lookwhaticando Posted 27 February 2007 Posted 27 February 2007 So I go down the lift from the 8th floor to the ground floor and head for the exit. I didn't think anything of it at the time but the 'assistance' light and buzzer were sounding in the lift... but I thought meh... someone else must have hit the button by mistake. Anyways... get into the lobby and there's police incident tape and fire incident tape all over the place... the building managers office and reception is closed off... the security post has been abandoned and there's a bunch of coppers standing around in the lobby. I was clueless as to what was going on. One of the coppers stopped me and asked "you going out or coming in?" "Going out" I said... "that's ok, then, but you can't come back for a few hours" he said. Fair enough... I'm out for at least two and a half hours anyway. Then he asked me "which floor have you been on?" "Eighth" I replied. "Ok, then, off you go" And so I did... So I duck under some incident tape and make my way out through the front entrance... then duck under some more incident tape on the steps leading up to the entrance. One fireman spotted me and called across to another who quickly turned and looked my way. As I got near him, he said "where have you been?" "Eighth floor" I said... "Ok" And off I went... Outside there were at least 6 fire engines, probably five or six police patrol cars, two ambulances and lots of incident tape around the front of the building. I'll be damned if I knew what went on... I've returned, three hours later, and the circus has moved on and everything seems to be normal. What really spooked me is the fact that I never heard any kind of alarm or warning to leave the building... yet I was asked where I'd been as if I was supposed to have been long gone. The questions weren't asked aggressively, so I obviously wasn't suspected of any wrongdoing... but I got the feeling I perhaps was supposed to have gone already. Still... I know what the fire alarm sounds like (I hear the ****er often enough, they test it about every three weeks) and it's plenty loud enough to be heard over anything I could possibly doing.... so... Bloody odd, really.
cisono Posted 27 February 2007 Posted 27 February 2007 ... I'll be damned if I knew what went on... I've returned, three hours later, and the circus has moved on and everything seems to be normal. What really spooked me is the fact that I never heard any kind of alarm or warning to leave the building... yet I was asked where I'd been as if I was supposed to have been long gone. The questions weren't asked aggressively, so I obviously wasn't suspected of any wrongdoing... but I got the feeling I perhaps was supposed to have gone already. Still... I know what the fire alarm sounds like (I hear the ****er often enough, they test it about every three weeks) and it's plenty loud enough to be heard over anything I could possibly doing.... so... Bloody odd, really. That does sound very odd indeed. You must have been searching for chebs pics at the time!!
cisono Posted 27 February 2007 Posted 27 February 2007 spooky... That's exactly it... just like an episode of the X-Files...
stez Posted 27 February 2007 Posted 27 February 2007 i'll be looking out for you on sky 3's 'the worlds bravest office workers - cctv special' "watch as the plucky brit worker, here, strolls through the lobby during an amber alert at his office block" says squeaky mcclean, presenter and danger man off of tv.
lookwhaticando Posted 27 February 2007 Author Posted 27 February 2007 Why did you not ask what was happening? I didn't fooking think to, did I? I was in a daze... it's like... ey up sommat's amiss here, best get a move on. Besides, I was running late anyway. I should have asked though... to see if I was expected to identify some of my belongings for insurance purposes.
Zingari Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 ( is this one of those lateral thinking problems ?) if so , i think i know whats happened ; you have recently gone deaf but can lip read what was spoken to you the police/fire officers were poorly trained, if they can't tell if a person is leaving or entering a building ; the direction the person is facing in relation to the door is usually a giveaway sign
Rincewind Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 didn't you look up to see if anyone was standing on a ledge? or notice any guts spread about on the pavement? Surely it would be the talking point when you arrived back at work. If it was an evacuation then there would be fellow-workers lurking about outside. Perhaps the police/fire brigade thought you might have been a jumper from the 13th and changed your mind because 13's unlucky.
Zingari Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 Where do you work???? i think he's in the observation corps
Suffolk_fox Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 I imagine the building employs some sort of receptionist? Tried asking them? Any work colleagues? Or is this a joke with a fantastically humourous ending?
lookwhaticando Posted 28 February 2007 Author Posted 28 February 2007 I imagine the building employs some sort of receptionist? Tried asking them? Any work colleagues? Or is this a joke with a fantastically humourous ending? The building has a doorman/security bloke. I asked him. Turns out someone had sent an envelope full of "suspicious substance" to someone living on the fourth floor. He had the time of his life yesterday... sat around watching movies for several hours, in a sort of quarantine with a bunch of other staff members. He said he "could enjoy the movies" though because he was wondering "if this stuff was going to make him ill". Pity the poor bastards sitting around for hours, wondering if they came into contact with something nasty. There was no alarm and no evacuation order (the building was supposed to be sealed - nobody in, nobody out... although they let me out when I wandered into the thick of it). So at least I'm not deaf. And it was a false alarm anyway... the substance was about as harmful as flour, I guess. PS: This wasn't my office... this was my home! I live on the 8th floor of a 16 storey tower. Lovely flat, great view.
Suffolk_fox Posted 28 February 2007 Posted 28 February 2007 Turns out someone had sent an envelope full of "suspicious substance" to someone living on the fourth floor. 4th. 8th. My bad, sorry. Still expect you to pay for it though or 'Mickey the Torch' will pay me a visit...
lookwhaticando Posted 28 February 2007 Author Posted 28 February 2007 4th. 8th. My bad, sorry. Still expect you to pay for it though or 'Mickey the Torch' will pay me a visit... Have I ever told you you're incompetent?
Suffolk_fox Posted 1 March 2007 Posted 1 March 2007 Have I ever told you you're incompetent? That's why I wear these...
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