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Fire Alarm Fun! (bit long)
Ok, I am sure that this is not a "new" topic, in that everyone has probably experianced it before, but it is still sucky!
While upstairs in the Books department, the fire alarm went off. Now, we were not having a drill or a test, so as far as anyone knew, it was the real thing! We (staff) start trying to get the customers out, but they are reluctant to go. Here are some of the *stars* of the show:
ATLAS MAN:
He was just standing, reading an atlas from the shelf, while everyone was shouting and the alarm is going off around him. He is told that the fire alarm is going off and he needs to leave calmly out the front exit. He makes a sound like "hmph" and continues to read. He is told again, more strictly, that he needs to leave. He says "fine" and starts to walk, still carrying the atlas. He is told that he needs to leave the atlas in the shop. He asks "why"? He wants to go downstairs and pay for it. He is told, that THE FIRE ALARM IS GOING OFF, and he can't pay for it. He needs to LEAVE THE SHOP! He gets an attitude and finally gives in.
OLD PENCIL HAG:
She is standing by the magazines, downstairs, just browsing, while about 5 employees are shouting to customers that they need to leave. She is completely oblivious to the chaos around her. I go up to her and tell her that there is a fire alarm going off and she needs to leave the store. She says "oh my" and goes up to the front till to pay. I tell her that she can't pay, as there is an alarm sounding and everyne has to leave. She looks at me in shock, horrid brown and chipped teeth showing, and says "but I need to buy my PENCILLLL"! She sticks the pencil too close to my face, obviously to emphasize her pencil buying need. I take pencil and tell her she can buy it later and usher her out.
ADAMANT FRONT TILL POSSE:
After dealing with ATLAS MAN, I come downstairs to get everyone else out. I find two employees at the front tills telling everyone that they need to leave and that they can't serve anyone. The FTP just stands there, and even more jackasses join the Posse. I tell all of the FTP that they need to leave all their purchases and leave the store, as there is a (friggin' loud) alarm going off! They stare at me and continue to stand there. At this point one of the employees has left the till, but one still remains, and is still saying that she can't serve and that everyone needs to leave. They all stand there. I tell them again......repeat 2 more times. Finally, the person who was next in line puts her newspapers down and goes to leave. What does the next ass clown in line do? Brings their stuff up to the till! Grrrrr!!!! Another employee comes and screams at them to leave their things and exit the store. Slowly, they comply.
NONCHALANT NEWSPAPER MAN
This wonderful specimen was the last man standing. It took 3 of us to get him out. He was reading his newspaper and ignoring everything and everyone around him. He is told that there is an alarm going off and he needs to leave. He looks at us and says "I am reading my newspaper" and continues to do so. He is told in an angry tone that he needs to leave. He gets angry and says "I am just reading my newspaper"! An employee snatches the paper and tells him to leave NOW! He does.
That was just a taste of the stupidity that I had to endure during Fire Alarm Fun! There were soooo many idiots that had no idea. They continued to shop even though you couldn't even hear Pavarotti sing with the alarm being so loud. It was sheer madness! And all the frowns and "tuts" and foot stomping was enough to make you puke!
I really don't understand why people do this. If I was in a shop and an alarm sounded, and kept sounding, and staff were kinda freaking,out, and a bit harried....I would drop all my precious shopping and leave. Why wouldn't you. What if there really WAS a fire? I really thought that there was a fire.....I was worried! We all would have gotten out so much faster if it weren't for these morons and their "NEED" to buy crappy things.
And, after, while we were all standing outside waiting to find out what was going on,(it was the construction workers next door, playing with the fire alarm, which they thought was deactivated...wtf?) it was like a sitcom watching everyone trying to get into the shop. There is only a certain amount of times you can pull on a door before you realize that it is not gonna open.....or so I thought. My god, if I stepped anywhere near the idiots that couldn't understand why the door wouldn't open, I would have gotten saturated in dead brain cells and stupid. You could almost hear the light bulbs popping up and then promptly busting in their heads!
Anyone else have any fire alarm/drill stories? Love to hear them!
While upstairs in the Books department, the fire alarm went off. Now, we were not having a drill or a test, so as far as anyone knew, it was the real thing! We (staff) start trying to get the customers out, but they are reluctant to go. Here are some of the *stars* of the show:
ATLAS MAN:
He was just standing, reading an atlas from the shelf, while everyone was shouting and the alarm is going off around him. He is told that the fire alarm is going off and he needs to leave calmly out the front exit. He makes a sound like "hmph" and continues to read. He is told again, more strictly, that he needs to leave. He says "fine" and starts to walk, still carrying the atlas. He is told that he needs to leave the atlas in the shop. He asks "why"? He wants to go downstairs and pay for it. He is told, that THE FIRE ALARM IS GOING OFF, and he can't pay for it. He needs to LEAVE THE SHOP! He gets an attitude and finally gives in.
OLD PENCIL HAG:
She is standing by the magazines, downstairs, just browsing, while about 5 employees are shouting to customers that they need to leave. She is completely oblivious to the chaos around her. I go up to her and tell her that there is a fire alarm going off and she needs to leave the store. She says "oh my" and goes up to the front till to pay. I tell her that she can't pay, as there is an alarm sounding and everyne has to leave. She looks at me in shock, horrid brown and chipped teeth showing, and says "but I need to buy my PENCILLLL"! She sticks the pencil too close to my face, obviously to emphasize her pencil buying need. I take pencil and tell her she can buy it later and usher her out.
ADAMANT FRONT TILL POSSE:
After dealing with ATLAS MAN, I come downstairs to get everyone else out. I find two employees at the front tills telling everyone that they need to leave and that they can't serve anyone. The FTP just stands there, and even more jackasses join the Posse. I tell all of the FTP that they need to leave all their purchases and leave the store, as there is a (friggin' loud) alarm going off! They stare at me and continue to stand there. At this point one of the employees has left the till, but one still remains, and is still saying that she can't serve and that everyone needs to leave. They all stand there. I tell them again......repeat 2 more times. Finally, the person who was next in line puts her newspapers down and goes to leave. What does the next ass clown in line do? Brings their stuff up to the till! Grrrrr!!!! Another employee comes and screams at them to leave their things and exit the store. Slowly, they comply.
NONCHALANT NEWSPAPER MAN
This wonderful specimen was the last man standing. It took 3 of us to get him out. He was reading his newspaper and ignoring everything and everyone around him. He is told that there is an alarm going off and he needs to leave. He looks at us and says "I am reading my newspaper" and continues to do so. He is told in an angry tone that he needs to leave. He gets angry and says "I am just reading my newspaper"! An employee snatches the paper and tells him to leave NOW! He does.
That was just a taste of the stupidity that I had to endure during Fire Alarm Fun! There were soooo many idiots that had no idea. They continued to shop even though you couldn't even hear Pavarotti sing with the alarm being so loud. It was sheer madness! And all the frowns and "tuts" and foot stomping was enough to make you puke!
I really don't understand why people do this. If I was in a shop and an alarm sounded, and kept sounding, and staff were kinda freaking,out, and a bit harried....I would drop all my precious shopping and leave. Why wouldn't you. What if there really WAS a fire? I really thought that there was a fire.....I was worried! We all would have gotten out so much faster if it weren't for these morons and their "NEED" to buy crappy things.
And, after, while we were all standing outside waiting to find out what was going on,(it was the construction workers next door, playing with the fire alarm, which they thought was deactivated...wtf?) it was like a sitcom watching everyone trying to get into the shop. There is only a certain amount of times you can pull on a door before you realize that it is not gonna open.....or so I thought. My god, if I stepped anywhere near the idiots that couldn't understand why the door wouldn't open, I would have gotten saturated in dead brain cells and stupid. You could almost hear the light bulbs popping up and then promptly busting in their heads!
Anyone else have any fire alarm/drill stories? Love to hear them!
I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't laugh because I'd have taken to a few of them with a cattle prod given the option, but their reactions are just ridiculous enough to merit laughter at their expense. I bet you wished for sprinklers to get everyone's attention by the time it was done.
and I'll be 
, which just doesn't really work, since I look horrible in red. I'd rather be 
. Being a behemoth does have it's advantages in that though.
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