Air raid sirens!

[essexplumber]

I was in tescos in Camberley this morning after sitting on the M3 for 2 fkING HOURS! when I heard 2 bursts of an air raid siren. Any one know what the hell that was about?

[Steamer]

Back door (warehouse) delivery

Edited by Steamer on Monday 12th July 17:48

[theironduke]

Prison?

[essexplumber]

Buggles said:

I don't know the area, but is there a quarry or anything upwind of where you are? The quarry where I used to live, used to let off an air raid siren before detonations.

Not sure I was working down there but could have been. I was just about to start running around to find an underground lead shelter when it stopped.

[MrV]

Broadmoor running a test on their alarms.

[SummerTime]

What he said they do it for testing ^^

[essexplumber]

SummerTime said:

What he said they do it for testing ^^

Is Broadmoor near Camberley then?

[MrV]

essexplumber said:

SummerTime said:

What he said they do it for testing ^^

Is Broadmoor near Camberley then?

Couple of miles

Zoom out on the map and it shows you how close it is

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&a...

[FasterFreddy]

Just off the Crowthorne bypass, between Camberley and Bracknell.

Best time to escape from Broadmoor is 10am on a Monday morning

[essexplumber]

That is bloody close. So it wasn't the Ruskies after all.

[TrOllie]

Yep as said it was broadmoor. They have sirens dotted about through the surrounding area.

[BruceV8]

FasterFreddy said:

Just off the Crowthorne bypass, between Camberley and Bracknell.

Best time to escape from Broadmoor is 10am on a Monday morning

Apparently, its the sound of the suburbs.

[SummerTime]

essexplumber said:

That is bloody close. So it wasn't the Ruskies after all.

Nope i am afraid not more chance of the local chavs and polish attacking than the ruskies

[HOGEPH]

BruceV8 said:

FasterFreddy said:

Just off the Crowthorne bypass, between Camberley and Bracknell.

Best time to escape from Broadmoor is 10am on a Monday morning

Apparently, its the sound of the suburbs.

Quality 70's punk reference there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6hbiNVfbw

[Morningside]

Is the balloon about to go up? Flood warning test?

Air raid siren you say What about this?

[Dilligaf10]

Morningside said:

Air raid siren you say What about this?

Hasn't Don Garlits got one of those in his Drag Racing Museum?

[sidaorb]

They test the one at Kidlington airport on an almost daily basis, normally count how long it lasts, and keep an eye on the incoming 999 call numbers, if both keep going then something has gone down...literally.

[bobt]

HOGEPH said:

BruceV8 said:

FasterFreddy said:

Just off the Crowthorne bypass, between Camberley and Bracknell.

Best time to escape from Broadmoor is 10am on a Monday morning

Apparently, its the sound of the suburbs.

Quality 70's punk reference there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6hbiNVfbw

Nice one. Haven't heard that or about 30 years!

[MigX]

sidaorb said:

They test the one at Kidlington airport on an almost daily basis, normally count how long it lasts, and keep an eye on the incoming 999 call numbers, if both keep going then something has gone down...literally.

hello neighbour

[BerksBoy]

as above re alarm test.

10 am every monday morning they test both the "st someone's escaped" and the "it's ok we have got them back now all clear" alarms.

last time someone escaped (c 1960), they pressed the alarm button and it was broken.. decided to test everyweek now as that escapee killed a small girl nearby.

if the alarm goes off any other time, all local schools aqnd public buildings get locked down etc etc.

BB ex resident of near (not in ) Broadmoor. available for local history talks at the pub of your choice