Quick thread…
1) Just went to a local big box store to pick up a prescription. An alarm sounded & over the loudspeaker came the message “a fire emergency has been reported in the building. Please proceed to the nearest exit & leave the building immediately.”
1) Just went to a local big box store to pick up a prescription. An alarm sounded & over the loudspeaker came the message “a fire emergency has been reported in the building. Please proceed to the nearest exit & leave the building immediately.”
2) I was one of 3 people who immediately went to the main entrance and left. Other people continued to shop without apparent concern. Several crowded into the checkout lanes. On the way out, more people were grabbing shopping carts & entering the store…
3) …even though the alarm & fire emergency message could clearly be heard throughout the parking lot.
I didn’t see a single staff member reacting. They weren’t trying to alert people to the emergency & steer people out. They just continued to do their jobs.
I didn’t see a single staff member reacting. They weren’t trying to alert people to the emergency & steer people out. They just continued to do their jobs.
4) There were non-English speakers in the store, but the message was only in English.
There were elderly people using walkers & mobility scooters. No one paid them any mind.
There were parents with small children piled in shopping carts. No one encouraged them to leave.
There were elderly people using walkers & mobility scooters. No one paid them any mind.
There were parents with small children piled in shopping carts. No one encouraged them to leave.
5) As I got in my car & drove away, I was hoping & praying that it was just a drill.
But then I heard sirens approaching as I was pulling out of the parking lot.
But then I heard sirens approaching as I was pulling out of the parking lot.
6) Chances are everything is ok & nothing bad happened. So I hope.
I was stunned by how desensitized people were to the sound of an alarm & the repeated command to exit the building due to a fire emergency.
I was stunned by how desensitized people were to the sound of an alarm & the repeated command to exit the building due to a fire emergency.
7) But can I blame those who ignored the warning?
No, I cannot.
I blame WHO. And CDC. And our current & previous Administrations. I blame the media. I blame so-called experts who have betrayed their academic, scientific, & moral foundations.
No, I cannot.
I blame WHO. And CDC. And our current & previous Administrations. I blame the media. I blame so-called experts who have betrayed their academic, scientific, & moral foundations.
8) I blame the store for not enforcing their own emergency evacuation protocols, thereby endangering the lives of their customers.
I could keep pointing fingers all day long.
I could keep pointing fingers all day long.
9) I felt a weird sense of responsibility to the other people there, like I should have told them to get out or gestured for them to follow me.
That said, I was one of the only ones masked in the store. People are already so triggered by the sight of a mask…
That said, I was one of the only ones masked in the store. People are already so triggered by the sight of a mask…
10)…they likely would have laughed at me, called me a fearmonger, & told me to fuck off.
They weren’t listening to the alarms & the warnings, so chances were they wouldn’t listen to a person in a mask when they’ve been led to believe that the pandemic is over…
They weren’t listening to the alarms & the warnings, so chances were they wouldn’t listen to a person in a mask when they’ve been led to believe that the pandemic is over…
11) … and was nothing to worry about in the first place.
It’s par for the course.
There are no emergencies anymore. Everything is mild now. There’s no need to heed warnings. No reason to care about anyone else, including vulnerable people.
There is no accountability.
It’s par for the course.
There are no emergencies anymore. Everything is mild now. There’s no need to heed warnings. No reason to care about anyone else, including vulnerable people.
There is no accountability.
12) This is where we are now.
This is *who* we are now.
The only thing that matters anymore is sustaining the fantasy of normal, even if it costs lives.
I have no point to make, except that this was a soul-crushing experience.
This is *who* we are now.
The only thing that matters anymore is sustaining the fantasy of normal, even if it costs lives.
I have no point to make, except that this was a soul-crushing experience.
13) And fuck every last psychopath in a position of authority who allowed this to happen.
Don’t forget to wash your hands, motherfuckers.
You’ll need more than the recommended 20 seconds to get all the blood off of them.
/Fin
Don’t forget to wash your hands, motherfuckers.
You’ll need more than the recommended 20 seconds to get all the blood off of them.
/Fin
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