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Old 03-27-2017, 03:34 PM   #1
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Strange question. Are there any public microwaves downtown where I can heat up food. I moved to a new office on 8th street SW and we dont have one yet.
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Old 03-27-2017, 03:37 PM   #2
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Most food courts in malls usually have a public use microwave.
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Old 03-27-2017, 03:49 PM   #3
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No one has a spare one they can bring from home?
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It would get abused and they would have to clean it.

And it wouldnt match furniture.

Microwaves are on the way... in 6 weeks
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Walmart has several for under $60. You could get a bunch of people to chip in and grab one.
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Good point, I wouldn't trust most of my past coworkers with my microwave.

Though I shouldn't talk, I did manage to set the work microwave on fire once. They're serious about not leaving popcorn unattended.

I guess do you have a spare, then you could just put it in your office
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Old 03-27-2017, 03:55 PM   #7
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Fire hazard. Cant even have personal heaters.
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Old 03-27-2017, 03:57 PM   #8
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Public microwaves.

I am sure they are nice and clean.
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Fire hazard. Cant even have personal heaters.
Do you work at a TNT plant?
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Yea I was going to say you are probably better off letting your co-workers destroy one versus using a public one. I bought one off Kijiji for 15 dollars from an old couple a few years ago to take into our research hut in the mountains. It was cleaned right up and worked perfectly. Try there maybe for a cheap short term solution?
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Pretty standard for buildings. They start out militant, but ease up after a while.
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Were not allowed. HR lady in charge of facilities, design and microwaves.

I lost my favorite chair cause it didnt match furniture.
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Or you can just covert your desktop or water dispenser into a cook top or hot pot. I think there was a video in the Funny picture/video thread. I am sure IT won't mind. Could even expedite the procurement of the microwaves. If that doesn't work then I would check the food courts at TD or Bankers. They might be tucked away there.
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Hrmm.. then you need to find the nastiest smelling lunch you can think of to bring in there that doesn't require a microwave. Eat it, while talking with your mouth full and loudly and walk around the office crop dusting everyone with its awful scent.

Then when confronted say you prefer to eat lilies and cotton candy but need a microwave to do so. Watch them crumble to your will.
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Opportunity for the great CP microwave-share. Could even create an app.
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Anyone who designs commercial buildings, or writes policy / workplace rules in said buildings, that don't accommodate microwave ovens should be unemployed. And they should also be forced to give up their own home microwave in favour of sterno canisters.
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Do you have a hot water dispenser in the shop? If yes, then cook everything sous vide in a baggie

Are there really microwaves in the food courts downtown? I never recall seeing one.

Of course I last worked downtown during the boom times, so everyone was buying lunch as it was the style at the time
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I dunno microwaving leads to wier taping.. could be dangerous
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If you have access to a south facing window, maybe consider building a solar oven?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwliZJiHe8
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