Saturday 05/18/2024
Last night at 11:35, just as I was deeply asleep, the fire alarm went off. Our fire alarm is everywhere. Every room has a strobe that flashes and a horn that brays like an electronic donkey. Hard of hearing? You’re still gonna hear our fire alarm.
The problem, we learned later, was smoke from a utility closet on the 10th floor. Some electrical problem related to a coolant leak in the HVAC? Anyway, once triggered, the alarm can only be turned off by a fire department person. It was 10 minutes before the truck arrived, and another 15 before they found the cause and decided there was no need for the alarm.
My main activity today was to do a docent tour at CHM. But three CH residents came along with me, Lou and Alice and Howard. We went down early so they could see the 1401 demo. Unfortunately the 1401 demo was led by a couple of new docents who were having problems with their headset mics, very annoying. Anyway, they enjoyed my tour.
In the evening we had a concert by the Peralta Consort, a group of local classic music buffs including one CH resident, Romy, on cello. I left about half way through.
Codgerville 