C22 - Sunday, June 10, 1984 - North Shore News GEM travel | iSa| (0° a | FRE TRAVELLERS TAKE CARE Be responsible for your safety }™.- S EVERY tourist who travels on the cheap, I’ve stayed in some hotels so awful that the cockroaches have to make a reservation. And, when I travel with Brian, some Hiltons and Sheratons are so luxurious that you could lose your kids in the carpets. Brian has an aversion to wild- life, down-the-hall plumbing and down-at-the-heels decor. All hotels have one thing in common. they all can catch fire. Even the most modern chrome and glass structure can go up in flames and make a Towering Inferno of itself. Despite modern im- provements in- sprinkler systems, fire alarms, fire doors and _ fire-retardant materials, fire fighting and rescue can be hampered by the immense size of the structure. The traveller must take a lot of responsibility for his own Safety. This 1s even more important when _ visiting countries where you have a language problem. Although most hotels have at least one person around at all times who speaks English, just try to find him in an emergency It pays to look at every hotel as a potential fire trap When assigned to a room, look for emergency instruc- uuons that may be pinned up on the wall. Have a look at the emergency exits and count how many doors they are from your room Don't count on the exit lights — they can be shorted or hidden by smoke. Most firefighters i've talk ed with have an aversion for rooms on alleyways court yards or au shafts It's im possible to get tire fighting or rescue equipment into many of these encloseu spaces Modern equipment will on ly reach as high as the eighth floor and = many firemen won't stay any higher than even the fifth floor If you're staying ino some litthe dump hke Moose Pasture and the hotel has three floors, ain for the ground tloor where travel- wise by Barbara McCreadie the local volunteers might be able to reach. If you hear a fire alarm. grab your wallet, your room key and head tor the door Feel the door ff it’s hot, don't open wt Fill your bathtub, soak your sheets and towels and stuff them in- to the cracks Cautously open vour window for air but close it immediately if smoke is drawn in Hang something white or brnght outside to guide rescuers The air closest to the Moor is the clearest. If you must escape through a smoky hall way, keep Jow and head for a stasrwell, never an elevator An elevator will in all pro bability stop oat the floor where the fire is taping and spill you out mito the mferne There's more to your new binoculars than meets the eye th a SEY LC LAR CC aha om car a ST Ps * Individual eye correc tion soft rubber flexomatic eyec ups center wheel focusing fast tocus center focusing with zoom $139°5 Park Royal North "922-9650 Richmond Centre Mall 276-2606 _ In the stairwells, the way to go is down. The roof is a refuge of last resort. It is essential to take your key as many hotels’ stairwell doors cannot be opened from the outside without one. Panic kills. Just one person running and shoving can start a stampede, blocking hall- ways and exits. Listen for, and try to follow the instruc- uons of hotel staff. Hopeful- ly they've been trained in fire procedures. In many fires, people panic and jump from great heights and die. Unless there’s a group of firefighters below, holding a safety net and u:g- ing you to leap. don't do it. You might survive from the second floor if you could throw out your mattress to cushion your fall and if you hung out the window by your hands and jumped teet first. And, please. If a fire alarm sounds, don’t wait around (o pack your suitcase That stuff can be replaced. You can’t. This article was prepared with the assistance of Cap- tain Bert Batt, North Van- couver District Fire Prevention. xt kk DEAR BARBARA: We're going to be in Tucson this summer on a convention and plan to stay a few days after to do some sightseeing. We'll be given guided tours of the city, including Old Tucson and the Sonora Desert Museum as part ot the enter (ainment but were wondering about driving to Tombstone and perhaps even to Mexico for a day. Is ato worth the tume? ANSWER: Detinitely ves! But, be sure your car has ai conditioning Burst. youll want to thy and see the re enactment of the Gunfight al The OK Corral in’ Tomb stone Check with the Tucson Visitors’ Bureau for times It's smaltzy but fun. per formed by a group of local residents, usually twice a month. We loved Boot Hill — the old cemetery where many famous and infamoyps are buned. Get a guide book at the office — they were only 50¢ a couple of years ago — but invaluable for the visitor. During the summer it’s wise to go early in the day — there’s no shade. Visit the Bird Cage theatre - it hasn’t been gussied-up in- to a tourist trap but is preserved as it was back in the 1800s when Lotta Crab- tree played there. Only the seats have been removed. The Rose Tree Museum is one of Tombstone’s oldest houses. The attraction, besides a lot of historical ar- ufacts. is a white rose tree so enormous thal 1! covers the whole backyarc on an over- head trellis. I) wa- started from twip sent trom Scotland The Crystai Palac. 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