Today, we had a fire drill in my dorm, and I live on the 7th floor of my building. They shut the elevators down and I had to walk down 14 flights of steps. I shattered my kneecap last week. They turned the alarm off when I got to the first floor. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went for a run in a new pair of shoes that left me with huge blisters. As I finished cleaning them up so they could heal, I limped to my bed to take a nap. I was woken by the fire alarm. My building was having a drill and we couldn't use the elevators. I live on the 9th floor. FML
Today, I walked up sixteen flights of stairs to my room to avoid the lift lines. When I was almost at the top, the fire alarm sounded. FML
Today, at work, we had a fire drill. I was the first to run out of the building, but in my haste, I tripped on the stairs, and rolled down the flight. When I got to the bottom, I tried to stand up, but my ankle was already swelling. What felt like the entire office watched as I limped to the designated meeting point. FML
Today, my dorm's fire alarm went off. In the rush to escape, I slipped and fell off my bunk bed, breaking my ankle in two places. Crying, I told my roommates I needed help to walk. They shrugged and left after mentioning that I would slow them down. FML
Today, the workplace evacuation bell sounded. Out of panic after the recent earthquake, I ran down 21 flights of stairs, only to find out it was a false alarm. My legs are on fire, and I can barely walk. FML
Today, my building's elevators were temporarily out of service. I climbed up 17 flights of stairs only to realize I left my keys downstairs. After the painful climb back up, the elevator lights came on. FML
Today, as I entered a stairwell, the fire alarm went off, triggering the automatic fire doors to close. The one I was walking through ran over my foot, ripping my toenail, and then smacked me in the face. FML
Today, the elevator broke in my dorm and won't be fixed for several days. I live on the 26th floor. FML
Today, the elevator in my apartment building broke down. I live on the 30th floor and am still climbing the stairs. FML
Today, there was a fire alarm in my dorm. Just as I was leaving my room, a lady in the hallway told me that it was a drill and they'd be inspecting rooms, so I would need to leave my door unlocked. When I came back, my room was trashed and my laptop, speakers, and jewelry were gone. FML
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redc1c4 0
elevators can be death traps in a real fire, and are reserved for the fire dept to use to fight the fire anyway. your RA/School staff should have been aware of your injury, and made a plan to help you, and any other resident with mobility/health issues to get whatever assistance needed to safely evacuate. try talking to the housing dept, or, if they are stubborn, contact the FD on the non-emergency line, and ask why the evac plan for the school doesn't address injured or disabled persons. if there is no plan, its a serious shortcoming that needs to be addressed. if they just forgot you, someone needs to get their butt chewed out.
necrocarnage 0
FYL :(
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Comments (65)
Alaskaman 0
As someone who has shattered my kneecap, I feel your pain. It is a slow slow process to go down stairs.
giganticbrain 0
If that was me with a shattered kneecap, I would've just said "Ugh...**** it. I'll die in a fire before putting forth effort".
dawnia_tbone07 0
I can totally feel your pain. I tore my MCL and IT band a few months ago, and stairs have been a b**** ever since. I can't imagine having to do 6+ floors in an "emergency" FYL
bobbysnickers 0
ouch you couldnt just get a pas sof something? how did you shatter your kneecap???
elizabethash93 0
should have just stayed in your room.
mr_miyagi 0
Well then you're gonna die if theres a fire
oh_geeze 0
oh my god. that really sucks. I'm sorry :(
idkhaha 4
It's fake retard
DangerousBabee 0
just be glad it was just a drill and not the real thing.
wilt 0
Well then take the elevator back up. Oh yeah, maybe you should point out to your dorm supervisor that they need to make arangements to help the injured or wheelchair bound out of the dorm. That's what drills are for, to find problem areas before a fire actually occurs.
SexlessHusband 0
They used to do these once per semester in my dorm. But they'd always do them in the middle of the week between 10:00 and 12:00 at night. Half the students would be asleep and would have to wake up, find their way down the flights of stairs, stand outside in their pajamas in the dark and cold for over an hour (while the firefighters made sure everyone was out of the building), then climb back up the stairs to our rooms. If you dared to accidentally lock your door when you left, the firefighters would break it down to fake-save you.