FBC Trying to Ruin Artwalk??

[urbaknight]

^ They really need to put a note at the bottom of the stairwell saying 'you probably don't want to go out this way'. 

The actual time required to scale the fence was brief, but I ended up bruising my legs.

You really must tell the story!

As you wish...........


When I couldn't find a spot, I parked at the garage just north of the Library.  I was on the third floor, so I had to get down to the street.  Being in a good mood, I declined a man who was holding the elevator for me, as I wanted to take the stairs.  At the time, I was on the phone chatting with a friend I was supposed to meet up with at Hemming Plaza.  I jogged down the stairs and hit the first floor.  There was only one unmarked door leading out the other side of the stairwell on the first floor.  Thinking it led directly outside, I pushed the door open and walked through.

Before I could react, the door closed behind me.  I looked to the left at the street and noticed a 10 foot iron fence with a pad lock between either side.  I tried to open the door I entered through, but it was locked.  All around me were 4 story concrete walls and locked doors.  The alley was only about 40 feet deep and 15 feet wide, but it was very isolated.  I looked out on the street and saw noone, so I decided my only option was up and over the fence.  The whole time I was explaining my predicament to my friend, who was half laughing-half concerned.  Realizing I wouldn't be able to scale the fence phone in hand, I asked if I could call her back.  The response was 'Yeah....That's probably best.'

I put the phone away, zipped up all jacket pockets, put my wallet in my front pockets, and fetched up my jeans.  This wasn't a chain link fence, so I had nothing horizontal to use until the top of the fence.  Luckily, there was a power outlet anchored to one of the vertical poles.  I managed to jump onto the power outlet and from there to the top of a dumpster.  Then, in a half skilled fashion, i leaped from the dumpster to the top of the fence.  I was mostly over the fence when my right leg snagged on a spike on the top of the fence.  I managed to stop my momentum, free my leg, and swing myself onto the ground.  Luckily, only 2 emo girls saw this whole fiasco.  I brushed myself off and went on to meet my friend. It wasn't until 2 days later that the massive bruise started to form above my right knee.

So, if you're in the library garage, DONT TAKE THE STAIRS ALL THE WAY TO THE FIRST FLOOR!!!

Isn't that a saftey hassard? There should be no locked doors in stairwells. The city has a saftey nazi mentallity, but I see these kinds of hassards all the time. If they must have locked doors, they could at least put a sign up to imform the public.

[danno]

We participated in OCC and we are non denominational.