No More Popcorn!!!

I learned an important lesson today...Never, Never, NEVER make popcorn at work!!! Cause it just might set off the fire alarm! :-)

At about 7 or 7:30 this evening, I was studying at work and getting a little hungry...and I remembered that I had brought a bag of popcorn to work a while back that I had never ate. So, I took it over to the little kitchen area, put it in for 2 minutes, and voila...a great snack! BUT...just as soon as i opened the Microwave door and opened the bad of popcorn the fire alarm went off!!! (The poporn by the way was NOT burnt...ok...maybe it could have come out like 5 seconds earlier...but i wouldn't call it burnt!)

Not knowing what to do...I went back to my desk...looked on sametime (our office instant messenger) and started telling my friend in the San Fransisco office what I had just done!!! :) I had no clue what to do! Do I tell someone? Do I just wait? The alarm was sooo loud!! So, I packed up my things, stuffed the popcorn in my bad and headed downstairs. By the time I got down, there was already a firetruck outside. And some people from the office sitting in the lobby! I came out of the elevator chuckling and said, "it was me!!...I made popcorn!!" I then pulled my popcorn out and just lauged at myself!!

I dropped my bags and sat down and started eating the popcorn...and even offered it to my co-workers! They were all just laughing right along with me! Or at me... :)

I overheard the firemen that had gone upstairs call down on their walkie-talkie thing saying, "Someone made popcorn...we're all clear" They eventually turned the alarm off and we were able to go back up to our desks!

HA! I'm still laughing just thinking about it!!! Do you think it's a sign that the firemen keep having to come to rescue me!?!! :) One thing is for sure though...I'm NEVER going to make popcorn at work again!!