On 7/25/2010 10:14 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
>
>> What they're not good at is following directions. The times given are
>> a guideline, but the instructions usually read: 'Popcorn is done when
>> you can count the individual pops.' It's the 'set it and forget it'
>> folks who burn it all the time.
>
> If they'd just do it at home, no one would care. Instead they
> foul the entire office building. At some point I noticed a NO POPCORN
> sign on one of the microwaves at work. I guess the smell would get into
> other people's food if they used
> the machine. I don't know.

I have noticed some places that no longer have the individual packets in
the vending machines and you don't seem to smell it nearly as often.
That exploding chemical factory smell from heating the fake butter is
pretty strong and annoying.

>
> Once I worked in a smaller building and someone microwaved
> some leftover fish. The stench just about cleared the office.
> The person never did that again.
>
> nancy