Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:00 pm
#1711859
In continuance of @patowalker 's tale.
Another motor-trader who later finished his PPL and led me astray
worked for a major auto- electrical supplier. The trade- counter had a wall behind dividing- off the workshop and stores. staff entered /exited either end of the counter . Now as recounted by Donald, CO2 extinguishers usually have a black cone-shaped delivery- nozzle, some 50 Cm long. Staff took full advantage, especially around the "annual service" time so, a nozzle would appear, a cloud of "smoke would issue, whilst a loud croaking voice was repeating "Exterminate, Exterminate" (Daleks were "hot" at the time)
Well, a bonfire in the yard got a bit out of hand, as a drainpipe up the wall of an adjoining unit had "sucked" up flames and was now blasting them at telephone wires, directly overhead.
Someone had presence-of -mind to grab the nearest extinguisher....aimed and a dying HAaaah, issued forth..drop, run across "stage " behind trade-counter..exit stage -left to retrace steps carrying a fire-extinguisher. HAaaaaah....bewildered customers spent many minutes watching employees ignoring them whilst scuttling back and forth ferrying extinguishers to the end of the building next to the yard. I STR the trusty hose settled that one and Post Office had to replace overhead wires that were strangely burnt above a drainpipe and guttering!
H&s was a secondary consideration in those days, but they made sure that at least some extinguishers were ready for their intended purpose
Another motor-trader who later finished his PPL and led me astray
worked for a major auto- electrical supplier. The trade- counter had a wall behind dividing- off the workshop and stores. staff entered /exited either end of the counter . Now as recounted by Donald, CO2 extinguishers usually have a black cone-shaped delivery- nozzle, some 50 Cm long. Staff took full advantage, especially around the "annual service" time so, a nozzle would appear, a cloud of "smoke would issue, whilst a loud croaking voice was repeating "Exterminate, Exterminate" (Daleks were "hot" at the time)
Well, a bonfire in the yard got a bit out of hand, as a drainpipe up the wall of an adjoining unit had "sucked" up flames and was now blasting them at telephone wires, directly overhead.
Someone had presence-of -mind to grab the nearest extinguisher....aimed and a dying HAaaah, issued forth..drop, run across "stage " behind trade-counter..exit stage -left to retrace steps carrying a fire-extinguisher. HAaaaaah....bewildered customers spent many minutes watching employees ignoring them whilst scuttling back and forth ferrying extinguishers to the end of the building next to the yard. I STR the trusty hose settled that one and Post Office had to replace overhead wires that were strangely burnt above a drainpipe and guttering!
H&s was a secondary consideration in those days, but they made sure that at least some extinguishers were ready for their intended purpose