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Great Balls Of Fire.

Yesterday around 10 am the main KMHC fire alarm siren went off I looked out the hallway I didn’t see or smell smoke or hear any chaos and the office door was closed. I thought ok they are checking the system again without informing the tenants.  If there was a fire the HSC Ingrid would be running up and down the hallway waving her flabby arms yelling everybody to get out.
The siren when on for approx. 5 minutes I then temporarily muted the alarm sound in my unit because it was driving me nuts. There is no communication between I and the KMHC office staff so how am I suppose to know what’s going on in the building.  Is this for real or are they fucking around with the fire alarm system.
I then decided to get dressed and head to the Laundromat as I left I noticed HOW Christine chatting with men in the electrical room.  Oooh! I wonder what’s going on there!  Leaving the building I saw a few tenants standing around outside so I waved a hello and off I went.  When I arrived back from the Laundromat I found out it was an unannounced fire drill….FIRE DRILL...REALLY!  Where are we in kindergarten!  :P  I’ve lived here for 5 years and this is the first time we had a fire drill.  Anyway the fire drill was a bust there was no leadership from the KMHC staff, some tenants responded to the drill while the rest went on with their own business.  I’m linked to the Hamilton Fire Dept Twitter feed if the main fire alarm tripped at this address the fire trucks would be dispatched and I would know about it immediately by going on Twitter.com.  Let’s say there was an actual fire and I couldn’t get out through the emergency exit I’d simply unlock and open one of my windows remove the screen and climb out to safety.  Voila!
On other news - Running into UNH’s staff in a public place is always interesting usually it's a wave or a nod and a smile.  Just a few weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon I nearly physically bumped into the UNH’s Director at Jackson Square mall she was coming around the corner walking fast and I assume she was looking for the L.C.B.O.  The look she gave me was a combination of surprise and fear, lighten up Janis you’re not that important.  Another time I was about to walk up the KMHC stairs and lo and behold guess who’s standing and blocking the entrance way!  The HOW’s were talking to a tenant and HOW Lynda was leaning over the rail her back towards me in a very unladylike position, I nearly got sick.  The KMHC office space is there for a reason, HOW’s use it when you’re having a private conversation with a tenant.

Tk

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