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Well, there we were: Graham was in bed asleep; I had just got out of the shower and was getting my night clothes on when the sirens went off! There was an evacuation order because there was "a fire somewhere in the building"! I quickly finished dressing, grabbed my bag and the camera and then got Graham up. This was very difficult because he was out cold. We got to the stairs with me carrying his PJ top and thongs; Rick and Barb were waiting at the door of the stairs for us to make sure we were okay and helped get Graham down 8 flights of stairs and out of the lobby. Not more than 10 minutes passed before they said it was a false alarm and we could go back up. The lobby was packed with people waiting for the lifts. We sat Graham down on a bench; a nurse who was a guest staying on the 14th Floor stopped by and asked if we needed help - very nice. She helped find someone who got us to a service lift so we could get Graham back upstairs; then back into bed and it was time to settle for the night again. Graham only got up and did a wander once and I was able to get him back into bed pretty quickly. I had a really good night's sleep in spite of that and didn't get up till just after 8.00. Right now Graham is trying to wake up. As soon as I can get him moving, we'll head off for a walk.