You know, being a chemist, being exposed to toxic fumes is something you get accustomed to. Ammonia? Bleh. You get the idea. But I never thought, that while sitting at my cubicle in an office, I'd have to deal with toxic fumes that bad.
This afternoon while sitting at my desk, I took a whiff of the air and immediately my co-worker nearest to me and I looked at each other and asked what that smell was? Then we figured it out, smelled similar to burning diesel fuel. Grossness. It kept getting worse so in my vast experience I came up with a great idea. Let's open the windows and ventilate the place so we don't suffocate on the fumes. Worked pretty well. Started to smell a lot better. When I went down the hall to get some candy, I recommended it to them too and it started to smell better.
So, off I go, sitting at my cubicle munching on my candy when the smell comes back again. I look up and see my boss. He's telling us to get out of the building and go home ASAP. Good call. Didn't have to tell me twice, I logged off my computer and got the hell out of there. The base's firemen were climbing the stairs, going to tell everyone to get out and probably test the air for various chemicals (I'd be carbon monoxide was moderately high). I was about to head down a long hallway to go out the entrance by my parking lot when I decided to just turn around and go through the exit five feet away. A cop outside the doors laughed and agreed with my decision.
I gotta say, the fumes were getting bad. Started to cough after a little bit from the stench.
This afternoon while sitting at my desk, I took a whiff of the air and immediately my co-worker nearest to me and I looked at each other and asked what that smell was? Then we figured it out, smelled similar to burning diesel fuel. Grossness. It kept getting worse so in my vast experience I came up with a great idea. Let's open the windows and ventilate the place so we don't suffocate on the fumes. Worked pretty well. Started to smell a lot better. When I went down the hall to get some candy, I recommended it to them too and it started to smell better.
So, off I go, sitting at my cubicle munching on my candy when the smell comes back again. I look up and see my boss. He's telling us to get out of the building and go home ASAP. Good call. Didn't have to tell me twice, I logged off my computer and got the hell out of there. The base's firemen were climbing the stairs, going to tell everyone to get out and probably test the air for various chemicals (I'd be carbon monoxide was moderately high). I was about to head down a long hallway to go out the entrance by my parking lot when I decided to just turn around and go through the exit five feet away. A cop outside the doors laughed and agreed with my decision.
I gotta say, the fumes were getting bad. Started to cough after a little bit from the stench.
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