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Annnd office fire drill today confirmed something I've long suspected - crippling cynicism would kill all political types in an emergency
— Anne Caprara (@anacaprana) September 21, 2017
During the reception in Secretary of State Jesse White’s office after the Steve Schnorf “celebration of life,” a loud alarm went off. People barely looked up. Nobody left as ordered. Instead, one of his top employees made a call to see if the alarm was real.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 12:13 pm
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Darken the skies and sound a tornado alarm I bet you get better compliance….
Comment by Ghost Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 12:21 pm
Have you ever noticed how many people rush to assist when a car alarm goes off?
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 12:44 pm
Yep. We’ve been desensitized.
Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 12:46 pm
Gonna show my age.
I’ve seen a change in the number of people at the Statehouse willing to pay attention and leave their offices due to alarms. The number willing to leave has dropped by large numbers since Play It Again Sams closed.
Just saying.
Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 12:50 pm
All of these people must have lived in the dorms in college. For a year I lived with the 2am fire alarm once or twice a week.
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 12:53 pm
== The number willing to leave has dropped by large numbers since Play It Again Sams closed. ==
It was convenient for getting out of the weather …. /s
Comment by RNUG Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 12:55 pm
RUNG, why yes it was. Many times it was a true “shelter from the storm”.
Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 1:08 pm
==Have you ever noticed how many people rush to assist when a car alarm goes off?==
Yep, and the longer it goes, the more you start rooting for the thief.
Comment by A guy Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 1:19 pm
You find yourself believing a lot more in fate when the fire alarm goes off in your dorm at 2 A.M. during a central Illinois winter.
Comment by Downstate43 Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 1:20 pm
I ignore car alarms regularly, because most of them are so sensitive they go off if someone walks too close to the car. And because I am in Chicago, where parallel parkers tap the car in front of or behind them and, yes, the alarms go off.
If there were ever an actual car burglar, I’d be shocked.
Comment by JoanP Thursday, Sep 21, 17 @ 1:40 pm