About an hour ago, MAJOR sirens went off in my neighborhood. I could tell it was city wide... I went out on the balcony, and could hear echos from other areas. I was "alarmed" at first, but no one seemed to be panicking. I checked the all-knowing Google, and apparently Switzerland tests their war sirens every year. War sirens - in case there's a war! It went so far as to say that they do this on the first wednesday in February, around 1:30. That's exactly when I heard them, so it looks like Google's right.
Did you know that it's compulsory for all Swiss men to serve in the military? And, each man, upon completion of this service, is outfitted with a loaded weapon. And, according to Ryan's Swiss boss, there are bombs laid under certain roads, to be detonated in case of an attack (so as to block entrants). And, each apartment building has a basement level bomb shelter.
So, think twice about attacking us, okay? We're pretty ready.
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Just curious - what were you doing last year on the first Wednesday in February at around 1:30? And I doubt it was not at some exact time.
ReplyDeleteNo idea. But my guess is that this time last year, I still had no clue what was going on. Buses and grocery stores baffled me... sirens might have just blended in with the rest of the confusion.
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