Waddaya Know, a What-the-Firetruck Moment That Involves a Firetruck!
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86829)
United States
August 14, 2017 8:14pm CST
You may have noticed that I tend to use the euphemism "what the firetruck" as the definition of "WTF" (instead of what it actually stands for ["Winston the Frog" 
]). Today I had a WTF moment that may be in the top ten all-time WTF moments.
After lunch I got my walking in, walking to the nearby Sam's Club. I haven't been a member of Sam's Club for years, but I thought I'd take a look around to see if anything had changed and it would be worth joining again.
I never got the chance. I went to the restroom and while I was in there the fire alarms went off. Ooh, those things are noisy in a restroom!! I finished toot sweet and got out of there, heading for the exit.
As I walked briskly toward the exit I noticed that I was the ONLY ONE heading for the door. The customers were milling about, still shopping, checking out, or eating. Some were responding to the alarm not by taking it seriously but by covering their ears to minimize the shrillness. By the time I reached my car I heard the blare of a siren. A firetruck came through the early afternoon traffic, pulling into the parking lot and stopping in front of the Sam's.
The thing that I found so mind-numbing about this is that we're about eighty miles from where one of the worst fires in U.S. history -- the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire of 1977 -- happened. Yet, despite that, and all the tragedies since, people took the fire alarm for granted.
I'm glad it was a false alarm, but I wasn't going to hang around inside and find out for myself!!
Here's an obviously-titled Talking Heads song about the subject...just not the one you're thinking about!
]). Today I had a WTF moment that may be in the top ten all-time WTF moments.
After lunch I got my walking in, walking to the nearby Sam's Club. I haven't been a member of Sam's Club for years, but I thought I'd take a look around to see if anything had changed and it would be worth joining again.
I never got the chance. I went to the restroom and while I was in there the fire alarms went off. Ooh, those things are noisy in a restroom!! I finished toot sweet and got out of there, heading for the exit.
As I walked briskly toward the exit I noticed that I was the ONLY ONE heading for the door. The customers were milling about, still shopping, checking out, or eating. Some were responding to the alarm not by taking it seriously but by covering their ears to minimize the shrillness. By the time I reached my car I heard the blare of a siren. A firetruck came through the early afternoon traffic, pulling into the parking lot and stopping in front of the Sam's.
The thing that I found so mind-numbing about this is that we're about eighty miles from where one of the worst fires in U.S. history -- the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire of 1977 -- happened. Yet, despite that, and all the tragedies since, people took the fire alarm for granted.
I'm glad it was a false alarm, but I wasn't going to hang around inside and find out for myself!!
Here's an obviously-titled Talking Heads song about the subject...just not the one you're thinking about!
1977 A-Side. Not included on the debut album.
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Aug 17
Yep, I would have gotten out of there too.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
15 Aug 17
I have seen people ignore fire alarms - not something I would ever do
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Aug 17
No one is burning down the house?
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