, I only have amber alert. I don’t have any options for other colored alerts.
ETA - Blue alerts can also fall under “Public Safety Alerts”. But anyways, never received one on my phone.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Oct 4, 2024 18:56:51 GMT
What were the comments, for those of us who can't see?
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Oct 4, 2024 20:08:08 GMT
I thought it was just Texas too. I didn't hear it. I have alerts silenced.
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Post by librarylady on Oct 4, 2024 20:33:43 GMT
Comments were along the lines of "What the heck can I do about an officer getting shot who is 6 hours away?"
Also, a funny gif about everyone at the table grabbing things and running off....
I have to say, I agree, why was this sent to anyone who was more than an hour away.
Over the years, I was awakened by Amber alerts (from far away) so much that the phone is left downstairs for the night and I am sleeping upstairs.
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Post by Zee on Oct 4, 2024 20:58:47 GMT
I have Amber alerts turned off because I am not getting out of bed to go look for a white Subaru last seen in the next county.
I'll see it when I get up or check the news, and I'll keep it in the back of my mind as I drive or whatever.
I'm quite sure I don't need to be notified of any Blue Alerts, they can share that amongst themselves because what am I going to do. I guess it would let you know to avoid the area but pretty sure there will be a strong police presence there already by the time I get this alert. (Which I've never heard of before) What's next?
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Post by Merge on Oct 5, 2024 14:24:59 GMT
One of the primary jokes was the guy they were looking for had certainly long since crossed the border into Oklahoma. Those folks should have gotten the wake-up call instead!
I have those notifications turned off, but my husband and kids - who both happened to sleep at our house that night - did not. So yesterday I went on and turned them off on all their phones.
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