Editorial January 28, 1991 Issue

Put out that fire!

Ann Kenrick

A friend told me recently that she was sitting at the counter in a restaurant eating a sandwich, when suddenly the grill in the kitchen caught fire. Flames were leaping up to the hood over the grill and threatening to engulf the woodwork.

The young chef in charge didn't know what to do. My friend shouted to him, "Take the box of salt that's there and throw the salt on the flames to smother them." She spoke with authority because she had seen this work before. The young man acted immediately; the salt extinguished the flames before the firefighters arrived, and the grill was not even damaged. My friend was so sure of the result, she never missed a bite!

Conviction and authority based on solid experience can defuse potentially dangerous situations and bring them under control.

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