False Alarm in Hawaii–Very Scary!

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Warning: this is my first attempt to post. I felt that this news was worth an O/T post. Comments are welcomed! 🙂

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magsview

Wasn’t that awful!

‘Ooops!’

Meanwhile scores of people were terrorized.

I heard reports of people crying in their basements desperately trying to get a hold of loved ones. I saw footage of people running as fast as they could to shelters. 🙁

orlbucfan

That’s what got my attention, too. As a Boomer, I have lived under this threat my whole life. The United States is the only country which has used these horrendous weapons. That never sat well with me, either. Definitely a good reason why I became a political junkie. 🙂

magsview

Me too. It’s hard to convey to a younger person, how it felt every day with the constant state of fear of nuclear war that we grew up under.

magsview

Waitaminute, your first post?

TIP JAR for @orlbucfan‘s first post!

🙂

orlbucfan

Yes, it’s my first post. I’m really not much of a diarist. I only posted 1 w/photos the whole time I was over at TOP.

magsview

I’m still in training myself, lol. I’m so glad you dipped your birdie toe in the water. I can tell you have a lot to say. 😉

wi62

Same here i’m complete novice compared to most people here but slowly learning the nuances.

wi62

Way to go Orl

polarbear4

Way to go, orlbucfan! I have a friend in Hawaii and it was very scary, for sure~!

polarbear4

Kudos for your first post, too!

magsview

The attached pic shows how it felt for those in Hawaii yesterday.

This was my phone when I woke up just now. I’m in Honolulu, #Hawaii and my family is on the North Shore. They were hiding in the garage. My mom and sister were crying. It was a false alarm, but betting a lot of people are shaken. @KPRC2

“THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”

LieparDestin

Thanks for the post orl! Sorry I didnt see your ‘how to post’ question until now! I’ll make it my mission in life to get a ‘posting faq’ up today.

In regards to Hawaii… its a sad example of the times and the lack of real leadership. Also, it shows the total lack of any real preparations/emergency shelters, etc.

la58

I can’t remember who asked. Iv’e been thinking of doing a post on my kit. rehab. The question I have, is about sizing photos. They all seem to be to small.

magsview

Martin:According to the chronology of the event released by state officials, the US Pacific Command, which is headquartered at Pearl Harbor, notified the state emergency service at 8:10 a.m., only three minutes after the alert was issued, that there was no missile launch.
— libbyliberal (@libbyliberalnyc) January 15, 2018

Hawaii alert: Employee who sent missile warning reassigned

The 38-minute delay in issuing the correction made it worse, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said.

The error occurred when, during a drill after a shift change, an employee made the wrong selection from a drop-down computer menu, picking the real-life missile alert instead of the test option, officials at Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) said.
To prevent a repeat, two employees are now required to activate the alert system – one to issue the warning and another to confirm it, they said.
The agency also now has a way of issuing an immediate false-alarm notice in the event of a mistake, they added.

Benny

Yea! Obf–or maybe Obiwan!

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