Tornado Drill

[stickmaker]

We had a surprise tornado drill this morning. The main surprise being on the part of the organizers that we didn't all get to sheltered areas before the drill ended.

First, there was a major traffic jam on the central stairway (we don't use the end stairways or elevators during tornado drills).

Then they didn't route us to the clearly marked, official tornado shelter areas, where we've gone before, but to other areas, which couldn't hold all of us and had physically restricted access. It also had huge windows front and back, whereas the official shelter area is completely surrounded by solid walls, deep in the heart of the building.

I found a neat little room well away from windows with its own door and a chair. Part of a series of small meeting rooms.

Just a few seconds after I sat down - with people still coming into that part of the building and many more who were already there still trying to squeeze into the small rooms on the other side of the hall - the all clear was sounded.

I am *so* glad I leave that place soon.

Comments

[rosepurr.livejournal.com]

It was a surprise? We were told about it in advance.

Of course, I am in an interior room during that time, so we just sit there.

[starsongky.livejournal.com]

Apparently this was a state-wide thing, the noon news had footage from one of the local elementary schools.

That's one advantage of our new house - a basement!