Fire Alarm

About 6 pm the most horrendous sounding fire alarm started going off in my apartment. It was so loud that I could barely stand it...I wanted to sit on the floor and put my hands over my ears like small kids do when they hear a loud noise. So, in my sweats, I grabbed a jacket and my handbag and turned off the stove where I was cooking dinner and went down the stairs. An hour later the alarm was still going off and there had been no fire department and no management personnel. One of the girls that I was talking with mentioned going to the pub and so 4 of us went to the pub around the corner for drinks. An Irish girl, a Canadian girl, an Irish guy and me. None of us knew each other before tonight. It was a blast! We talked about Dublin life, places that I have to see in Ireland, jobs, European travel, etc. It was one of those rare occasions where you have your evening planned out and it goes completely different than expected and yet it was so much fun. Now I actually know a few of the people in my building.