Did you get a government alert about fires?

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trog

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A few minutes ago I did, it played automatically with voice and text warning about the risks of bonfires,BBQ's etc, I thought it was a scam as the voice was American female.
 
EEPhil said:
The joys of having a phone with two SIMs - I got the message twice. Didn't spot the voice.
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Thanks for the confirrmation, as I have seen no mention of it on the News I still had a bit of doubt as previous obvious scam calls have often used a female American recorded voice.
 
I was just outside in the 'garden' having a fag and this loud noise made me jump so much that I dropped the fag and set fire to the remains of the so-called grass.
Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'burner phone'.
Don't tolerate American females at all, like Phil the Greek, so it's lucky one wasn't in evidence here.
 
First time I've had one of these alerts, previously my phone was too old. What voice?

EEPhil said:
Are we allowed to call them that now?
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I think he's been up Tog Hill.

What's not getting mentioned on the news (perhaps it is in the South region) is that the A31 is still closed. Chaos!
 
EEPhil said:
Are we allowed to call them that now?
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I can't speak for you. I am, because I'm my own boss.
Just to put BH's mind at rest, I was talking about cancer sticks, not anything else. I haven't been anywhere near Tog Hill for years.
What are ciggies called these days then? I don't smoke (and never have, apart from "enforced passively", due to the inconsiderateness of others, now thankfully banned).
Hope you put it out before it engulfed the entire street.
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That's no joke. One of my ex-colleagues lives in Stourbridge (I guess still does).
 
I nearly made a joke about the other meaning of fag, but decided against it. No idea what they are called now, I don't smoke. I didn't catch that you were joking about smoking and dropping it. The "hope you put it out" wasn't a joke. Given the alarm, I meant it seriously.
 
Can you use a hosepipe to put out a fire if you're in an area with a hosepipe ban? Or will you get a £1000 fine, or whatever it is?
Knowing the madness in this country, probably the latter. I expect you'd be told you should have called the fire brigade, so they can come along and use their hoses, presumably without getting fined, but by the time they got there it would have cost lots more than £1000.
 
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