Seattle May Ban Dangerous Substance in the Workplace…

The City of Seattle, Washington is considering legislation that may ban…I kid you not…microwave popcorn.
Popcorn.
From KING5.com:

A memo from the Fleets and Facilities Department addressed to “Employees at Civic Center Buildings” says there has been several evacuations in recent years due smoke alarms being tripped by burning popcorn.

The memo states that in the past three years, there have been eight evacuations at the Justice Center, which includes jail cells and courtrooms, because of burnt popcorn. That’s more than 400 people evacuated each time.

City officials were at least smart enough to offer tips on how to make microwave popcorn. You know, common sense stuff like “follow the instructions” and “don’t leave the microwave unattended.” It’s a shame that common sense didn’t prevail when they were crafting this memo and potential ban on something as silly as microwave popcorn.
Let’s send the Mayor of Seattle a case of popcorn. C’mon…what do you say??
William Smith
ConservativeBlogger.com