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TIFU.
This did actually happen today, around 6:30AM. I’d stupidly left my work keys behind on my last shift.
The place I work at requires you to unset the security alarm after entering the front door at the start of the day. I had a spare door key but no security fob.
No big deal the closing manager said he left my keys in the cabinet by the desk. I was told I would have 30 seconds to unset the alarm after entering the store, plenty of time to walk to the desk and grab my fob to unset.
Trotting my little legs as quick as they’ll go I must have unlocked and under the alarm within 15 seconds. Easy peasy.
Or so I thought.
Turns out it isn’t a 30 second timer for the security alarm but the amount of sensors. I’d tripped 2 sensors in my sprint to the desk causing the smoke bandit to activate.
I’d never seen one in action before but within 30 seconds of entering the store the fire alarm was going off. I look behind me and see a wall of smoke making it’s way towards me.
Just thick dense smoke. The fire alarm is turning itself on every 15 seconds due to the ‘smoke’ the AirBnB next door is getting grumpy due to the early morning wake up.
I fumble my way to the fire exit to try and open the door to try and air the place out and I kid you not the smoke was so thick I couldn’t see my hands a couple of inches in front of me.
After about 30 minutes the smoke starts to dissipate and the alarms go back to normal.
Let this be a lesson for anyone to always remember your keys!
TL;DR: Forgot my work keys, used the spare that didn’t have the security fob. Tripped the sensors getting the fob and set off the smoke bandit causing something akin to the white walkers coming in my shop.
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