@benjojo yep. Startled the fuck out of me too. I was quietly building my model Hubble telescope and suddenly my silenced phone yells out in anger.

@benjojo i had exactly the same reaction.

i also note, that if you make it stop making the awful noise, you then cant read it..

@benjojo hhh same,

insert "this [alert] could ve been an email" meme

@benjojo incredibly abusive use of it. I’ll be complaining I think.

@benjojo #CodeBrown for a moment

@benjojo yes, wtaf

Got it in Welsh only about 5 mins earlier which took me a moment as my Welsh isn’t great

…this really seems a bit excessive for ‘don’t use disposable BBQs’ ???

@benjojo We’re not yet in fallout, that’s for next summer

@benjojo same ;;

@benjojo like, what the actual fuck, I nearly jumped off the sofa!

@benjojo

At least, they know how to provide short links.

( and IPv6 of course)

@benjojo Does the UK send all alerts at "Presidential" level?

@benjojo Hey, I mean, nothing about this *excludes* the possibility!