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Tales from the Cube Farm #3: Burn Permit Guy
As some of you might have noticed from my recent tweets, there’s a gentleman in the office who is whining about the burn ban in the area. Apparently he’s attempting to get a burn permit to burn some things on his land, but is being denied due to the ongoing drought conditions. There’s a part of me from my volunteer firefighting days that wants to go over and tell him the reasoning behind things, but based on what I can’t help but overhear, he’s not going to take no for an answer. As of right now, he’s called three different agencies at last count and isn’t giving up. I wish he’d at least have the courtesy to step outside and talk, but instead we’re treated to hearing him get upset at things. What he needs to realize is that one little spark, one little ember that gets away from his burn could cause a lot of damage due to the dry conditions. It’s not just the immediate area that is the concern here.
It’s amazing the things you overhear in the office. I leave you with this gem:
“Well, they took the thermometer and stuck it up my butt”