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Poppyhome 01-13-2018 03:21 PM

Ballistic missile threat alert in Hawaii was a mistake
 
Any AA members affected by this false alarm? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/13...s-mistake.html

Ron

tweet 01-13-2018 03:54 PM

Oops, wrong button. :whistle:

Poppyhome 01-13-2018 04:00 PM

I can only imagine the chaos this caused. Living in the NYC area this would have been frightening.

Ron

PLK 01-13-2018 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Poppyhome (Post 892505)
Any AA members affected by this false alarm? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/13...s-mistake.html

Ron

Fortunately, my son is a fireman, and he sent me text that it was false alarm.

Poppyhome 01-13-2018 04:15 PM

Officials now stating it was a state exercise and the wrong button was pushed. :icon_thumbsdown:

Masterlu 01-13-2018 04:21 PM

Who the heck do they have in charge over there?

http://sites.suffolk.edu/zma5/files/2014/05/homer.jpg

Poppyhome 01-13-2018 04:28 PM

Yep.........Hawaii Governor says: Wrong button pushed during shift change. :yikes:

audioguy3107 01-13-2018 04:31 PM

Man, that easy to cause all that by a wrong button? Yikes.

- Buck

Poppyhome 01-13-2018 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PLK (Post 892521)
Fortunately, my son is a fireman, and he sent me text that it was false alarm.

Your fortunate, I wonder how others on the Island reacted? :tears:

Poppyhome 01-13-2018 05:18 PM

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