It Might Be Real, So We Will Move 3 Inches Over to Smoke

As a part of the safety plan we do drills for every conceivable emergency. The latest was a bomb drill to see how quickly it would be reported and the building evacuated.

First, we will tell you about last year. Our maintenance guy wasn't very inventive, so the fake bomb was a cardboard box with paper taped to it that said "this is a bomb." It was placed outside the CEO's office and in just a couple of minutes someone saw it, reported it, and the building was evacuated. Succesful drill.

This year was different. We have MG - our new maintenance guy - who took the time to make something to somewhat resemble a bomb for the drill. There's a picture at the bottom of the post.

MG and Marilyn called the police to let them know that if they received a call from our location that it was a drill, then they planted the fake outside the warehouse door where all the smokers gather, including Wilma and Mrs. C. Marilyn knew they were gone to smoke so she was waiting for them to come back right away or call her to report it. When that didn't happen, she went to check on them. They were were waiting until they finished their cigarettes to report it! They said they saw it and talked about the fact that it could be real. Instead of reporting it, they decided to move over a few inches to smoke! Had it been real, those few inches would have made no difference. Needless to say, the drill was a failure.

Here's a picture of the fake....