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TIFU emptying a 16 story building at 1am

TIFU, I’m staying at a friends place in this downtown ‘art loft,’ and my gf had an art project she was working on that involved using a little bit of spray paint. The building has this a creative space on every 4th floor that is perfect for working on projects and cleaning up afterward. My gf and I were staying there until our new lease started, so she goes to the art room and sprays some of this glitter paint on her canvas and lets it dry. My friend, my gf, and I ate some dinner and played a card game and then are all laying down on the couches watching a movie. At midnight, my friend goes to sleep & I ask my gf if the project is done or if it needs anything else since it’s supposed to be given as a gift the next day. She asks if I’ll check on it so I do… In my expert opinion it needs another thick layer since it has the opportunity to dry over night and is the last chance. I take the canvas to this giant hood-like vent thinking i found the perfect set-up. So I’m spraying the sh** out of this can when red lights start flashing and the fire alarm goes off. I freak out, quickly put the canvas safely away to dry and run back to my buddy’s. They’re both wide awake and staring at me and I relate the story. He decides it best we stay in the loft as he stuffs his cat in a shoulder-bag and follows everyone (EVERYONE…)from the building downstairs. He Played the fool complaining about the false fire with everyone else and his poor confused & tired cat sticking out of his bag… Firefighters come, check the building and turn off the alarm and I can overhear them in the hallway saying, “Yeah some idiot set off the xylene sensor in the ventilation.” Turns out the spray-hood was not, in fact that, just a giant intake for the building… My buddy came back up and we had a giant laugh about it thankfully, because I have great friends. My apologies to everyone in the building. 😬

TL;DR TIFU set off fire alarm in middle of the night emptying entire 16story building while crashing at a friends!

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