Fire Drills

Fire drills are an awesome part of today's society, especially in huge buildings where catastrophes are easily avoided.  Just think about the infamous Triangle Factory Fire, where fire safety codes weren't even thought of.  It's gone a long way since then.

However, I hate when fire drills are set off due to something stupid, like if someone burns popcorn.  Like this morning, for example.  I know 10:20 is really late for some people (well, ok, most people), but for college students who don't go to bed until 1 or 2, it's not a fun time to get woken up, especially by a blaring sound of doom.  

Not only is it a bad time, but the temperature outside should not be faced with mere pajama pants and a sweatshirt (I, on the other hand, remembered to put on my coat), like so many of my fellow college students did.  We all stumbled out of the building, annoyed and disgruntled.

After realizing what the cause was for, i.e. popcorn being burnt, or at least that's what it smelled like, my friend Lauren and I decided to head on over to the dining hall.  About five minutes later, the entire tower of students that I was apart of, walked down, all clad in sweatshirts, sweatpants, and sleepy eyes.  It's one moment I will never forget, considering I was forced to get up about an hour before I was planning on.  

I kept thinking in my head about what would happen if a real fire were ever to occur.  Would we all just file out slowly, like today? If that were the case, I'm pretty sure someone would get hurt.  

It's a really scary thing to think about.

Sorry for the lack of postings.  I don't know why, but I haven't had the urge to just get on and write.  I hope I'll do a better job in the coming days.