Alert

At exactly 2:20
There’ll be an alert
Which, if you have a cell phone,
You cannot avert.

Conducted by FEMA,
This country-wide sound
Will let everyone know
That there’s danger around.

Since this is just practice,
There’ll be no real harm,
Just a test of a national
Safety alarm.

They’ve given fair warning,
Yet I would surmise
That for many, this will be
A scary surprise.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 10/7/2023 8:46:00 AM
I read the strangest conspiracy theory I have ever heard of. They said that it is not an alert, but a signal to activate the chips that were injected into us with our Covid Shots.
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Date: 10/6/2023 12:18:00 PM
That's similar to fire alarms we used to get at schools. The children enjoyed having an extra 'break'. Hope no such alarms will be needed for real. ~ Best regards // paul
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Date: 10/4/2023 11:42:00 AM
I can just imagine someone - who has the latest brand new super duper smart phone - sitting there tapping away to see what it can do, then ‘SKREEEEEEEECH!” Now that would indeed be a scary surprise. Nicely composed and rhymed, Ilene.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 10/5/2023 10:48:00 AM
Ha! Yes, it sure would, Terry! Thanks for dropping by…
Date: 10/4/2023 11:27:00 AM
LOL…I read this RIGHT after I received that alert.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 10/5/2023 10:48:00 AM
Ha! I was with a friend and we got them 2 minutes apart…
Date: 10/4/2023 11:22:00 AM
Hello Ilene, A question: What is this alert for? A practice for what reason? It makes no sense to me. thank you. Hugs. Darlene/
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/5/2023 11:04:00 AM
Hello Ilene, thank you for telling me. I was trying to figure it out all night. Enjoy your day my friend. Hugs\. Darlene/
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 10/5/2023 10:46:00 AM
Hey Darlene! It’s in case of a national emergency, such as a terrorist attack or something like that which would affect the whole country. I guess it would give instructions or updates…
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