The story of the deer that caused power outages last week was on my mind yesterday when I ran the alarm calls for the weekend. Imagine my surprise when the cause of a false alarm at a retail store was purported to be a snake. It is believed that the snake entered the control room for warmth as temperatures dropped. The snakes movement set off the motion detectors and thus the alarm. I believe that this is the first snake on record for my unit, although we have plenty of alarms caused by other animals. In fact, many alarms at warehouse stores are caused by birds that have entered and not been able to exit. What is the strangest animal that you have heard caused a false alarm?
I have been enjoying participating in the MSU College of Law Social Media Contest . I have learned (and am still learning) a lot. Because of my activity, I have been able to connect with organizations and people that I would never have come across without social media. For this introvert, it has been like opening a whole new world. (I know, most people would never guess that I am an introvert; they probably just think that I am a snob. In social settings, I am a complete misfit, but put me in front of a classroom or conference room and I shine. It is strange, I know, but that is me. Perhaps we will dissect that in a different post). It has been interesting to see what posts attract followers. It has also been eye opening to figure out that followers also appear with an agenda--for example, some follow hoping to be followed in return to build their own group. This week, a company called CiteBlue "followed" me on Twitter. I wasn't familiar with the company, so I clicked o...
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