547 FIRE! FIRE! FALSE ALARM! :)

As high school stories continue to resist reveal

I thought you’d get a kick out of this true tale from my 50th high school reunion :)

My 50th HS reunion weekend was exhilarating in every way
Enriching memories and funny stories, abound
Imagine this, for example:
I can't walk many stairs—chronic injury ...
My room is on the 8th floor of the hotel
No problem—close to the elevator
Electrical storm
Elevators conk out
How to meet a quartet of girlfriends for lunch?
Sherry Schwartz walks up —eight flights and then down
Lets the rest know I can’t join them
They will not hear of it
The quartet walks up 8 flights
Meaning one dear friend ascends, twice! 16 flights!
We are no longer young!
Truly above and beyond
We order room service
Exhausted employee with lunches on tray
Climbing flight after flight—all day
Shares unwelcome news
The elevator will not be repaired that night.
Having thoroughly enjoyed our class’s dinner on Friday 

I accept missing the gala on Saturday ... however ...

My friend, Dodi, will not entertain that possibility
Marching to the phone, she calls the manager and

States—My friend can't walk stairs
No way is she going to miss her 50th reunion!
Manager proves compassionate, but what can he do?
Well, says my dear friend of 50 years ...
Firemen save kittens from trees ...
Please call them so my friend can party—Oh! And—
She'll need a room on the lobby level, of course

I am surprised as I don’t remember

My loving friend Dodie being so assertive

Management rises to the occasion
A knock at the door
I open it and feel like a Lilliputian to see
Five, tall, strapping, muscular, handsome

Young men cheerfully offering me a seat on a chair
They strap me in like a babe in a car
And down we go, one flight at a time—
Eight in all—
Quartet of dear friends  not far behind
During that night’s gala I hear someone ask
Why was the fire dept. summoned, today?
Though my spirit is chuckling—
Knowing they'd saved a damsel in distress—
I just smile till the conversation dances away
So—thanks to the thoroughness of our committee
The weekend was spectacular
Thanks to dear friends
Each heartfelt moment memorable
Thanks to management for such caring concern
Thanks to firemen for taking turns

Carrying me down eight flights, two guys at a time
On Saturday another dear friend (Susan Lieber)

And I enjoyed a sleep over at the hotel
And just like teens, we talked the night away!
Other than summoning the fire department
And—flunking Facebook

(Another reunion story for another day) ...
I can't wait to push repeat whenever
Our next reunion rolls around!
☺ Great memories create great big smiles
Oh, btw, during the gala, I found out that while

In HS I was less invisible to the guys

Less of a wallflower—
Than I'd remembered myself to be as

More than one admitted to crushing on me
Proving, yet again, self esteem

And attitude are everything ...
:🙋🏻‍♀️😊Annie