Day of the Fire Alarms

OK, this is by no means a significant contribution to the world, but I'm sharing anyway. Today at the building which houses my cubicle, there were four false fire alarms. Apparently some folks were doing work on a floor and something they were doing kept setting it off. The first time was funny, and the rest got shut off quickly. Which was merciful.

So I go off to the gym, am almost through my workout, and what happens? Yep! There was a false fire alarm. Now, at the gym, the fire department sits right across the street. The firepeople out sitting in their lawn chairs laughed at us briefly, then got their equipment and sauntered across the street. It took about 10 minutes for them to turn it off.