45 Floors later...

Today we had a fire drill.

I reside on the 45th floor.

Yes, *gasp*, *poor you* *oh my god*

And I was looking forward to it!

Most of the people on our floor were aware that it was going to happen today. We received a email saying that 10 O'clock there will be a fire drill briefing for the fire wardens.

Most people already had plans to balk. Some purposely set "meetings" in another location to avoid the downhill exercise.

Me- I came prepared with sneakers, my wallet and mobile and my jacket and scarf for warmth.

So come 10 O'clock, wardens off to their briefing. People on my floor balked. This include the receptionist who lock the front door hence people like myself have to keep opening it for people trying to get in.

15 mins after the briefing, the remaining people on the floor was wondering when it's going to happen.

Guess what. Hahahahaha... hahaahaha sorry I just could stop laughing when the fire warden told his, yes it's going to happen.. SOMETIME TODAY!!

Ooo how i wish it would have happen after lunch. How I wish you could see the look of the 3/4 of the people on level 45's faces when they come up an hour later wondering why nothing happened.

But the alarm went. "Please evacuate! Woop Woop! Please evacuate"

So we did, single file down 45 floors in a spiral mode. I did get a little dizzy.

Some people were allowed to stay on for health reason. I didn't count them lucky because they had to endure "Woop Woop, Please evacuate now, woop woop!" for half an hour on the most ear blaring annoying noise ever.

Once we got down on ground floor and met with the balkers, we happily told them, people are still going down, probably another half hour before you can even get to the lifts!

So they technically just wasted 1 and half hours of doing nothing. Some might call it fun but when your time sheet are on billable client, it's probably not a wise thing.

And after the whole orderly "chaos", imagine trying to get the entire building of people on the elevators!

Yes, our bright idea of catching on coffee ( my boss treated to me to one! weeee) was awesome.

Even after half hour, the lifts were jam packed and people were lining up to get on it.

Overall the fire warden said it was a success. With a provision of a minute to a floor. This building of 55 floors took only 33 minutes to fully evacuate. Of course 1/4 of the people balk.

So my 50+ boss with a weak knees and a bad ankle could survive that, yet there this 36 year old female who insist on being on special needs list if we do have another drill. She's freaking 36, albeitly her only mode of exercise she walking from the building to get her daily coffee from the nearby cafe before strolling into office half an hour late. Seriously..

You set you mind that you are disable, you can't do this, you are sick. By the time you reach 50, you will be all that and worse. I can't imagine why people like this can't just suck it in. Toughen up mate! it's not that hard.

So today was an eventful day, that left people who did the right thing a bitterness to those who chose not too.