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Originally Posted by mikeycereal
Growing up in Hawaii, at school we had sirens go off at the beginning of each month. Lasted about 30 seconds. Whenever I watched the Time Machine I got flashbacks and would dive under a desk.
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Same thing back in Southern Minnesota. The tornado sirens were tested the first Wednesday of every month at 1:00 PM sharp.
I didn't know where the town siren was located until one day I rode past it on my motorcycle when it kicked in. Sound that loud has some funny effects: I was disoriented and dizzy, and for a couple of moments I couldn't remember where I was going. Fortunately the road had a wide shoulder; I pulled over and let the effects wear off. Took maybe a couple of minutes.