As some of you know. My work is in new construction of high end homes. It has taken me to parts of southern california that very few people will ever see. Not to mention all the crazy ideas some of these wealthy people have for their homes. Anyway, Last wednesday we went out to Pasadena to look over a new project. We were in the middle of the meeting when a disaster alarm went off. The contractor told us that the property next door was also being worked on and that they might be working on the alarm. We ignored it for about an hour.
Suddenly it started talking, and I quote. "THIS IS NOT A TEST, I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A TEST. AT 10AM LOCAL TIME, NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED A NUCLEAR MISSILE THAT IS BELIEVED TO BE HEADED TOWARDS LOS ANGELES. IMPACT IS BELIEVED TO BE IN AN HOUR AND A HALF TO 2 HOURS. PLEASE EVACUATED THE CITY IMMEDIATELY IN AN ORDERLY FASHION, OR REACH THE NEAREST BOMB SHELTER IN YOUR AREA. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SET TO SPEAK IN 30 MINUTES, ALL RADIO AND TV STATIONS WILL BROADCAST THE PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH.
Holy ****ing shit. Half the jobsite left in a matter of minutes, the rest of just just stood there trying to get our phones to hook up to the internet. There was no reception in the area, which freaked us out even more. Eventually more and more people left until there were only 3 of us.
My first thought was, "We're ****ed. If in fact this is really happening, no one is getting away. In minutes the freeways will be parking lots, and I refuse to die there. I might as well stay here and wait for it." I kept thinking over and over on how I was going to say goodbye to my loves ones, and I just couldn't come up with the words. I kept trying my phone and it just wouldn't work. Then it finally hit me. "i'm going to die"
It is the craziest feeling in the world. Your body goes numb, you get cotton mouth, you shake uncontrollably and your mind is racing. Suddenly I reached a calm like never before, a nirvana type feeling. " I looked up into the sky and said with the biggest smile "bring it, jr. In a few hours the good ol USofA is going to level your entire country for this. And if there's life after death, i'm coming after you for ruining my day."
Corny I know, but it was such a perfect moment, I just can't describe it in words. About 15 minutes later, cars pulled back in. They said that they checked the news and no one was saying anything and that it must have been some type of false alarm. Talk about the best news you've ever heard.
Thinking back on it now, it's scary to think that these alarm company's already have something like that recorded. Pretty much saying that it's inevitable. Anyway thought I would share my near death experience. How would you guys have handled the situation. Did I handle it correctly?
Suddenly it started talking, and I quote. "THIS IS NOT A TEST, I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A TEST. AT 10AM LOCAL TIME, NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED A NUCLEAR MISSILE THAT IS BELIEVED TO BE HEADED TOWARDS LOS ANGELES. IMPACT IS BELIEVED TO BE IN AN HOUR AND A HALF TO 2 HOURS. PLEASE EVACUATED THE CITY IMMEDIATELY IN AN ORDERLY FASHION, OR REACH THE NEAREST BOMB SHELTER IN YOUR AREA. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SET TO SPEAK IN 30 MINUTES, ALL RADIO AND TV STATIONS WILL BROADCAST THE PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH.
Holy ****ing shit. Half the jobsite left in a matter of minutes, the rest of just just stood there trying to get our phones to hook up to the internet. There was no reception in the area, which freaked us out even more. Eventually more and more people left until there were only 3 of us.
My first thought was, "We're ****ed. If in fact this is really happening, no one is getting away. In minutes the freeways will be parking lots, and I refuse to die there. I might as well stay here and wait for it." I kept thinking over and over on how I was going to say goodbye to my loves ones, and I just couldn't come up with the words. I kept trying my phone and it just wouldn't work. Then it finally hit me. "i'm going to die"
It is the craziest feeling in the world. Your body goes numb, you get cotton mouth, you shake uncontrollably and your mind is racing. Suddenly I reached a calm like never before, a nirvana type feeling. " I looked up into the sky and said with the biggest smile "bring it, jr. In a few hours the good ol USofA is going to level your entire country for this. And if there's life after death, i'm coming after you for ruining my day."
Corny I know, but it was such a perfect moment, I just can't describe it in words. About 15 minutes later, cars pulled back in. They said that they checked the news and no one was saying anything and that it must have been some type of false alarm. Talk about the best news you've ever heard.
Thinking back on it now, it's scary to think that these alarm company's already have something like that recorded. Pretty much saying that it's inevitable. Anyway thought I would share my near death experience. How would you guys have handled the situation. Did I handle it correctly?
