RETARDED FIREALARMS!!

Well, no apartment, but there was this one time, at band camp....

No, seriously. It was the beginning of Thanksgiving break and the fire alarm went off. Unfortunately, there were no RA's on call (the one that was supposed to be on call had gone to parts unknown) and the RA is the one that usually calls the fire department.

Finally, someone calls them in. One problem. No one knows where to turn the damn thing off. So, in goes my roommate's boyfriend along with one of the fire marshalls to try to figure the thing out. Meanwhile, my roommate is sick with what I assume was the flu. And it's cold out (about 8pm by that time).

Needless to say...not fun.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Dee

Another example, it was winter and I don't normally wear a lot indoors....

Oh, yes. See, I'm not a fan of sneakers. Never have been. I prefer sandals. So, my first instinct is to grab my sandles and shove them on. Which is what I normally did when I didn't go barefoot if I was just staying inside the dorm.

Now, picture a young student, blearily being woken up by the fire alarm, in the middle of winter (with several inches of snow).

Needless to say, my feet were generally ice cubes by the time I got to go back in.

How ya doing, buddy?