Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an entire department store to yourself? Or maybe a restaurant? How about a gym?
Well, Dan Hill of Sandy, Utah got to experience that last one, and although it wasn't quite as fun as you'd think, he sure got a good moment or two out of it.
As he explained in a Facebook post, "They closed the doors and went home while I was swimming my laps in the pool. Doesn't the name suggest that they stay open 24 hours?"
So he called his wife, who told him to "find a comfortable place to sleep," he told KTVX-TV.
Of course, it would be a bit awkward if someone came to work and found him there, so Hill called the police.
"So, I called dispatch and the guy pauses for like 10 seconds and says, 'You're where?' And I said, 'I'm in 24 Hour Fitness, and there's an alarm system here and I don't want to get busted for breaking and entering.'"
Because really, what else do you do? It's a prime time to make up a good Facebook post, and that's just what he did.
So far, his post has racked up more than 36,000 reactions and 14,000 shares.
As a manager later explained, the 24 Hour Fitness Hill found himself locked inside had recently changed its hours. While many locations are indeed always open, some close between midnight and 4 a.m.
In a statement to KTVX-TV, the company apologized, saying "We clearly did not do a good job of our closing procedures for this club on Saturday night and will reinforce our club procedures so that this incident doesn't occur in the future."
He's still a customer at that 24 Hour Fitness. However, he did take a good natured shot in a follow-up post, showing the precaution he took during his next visit.
"Despite all the fuss, I still love my 24 (even if it is now 20)," he wrote. "Maybe this is a workable solution..."
h/t: KTVW-TV
