Alarms, do you pay attention?

shmike · 07-30-2009, 01:29 PM

I was at the U of Miami hospital this morning when the fire alarm went off.

Not a single person, staff or patient missed a step.

It was annoying but nobody even bothered to ask if it was a drill or test or posibly the real deal. I mentioned to the wife that if the place was on fire, we'd all be burned alive then went back to my reading.

Between blaring car alarms, over sensitive sensors at the mall, false fire alarms, neighbors forgetting to deactivate their ADT, etc, have we become immune to these noises?

Do you pay attention if you hear an alarm of some sort?

View Poll Results: What is your reaction to hearing an alarm?
I stop, take notice and asses the situation.	7	50.00%
I go about my day, not my problem.	2	14.29%
Loud noises annoy me.	1	7.14%
Tater's whore of ex-wife alarms me.	4	28.57%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

07-30-2009, 01:29 PM	#1
shmike Follower Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,549	Alarms, do you pay attention? I was at the U of Miami hospital this morning when the fire alarm went off. Not a single person, staff or patient missed a step. It was annoying but nobody even bothered to ask if it was a drill or test or posibly the real deal. I mentioned to the wife that if the place was on fire, we'd all be burned alive then went back to my reading. Between blaring car alarms, over sensitive sensors at the mall, false fire alarms, neighbors forgetting to deactivate their ADT, etc, have we become immune to these noises? Do you pay attention if you hear an alarm of some sort? __________________ Racing For Smiles Last edited by shmike; 07-30-2009 at 01:36 PM..