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I just have to share this little gem. I have a coworker who I call Duh-dimwit because he has gained a reputation for his seriously exaggerated stories of his nights "working" graveyard shift. Every morning when I come in to work, there is always some issue he starts harping about or some big story to tell. Most of the time, I just ignore it in favor of starting on MY routine for the day. He always swears he busted his butt all night while the previous shift did nothing, but I usually see little evidence of it as I hurriedly try to do things he should have done during his shift -- like fill the hoppers inside the cappuccino machine -- so that I don't have to worry about it once he's gone for the day.
A few days ago, he told me that he caught our coffee bar trash can on fire because he dumped too many hot coffee grounds in it at once. He added that we can no longer use the heavy-duty black trash can liners because they're not fire-retardent. The clear light-weight bags, on the other hand, are flame-retardent, so we can use them. Right.....
My brain does not run at peak efficiency first thing in the morning due to low blood caffeine levels, so I ignore most anything that does not register as immediately relevant to my routine.
To quote him, "The flames were jumping out of the can!"
So, I just look at him for a moment feeling completely dumbfounded by this information. My perception of common sense was rejecting the information. Then, I asked him how that would be remotely possible. After all, the coffee grounds were damp from brewing, and the the trash can would have melted by becoming hot enough to burst into flames even if that was possible. It just blew my mind that he would expect me to believe such a wild tale given there was no evidence of any kind of fire. I may be incoherent and grouchy of a morning, but I can still use common sense even at that time of day if it's necessary to function.
I just had to share because my other coworkers and I have been having fun with randomly shouting about trash cans being on fire, praying for them to burn, or deciding who will bring the hot dogs and marshmallows to the bonfire should the store burn down.
*sigh* This is the same guy who wants to take my place as assistant manager when I step down to go back to school in the fall. That would be one messy power trip.
A few days ago, he told me that he caught our coffee bar trash can on fire because he dumped too many hot coffee grounds in it at once. He added that we can no longer use the heavy-duty black trash can liners because they're not fire-retardent. The clear light-weight bags, on the other hand, are flame-retardent, so we can use them. Right.....
My brain does not run at peak efficiency first thing in the morning due to low blood caffeine levels, so I ignore most anything that does not register as immediately relevant to my routine.
To quote him, "The flames were jumping out of the can!"
So, I just look at him for a moment feeling completely dumbfounded by this information. My perception of common sense was rejecting the information. Then, I asked him how that would be remotely possible. After all, the coffee grounds were damp from brewing, and the the trash can would have melted by becoming hot enough to burst into flames even if that was possible. It just blew my mind that he would expect me to believe such a wild tale given there was no evidence of any kind of fire. I may be incoherent and grouchy of a morning, but I can still use common sense even at that time of day if it's necessary to function.
I just had to share because my other coworkers and I have been having fun with randomly shouting about trash cans being on fire, praying for them to burn, or deciding who will bring the hot dogs and marshmallows to the bonfire should the store burn down.
*sigh* This is the same guy who wants to take my place as assistant manager when I step down to go back to school in the fall. That would be one messy power trip.
I AM the evil bastard!
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