FIRE! FIRE! FIRE DRILL!
Just got back from a fire drill. Yes it was supposed to be a surprise thingy but it was announced that we would have a drill early in the morning...so...meh...no more surprise.
To make matters worse, the office emergency announcement system speakers were not functioning. What was supposed to be "ALERT! ALERT! FIRE! ACTIVATE EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS!" came out instead as "MmmmmmMmAfflyhghhgsskkkkkjkgagfttttggFFGUK!".
So we were all busy doing our work when suddenly the receptionist came in and said "Er, the fire sirens are ringing." Yeah sure they were ringing...outside the office that is. I was the office's designated fire marshal too. And I was busy surfing the Internet. Talk about failure to maintain important emergency equipment man.
I went through the usual motions of evacuating ("leave now or regret forevah!") my colleagues and making sure no one gets left behind (including checking the toilets; no I don't get to check the ladies!). Then it was a leisurely stroll down six flights of stairs, leisurely because everybody was just taking their own sweet time seeing that everybody knows it's just a drill. If there was a real fire I think we'd be toast(ed) by then.
So me and the receptionist reached our designated assembly point and found that none of our colleagues were there save the Financial Controller and the assistant fire marshal (GM's secretary). Apparently the rest of the staff were taking a nice rest under the shade at Subang Parade because the weather was hot; wouldn't getting burnt in a fire be hotter? I was tempted to put down "Staff strength: 14, Staff rescued: 4" but then that would reflect badly on me so I just did another count. Anyway there was like half of the population of the two office towers lazing in the shade (WTF) so I guess it's just the usual Malaysia Bull-Leh spirit a.k.a it's just a drill.
For the record the assistant fire marshall did sent out e-mails detailing the escape route and the assembly point weeks ago. So it wasn't really a question of nobody knowing what to in the event of the fire drill.
The emergency response team leader got so fucking pissed off at everyone lounging at the shade when they were supposed to be at their respective assembly points that he shouted through his megaphone. And still nobody moved.
After all the hoo-ha, we were allowed to return to our offices. Got to share the lift with the cutie from the office below ours. Woot! Not a waste of time after all. On a sidenote the two office towers certainly contain more cuties than I possibly imagined.
NO PICTURE TAKING ALLOWED DURING THE FIRE DRILL COZ IT'S SUPPOSED TO ALL SERIOUS AND SHIT! KTHANKS!
To make matters worse, the office emergency announcement system speakers were not functioning. What was supposed to be "ALERT! ALERT! FIRE! ACTIVATE EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS!" came out instead as "MmmmmmMmAfflyhghhgsskkkkkjkgagfttttggFFGUK!".
So we were all busy doing our work when suddenly the receptionist came in and said "Er, the fire sirens are ringing." Yeah sure they were ringing...outside the office that is. I was the office's designated fire marshal too. And I was busy surfing the Internet. Talk about failure to maintain important emergency equipment man.
I went through the usual motions of evacuating ("leave now or regret forevah!") my colleagues and making sure no one gets left behind (including checking the toilets; no I don't get to check the ladies!). Then it was a leisurely stroll down six flights of stairs, leisurely because everybody was just taking their own sweet time seeing that everybody knows it's just a drill. If there was a real fire I think we'd be toast(ed) by then.
So me and the receptionist reached our designated assembly point and found that none of our colleagues were there save the Financial Controller and the assistant fire marshal (GM's secretary). Apparently the rest of the staff were taking a nice rest under the shade at Subang Parade because the weather was hot; wouldn't getting burnt in a fire be hotter? I was tempted to put down "Staff strength: 14, Staff rescued: 4" but then that would reflect badly on me so I just did another count. Anyway there was like half of the population of the two office towers lazing in the shade (WTF) so I guess it's just the usual Malaysia Bull-Leh spirit a.k.a it's just a drill.
For the record the assistant fire marshall did sent out e-mails detailing the escape route and the assembly point weeks ago. So it wasn't really a question of nobody knowing what to in the event of the fire drill.
The emergency response team leader got so fucking pissed off at everyone lounging at the shade when they were supposed to be at their respective assembly points that he shouted through his megaphone. And still nobody moved.
After all the hoo-ha, we were allowed to return to our offices. Got to share the lift with the cutie from the office below ours. Woot! Not a waste of time after all. On a sidenote the two office towers certainly contain more cuties than I possibly imagined.
NO PICTURE TAKING ALLOWED DURING THE FIRE DRILL COZ IT'S SUPPOSED TO ALL SERIOUS AND SHIT! KTHANKS!
posted by Moolah at 10:13 AM
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