What’s that smell?
So it’s my last week here at TDP, let the countdown begin. When I arrived at the office today I noticed a smell that was not me (this time). Sort of a rotten egg smell, the kind that smells like eggs area rotting.
About ten minutes ago, our IT manager came up to tell us that there is a “situation” in the battery room and if the fire alarm were to go off, we need to get the hell out of the building ASAP. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
Now you might be thinking, a battery can destroy a building. Yes and no. A single battery is very harmless. But we are in one of the largest server facilities on the west coast. We have a cluster of about 2000 car batteries located in one room. That’s a lot of acid.
So if you see that a building burned to the ground and your internet service is suddenly very slow, that was my building.
UPDATE: They evacuated and then shut down the building at 11:15 am and we were sent home. Here is a slideshow of the time between evac and leaving. Enjoy the show and the song.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
you should wear that rainbow on your face more often. it’s very flattering.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Short of getting quarantined into tents by people in Haz-mat suits, and seeing the building explode, BEST DAY EVER!