Work Mishap

Ok, well, I need to share a little mishap I had this week at work. It all started on Wed afternoon when I got hungry for some popcorn. I had one of those small snack size bags of popcorn. I set it to go for 3 mins (normally it takes just 1.5 mins) but usually I watch it the whole time. Normally, I stop the clock when the corn stops popping just like the directions say.

But this time I stepped away to grab a quick cup of coffee. However, when I got to the coffee pot there was no coffee and our process engineering manager was in the office. So I made the next batch of coffee and talked with him. All the while my pop corn was popping away. By the time I remembered the popcorn there was just 4 seconds left!

When I took the bag out of the microwave there was so much smoke I set off the smoke detectors in the office. I soon learned these detectors are connected to the central refinery fire department. Once the alarm went off the entire refinery fire department was sent out to check things out. They came lights and sirens blaring.

Needless to say, I've taken a lot of abuse over the past few days.

Lesson Learned: Don't leave the snack size popcorn unattended while popping or be prepared to face the teasing from everyone you know at work!