Fire Drill
We just had our first fire drill in a few months here at the office. I don’t mind these, but I’m baffled by the process. The alarm sounds, and we are told to report to the elevator lobby on our floor.
There are easily 150 people working on my floor. They force us all to stuff into a 200-square-foot room that is about as far away from a fire exit as we can get so a “fire safety inspector” can tell us that in the event of an actual fire, we should use fire exits - not the elevators.
Now, I may not be an expert “fire safety inspector,” but isn’t that a serious fire hazard?
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July 11th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
says:I sit way back in the corner so I just ignore it, no one realizes if I participate or not.
Chris, in your new picture it looks like you are posing for a billboard selling Suntory Whisky.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
says:hey, i just had a fire drill today as well…do you work in my building…
July 11th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
says:I think you should be ashamed of yourself for not taking seriously the fire safety process. What happens when you accidentally catch your office on fire after sneaking a smoke inside on a winter day? You do know that the cheap ass chairs and the fabric walls of our cubs are not flame resistant. Your life is as stake. Keep in mind Smokey the Bear and the life lessons he gave all of us. And remember if you do catch on fire – STOP – DROP and ROLL.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
says:Awww, I like your new picture! Yeah, this has nothing to do with fire drills, just sayin’….
July 11th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
says:OMG!!!
We had a problem with our alarm system here at Company, Inc. not too long ago. It would sometimes go off without any warning and the fire inspector would show up to investigate.
He showed up once and yelled at all of us for not leaving the building.
July 11th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
says:Val: Yes, I do work in your building. And I am totally creeped out by this.
July 11th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
says:small world
July 11th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
says:This reminds me of the fire drills we used to have in the dorms at college. At 4 in the morning. In cold, snowy, below-freezing upstate.
There’s nothing as relaxing as being jarred out of sleep to go stand in 10 feet of snow!
July 11th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
says:OMG! I had a fire drill too!
Actually no. I didn’t. I just wanted to fit in.
Mike-
You’re that douche we read about on the evening news discovered burnt to a crisp underneath a computer. Have fun with that.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:51 am
says:i work on the 11th floor. i’d perish by the time i found everything, leashed up three dogs and made it down the stairs.
meh.
loving the new photo. all your wrist needs is a watch.