UK government alert (wild fire risk)!!!

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DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
SWMBO got it, I didn't as I don't need to be advised about things which would be stupid to do anyway.

It's not a national alert anyway given we're not about to be bombed / invaded / impacted by a giant asteroid, just told not to have disposable bar-be-cues.
 

katiewlx

Senior Member
Thanks for the heads-up. The first I thing I ever do when I get a new phone is disable that sh**e so I never knew.

yes, as I have done, and did with my mums phone too as shes at that age when such stuff just adds unnecessary complications for her, what we didnt account for is that whilst watching the One Show together that none of those on the show had...:cursing:
 

Mike_P

Legendary Member
Location
Harrogate
yes, as I have done, and did with my mums phone too as shes at that age when such stuff just adds unnecessary complications for her, what we didnt account for is that whilst watching the One Show together that none of those on the show had...:cursing:

Maybe mobiles switched off.

Problem is many fires are being started by farm machinery so could happen anywhere there is such. Almost daily reports in North Yorkshire of something on a farm going up in flames.
 

katiewlx

Senior Member
I didn't think you could disable those alerts. I though tat was the main point of how they are delivered.

no you can, as I realised theyd start using the system like this, so expect more for strong wind, snow etc etc etc because politicians cant help themselves feeling like they are being seen to do something, even if that something is completely irrelevant, its something for them to cling on to, and I always figured if it was the 3min warning alert, there was naff all I could do about it anyway.

however the phone companies are quite sneaky when your phone upgrades to the latest software version, it can have a habit of switching itself back on.
 

katiewlx

Senior Member
Maybe mobiles switched off.

Problem is many fires are being started by farm machinery so could happen anywhere there is such. Almost daily reports in North Yorkshire of something on a farm going up in flames.

no didnt you see the One show ? all of their phones they had on them or in the studio as they loads of guests for the anniversary special, went off with the alert, whilst they were broadcasting, they thought it was a fire alarm at first till they worked it out, after it went off again.
 

Drago

Legendary Member
Location
The Urban Fringe
no didnt you see the One show ? all of their phones they had on them or in the studio as they loads of guests for the anniversary special, went off with the alert, whilst they were broadcasting, they thought it was a fire alarm at first till they worked it out, after it went off again.

10 minutes after the One Show studio had 🔥 down?
 
When I left the North they hadn't discovered fire yet.

The North has had its fair share of wild fires, the Cairngorms (still unbelievably continuing https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co...etained-fire-service-crumbling-under-37549381) and Arthurs Seat (
View: https://youtu.be/zfiwe6zeeaw?si=6rVWkug2yxfXHPpR
) spring to mind but much of the west of Scotland got heavy rain all last week and parts of the East are having rain sporadically. There hardly ever be a hosepipe ban up there and water is not metered.
 
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