Way back in the 70's my colleague decided she wanted a piece (or maybe 2) of toasty cheese so got out the old office toaster something like this with sides that open out toasted the first side, covered the other side with cheese, then popped it in to the toaster.

Unfortunately the cheese did not stay in place (DUH!) & the office was filled with the smell of burning cheese.

Some decades later with new technology, all staff received a very terse email from Office Operations forbidding microwaved popcorn. The note also reminded everyone that the fee for a false-alarm fire brigade call-out was $600, & that staff members who cause such alarms will pay it in future. And finally all users of the microwave had to watch it the whole time it was operating.

sandra (wondering what a false-alarm callout costs now)