After my exhausting weekend in London, I was very keen to get to bed a bit early and get a good night’s sleep in order to get up Monday, go for a run, run some errands, and get ready for the busy week ahead of me.
But a nice night’s sleep was not in the cards for me. Maybe it’s karma for having gone to The Church instead of a church on Easter Sunday.
When my manager and his friend visiting for the weekend arrived back from the
At 4 AM, the alarm was still going off.
I decided to take matters into my own hands and looked up the UK emergency number -- thank you Lonely Planet -- like 911 in the US. I was quickly transferred to a local fire station manager who promptly sent a fire brigade out after I clarified the location. They couldn't get it to stop initially, but finally as they were leaving the building, the alarm turned off. I was finally able to fall asleep once the ringing in my head subsided somewhat...
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