Did you remember to take your room key with you?

I used to work in Las Vegas. One day a welder set the Riviera hotel on fire (he was required by law to keep a fire extinguisher nearby, but it was a nuisance to carry it around full, so he kept it empty.)

First, smoke filled the casino. Casino employees nearly had to drag several people out, away from the slot machines. Others were vocally abusive because they wanted to finish their hand at the tables.

The alarms went off in the attached hotel, where there were a considerable number of handicapped people staying.

Many of the physically mobile people bolted and ran down the stairs, passing people who were waiting for the elevator. Firemen had to commandeer the elevator and transported only handicapped people, much to the dismay of totally able people who didn't think they should have to use the stairs.

One elderly man whose wife was in a wheelchair was trying to figure out how to get her down the stairs. A large young man plucked her out of her wheelchair and carried her down five flights of stairs.

Nearly everyone forgot to take their room key with them, as they discovered when they were allowed to return to their rooms.

Sue