For the second time, I was a guest in a hotel that had the fire/smoke alarm go off. For those who have not had the experience, its quite disconcerting.

Both times its was late night and the alarm went off throughtout the building. Neither time was it a fire.

What I learned and noticed:

1.The front desk told us to stay in our rooms...?
2. Because of practice/ habit all my essentials were at hand and I was dressed and out the door in 30 seconds...
3. Except socks, which resuuted in a "hotspot" pre-blister in walking less than a block
4. I did forget to check the door for heat/ smoke BEFORE opening it
5. I was the only person in the stairwells
6. It took the fire dept 10 minutes to get to the hotel. Later on I located the fire station only 4 blocks away...Hmmm
7. The batteries in my flashlight were low -- Hadn't checked them before the trip

So, what can we learn?

Teacher RO