Ich war letzte Woche unterwegs, Richtigung Weststadt. Als die Dinger plötzlich losheulten. Angehalten und ja, tatsächlich war ein Test. Etwa 10 Minuten später kam die Warnung/Entwarnung auf der Nina-App, die auch sagte: nur ein Test. Da war ich dann bereits seit 8 Minuten wieder ruhig.
They scared me as a kid. And after returning to Germany after many years away I was amazed that they were still around. Now I see them everywhere (not EVERYWHERE but you know what I mean).
They’ve been used once in earnest while I’m here. A factory in the vicinity had started to burn and the sirens went off (signal; turn on your radio OR go on the app). We were told to keep the windows closed and not to go outside. In the end, there never was any danger, also it was too far away from us, but it works as a system.
Good response, but I’m glad you told us what they were or I would have wondered what you were thinking. 😉. We have warning sirens here somewhere, but I have no idea what they look like.
Growing up in the ’60s, in a suburb of San Francisco, there was an air raid siren pole at the bottom of our street. It never was used, those days were past. I don’t know if they ever had been used, maybe a precaution in case an attack came to California? It still scared me just knowing it was there. Plus, in elementary school they had duck and cover drills for earthquakes (get under our desks) AND attacks from what I took to be Russians (hide under our coats…?). Sigh… now they have intruder drills.
I cannot fathom the idea of intruder drills. The officials here stress that the sirens should be kept operational for natural disasters and possibly fires etc. but of course, there are underlying sinister possibilites: nuclear plant alert and today maybe even actual attacks considering what is happening in Europe to the east today,
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Gosh. Serious stuff.
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Ich habe garnicht daran gedacht…
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Ich war letzte Woche unterwegs, Richtigung Weststadt. Als die Dinger plötzlich losheulten. Angehalten und ja, tatsächlich war ein Test. Etwa 10 Minuten später kam die Warnung/Entwarnung auf der Nina-App, die auch sagte: nur ein Test. Da war ich dann bereits seit 8 Minuten wieder ruhig.
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Wir waren nicht da…
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Good response…
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They scared me as a kid. And after returning to Germany after many years away I was amazed that they were still around. Now I see them everywhere (not EVERYWHERE but you know what I mean).
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A serious and clever response to the challenge. And still used! Or at least tested.
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They’ve been used once in earnest while I’m here. A factory in the vicinity had started to burn and the sirens went off (signal; turn on your radio OR go on the app). We were told to keep the windows closed and not to go outside. In the end, there never was any danger, also it was too far away from us, but it works as a system.
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Good response, but I’m glad you told us what they were or I would have wondered what you were thinking. 😉. We have warning sirens here somewhere, but I have no idea what they look like.
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Growing up in the ’60s, in a suburb of San Francisco, there was an air raid siren pole at the bottom of our street. It never was used, those days were past. I don’t know if they ever had been used, maybe a precaution in case an attack came to California? It still scared me just knowing it was there. Plus, in elementary school they had duck and cover drills for earthquakes (get under our desks) AND attacks from what I took to be Russians (hide under our coats…?). Sigh… now they have intruder drills.
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I cannot fathom the idea of intruder drills. The officials here stress that the sirens should be kept operational for natural disasters and possibly fires etc. but of course, there are underlying sinister possibilites: nuclear plant alert and today maybe even actual attacks considering what is happening in Europe to the east today,
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