The Day The Alarm Didn’t Stop

28Jan/131

The Day The Alarm Didn’t Stop

Early this morning, there was a problem in the office where I work.

The security door is stuck with the alarm blaring. Ow, my head. #officeproblems

— Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

Initially, I wasn't too fussed. I had mechanisms in place to deal with distracting office noise.

Headphones + white noise ftw. It's bad that I've developed coping methods for preserving sanity during alarm failures...

— Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

But then it continued for over an hour.

The alarm is still going at full volume. The door engineers need to be sent up from Glasgow. 3 hours away. #help — Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

Think I'll spend lunchtime hiding in the canteen and listening to "Cabin Pressure". — Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

And continued.

HULK SMASH PUNY DOOR ALARM

— Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

...and continued...

A guy with a toolkit just came in, looked at the door, and then left. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

— Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

Until, four hours later:

FINALLY. SILENCE. Finallllllllyyyyy~ — Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

And hours later, the memory remains.

My ears are still ringing... — Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

Though there were some highlights to lessen the headaches.

The fire alarm test went wrong and the alarm got stuck for a minute. Between each blast there was hysterical, terrified laughter. #notagain — Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

Oh hey, looks like half the building thought that was an actual alarm. *waves out the window*

— Emma Maree Urquhart (@EMaree) January 28, 2013

After all that, I'm glad to me home with a cup of Chai tea and my trusty TARDIS dressing gown. It's just a shame I can still hear the ringing.

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Miss Cole

Ugh, awful! I'm amazed no one took a hammer to it and smashed it apart!

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