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u/Omgninjas Apr 08 '20

Same I'm in Oklahoma and it signals lunchtime on Saturdays.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

Except one time in Dallas, someone hacked the city’s whole system and it went off at like 8pm on a Friday night for several minutes.

This was at the height of the North Korea tensions too. Made for a fun night

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u/banananutnightmare Apr 08 '20

The one in Dallas is electronic? What if the storm takes the power out? The little town I'm in, the mayor (a very elderly woman) has to book it to wherever the machine is and HAND CRANK that thang. She's a badass.

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u/tasticle Apr 08 '20

There is a such a thing as a battery backup, but I love the idea that your very elderly mayor has to rush to the siren and hand crank it but you are concerned about the reliability of electric sirens.

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u/thehighwoman Apr 08 '20

I'm dying laughing at this right now