Contractors were brought in to work on the air conditioning. Or play with it, as some people say since it never seems to actually get fixed. The contractor in the man-lift dropped a bit of PVC pipe from the ceiling, which hit a fire extinguisher, knocking it to the floor. The extinguisher then discharged creating a thick white cloud of --uh, stuff--billowing through the plant. Then came the screaming and running, the fire alarms, the frantic calls to maintenance, and Jake running in with another fire extinguisher. Someone said Autobrazer 7 was on fire. Someone else said it was the expander on fire, and the rest of us didn't know what the heck was going on. Eventually, the cloud dissipated and people began to figure out what had happened, Johnny made the "go back to work" signal, and the contractor who had started it all stopped laughing. Eventually...
Cody was letting the dogs out for their late night potty break. We usually let them out the back door, but today he let them out the front door. Rylea saw herself in the reflection of the storm door, and barked at herself. Cody said to make sure I blogged about that.
Golly what a day.
5 comments:
Tell Cody that I love the funny dog stories - thanks.
Wow, that inadvertent fire extinguisher discharge could have been lethal if it were halon. But I kinda doubt halon is used in manufacturing environments. It's standard in computer facilities, though, and people have died in halon "events."
Sounds like quite the mess! At least it got straightened out in the end.
As an animal lover, I also like the dog anecdotes, keep 'em coming!:)
Wow, that sounds like something straight out of a slapstick comedy! I'll bet the contractor had quite the belly laugh over that. Cute puppy story, too!
Lou, he said you're welcome!
Buck, it wasn't halon. The can said dry chemical, but didn't specify what chemical it was. I know the guy who owns the fire extinguisher company, and I'll ask him. We used halon fire extinguishers when I was in the Navy. They told us to discharge two fire extinguishers, then get out. If the fire didn't kill us, the halon would.
Silverstar, I'm just glad I'm not the one who had to clean it up! ;)
Sus, now that you mention it...Three Stooges anyone?
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