London’s burning!
One might have thought “MASH” (my building’s nickname) was crying wolf with the absurd amount of fire alarms on Friday. How many, you ask?
Six. Yes, six.
As I returned home on Friday (1/16) evening around 830, I could see that everyone was lingering outside the building while the alarm could be heard sounding inside. About ten minutes of waiting and we were told it was ok to return. About 30 minutes later, just as I was leaving to meet some people at London Bridge, it went off again.
This continued a few more times up till 12:40am when I thought it would quiet down for the night, since people might be going to sleep. But no, another alarm went off at 4:30am and continued to sound till 4:56 am. I had tried to ignore the sound at first, but after 15 minutes of alarm, I finally decided something must be going on.
No.
We just have incredibly sensitive alarms that can be set off by heat (in our kitchen’s case – 10 people and a dish cooking w/ fan on), steam (the sensor is just outside the bathroom door), and smoke (kitchen/cigarette).
It was incredibly annoying and added to my list of reasons to not like this place. I just try to keep in mind that this is a great location and a lot of people wanted in to this house.
Sigh.
Suck it up, Kate.
G Said,
January 27, 2009 @ 20:49
That sucks. Any chance of sabotaging the one outside the bathroom? Hey, and the guy you mentioned in the previous post; wasn’t I there for that?
Kate Said,
January 28, 2009 @ 06:04
Yes! That’s exactly the one. Dont you remember the feeling we had and how we kept talking about it after we left?
G Said,
January 28, 2009 @ 22:06
I mostly remember thinking that guy was trying really hard to encourage you. I thought it was really cool of him. I don’t remember the feeling, though, because he was so focused on you that I felt a little uncomfortable. But I remember him and I even think of him sometimes, so that’s cool.