I've been at my job for almost 11 years now, and there have been some pretty damn funny things happen during that time. Since my Journal has been inactive for a month now, I figured I'd start writing them down here.
The 'Foamy' Incident
Fall - 2005: A raccoon got into the building and had climbed up onto one of the racks inside. We didn't want to just leave him there, because we were afraid that he would tear stuff up. The guys from the dock got a pole and started poking the poor thing, which we had nicknamed "Foamy", trying to get him to jump down and run out the door. Foamy climbed on top of the big overhead door going to the dock and was running around up there, until they closed it. xd Somehow, Foamy's head got between the door and the wall, so they put the door back up a little to free him, then used the pole to knock him off the door. Poor little thing fell about 12 feet onto the concrete floor, then limped off onto the dock and hid under some carts. That's where I left them to get back to work. rolleyes
Next thing I know, a police officer is here trying to catch Foamy, unsuccessfully. Then, Animal Control is called in ,and shoots Foamy with enough tranquilizer darts to put a horse down, with no effect! eek They end up getting a snare around Foamy's head and get him into a cage. The Animal Control guy said that Foamy was the biggest raccoon he'd seen all year. To make matters worse, during Foamy's struggles, one of the Tranquilizer darts falls out and was behind some stock and was irretrievable. We had use that stock up, and then call Animal Control and have them come out and get the dart, which was to be considered a BIOHAZARD! gonk The Animal Control guy also said that he thought that there was something wrong with Foamy, because of they way Foamy was acting, and it could be Rabies. He said that if Foamy dies, they were going to cut his head off and send it to the state to have it checked. eek
We never heard any more about it, so now we joke that they did have to cut Foamy's head off, and that now his ghost now wanders the plant, searching for his head. Basically, when something goes wrong, we say, "It's the Ghost of Foamy, looking for revenge!" twisted
Great Quote - The cop, after an unsuccessful attept to capture Foamy and Foamy lunged at him: "I've never been that scared from a person before!"
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