Hi Wayne
A few years ago I was in a hotel in Sanford, FL for recurrent aircraft
training. It was actually hovering around 32F.
I was awakened in the middle of the night by some banging on the wall from
my hotel neighbor, and figured a party was going on and went back to
sleep. Some time later I again heard the banging, but this time it was a
distinct SOS. Not having any idea of what might be going on, I called the
front desk (3 AM) and informed them that someone might be in trouble
because of the SOS.
A short time later there was fire equipment outside, but no obvious fire or
other reason for concern.
When I checked out after breakfast, I inquired about what had happened
earlier. The clerk asked if I was the guest who had called to report the
trouble. When I answered in the affirmative, she explained that my
neighbor was in the military and knew how to sound SOS and he wanted to
extend his thanks for saving him.
So what had happened? This guy had stepped out onto his balcony to have a
smoke. As he closed the sliding door, the latch snapped closed and he was
trapped outside, stark naked, in cold weather. The front desk clerk went
to his room, but he had closed the safety bar to prevent any intrusion and
the hinges weren't accessible from the outside. So the fire department was
called and brought him down with a ladder (and hopefully in a blanket).
The hotel had to put him up an an empty room, since his was inaccessible.
The next morning the maintenance crew used their ladder to get inside and
open the door so he could get his belongings.
Morals of the story: 1. You never know when knowing Morse Code can really
make a difference. 2. Don't ever smoke naked outside
Steve Silverman KB3SII
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