Are Amber Alerts affecting your flight safety?

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Re: Are Amber Alerts affecting your flight safety?

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THIS WILL SOUND EVERY 3 SECONDS UNLESS SOMETHING ISN'T OK.
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Re: Are Amber Alerts affecting your flight safety?

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98 Corolla wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:02 am THIS WILL SOUND EVERY 3 SECONDS UNLESS SOMETHING ISN'T OK.
What are you so stuck up about? It was a well publicized test.
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Heliian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:44 pm
98 Corolla wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:02 am THIS WILL SOUND EVERY 3 SECONDS UNLESS SOMETHING ISN'T OK.
What are you so stuck up about? It was a well publicized test.
I would disagree. I read a daily paper, listen to a crapton of talk radio, and watch broadcast TV news about twice a week. I heard nothing about it.
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Re: Are Amber Alerts affecting your flight safety?

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RedAndWhiteBaron wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:49 pm
Heliian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:44 pm
98 Corolla wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:02 am THIS WILL SOUND EVERY 3 SECONDS UNLESS SOMETHING ISN'T OK.
What are you so stuck up about? It was a well publicized test.
I would disagree. I read a daily paper, listen to a crapton of talk radio, and watch broadcast TV news about twice a week. I heard nothing about it.
The only thing it accomplished was me trying to find another way to switch it off again. I should really root my phone.
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Remember everyone.

ITS ALL ABOUT YOU.
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rookiepilot wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 4:03 pm Remember everyone.

ITS ALL ABOUT YOU.
What was that test supposed to accomplish? It's one thing if they would send an alert that is actually useful. But a random test without any feedback option? What's the point?
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I just leave mine on silent mode so I don’t get any when I’m sleeping.
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Inverted2 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:30 pm I just leave mine on silent mode so I don’t get any when I’m sleeping.
You're funny
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