Some People Just Can’t Handle Emergency Situations
My store has a machine that allows us to wrap our merchandise in plastic wrap. One day while I’m conversing with my manager, we hear a pop/crackle, look over at our machine, and see a small fire along with sparks raining down from the outlet it’s plugged into.
Me: “I’ll grab the fire extinguisher to put that out. Call the fire department and have them send someone out to make sure there isn’t more fire inside the wall we can’t see.”
After a couple of quick blasts from the extinguisher, the outlet fire is out, and I turn off the machine. I turn around to find my manager scrolling through his phone.
Me: “What are you doing? Call the fire department!”
Manager: “I was looking for the phone number.”
Me: “It’s 911! What do you mean, you were looking for it?”
He proceeds to call the fire department, and they send a team out. They use their thermal imagers and determine that there’s no more fire inside the wall and we’re safe to continue operations. On his way out, the fireman points to the now charred and melted outlet hanging out of the hole in the wall.
Fireman: “Don’t use that outlet anymore. You’ll need to replace it.”
Some People Just Can’t Handle Emergency Situations
My store has a machine that allows us to wrap our merchandise in plastic wrap. One day while I’m conversing with my manager, we hear a pop/crackle, look over at our machine, and see a small fire along with sparks raining down from the outlet it’s plugged into.
Me: “I’ll grab the fire extinguisher to put that out. Call the fire department and have them send someone out to make sure there isn’t more fire inside the wall we can’t see.”
After a couple of quick blasts from the extinguisher, the outlet fire is out, and I turn off the machine. I turn around to find my manager scrolling through his phone.
Me: “What are you doing? Call the fire department!”
Manager: “I was looking for the phone number.”
Me: “It’s 911! What do you mean, you were looking for it?”
He proceeds to call the fire department, and they send a team out. They use their thermal imagers and determine that there’s no more fire inside the wall and we’re safe to continue operations. On his way out, the fireman points to the now charred and melted outlet hanging out of the hole in the wall.
Fireman: “Don’t use that outlet anymore. You’ll need to replace it.”