Alarm Fatigue, or "How I learned to HATE the ontario ready alert system"

[MolsonExport]

And Again, less than one month after the last one.
This time, it is a "Stay at Home" order from the Fabulous Ford Government. Why was a Klaxxon required? Was it only urgent in the past 3 seconds, and not one minute before?

[urbandreamer]

I got it too but I've learned to keep the volume down. I think it's aimed at immigrant factory/warehouse workers and old folks who tend to ignore the msm.

[casper]

This must be an Ontario thing. In BC I don't get these at all.

The only one I can think of was when I was on a business trip in Cincinnati a few years ago. Mass shooting of some sort at a hotel downtown and I was in a meeting about a block away. The locals all looked at their phone and said, "Oh, again. It will probably get sorted out before we need to go to lunch. Lets continue on." We were up on one of the higher floor of a high-rise.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by casper

This must be an Ontario thing. In BC I don't get these at all.

The only one I can think of was when I was on a business trip in Cincinnati a few years ago. Mass shooting of some sort at a hotel downtown and I was in a meeting about a block away. The locals all looked at their phone and said, "Oh, again. It will probably get sorted out before we need to go to lunch. Lets continue on." We were up on one of the higher floor of a high-rise.

I was in San Francisco, and I didn't need such warnings. I just listened for the gunshots outside (which happened 2/4 nights, but then I was staying right on the edge of the Tenderloin).

[harls]

I got it too, but it must be because I'm pinging off a tower in Ottawa.

It's the law

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by casper

This must be an Ontario thing. In BC I don't get these at all.

The only one I can think of was when I was on a business trip in Cincinnati a few years ago. Mass shooting of some sort at a hotel downtown and I was in a meeting about a block away. The locals all looked at their phone and said, "Oh, again. It will probably get sorted out before we need to go to lunch. Lets continue on." We were up on one of the higher floor of a high-rise.

I don't think we've had an Amber Alert issued in BC since this alert system was set up. I did a quick search online but the most recent one I could find in BC was from 2016.

There was a test of the system in 2019, I recall.

[Dengler Avenue]

When I used to play in South Arm in Richmond, B.C., when there was an active amber alert, I would see the 401 passing by showing this in the direction panel:
AMBER ALERT
LISTEN TO RADIO
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That was 2010.

[Dengler Avenue]

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[Djeffery]

It's not like this is new, why not just turn your phone to silent, or off completely, if you don't want to be disturbed by it? Weird that your immediate reaction to being woken up with sleep issues is to get on here in the middle of the night and post twice about it.

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by Djeffery

It's not like this is new, why not just turn your phone to silent, or off completely, if you don't want to be disturbed by it? Weird that your immediate reaction to being woken up with sleep issues is to get on here in the middle of the night and post twice about it.

I used to put my phone on airplane mode. Lately I just put my phone on Do Not Disturb mode.
I mean, eventually I got fed up and put my phone on airplane mode after the alert went off for the 3rd time. -_-

[TownGuy]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

I used to put my phone on airplane mode. Lately I just put my phone on Do Not Disturb mode.
I mean, eventually I got fed up and put my phone on airplane mode after the alert went off for the 3rd time. -_-

What's the problem then? Sounds like you found your solution. Put your phone in airplane mode and let the potential life saving system continue.

I just find it funny, everyone has the solution at their own fingertips, but place the blame on the Amber Alert. Your phone is only going to wake you up if you have it setup to do so.

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by TownGuy

What's the problem then? Sounds like you found your solution. Put your phone in airplane mode and let the potential life saving system continue.

I just find it funny, everyone has the solution at their own fingertips, but place the blame on the Amber Alert. Your phone is only going to wake you up if you have it setup to do so.

Yea sorry everyone, I was hoping for a good night sleep, then I totally forgot that amber alert exists.
Anyway, I’m hoping to survive today on 2 medium-sized iced coffee from McD’s.

[le calmar]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Yea sorry everyone, I was hoping for a good night sleep, then I totally forgot that amber alert exists.
Anyway, I’m hoping to survive today on 2 medium-sized iced coffee from McD’s.

You’re not the only one who didn’t get a good night sleep. While my phone was on airplane mode, my wife’s wasn’t. The alarm triggered the cats and they started asking for food non stop until I finally gave in and fed them. I couldn’t go back to sleep after that, and I couldn’t help but think about this thread and MolsonEx’s complaints, which eventually led me to think about Tronald Dump and people in an oversized pick up truck ordering four by fours in a drive-thru at Rimmies. Crazy all the stuff that can go through your head after an amber alert TGIF though.

[Proof Sheet]

My phone has been on since 6:30 and the alarm hasn't gone off and I'm in Ottawa. Same with my wife's phone. Both on Rogers.

[esquire]

Was the alert at least near you or was this one of those 'amber alert in Hearst for an incident in Sarnia' kind of deals?

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by esquire

Was the alert at least near you or was this one of those 'amber alert in Hearst for an incident in Sarnia' kind of deals?

This one actually originated in Ottawa.

[Berklon]

Setting the phone to airplane mode isn't an option for everyone.

I need to keep my phone available for emergencies, as my mom is elderly and if an emergency arises - I'd like her to get a hold of me. Is there a way to mute these alerts while being able to allow phone calls to alert me?
Sleeping isn't easy for me, so once I wake up - it's hard to get back to sleep and my whole day is messed up.

As it is now, if I get an alert in the middle of the night - I just stop it without even reading it. I have no idea what the alert is about and couldn't help to report anything the next day. I'm sure most people do the same thing.

[jamincan]

Originally Posted by Berklon

As it is now, if I get an alert in the middle of the night - I just stop it without even reading it. I have no idea what the alert is about and couldn't help to report anything the next day. I'm sure most people do the same thing.

Our Amber Alert notifications are a textbook way to reduce emergency readiness.

Originally Posted by le calmar

... I couldn’t go back to sleep after that, and I couldn’t help but think about this thread and MolsonEx’s complaints, which eventually led me to think about Tronald Dump and people in an oversized pick up truck ordering four by fours in a drive-thru at Rimmies....

Can you even fit coffee in the cup at that point?

[thewave46]

Originally Posted by Berklon

Setting the phone to airplane mode isn't an option for everyone.

I need to keep my phone available for emergencies, as my mom is elderly and if an emergency arises - I'd like her to get a hold of me. Is there a way to mute these alerts while being able to allow phone calls to alert me?
Sleeping isn't easy for me, so once I wake up - it's hard to get back to sleep and my whole day is messed up.

As it is now, if I get an alert in the middle of the night - I just stop it without even reading it. I have no idea what the alert is about and couldn't help to report anything the next day. I'm sure most people do the same thing.

Have an older phone. I'm still using a Samsung Galaxy S3 and it is too old to get the Amber Alerts.