nutnut Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 very good rip like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Surely we are all supposed to stand outside and wait for someone to take the register. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripsaw Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutnut Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 now how did he know he was in pulrose!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Heh, maybe someone should watch the firestation in Ramsey to see how many firemen come belting down the road thinking it's a shout. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mission you jest. I remember before they took out the old warning sirens (about 10 years ago) they ran a test that was not well advertised. Firemen turned up at three fire stations wondering why their beepers had not gone off. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm, 11:00 a.m. you say, might take a stroll up the street with my camera and sit on the wall outside Shoprite carpark... just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripsaw Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Last one for tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-Drift.com Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 That sent shivers down my spine, the sound of sirens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberalis Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Me too, an odd feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 I wondered if any of the radio stations dare play Two Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood right after that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 or the theme from Dads Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxie Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 What exactly are we all supposed to do on Saturday? Most of us know that it's an exercise and will simply ignore it. Those who don't will probably wonder what's going on. Either way - it's pointless. And so would be the sirens in the event of a real catastrophic event. I didn't know about the siren test, and only just read this thread now. I was sitting watching TV when they went off and rather than think that it sounded like an air raid I just wondered why they were going on so long and assumed that there must be a lot of fires today so ignored them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutnut Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Well thats was fun.... was driving back from peel and well made me jump.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisner Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 I'm unclear what is the point of this exercise. AFAIK, they're testing the sirens. That's it. But the sirens won't save anyone. It's a 1940s solution. But during the blitz - people knew what to do when the sirens sounded; go to the shelters. IMO - this is about creating a local political impression that something is being done. It's part of a feel - good reaction to fear. As if we can actually do anything to save us from external events. So maybe it is aimed at making some people feel safer. It doesn't make us any safer. It's a game for the Civil Defence people and other interested parties. Granted the Civil Defence people provide useful support during storms, flooding and utilities outages - but they would be useless in the event of the unknown. Because the unknown is impossible to plan for. This is about people pretending that significant planning exists. When you have a fire drill for a building, for example, - then people know what they are supposed to do. IE - get out of the building according to the specified routes. And you aren't supposed to know that it's a drill. What exactly are we all supposed to do on Saturday? Most of us know that it's an exercise and will simply ignore it. Those who don't will probably wonder what's going on. Either way - it's pointless. And so would be the sirens in the event of a real catastrophic event. There is very little that we could do to save ourselves in the event of a catastrophic event which would affect us. None of us is ready or prepared to live underground for a year of more in the event of, say, a serious accident or attack at Windscale. And by the time we knew what was going on - it would be too late. Pretending that we have a plan for an unknown event is a bogus starting point of view IMO. Better to spend the money lobbying internationally for the causes of terrorism and environmental decay to be addressed. And refusing business from companies based in countries whose governments do not support an international UN based perspective with respect to the causes of poverty and environmental decay. And I won't be tuning into Manx Radio if the balloon ever really does go up. I don't trust them to not get the facts slightly, but crucially, wrong. Everytime I've heard them report a story which I know something about - well they've got it wrong. Or got their words wrong. I wouldn't trust them in a crisis. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was only going to quote the first few paragraphs of this post then I read on. It sums it all up quite nicely so I quoted the lot. I would feel a little embarrassed and shame-faced if it was me who was 'in charge' of all this alert and what to do in an emergency carry-on. But no, you can bet your bottom dollar that the sound of the sirens will have puffed up some egos no end, here on our little Island. ps My son says he's going to rename his band Sound of the Sirens. Edited to add: Thanks for the cartoons Mr Ripsaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Well at least they worked in Ramsey. I believe they got stuck on somewhere and they couldn't turn them off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Heh, yeah. Lets hope nothing happens in the middle of the night as they weren't very loud. I had to open the window to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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