I mentioned in my Random Tuesday post that we have to have a sheltering-in-place drill every year.   Refer back down to the Random Tuesday post to see how ridiculous the drill is in light of the fact that if there were a true chemical attack, we woudn’t stand a fighting chance in this building.

During the drill, all employees on each floor are required to report to certain areas.   The area for our office is right in front of the elevators.   Once the employees have congrugated, we then have to show that we are able to tape plastic sheeting to cover the elevator doors, the vents in the restroom and the doors to the individual office areas.  And that we did.

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And once all the taping was complete, we had to wait until the inspection team arrived.

And this year, we made it without the Elizabeth attack.    Elizabeth … yes, the same Elizabeth I’ve talked about before … somehow found her way on the elevators that were supposed to be closed last year.  The elevator door opened and without hesitation and looking very much like a ninja – she kicks and elbows her way through the plastic, ripping it down.   She never batted an eye or questioned why the plastic was blocking off the elevators … she simply glared at everyone, then pushed her shoulders back and walked right on past everyone standing there.

So, we all passed the test.    Should we find ourselves under chemical attack, we now know how to at least keep ourselves busy taping up doors and elevators while the chemicals come seeping in through the windows and ceiling to slowly kill us.

And there you go.   Another productive day at the office!