Strange how many people wander out of the (hypothetically) burning office having rescued their cups of coffee first. And the project manager who's recently been abroad and come back with a large box of Swiss chocolates mysteriously seemed to have found time to rescue those. And quite a few people rescued their coats as well (of course in a real fire this wouldn't be necessary, since you could turn round and warm your hands in front of the burning building!). I wish I had. Brrr.

Briefly wondered whether the project manager's box of chocolates being outdoors might actually have been a more efficient way to get everyone out of the office than the putative fire indoors… but then again, perhaps they were all happy to take a break from work anyway. :-)