Growing up in my large suburban town, with it’s very large volunteer fire department, in the pre-IM/texting/pager/mobile phone era – they had sirens on utility poles all over the place, which would sound long-short codes for what fire company should assemble. (I’m sure lots of towns were similar) Believe me, you couldn’t mute THOSE alerts!
“There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper….”
comicgos over 12 years ago
Like you could be saved in the event of a REAL emergency Red!
Catfeet Premium Member over 12 years ago
I bet everyone in the bomb shelter could hear that siren!
KenTheCoffinDweller over 12 years ago
I still prefer the old CONELRAD system.
rmbdot over 12 years ago
Growing up in my large suburban town, with it’s very large volunteer fire department, in the pre-IM/texting/pager/mobile phone era – they had sirens on utility poles all over the place, which would sound long-short codes for what fire company should assemble. (I’m sure lots of towns were similar) Believe me, you couldn’t mute THOSE alerts!
3hourtour Premium Member over 12 years ago
..yes it is..
listmom over 12 years ago
I always hated that sound. brrrrrr
pschearer Premium Member over 12 years ago
Do you really want THEM to control your sound volume? They might be paranoids!
JP Steve Premium Member over 12 years ago
“There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper….”
Millilong over 12 years ago
I love how frazzled Rover looks.