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southernmedicineMaybe five minutes after I hit Enter on my last post, the fire alarm started blaring.
I was confused at first because there was nothing creating smoke in our apartment. Then I realized it was the building-wide alarm. We grabbed our phones and clipped on Velma's leash and headed downstairs.
The fire department arrived within about five minutes. They went in, came back out, said there is nothing dangerous in there and that someone must have pulled the alarm for some reason, and that we could go back in if we wanted. Literally impossible, it was so loud. For us, let alone for a dog.
We were told maintenance would have to come turn the alarm off, which we figured could take awhile, so we took Velma on a long walk down to one of the college campuses. That took about forty minutes, and the alarm was still blaring when we got back. Tons of people were congregating outside trying to find some shade.
Blair and I decided that it was as good a time as any to go take that scenic apple blossom drive we'd been planning to do, so I braved the noise, ran upstairs to get some water bottles and a bowl for Velma, and my phone charger, and we hit the road for a bit. It was pretty, but we were a little late; the early warm weather meant there weren't any blossoms left. Still lots of nice scenery, though.
Fortunately, the alarm was finally off by the time we got back.
Eesh.
I was confused at first because there was nothing creating smoke in our apartment. Then I realized it was the building-wide alarm. We grabbed our phones and clipped on Velma's leash and headed downstairs.
The fire department arrived within about five minutes. They went in, came back out, said there is nothing dangerous in there and that someone must have pulled the alarm for some reason, and that we could go back in if we wanted. Literally impossible, it was so loud. For us, let alone for a dog.
We were told maintenance would have to come turn the alarm off, which we figured could take awhile, so we took Velma on a long walk down to one of the college campuses. That took about forty minutes, and the alarm was still blaring when we got back. Tons of people were congregating outside trying to find some shade.
Blair and I decided that it was as good a time as any to go take that scenic apple blossom drive we'd been planning to do, so I braved the noise, ran upstairs to get some water bottles and a bowl for Velma, and my phone charger, and we hit the road for a bit. It was pretty, but we were a little late; the early warm weather meant there weren't any blossoms left. Still lots of nice scenery, though.
Fortunately, the alarm was finally off by the time we got back.
Eesh.
