Last night we were just beginning to go through our last song at choir rehearsal when the fire alarm went off in the hallways. I really wanted to go through that song (it was "God of My Praise"), but I knew the drill (no pun intended .. okay, maybe slight pun intended). I asked everyone to line up in an orderly fashion and leave (single file, of course) the building for the parking lot.
It was within minutes that I found one of our youth leaders running up to let us know that they had been using a fog machine downstairs (don't even ask) which set off the alarm system. Unfortunately, the office where the alarm equipment was located had been re-keyed at the end of last week and no one on the premises had a new key.
I should note at this time that if any of the half a dozen men who tried to break in to this office should ever lose our jobs and be forced to turn to a life of crime, we would end up as the featured clip on "America's Dumbest Criminals." Screwdrivers, clothes hangers, and other items laying around the family life center, didn't help ( ... help).
The Humboldt Fire Department was "spot on" and arrived before we were able to call in a false alarm. Actually, I believe they still have to come and assess the situation. Which they did (no fire, many incompetent idiots trying to open a locked door, and a room full of youth playing "Guitar Hero" and not paying one bit of attention to the alarms).
There is more to the story, but long story short (too late for that), we finally got the alarms turned off and waved goodbye to the Fire Department.
First Baptist Church: The Wednesday night place to be.
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