When I was a kid in the 50's they still used to test them regulsrly

More recently, just before I retired I worked for a company on The Wirral next to a nuclear reprocessing plant. They stll had a siren and tested it every Monday morning. That was pretty unsettling

Posted By: CB41 on February 25th 2022 at 08:21:04

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That air raid sound on the reports chills the soul. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 25, 06:24:12
- Yes it does (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Feb 25, 20:22:22
- When I was a kid in the 70s (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 25, 07:20:41
  - When a student in Portsmouth i could hear weekly nuclear attack siren test from naval base (General Chat) - revsimon, Feb 25, 20:43:18
  - When I was a kid in the 50's they still used to test them regulsrly (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 25, 08:21:04
    - Vivid memories of them howling over kuwait city (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 09:15:07
      - Austria has them and test them regularly (General Chat) - APB, Feb 25, 09:17:09
        
        missed the glass of wine and a fondue thing sadly (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 09:24:27
    - I'm sure I remember them being used in Yarmouth as flood warnings (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 25, 08:35:56
      - yes they did (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 09:16:47
      - And Lynn. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 25, 09:15:53
  - Girl (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, Feb 25, 07:34:09
    - Yeah. I know 🤣 (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 25, 07:38:47
- It’s sure does 😔 (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 25, 07:02:54

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