I used to manage Begich Tower in Whitter

One day I was sitting at my desk over on lower Spenard (I was a property manager for Marston Properties) and I get a phone call.
"Hi Mike this is Dave in Whittier."
"Yes... "
"We have a bear in the building."
"WHAT!!!"
"We have a bear in the building and I need to know what you want me to do about it."
"WHAT!!!"
"Dave can I get back to you on that?"
I go to Brook and ask him what I should do.
I get Dave back on the phone and ask him the question that I know I don't really want to know the answer to.
" Dave, how did a bear get in the building?"
"Well someone left the door to the trash garage open and the bears just came in"
"WHAT!!! Bears now we have Bears as in more then one!!!"
"Yes"
"Dave"...
"Yes"...
"How many bears are in the building?"...
"Three"...
"WHAT!!" (Say "what" one more time MF!!)
"Yes a momma bear and two cubs"
"WHAT!!!!"
This has gone from bad to really really bad very quickly.
"Dave"
“Yes”
“Are there any bears in the the residential part of the building?”
“No”
Some good news
“Dave I need you to post someone at the door that leads from inside the building to the Garbage pins and not let anyone in”
“OK”
“Dave, do not shoot the bears or let anyone else shoot the bears. We don’t want a wounded bear running up and down the halls of Begich Tower or someone shooting up the place.”
“OK”
“Go to the Harbor Master. He has firecrackers about the size of a large M-80 that are used to keep seals away from fishing nets. Take about five of them and light them all at the same time and have who ever is watching the door open it quickly and toss all of them in at one time, and shut the door.”
“OK”
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
“Dave”
“Yes”
“Did it work… are the bears gone?”
“Yes”
“Dave”
“Yes”
“Shut the outside door”
“OK”