Your attention please, your attention please… this is… this is only another completely irrelevant, redundant, and all-engrossingly annoying fire alarm test. Repeat, this is only a test. Test. Test.
The THIRD fire bell test in as many weeks. Does a fucking BELL (which turns into a loud SIREN) need a test every week? During the day, when the people renting from you are in the office? We’re trying to WORK here. Conference calls, etc. If you’re just testing the alarm, DO IT OVERNIGHT OR ON THE WEEKEND. —It waz alwayZ burning since the worldz been turning
This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2011.
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I suspect they found one or more sensors / alarms and /or indicators on the panel to not be working on previous tests and want to be certain that the entire system is fully operational. Seems fair.
At night/weekends there’s only be a skeleton staff to both patrol the premises and check all of the above on each floor/unit etc.
I can understand your frustration but I’m sure it’s necessary. Why not use the 10 minutes to grab a coffee from the nearest Tim’s – some of the best business decisions happen during coffee breaks anyway (IMO).
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Is your work located at Park Lane Mall?
yeah but zzz, fires can start at any fucking time, not just in the middle of the night. and most companies, have to bring someone in, at extra cost to do this./ wheras in the daytime, they would already be about and doing part of heir jobs.
if you live in an apartment building, you know that an alarm going off in the night, can cause a panic, even if you knew about it beforehand.
i’ve seen some people freak, because they forgot, that one was on the slate for x o’clock. i’ve even seen people get all fucked up, even in the daytime, because they weren’t expecting the expected. it’s just hman nature i guess. we are due for one in about 2 weeks. usually about the first week in march.
and if you really would like to start a fire, then i would suggest city hall as your first target.
They do this once a year in my building (apt building)…over and over and over and over and overrrrrrr all day.
Scares the SHIT out of my cats.
They’ve been doing this in my building at work, which is Condo’s, businesses, shopping, banks,…..I zone it out after a while. “Attention attention, this is a test, this is only a test`. I didn’t even leave when the fire alarm really went off one day. They called wolf too many times!
small time landlord..
good suggestions, if they applied… which, for reasons I cannot divulge, they do not.
It’s just super annoying and agrimavating….
OP, when was the last time your company practiced leaving the building during a fire alarm? Would you know where to meet, or would you just stop, drop, and roll under the desk?
The last time we had an unscheduled fire drill I did an impromptu Zulu war dance in the parking lot and lead the crowd in a chant of Burn You Motherfucker, Burn!. Not totally sure but I think our official RV is Ralph’s Place.
Hahaha I saw something on the news over the weekend about a pelican at Ralph’s. Don’t remember the exact details, though.
Ralph the Pelican arrived here in ’03 courtesy of Juan, landed near Ralph’s, was rescued by the wildlife santuary who have been trying to navigate loopholes to get him back to his homeland in the USA.
I’m pretty sure Ralph arrived here in September courtesy of Earl, but yeah, I’ve been following the bureaucratic goat-rope about getting him home. I hope he makes it; he could even run for president in ’08 and stand a good chance of winning. But there’d probably be some issues about his birth certificate. Talk-radio would have a field day. >; )
yes ivan, you are right, he got fucked up by the wind of earl, and has been stranded since. sowerby is going to take him to sunny colliefonia.
Wish he’d take me with him. I’d love to be part of Ralph’s entourage.
Yeah, you are right about that Col. Sum’bitch. I thought Earl and typed Juan…Monday muddleheaded me!
They did this at work one day in a building we were preping.
I got a ladder & removed the bell.
all that you heard was a little buzzing sound from the little lever that hits the bell. It was much nicer than the screaming bell.
Although when the firemen showed up, they were P I S S E D that I had removed the bolt & the bell.
I guess they really get off on that bell ringing….must be some type of acoustic masterbation, & my bell removal, caused them to lose their woodies !
“got a ladder & removed the bell.” … … …
this is the most annoying thing ever. i get sick joy in imagining when the guys voice cut out that a guy in a ski mask snuck up behind him and finished the job.
it’s true..
and sebastien, we were all out in the cold 3 weeks ago because of an unplanned one.
SO… we know what to do AND we know the system works.
“hmmm… now let’s schedule two more tests in the coming weeks”…
cause that makes sense. idiots.
i was at home that day chuckling on the west end of town.