Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
That's interesting. I just shut down and back on and no alerts. I did turn off all emergency alerts etc. The last couple days my phone has been on SOS every now and then. That happens if you don't have any bars (cellular). My husband's phone has been doing that for months but it's older and he's having problems. I've never seen it till this week. My home internet has been extremely slow. It always crawls but worse than ever.
Well, if this is the big one, it is some consolation that we can still dial 911 (or not). Sigh. Being an actor in a movie where you haven't seen the script and you're not the best improv actor has its moments.
Very true! It's not a bad idea to have the phone numbers to the local fire department and the direct number to the city or county dispatch office (911). 911 has been going down in areas over the last couple years, probably on purpose. My husband is a volunteer firefighter and he usually calls the direct number if he needs something. If you know volunteers they should have a radio.
Good advice. Thanks.