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Big Things
Really Do Come
In Very Small
Packages
In this cell phone-crazy
era, it is very common to see workers everywhere
with a phone in a holster at their side. And
that goes for all levels of employees, both men
and women, and in every imaginable type of
working environment.
Thus it is that a young
lady friend of my daughter’s, Nancy, can be
found “packing” on the job as a supervisor at a
large warehouse operation. Except that the
holstered “cellphone” she wears on her belt is
not a cell phone at all. It is the Runt.
The Runt is aptly named for
Nancy, because she is a tiny, five-foot bundle
of energy and savvy who manages that warehouse
with authority. She is firm, decisive and knows
her stuff. And the Runt at her side gives her
an extra little shot of confidence, because it
is protection if she ever needed it. And it
turns out that at one point she did.
The Runt is a high-powered,
palm-sized stun gun that can deliver a huge
surprise to someone who may be out of order. It
uses new, cutting edge micro-technology to
deliver super-powered protection from a
palm-sized paladin.
Nancy can be found in the
mammoth warehouse she manages at all times of
the day and night. It is a 24-hour operation.
And while she doesn’t work around the clock, she
does like to vary her schedule to be on hand to
experience the activity, and the efficiency, of
the operation on every shift.
There had been stories
about this one employee, we’ll call him Stan,
that had drifted back to Nancy. Thus far they
had been unsubstantiated, and Nancy was not one
to accept gossip. Stan, she had heard,
sometimes acts as though he has been enjoying
some spirits while on duty at the middle of the
night shift. If true, of course, that was
unacceptable and was cause for dismissal. Not
only would he be putting himself in danger, but
others as well.
So Nancy had been
especially attentive to Stan’s demeanor and work
habits each time she was on hand during his
shift. Thus far, there was no evidence that she
felt pointed to any use of alcohol on duty.
Until that night.
It was the middle of the
night and there were very few employees on hand
when it happened. It was the end of the shift
during a light period when Nancy found herself
alone with Stan. And it was true. He did
imbibe on duty and he was intoxicated.
Not thinking straight, Stan
made a pass at Nancy; she warned him that he
should keep away from her and go home. They
would talk about the incident the next day.
Unfortunately, Stan was devoid of reason and
intent on destroying himself. He began groping
Nancy, at which point she reached for her Runt
and gave Stan a lesson he will never forget. He
dropped to the ground immediately when she
delivered the lightest of the three voltage
levels available with the Runt, 350,000 volts.
Nancy could have reported
the incident to police, but she kept it
internal. She only hoped though, that as Stan
moved on to another stage in his life, he had
learned a valuable lesson.
The Runt can be viewed at
www.yoursecurityandsafety.com/runtstungun.htm. |
