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| From | Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Re: Emergency |
| Date | 2026-08-17 06:36 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <nefkuvFqb61U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <nedbubFen0oU1@mid.individual.net> <nedvrgFimu4U1@mid.individual.net> |
Le 16/08/2026 à 15:30, occam a écrit : > On 16/08/2026 10:50, Hibou wrote: >> >> What is an emergency? This week the UK Government used the emergency- >> alert system to send a message to mobile phones in England and Wales, >> asking people to avoid starting wildfires - not to have barbecues etc.. > > Honestly, I think the British people like to whinge about anything. > Something, anytime, anything. The word is 'grumble'. British people like to grumble - but don't others too? When nothing else is wrong, we always have the weather. > This alarm message - what is it if not an SMS? The loud noise 'alarmed' > people reminds me of a dog that is startled by its own fart. It's a > phone, ringing 'fer God's sakes. > > We also have an Alarm app in LUX, issued by the government. [...] As Garrett has explained, the emergency-alert system is different to SMSs, and neither is it a government-issued app. It's built into the mobile networks and phone operating systems. It's intended to warn of immediate danger. 'Emergency alerts are for emergencies – not Andy Burnham telling Britain not to light a barbecue' - <https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/emergency-alert-bbq-wildfires-5Hjdg5y_2/> : "At 7pm last night, phones across the country suddenly started blaring and, because that noise is deliberately designed to make your stomach drop, the first instinct was exactly what the system is supposed to provoke: stop what you are doing, grab the phone and work out what on earth has happened. [...]" "Then there was my mate in Shropshire, who received the alert in Welsh several minutes before the English version arrived, which meant his phone suddenly started screaming at him in a language he does not speak and he had to start trying to work out whether something genuinely serious was happening." Still, mustn't grumble, eh?
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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 Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-08-20 14:06 +0100
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 Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-08-20 14:03 +0100
Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-20 15:29 +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 Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-20 12:51 +0100
Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-21 00:50 +0100
Re: Emergency Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-08-21 12:22 +0100
Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-21 16:59 +0100
Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-20 15:33 +0200
Re: Emergency wollman@hergotha.csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) - 2026-08-20 18:30 +0000
Re: Emergency "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-08-20 21:32 +0100
Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-21 00:53 +0100
Re: Emergency Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-08-21 06:24 +0100
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-21 06:28 +0100
Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-20 13:33 +0200
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-20 13:31 +0100
Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-20 22:26 +0200
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-21 06:28 +0100
Re: Emergency occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-08-21 07:44 +0200
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-21 07:00 +0100
Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-21 11:34 +0200
Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-21 17:10 +0100
Re: Emergency "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-08-21 17:51 +0100
Re: Emergency wollman@hergotha.csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) - 2026-08-21 18:21 +0000
Re: Emergency athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-21 18:52 +0000
Re: Emergency Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-08-21 19:30 +0000
Re: Emergency Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-08-21 22:15 +0200
Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-22 09:33 +0200
Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-22 05:32 +0200
Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-21 20:58 +0200
Re: Emergency Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-08-21 21:01 +0100
Re: Emergency Phil <phil@anonymous.invalid> - 2026-08-21 23:49 +0100
Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-22 09:35 +0200
Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-22 05:41 +0200
Re: Emergency Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-08-22 08:35 +0100
Re: Emergency Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-08-22 18:56 +0200
Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-22 13:28 +0200
Re: Emergency nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-08-21 20:58 +0200
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-22 07:02 +0100
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-22 08:03 +0100
Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-22 09:41 +0200
Re: Emergency Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2026-08-22 08:36 +0100
Re: Emergency Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-08-22 11:40 +0200
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-22 11:48 +0100
Re: Emergency Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-08-22 13:32 +0200
Re: Emergency Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-08-22 13:43 +0100
Re: Emergency Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-08-22 20:31 +0200
Re: Emergency Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-08-22 21:16 +1000
Re: Emergency Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-08-20 23:38 +0200
Re: Emergency Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-08-21 00:57 +0100
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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