So, how many here got the alert?

[dixiegrrrrl]

and how many remember that alert coming via television for so many years?

[Polly Hennessey]

1. Me.

Television alerts were annoying.

[keithbvadu2]

2. Got the alert. No big deal. Not personal. Not political.

[recovering_democrat]

3. Both.

Got phone text and TV notice. Just irritating.

[SeattleVet]

4. No indication on my phone that any alert was received.

It was in a locker while I was doing a cardiac rehab session.

[gay texan]

5. I did

I tried to respond with "go fuck yourself" but it wouldn't let me

[Demovictory9]

6. I did

[Ilsa]

7. I got it on an old phone without 3G or 4G, just wifi.

My regular cell phone with both wifi and data didn't receive it. Weird.

[Ms. Toad]

8. Nope. I turned my phone off.

I thought it might pop up when I restarted the phone, but it didn't.

[MiniMe]

9. I got it

It came on the TV too.

[secondwind]

10. Got it here in San Francisco.

[ProudLib72]

11. I put mine on do not disturb, but it still came up

TWICE!!!

They are picking on me!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. I did

and immediately deleted it.

[cwydro]

13. Didn't get it,

Nor did two of my friends.

[Niagara]

14. Both

An alert came up on the television and cell phone.

[question everything]

15. Cell phone is off. When I'll turn it on it may be there

or not..

And, yes, the alert came in the middle of Brian Williams program. Second time in a while. Wonder whether Comcast is trying to sabotage his program.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

16. My phone was the first to "blare" during a 401k meeting at work.

I quickly reached into my pant pocket to shut off the noise, and then other's phones made the same annoying sound..

[Hekate]

17. Me. And I remember CONELRAD alerts and broadcasts...

CONELRAD used to do the radio broadcasts for our occasional tsunami alerts, so I remember them from my childhood.

Wired magazine has a comprehensive history of doomsday planning out today -- it came up on my cell phone, so I have no idea how to direct you to it.

I did not know that FEMA is semi-secretly in charge of planning for doomsday and other national disasters just short of doomsday, and that they are the direct descendent of CONELRAD.

It started at the beginning of the Cold War, when the main fear was of nuclear annhilation. Very interesting stuff about the attempts to use technological advances. This is just the latest iteration.

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. We are veterans of the hide under desk alerts in school.

which for some reason stopped in later grades. replaced by that nerve jangling tv "test" sound.

Then came 1963.

No wonder my generation bought valium by the bucketful.

[Blue_Tires]

19. +1

[R B Garr]

20. I got it. I was in an IKEA heading towards the checkout, and a woman

apparently had also received it and turned to another woman with her and all I could understand her say was "Trump" -- they were speaking Spanish and I don't speak Spanish. I'm assuming she got the same text as I did at the same time walking to the cashiers and her description of her phone message included "Trump". She sounded very disgusted and looked up from her phone to alert her shopping buddy of the message. They talked about it (appeared to be talking about it), but I couldn't understand the rest. LOL, it's a long walk to the cashiers at IKEA, so I saw all this in front of me as I was approaching and walking by. Yeah, a derogatory reference to Trump in any language is recognizable.

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. I really like the fact that even tho the message has nothing to do with Trump

there are so many people did not want to be associated with ANYTHING from his shit bag administration.