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Old 03-02-2009, 03:48 AM   #1
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Meh, we are on EXTREME weather watch for the next two days....so much so that everybody from Victoria, with their mobile number listed anywhere, was sent out a sms message from the Victoria Police...weird!

Mine reads.."Msg from Vic Police: Extreme weather in Vic expected Mon night & Tues. High wind & fire risk. Listen to local ABC radio for emergency updates. Do not reply to this"

First time that I am aware of this happening.
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Old 03-02-2009, 05:16 PM   #2
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Meh, we are on EXTREME weather watch for the next two days....so much so that everybody from Victoria, with their mobile number listed anywhere, was sent out a sms message from the Victoria Police...weird!

Mine reads.."Msg from Vic Police: Extreme weather in Vic expected Mon night & Tues. High wind & fire risk. Listen to local ABC radio for emergency updates. Do not reply to this"

First time that I am aware of this happening.
The SMS idea has been in the pipeline for almost four years. It was delayed because various levels of govt. were arguing about who would have to pay for it. It looks like four years of sodding about gets trumped by a bloody disaster. IMHO, text messages would not have helped much in the big fires, maybe a few people might have been warned earlier than otherwise.

I was wondering what the messages would say: "UR goin 2 die. GTFU NOW!"
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Old 03-02-2009, 06:02 PM   #3
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Meh, we are on EXTREME weather watch for the next two days....so much so that everybody from Victoria, with their mobile number listed anywhere, was sent out a sms message from the Victoria Police...weird!

Mine reads.."Msg from Vic Police: Extreme weather in Vic expected Mon night & Tues. High wind & fire risk. Listen to local ABC radio for emergency updates. Do not reply to this"

First time that I am aware of this happening.
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