Chapter 11
“First, I want to thank all you guys for coming into our little governmental office today. It looks like everybody is here.” John speaks from down front of the oversized conference room, appearing in Bermuda shorts with a sports shirt and stylish men’s sandals. “Yes, it’s an amazing one hundred and forty-five degrees outside. A pleasant eighty-five in here, as long as the a/c doesn’t crap out. People and their children in our constituency are dying from heat exhaustion as I speak, so they all need to know what they can do to save their own lives.”
“You will all find emergency lists at your work stations and most everyone will be answering the phones today. The lists cover things like keep wet towels on your body, lay down in front of a fan if they have one, go to a pool, go to
