This means Chicago tests the tornado sirens. It happens every month. I forget every month. Every first Tuesday of the month I hear this, without knowing what the fuck is going on, before I remember 2 minutes later:
Let it be known she has plenty of comfy places to hide, she chose to sit there and be scared
I had seen a video of this before, but I wasn't convinced it was real. And now I'm finding out not only is it real, but this is a monthly occurrence people just live with???
the only thing that's on my mind is
what if there's an actual legit tornado in Chicago on the first tuesday of a month? is there some other sort of backup system that goes "no this isn't just a test this is an actual serious problem" or are they just banking on tornadoes hating the first tuesday of any given month?
They had similar sirens in SF (idk what for. Tsunami? Air raids?) and it would be Tuesday at noon.
Every
Single
Week
But they turned it off late 2019 to upgrade the system then covid happened so it still isn't fixed yet.
Here's a video that has the Ferry Building top of the hour jingle AND the sirens.
It was a good signal to go get lunch lol
