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Sympthsical

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11. Similar in my household

Reply to ForgedCrank (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 06:15 PM

Oct 2023

I had things laid out on the kitchen counter because I was doing dinner prep for later. Of course, the two cats were on the other side of the counter sniffing around, waiting for me to turn my back so they could "investigate". I had my phone on the counter next to me.

And then it happened. The sound.

So after I picked up various things from the floor and wiped everything down . . .

They're still not talking to me.

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Please check in here if your day was negatively impacted [View all] rzemanfl Oct 2023 OP

The test didn't do anything to my phone. It squeaked, delivered the message, Ocelot II Oct 2023 #1

Same here. rogue emissary Oct 2023 #2

A lot of folks turned off their phone or turned the volume down to zero, etc. before the test. rzemanfl Oct 2023 #5

So it was kind of like when you're on an airplane and you turn the phone Ocelot II Oct 2023 #13

Just like that. I only put quotes around "alert" because it was a test. rzemanfl Oct 2023 #16

My phone did the same chillfactor Oct 2023 #6

Mine required me to pick on a wnylib Oct 2023 #38

Yep, same here. Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #9

+1 Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #15

I was negatively impacted ForgedCrank Oct 2023 #3

Similar in my household Sympthsical Oct 2023 #11

I can but imagine what would happen if you had Hesa Fredrik (Hoarse Fredrik) there. Celerity Oct 2023 #29

That's a hard no thank you Sympthsical Oct 2023 #30

those sound cray!! Celerity Oct 2023 #31

We get tornado warning siren tests the first Wednesday of every month Ocelot II Oct 2023 #34

Apparently, they not only want to warn the populace of danger, they want to... LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #36

My phone alerted, I pressed ok, it dismissed and stopped alert. MerryBlooms Oct 2023 #4

Please see #5 above. rzemanfl Oct 2023 #7

Oh, my. Well, not phone issues, but I have one cat who MerryBlooms Oct 2023 #22

are you referring to people who might have turned them off or Recycle_Guru Oct 2023 #8

Exactly, things like that. I drove someone to a medical appointment rzemanfl Oct 2023 #14

Lol.... Effete Snob Oct 2023 #24

I think my rephrasing of the question was unambiguous. rzemanfl Oct 2023 #25

In a national emergency, lives will be saved by an alert system. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #10

I am not criticizing the test. Here in Florida we had a mistake some months ago rzemanfl Oct 2023 #18

That would be scary. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #20

Nope... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #12

I was severely and negatively impacted by yesterday's event Tarc Oct 2023 #17

I don't usually carry my phone I saw a message about the test, that's all. nt doc03 Oct 2023 #19

I was turned into a zombie, which for me is a positive development. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #21

It's rather liberating isn't it? bluesbassman Oct 2023 #26

Same here. I've started losing weight like crazy. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #37

Was in the examination room of a medical appointment at time of test yesterday. PufPuf23 Oct 2023 #23

I did nothing. The tv local news also had the same emergency test. Done and done... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #27

The test on cable messed up the newest episode of Days of our Lives Snooper9 Oct 2023 #28

Don't be silly! Zombies can't use phones. Or type. Oops. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2023 #32

I was napping and shut off my phone 49erCat Oct 2023 #33

it came before I expected it, because I had lost track of time... DemocraticPatriot Oct 2023 #35