Locked In

I was doing my sanitation rounds in the kitchen at my facility this week. I was walking around looking at things and asking questions. I went into the dry storage and looked around. I went back out and checked the reach in cooler and asked where the freezer was. This was my first official sanitation rounds being new to the facility. The dietary aide said the walk in is in there. I trotted in opened the door and noticed there was a bar that moved but didn't pay much attention. The door closed. I started looking around making my notes. When I was done I went to the door and pushed. The door didn't budge. I pushed again, nothing. I noticed the bar and it was there to hold the door from closing. I guess I should have figured that out first. Well, I then began to panic. Of course I didn't have my cell phone. I beat on the door and screamed. No one came. I continued to freak out beating on the door. Well I started kicking the door and it finally popped opened. I was frozen and my throat hurt from screaming. I asked the dietary staff if they heard me. One guy said I heard you but when I went in you were coming out. When I told my friend who is also an administrator she said it would have been horrible if you died in there. No one could have kept a straight face at your funeral.