233: Lemon was forced to decide
Author: Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.
October 17, 2025
Duration: 1:24:44
Sometimes you find yourself in a situation that you didn’t
ever expect, and you are faced with a decision that you never thought you’d
have to make.
Joe was an EMT in New York. He had just finished his evening
shift, and he did what he always did after leaving work. He stopped by the
local Dunkin’ Donuts for his regular nightly coffee. But this time was a little
different – he happened to be carrying his newly acquired carbon monoxide
detector with him.
When he entered the store, that detector started sounding an
alarm. But Joe was skeptical. There was
only one employee working at this late hour, and Joe asked her if she
felt okay. The donut worker said she felt fine, so Joe thought that the
detector might be malfunctioning. And he could have just forgotten about it at
that point. But he made the decision to double check. He reset that alarm, and
got permission to go back and inspect the area near the ovens. Sure enough,
this time the detector confirmed dangerous levels of carbon monoxide – and it
was all throughout the store.
Joe quickly evacuated the premises and contacted the proper
authorities. The decision he made, just on instinct, probably saved the life of
that employee.
My guest today is Lemon – yes, just like the fruit. And
you’ll hear how she got that nickname. Lemon was suddenly and unexpectedly put
in a place of making a life-changing decision.
And she had to do that while she was at home, and her house
was on fire.
Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:
https://WhatWasThatLike.com/233
Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was
done by James Lai.
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