{"id":3691,"date":"2015-11-11T11:53:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T11:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=3691"},"modified":"2015-11-10T16:58:25","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T16:58:25","slug":"was-yesterday-the-first-monday-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/was-yesterday-the-first-monday-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Yesterday the First Monday of the Month?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone who has lived in the Netherlands has heard the\u00a0<em>loeien\u00a0<\/em>of the\u00a0<em>sirenes\u00a0<\/em>the first Monday of the month at exactly 12pm. I remember the first couple of times I heard it, I was very confused. With time, it has becoming part of the noises in the Netherlands, just like bike bells and tram bells. If you hear the bell on a different day than the first Monday of the month, you are to go inside, close doors and windows and listen to the radio or the TV for future information. Inside the\u00a0<em>meterkast<\/em> of our home, I found the following stickers with the procedure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3692\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/11\/2015-11-10-13.02.54.jpg\" aria-label=\"2015 11 10 13.02.54 225x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3692\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3692\"  alt=\"What to do when you hear the sirens (personal photograph)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/11\/2015-11-10-13.02.54-225x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What to do when you hear the sirens (personal photograph)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3693\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/11\/2015-11-10-13.02.45.jpg\" aria-label=\"2015 11 10 13.02.45 225x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3693\" class=\"wp-image-3693 size-medium\"  alt=\"2015-11-10 13.02.45\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/11\/2015-11-10-13.02.45-225x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What to do when you hear the sirens (personal photograph)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday, Monday November 10th, 2015, the sirens sounded in some cities in Limburg. In the area of Sittard-Geleen, the sirens went off to advise people to stay indoors. Perhaps because the alarms usually go off for the monthly test, some people were quite baffled as to what to do. The couple hundred employees at my husband&#8217;s workplace thought it was simply a mistake and took no precautions of staying in doors or closing windows. Others, however, were quite quick and took the necessary precautions.<\/p>\n<p>But why did the alarms go off?<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest employment providers of south Limburg is Chemelot. Chemelot is a very big industrial area situated in Geleen, Limburg where many products, mostly derived from plastic, are made. Their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chemelot.nl\/default.aspx?id=1&amp;template=movie.htm&amp;taal=nl\">website<\/a> states that Chemlot provides many services for other companies, such as DSM. They also work together with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/web\/Schools\/MaastrichtScienceProgramme\/Theme\/Education\/Chemelot1.htm\">Maastricht University<\/a> in many research programs as well as with the language center to provide their non-Dutch employees the opportunity to learn the language.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chemelot: &#039;Wat ons verbindt&#039;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PoHEWWFLZZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In recent months, Chemelot has had several accidents that are potential environmental hazards. A defect in their water drainage system has released contaminated water to the Maas River, and there have been fires in the facilities. Yesterday, a fire in the Chemelot plant caused the <em>gemeente<\/em>\u00a0of Sittard and Geleen to sound of the sirens. Schools in the area kept the students inside, areas near the plant were closed off, and the train stations in Sittard and Geleen were closed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brand Chemelot: &#039;Die rookpluim was beangstigend&#039; - RTL NIEUWS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sn9c-5TJ2cA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Photographs and videos were quickly shared on social media and the reactions were not favorable. People are tired and confused as to what is going on inside Chemelot. There isn&#8217;t a lot of information available as to what has started the fires nor of the steps taken to improve the safety of the people, the communities nearby and the facilities of Chemelot.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, the situation seems to be\u00a0taken care of and people can resume their activities, however, many remain in doubt as to their safety.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>de brand-\u00a0<\/em>the fire<br \/>\n<em>het ongeval-\u00a0<\/em>the accident<br \/>\n<em>de as-<\/em> the ash<br \/>\n<em>de gloed-\u00a0<\/em>the blaze<br \/>\n<em>de chemicali\u00ebn-\u00a0<\/em>the chemicals<br \/>\n<em>de controle-\u00a0<\/em>the control<br \/>\n<em>gevaarlijk-\u00a0<\/em>dangerous<br \/>\n<em>het noodgeval-\u00a0<\/em>the emergency<br \/>\n<em>blussen-\u00a0<\/em>extinguish<br \/>\n<em>het brandalarm-\u00a0<\/em>the fire alarm<br \/>\n<em>de brandweerman<\/em>&#8211; the fireman<br \/>\n<em>de brandweervrouw<\/em>&#8211; the firewoman<br \/>\n<em>de veiligheid-\u00a0<\/em>the safety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/11\/2015-11-10-13.02.45-263x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/11\/2015-11-10-13.02.45-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/11\/2015-11-10-13.02.45-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><p>Everyone who has lived in the Netherlands has heard the\u00a0loeien\u00a0of the\u00a0sirenes\u00a0the first Monday of the month at exactly 12pm. I remember the first couple of times I heard it, I was very confused. With time, it has becoming part of the noises in the Netherlands, just like bike bells and tram bells. 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