We had a bomb threat called into the building I work at this afternoon. We all had to evacuate the building, then lists were circulated to the managers so they could check off names to make sure everyone was out. This is a BIG building, so there were a lot of us standing in the parking lot. At least the weather was okay; sunny and low 40's. The Spacely Sprockets Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Corporate attorney and the Director of Human Resources all showed up, though I'm not sure quite why.
Jake and I stood around and reminisced about our emergency plan at Palms Road (when the kids were young). Back then, the rule was in case of a fire or whatever, no matter how you got out, you were all supposed to meet at the big rock by the ditch to make sure everyone was safe. Good times...
I never saw any bomb-sniffing dogs, just ten or so policemen. Finally, after almost an hour, the Livonia police gave the all-clear and we all trooped back inside.
Since nothing actually blew up, it was about 5 minutes of excitement and 55 minutes of boring...
My favorite part of the whole ordeal was the plight of the tired shop worker, Joe Cool.
ReplyDeleteJoe Cool was happily working away when his supervisor explained that it was necessary to leave the building due to a bomb threat. Joe Cool was pleased by the opportunity to relax until his supervisor realized that being so close to the end of second shift, it was probably not necessary to keep Joe Cool and his fellow employees. So, Joe and the others were dismissed for the day.
This did not please Joe. Lost time and lost money do not a happy wife make. And while Joe never did finish high school, he was painfully aware that an unhappy wife made Joe even unhappier.
While attempting to leave the parking lot Joe was confronted with a mob of people who simply refused to move as Joe's car inched forward. In frustration Joe angrily honked his horn at the mob and they slowly moved aside.
Unbeknownst to Joe the mob happened to be the aforementioned executives.
Nice working with you, Joe.