One of the most disorganized events to take place in American culture is the fire drill. An event popularized by the Ghostbusters when Janine Melnitz pushed that bell and everything got real.
Kids practice climbing onto their roofs in case the doorknob is to hot. What does this prepare them for? Sneakng out of the house the moment they are condemned to the bedroom through what is commonly referred to as grounding. Thanks mom for showing us the second exit. In high school the firedrill became a widely used escape measure from an exam as the wildcards of the school became Principal Belding’s best friend. And when the workforce ensues, adults have gone through so many drills it becomes a worthless exercise. Almost like a cried wolf story. By the time an emergency actually happens no one moves. So TCM is making the recommendation to throw out fire drills. Mass panic will cause quick evacuation with a death run trample rate of only 2 per 100 people. We ran the tests and poor Jimmy didn’t make it. He dealt with the people anyway, so he was expendable.
The strong survived and we didn’t waste all that time in drills. Case solved.
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