Locked in the loo

Yesterday I went to the Elizabeth City Centre and because I needed to go to the toilet,  my first port of call was the loo nearest to Big W.  While I was in there an alarm started sounding but as I was otherwise involved I didn't worry too much.  After washing my hands I left or tried to leave the toilet area but a huge metal sliding door was closed in front of me.  The other toilet users and I stood there for a while listening to the alarm and I began to think of Titanic.  I figure that the bulk heads were closing and the water would come rushing in and drown us all.  Actually, I probably thought that the fire would sweep through the area and we would be like little pieces of bbq meat lying charred on the floor.  After a few minutes while the alarm was still sounding the big door slid to one side and we breathed a sigh of relief and walked through.  At the end of the long corridor the outer door starting closing.  The man in front broke into a trot and managed to get there before the second door shut.  He was nice enough to hold it open for the rest of us.  Outside the toilet area it was almost impossible to hear the alarm.  A public service announcement started saying that a security alert was sounding but not to panic.  Easy for them to say when you are incarcerated in the toilets.  I will be carefully checking out the toilets I go into from now on.  Easy exit only.  Yep thats it, easy.