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Old 01-17-2020, 08:53 AM   #16
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No clue. But it does bring up some memories...

I worked in an office with an automatic halon fire suppression system. If dust or something else set off a detector (which happened fairly regularly) we had 60 seconds to disarm it before all hell broke loose. If you've ever seen one of those go off in an office full of paperwork, you'll know what I mean.

Sometimes I'd be the only one there, working overtime or covering an off shift. To shut it off, you had to open the supervisor's desk, find the key ring, figure out which of a dozen keys was the right one, go out to the panel in the hall, open it with the key, and figure out which of the myriad buttons needed to be pressed and held for x number of seconds. All the while with alarms and flashing lights going.

Now, imagine late at night, all alone doing boring paperwork, when the alarm goes off. Talk about an adrenaline rush!
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