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Re: Emergency

From Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.usage.english
Subject Re: Emergency
Date 2026-08-16 14:23 +0100
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Le 16/08/2026 à 13:10, Hibou a écrit :
> Le 16/08/2026 à 12:58, Bertel Lund Hansen a écrit :
>>
>> The problem is that the alarm sound is excruciatingly loud. We have 
>> had tests in Denmark.
> 
> I think it's the wrong channel. A mass SMS would be more appropriate, or 
> spots on the radio, as the French have. Emergency alerts are a modern 
> version of the air-raid siren, should be reserved for what is both very 
> important and very urgent. [...]


This is the reason for the loudness. Its purpose is to command instant 
attention.

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Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-16 09:50 +0100
  Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-16 13:58 +0200
    Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-16 13:10 +0100
      Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-16 14:23 +0100
        Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-17 07:56 +0200
          Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-17 08:03 +0100
            Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-17 14:44 +0200
              Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-17 16:25 +0200
            Re: Emergency Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-08-17 18:36 +0100
              Re: Emergency Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-08-17 12:05 -0700
                Re: Emergency Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-08-17 12:24 -0700
                Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-18 04:56 +0200
                Re: Emergency Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-08-17 20:31 -0700
                Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-18 08:29 +0100
                Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-19 05:45 +0200
                Re: Emergency Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-08-19 14:43 +1000
                Re: Emergency Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 22:13 -0700
                Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-20 02:44 +0200
              Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-18 06:54 +0100
          Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-17 21:08 +0100
            Re: Emergency Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-08-18 16:11 +0100
              Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-18 20:10 +0200
      Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-16 16:09 +0200
  Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-16 16:30 +0200
    Re: Emergency Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-08-16 18:15 +0000
      Re: Emergency Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-08-16 14:18 -0700
    Re: Emergency wollman@hergotha.csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) - 2026-08-16 19:41 +0000
      Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-17 08:23 +0200
        Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-17 08:18 +0100
          Re: Emergency Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-08-17 18:42 +0100
            Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-18 05:01 +0200
        Re: Emergency Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2026-08-17 10:41 +0100
          Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-17 13:42 +0100
        Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-17 21:24 +0100
          Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-18 10:01 +0200
            Re: Emergency Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-08-18 09:39 -0400
              Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-18 16:42 +0200
                Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-18 16:03 +0100
                Re: Emergency Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-08-18 12:59 -0400
                Re: Emergency Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-08-19 08:57 +1000
                Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-19 06:31 +0100
                Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-19 08:52 +0200
                Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-19 08:49 +0100
                Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-19 13:50 +0200
                Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-19 14:50 +0100
                Re: Emergency athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-19 15:40 +0000
                Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-20 07:26 +0100
                Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-20 09:14 +0200
                Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-20 09:19 +0100
                Re: Emergency "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> - 2026-08-20 09:07 +0000
                Re: Emergency Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-08-20 10:45 +0100
                Re: Emergency "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> - 2026-08-20 10:05 +0000
                Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-18 19:23 +0100
      Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-17 09:36 +0200
        Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-17 21:27 +0100
          Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-18 10:36 +0200
    Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-16 20:44 +0100
      Re: Emergency Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-08-17 08:46 +1000
    Re: Emergency Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2026-08-16 23:32 +0100
      Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-17 07:52 +0200
    Re: Emergency Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-08-17 08:52 +1000
    Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-17 06:36 +0100
      Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-19 13:32 +0200
        Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-19 13:09 +0100
          Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-19 18:19 +0200
  Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-16 20:41 +0100
    Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-17 09:48 +0200
  Re: Emergency Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-08-17 08:39 +1000
    Re: Emergency Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-08-17 09:40 +0200
      Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-17 08:45 +0100
        Re: Emergency Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-08-17 21:55 +1000

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