Any Members in Hawaii?-Scariest Morning Ever

[111gecko]

Thinking someone needs to lose their job over this:

[BeanTown]

Agreed. Think of what people went through during the "Cold War" with Russia as students had to do Nuclear Bomb drills in school "Duck and Cover".

[iowadoc77]

Agreed. Was in Hawaii 2 weeks ago and this would have instilled panic for sure. Glad all is ok.

[ruth-gehrig]

What is the story behind this alert? Who sent it?

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

What is the story behind this alert? Who sent it?

Just read a little in the news. They are trying to figure it out at this point. Scary doesn’t begin to describe it.

[ruth-gehrig]

Prior to getting a newer Samsung phone I was unaware of such a thing as a "Presidential Alert"! All the other alerts can be manually turned off but not that one

[iowadoc77]

Hawaii Gov. David Ige told CNN that human error caused the alert to go out.
"It was a mistake made during a standard procedure at the change over of a shift, and an employee pushed the wrong button," he said



So there you have it.

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Not a good way to start your weekend.