Originally Posted by poorboy
I'm going to be prepared, I'm shutting my phone, TV, and radio off between noon and about 4 pm.
Same..... compete power-down here. Not to sound conspiratorial, but this part had me wondering about the real reason for this 'alert': "In case the Oct. 4 test is postponed due to widespread severe weather or other significant events, the back-up testing date is Oct. 11. " Wait a minute, isn't this a test to determine the effectiveness of the two systems IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY?? Yet bad weather will postpone the tests...... hmmmm.... never trust FEMA.