First the shootings-then locked IN the gym after hours

Shooting on my block!--near the Empire State Building--during the time--I normally would have have finished my work out, and can be found on THAT street--doing errands and such. Only today--was stuck working at my home office. I found out ONLY after three different family members from out of state---Calif---Washington each called me to see if I was okay. They'd been watching the shooting on the news----but my TV was off. I easily could have been caught in the shooting fire---as that's where I am in the early mornings. Gave a prayer of thanks and prayed for those caught in the tragedy.

So finally tonight or technically last night--I finally get to the gym bypassing all the TV camera trucks blocking the streets and and periphery---get on the ellip----and reward my self from a sad and odd Friday--with a leisurely steam sauna----get dressed, come up the stairs---amid blaring music---and proceed to the glass double doors to leave --and find that the doors are locked.

I look around ---the lights on everywhere ,TV monitors are going-music blasting---but it appears deserted. I call out--nothing--shout at the top of my lungs--nothing--hunt around for a person --nothing.
I realize I have been locked in--go to the phones to call another chain location ---that would have emergency procedures to get me out. the phones are computer programmed not to allow outside calls without a code.

I call out to passerby and these nice guys from Argentina---try to help ---but there's a language barrier---they call the police who are very rude to them and then the cops are rude to me ---one cop is hopping on foot because he's concerned that a huge grandaddy cockroach crawled over it and I am finally in tears---the other cop is shouting ---literally getting red and shouting CALM DOWN---

I was like---you are going to tell me to calm down as you are SHOUTING? The other cop is furiously trying to kill the cockroach stamping his feet on the ground--I had tried to tell them say you HAVE to call the other club locations---while they are still open

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but I got tired of dealing with dumb and dumber

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And I stalked out of the sight---and slumped on the stairs leading up to the second floor. They stayed and then left their lights flashing. I resigned my self to sleeping there--but the music was untenable. I explored and found a door to small xerox room and it was quiet---so I prepared to bunk down there----as I got ready to lay down --I noticed there was another door--that was slightly ajar. I opened it and to my shock--it led to a brightly lit lobby of an office building. I went to their front doors but they were locked too. There was laughter and conversing so I followed the voices and it was the night clerk behind a big desk.
FREEDOM!

I explained I was locked out---and he told me I could let myself out and he beckoned to a different set of doors
and I was free.

I learned---freaking out did no good whatsoever--all the tears in the world did not help--the shouting --the insults--nothing
it was only when I decided to surrender--to accept the situation--- that God led me to the open door.
However-- I feel entitled to a rebate on my membership fees because of this

It was a bizarre Friday--- but one good thing about an awful day--is that it simply has to end