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RockaFowler

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13. We have one that goes off once a month

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 04:02 PM

May 2017

I live near the St Lucie County Nuclear Facility, so they have these drills every month to let us know that the sirens work. The dogs hate it. Jasmine howls and Hoagie runs under the bed. They also have a voiceover that says this is just a TEST. And yes I get scared as well thinking someone did something at that plant or somewhere else in the country

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In my community they have this Siren that goes off at 12:00 noon every Tuesday [View all] yuiyoshida May 2017 OP

In the Jamaal510 May 2017 #1

Ours is Saturday at noon titaniumsalute May 2017 #5

Me too !!!!! Chipper Chat May 2017 #2

Same thing every Wednesday IIRC in the tiny Ohio river town I grew up in. This was in the 70's... Marengo May 2017 #3

What happens if there's a disaster at noon on Tuesday? Kentonio May 2017 #4

omg, don't say such a thing!! yuiyoshida May 2017 #8

Posts like this are why I wish you could rec replies. Kentonio May 2017 #14

We have it on Thursdays at noon Horse with no Name May 2017 #15

Same Thing I've Always Thought ProfessorGAC May 2017 #26

Ours go off at noon each Wednesday missingthebigdog May 2017 #28

I refuse to sit around in fear titaniumsalute May 2017 #6

I'm with you. cwydro May 2017 #18

This is probably slightly off topic, but have ya'll heard of sundown towns... Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #7

That is odd and no I never heard of that yuiyoshida May 2017 #10

James W. Loewen's Sundown Towns: A Hidden... Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #11

it's very real Horse with no Name May 2017 #16

Siren in my town goes off at 10 pm every night. Kaleva May 2017 #9

That monthly siren test has been a local thing most of my life. davsand May 2017 #12

We have one that goes off once a month RockaFowler May 2017 #13

We Live Near One Too, Rock ProfessorGAC May 2017 #27

It's called the Noon Whistle where I grew up... countryjake May 2017 #17

I live in SF, too. :) Hell Hath No Fury May 2017 #19

hi yuiyoshida May 2017 #20

Howdy, neighbor! Hell Hath No Fury May 2017 #25

We have that but just to announce it is 12:00 lunch. Demsrule86 May 2017 #21

In The Netherlands, the sirens go off at 12 noon, first Monday of each month. SwissTony May 2017 #22

Tornado siren, Columbus, Wed @ noon. Last summer bad storm@ that time, it didn't go off. irisblue May 2017 #23

In our town canetoad May 2017 #24

And here is mine! yuiyoshida May 2017 #29

everyday burnbaby May 2017 #30