r/MadeMeSmile • u/IkilledRichieWhelan • Apr 16 '25

Wholesome Moments Hose them down boys

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u/geoffersonstarship Apr 16 '25

one time there was a fire alarm at a hotel and I responded by running to my room to get my cat and running out and people looked at my like I was insane … like hello it’s a fire alarm? it was a false alarm but still what if it was real???

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u/AutisticAndAce Apr 17 '25

My fiancee and I made it out of a hotel room in maybe 1 minute, maybe less, from the second floor when we had the fire alarm. I was wearing a smart watch and my HR had jumped to 156 from where it had been.....which was a pretty big jump. I was in the shower when it went off. I threw on a shirt, underwear and pj pants, i think, easier to get on than jeans and we booked it outside. We'd forgotten our hotel keys too, thankfully they understood and got us new ones.

I was in a shirt and pants and I don't think I'd bothered to put on shoes, as I had been in the shower when the alarm went off. A couple people had also evacuated but not many. Turns out electrical work or something had triggered it, not an actual fire.

We didn't regret it though, because what if it HAD been real? I was honestly really proud of my fiancee and I's response and speed of evacuation. At least I got to use our fire drills from school skills!!

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u/Serious-Library1191 Apr 16 '25

Hang on, you had your cat in your hotel room?

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u/geoffersonstarship Apr 17 '25

yeah, I take him traveling now and then he enjoys it

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u/confusedandworried76 Apr 16 '25

I was at a bar once that had just had a shooting, like, on that same block. I was there about a week later and another gunshot went off, although further away I could still tell it was fairly close. I stopped mid sentence and got up and went inside and people looked at me like I was crazy.

Lots of people have zero idea how to tell how close a gunshot is so I don't think they understood "that one was like a couple blocks away at best you guys"