Call me Pollyanna...

[susandennis]

Every year they test the fire alarm system here. They put up a notice announcing the testing. Then on that day - they spend 3-4 hours sending piercing screeches throughout the building every 2-3 minutes while they check all 108 units to ensure it works. And I do mean screeches.

It started at 9 and it hurt. And it startled and for about 1 whole minute I was annoyed and then I thought...

Wow. I've been lucky to have always been at work on the days they did this before. Wait a minute... that's not right... I'm luckier now. I could leave if I want. Take my laptop to any one of a half dozen places with free wifi in a 4 block radius and work from there. Or I can sit here and with every screech remember how very very very lucky I am to get to be here and live here and work here or anywhere I want.

And, pretty soon the screeching stopped - well before the minimum 3 hours they predicted. All in all, I'm liking Fire Alarm Check Day and I look forward to next year's!

Work is good - plenty to keep me busy now. I still can't get over the day and night of it all. It's a lovely cool day. Something must be worth whining about but I'll be darned if it springs to mind.

I'm going to pop over to the deli and get me a reuben sandwich before I tackle this afternoon's web pages.

Comments

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

You ok? All this cheeriness, where the F.... is Susan?