Mulch Fires
FROM: [Assistant Dan]
TO: All Students, All Faculty and Staff
DATE: Thu, May 8, 2008 at 4:57 PM
SUBJECT: SmokingToday the Law Center had its second mulch fire this spring due to a discarded cigarette. If you smoke please do so in the smoking areas where ashtrays are provided. Please use the ashtrays. These smoking areas include the east side of Williams patio; the library quad; the northwest side of McDonough podium; the center of the Tower Green; the alley behind the Fitness center.
The University’s policy for a smoke free work place prohibits smoking at the entrances to the buildings. You need to move at least 20 feet from the building entrance before lighting up. Thanks for your cooperation on this.
Assistant Dean
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington DC
Let it be known, “the alley behind the Fitness center” is where a homeless man was stabbed two years ago. Smoke up!
Here’s the map that helpfully lets us know where we can smoke without starting a mulch fire, marked with big smiley faces!
Click to big-ify
May 8th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Not especially fun fact: Smoking is a leading cause of both home and workplace fires (after bad wiring and unattended cooking). However, generally this is in the context of irresponsible smoking, e.g., falling asleep stoned in the armchair with your joint still lit. If your classmates didn’t throw cigarettes into the mulch, there would be no mulch fire. :P
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May 8th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
True, though in fairness to the classmates, it was raining all day. I’m rather shocked that anything could burn out there.
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