the fear of nuclear annihilation is strong with this one
i bet there were a lot of people in britain with a similar syndrome after WW2
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yeah I mean I'm not even exactly sure why, I don't ACTUALLY have a fear of being nuked or anything, I don't find that plausible. Honestly the only thing I can think of was when I was about 7 years old and had the first very vivid nightmare and first case of sleep paralysis I can remember, and I could hear a siren playing the whole time.
oh yeah for sure, I just don't know why I feel that way
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wonder if poision has any idea that there are people out there with real fears of exactly that because of what they went through as kids
oh yeah for sure, I just don't know why I feel that way
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Funny thing is I've only ever actually heard those type of sirens in real life once, when I was 12. I was just reading a book in my room and it just started going off in the middle of the night. Only did the up/down shift once, so I assumed it was a test, but it was pretty scary.
and it's not like when I hear it I start freaking out, it's more like my brain kinda freezes? and it's hard to think about anything else and just gives me this overwhelming sense of dread. It's not a big deal nowadays, I'm sure I've mostly grown out of it, but it's still hard to just ignore it completely in songs and media.
and it's not like when I hear it I start freaking out, it's more like my brain kinda freezes? and it's hard to think about anything else and just gives me this overwhelming sense of dread. It's not a big deal nowadays, I'm sure I've mostly grown out of it, but it's still hard to just ignore it completely in songs and media.
I kinda think they get a little too happy with the sirens in my part of town. Last year it seemed like they went off nearly every day for three weeks straight. We get strong thunderstorms during this time of year, but do we really need the tornado sirens every time? Today was a tornado warning which doesn't always happen, but the tornado watches happen all the time and I don't think they should blast the sirens for those. People will become complacent about hearing them and won't care any more.
Also, I remember when I lived in Colorado Springs there was a tornado siren very close to my house. Every time it went off, there would be dead birds on the ground around it because they would nest up in it and the sound startled them so bad that they have heart attacks. Someone actually started collecting donations or started a petition or something to have the city build little mesh cages around the sirens so the birds wouldn't nest in them any more. It seemed so important to me then, but today I'm like meh, stupid birds.
Also, I remember when I lived in Colorado Springs there was a tornado siren very close to my house. Every time it went off, there would be dead birds on the ground around it because they would nest up in it and the sound startled them so bad that they have heart attacks. Someone actually started collecting donations or started a petition or something to have the city build little mesh cages around the sirens so the birds wouldn't nest in them any more. It seemed so important to me then, but today I'm like meh, stupid birds.
They really should quit using the sirens so much though. Seeing neighborhoods flattened on the news every year does scare the crap out of me. I don't think anything could prepare someone for something like that. I think I would go into shock if one minute my 'hood was there and the next minute everything was piles of rubble. That's some crazy shit right there.
I'd have expected that the people who felt that way just wouldn't bother voting at all though. it's the people who are unhappy with the status quo who turn up to the ballot box.
I'd imagine that if we had the referendum today we'd probably leave, but there will be lots of scaremongering by politicians on both sides between now and then
I'd imagine that if we had the referendum today we'd probably leave, but there will be lots of scaremongering by politicians on both sides between now and then