Fire Drill or The Real Deal?

Today there was a fire drill. A few days ago, there was an email that was sent out to let everyone know. And in this email it said to put on some comfortable shoes for the event. So of course I didn’t read this but I saw the first line saying there was gonna be a fire drill.

Okay, so I get to work and see a bunch of people outside. Did they start this already? I see the flashing bulbs go off and I start thinking about the flashes I saw that landed me a ticket. Whatever, I go in the lobby and the lights are flashing, so I go back out and wait. I didn’t see anyone from my office out there, so I called up to the receptionist. She was upstairs and no one from our floor had come down yet. So I go up and find that it wasn’t our turn yet. The other companies were ahead of us. Okay, so I set up my laptop and prepare to get my day started. I chat with the chick over the wall from me and begin to tell her about the ticket I just got. Then all of a sudden, the flashing lights go on. “THERE IS A FIRE IN THE BUILDING.” What?? There’s a fire in the building or is this a fire drill?? Someone needs to clarify this cause I never heard an announcement say there is a fire in the building if it’s only a fire drill. What if I never read the email? I would have run out the door. Ran down the stairs while everyone looks at me like I‘m nuts.

So we get down stairs and out the building to the parking lot. The people in front of me were jumping over a bush to continue walking instead of walking down the ramp and then walking up. I looked at it and said, “Not in my skirt and heels!” So I walked down the ramp and up the hill while everyone else stepped over the bush to avoid doing what I had done.

Whatever old lady….

Then I get to the grass and see that there is no path to walk on and notice that it’s muddy. WHAT?! Mud!! How am I going to walk through here with my heels?? So I walk on the side where I had to balance my way around the building and avoid stepping on the muddy lawn. Whose idea is this?? Why can’t we head down that way?? I mean if we have to be 300 feet away from the building, why not head that way, which gets us away from the building instead of go around it and walk away from it on the other side? F that! Next time I’m walking out down the other way.

A few minutes later I meet up with some chicks and start making them laugh as I tell them what I just experienced. “You didn’t see in the email that it said to wear low shoes?” Says this one chick with lipstick stains on her teeth. Well who the hell says to put on your sneakers during a fire drill? Isn’t a drill a practice run? I mean, I would rather practice in my heels than change and tie up my sneakers and then make a run for it. Don’t worry, I’m taking off my shoes for the real deal and I’ll be sure to jump over 100 bushes if I have to. I’m not trying to get killed. But can someone just change the message to, “This is a fire drill,” instead of “There is a fire in the building?” We don’t need fire drill fatalities.