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17. I wonder if that was done accidentally on purpose?

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 11:08 PM

Jan 2018

Several generals have warned that war is coming, and with trump and Un both unstable, maybe they want to condition people for the inevitable.

That had to be scary.

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Every Siren in the State of Hawaii Went Off!!! [View all] orangecrush Jan 2018 OP

I thought that I heard that on the local news too. It wasn't just on cell phones, etc. BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #1

my friend is there she said sirens we're going off all over the place TalenaGor Jan 2018 #4

It never would have occurred to me to BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #7

I would crawl up orangecrush Jan 2018 #11

sounds like sabotage orangecrush Jan 2018 #9

I thought people were saying that they just got texts, no sirens? SweetieD Jan 2018 #2

Sirens too orangecrush Jan 2018 #10

I dont know if I would want to be warned that wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #3

I would orangecrush Jan 2018 #14

Great. You could survive the blast and then die of radiation sickness or starve or freeze to death. Girard442 Jan 2018 #30

Russian cilla4progress Jan 2018 #5

Or Korean orangecrush Jan 2018 #8

Not Crazy.... Pachamama Jan 2018 #32

They said in the press conference that the military bases Evergreen Emerald Jan 2018 #6

Doubtful orangecrush Jan 2018 #12

Psy-ops stuff. jalan48 Jan 2018 #13

possibly sabotage orangecrush Jan 2018 #15

In Wailea Maui - no sirens here. Everything via text and then hotel security. n/t CincyDem Jan 2018 #16

Thank you! orangecrush Jan 2018 #18

I wonder if that was done accidentally on purpose? brush Jan 2018 #17

Hard to say orangecrush Jan 2018 #19

Oh it was from our side. That was announced earlier. It was said to be human error, someone... brush Jan 2018 #21

Our sirens did not go off that we could hear. Nt msongs Jan 2018 #20

apparently orangecrush Jan 2018 #25

Someone Stardust1 Jan 2018 #22

My thoughts orangecrush Jan 2018 #23

it wasn't just "the wrong button" orangecrush Jan 2018 #24

I'm worried. Lifelong Protester Jan 2018 #26

Sirens are audible/on or inaudible/off. rickford66 Jan 2018 #27

Wonder if the warning system was hacked vs. accidentally pushing the wrong button MLAA Jan 2018 #28

I thought I'd read that no sirens went off. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #29

Interesting MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #31

Talk about bad user interface design ThoughtCriminal Jan 2018 #33

I bet this is a hacking incident Renew Deal Jan 2018 #34

And, I slept through the whole damn Cha Jan 2018 #35

Im glad you missed the whole insanity. herding cats Jan 2018 #36

Mahalo, herding! My son and Cha Jan 2018 #38

You were in the front of my thoughts when I learned about this incident today, Cha. herding cats Jan 2018 #39

That's so kind and thoughtful Cha Jan 2018 #40

This may be a really stupid question, but: Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #37

Not as stupid as you think. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #41