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brooklynite

(94,727 posts) Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:22 PM Oct 2018

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Well, THAT was exciting...

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Well, THAT was exciting... (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2018 OP

It was kind of cool to hear the whole office's phones... Dave Starsky Oct 2018 #1

I'll bet the din was deafening. Arkansas Granny Oct 2018 #2

Well, it scared the crap out of me. Dave Starsky Oct 2018 #5

I'm glad I'm not the only one who is able to act like a rational adult about this. mythology Oct 2018 #3

Just wait til Trump sends a dick pic leftstreet Oct 2018 #4

Because Trump has never met a Presidential power... Dave Starsky Oct 2018 #6

Local reporter here tweeted out a video from here in Philly at the Reading Terminal BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #7

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)

1. It was kind of cool to hear the whole office's phones...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:24 PM

Oct 2018

Going off at once.

Kind of creepy, too. Like, Person of Interest stuff.

Arkansas Granny

(31,528 posts)

2. I'll bet the din was deafening.

Reply to Dave Starsky (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:25 PM

Oct 2018

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)

5. Well, it scared the crap out of me.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:35 PM

Oct 2018

And I knew it was coming.

I didn't know they were going to put a cold-war-era Civil Defense siren on it, and my phone was on vibrate.

mythology

(9,527 posts)

3. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is able to act like a rational adult about this.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:29 PM

Oct 2018

This was all it was ever going to be. I really don't understand why people felt the need to try to sue over this or claim all sorts of horrors we're going to ensue.

leftstreet

(36,112 posts)

4. Just wait til Trump sends a dick pic

Reply to mythology (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:32 PM

Oct 2018

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)

6. Because Trump has never met a Presidential power...

Reply to mythology (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:37 PM

Oct 2018

He hasn't already abused to the fullest.

I expect this one will be no different.

BumRushDaShow

(129,445 posts)

7. Local reporter here tweeted out a video from here in Philly at the Reading Terminal

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 02:39 PM

Oct 2018

Link to tweet

TEXT
Hadas Kuznits @hadaskuznits

Everyone checking their phones suddenly for the national alert; it wasn’t as loud as I’d expected. @KYWNewsradio
2:21 PM - Oct 3, 2018

No one cared.

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