11.10.2004

Set In Yer Ways

Apparently, here at Fort Penn State, it is illegal to change a light bulb without proper training.

And despite the common knowledge that, should you overload your own private little power circuits, the proper thing to do is flip the breaker, it is necessary to call upon the well trained individuals whose job it truly is to flip that little switch or twist that little bulb for you.

But before they do, it is now imperative that they are fully outfitted with:
hard hat, in case the ceiling falls upon them;
high voltage gloves, in case God himself chooses to direct all the building's power through their body, or in the case of those who just can't resist licking their fingers and sticking them in the sockets just to make sure it's the bulb that's dead;
eye protection, should the bulb shatter or the wall explode;
coveralls, so as not to brush against your office files and paper-cut their torsos;
face mask, should the breaker or bulb be encased in a playground of cancerous asbestos and lead paint;
and additionally, two men, a ladder, and proper climbing and ladder holding training, so as to be sure that your co-worker is fully aware of how you died should all of the previous protective methods fail.

In the case of a "liability", otherwise known as "Staff Assistant Jane changed her own light bulb instead of calling the Light Bulb Control Center", said Staff Assistant must be duly fired, or at least sealed in a decompression tank and exposed to prodding and tests to measure her asbestos and lead exposure in front of a national audience.

For those employees of the Light Bulb Control Center who hearken back to the ole' days when you could tell the desk-jobbers that "the next tyme ye blow 'er, jus flip the break'r an yul be all set", obviously a little up-to-date, on-the-job training is in order. Perhaps you're unaware that you're coaxing them to their deaths.

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