55 years old, and i still don’t know what i want be when i grow up....
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55 years old, and i still don’t know what i want be when i grow up....
I teach a course as an adjunct. The school asked me what textbook to use so they could order it. The one I used last time is the 3rd edition, but in the intervening time a 4th edition came out. Using the 4th edition would surely be ok, but a) I didn't have it and b) it would require I go through and update my syllabus with new page references. Which wouldn't be a big deal, except for the fact that c) none of the stuff I use the textbook for has changed, and d) I use it for less than half the class, making it less important that students have the new edition.
The bookstore told me that they could still get the 3rd edition for the handful of students I have, so I said go ahead and get that one (bonus is it's cheaper for the students).
Today I get an email from a student, saying they are taking my course and a related course, and that course uses the same textbook but the 4th edition, and they wanted to know if they could use that edition for my class. I'm pissed, because how can I say no, and this is very valuable info that the school administration/bookstore could have shared with me. I had no idea that the other course was even being offered, and had no idea that they used the same textbook. So now I have to update my syllabus for this student. And have to ask the bookstore/admin to contact any students registered for both classes to tell them to get just the one book. Annoying.
Anything to do with textbooks is infuriating.
I did have one instructor who provided all his students with an electronic copy of his preferred edition for free. He digitized it himself. I'm pretty sure you can get thrown in jail/burned at the stake for that if the publisher finds out.
The rant I started to write about arrogant ski/bike/outdoor store employees kept getting longer and longer...
I guess I'm annoying.
But will sarcastic remarks get you banned from the store?Quote:
Originally Posted by been in it
2 grandparents in the hospital this week with fairly severe issues. Limited info and of course I can't travel to see anyone.
that's beyond annoying. Sorry, and best wishes to your grandparents.Quote:
Originally Posted by krp8128
That's a big Oof.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
When previously favorite music just doesn’t sound good to me any more.
Can't listen to Stairway to Heaven any more, huh?
Still crank stairway any time any band plays it.
But the singer from Chevelle sounds sounds too whiny right now.
Maybe living in a global pandemic makes it seem more trite.
Still love the instrumentals. Actually I find a lot of singers need to shut the fuck up. Incubus comes to mind. But they were never really a favorite, Chevelle was for a while.
Of course saying the seasons start on the solstices and equinoxes is somewhat arbitrary. Some would define the midpoints of the seasons at those events. For example many Nordic countries celebrate "mid-summer" at a time we would consider to be the start of summer (the summer solstice).Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
Happens to me too. Worst part is, you feel great when you wake up before the alarm and know you should get up. Once the alarm goes off and I'm hitting snooze a bunch of times I feel super tired.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aldo
Hairway to Steven!Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
Sorry to see this mang, hope all goes well.Quote:
Originally Posted by krp8128
Amazon’s new return procedure. You have to fucking go wait in line at a UPS store.
Why can’t they just send a prepaid shipping label?
WTF?
If they make it hard enough, people will stop returning $5 items.
Heh. Used $5 items at that.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
What I do like is that they gave me 80% back on a sink I bought, didn't use, and returned two months after the return date. Ya, losing 20% sucks on the face of it, however I really didn't want to deal with selling it myself. It fit within the overall project budget.
The sequence of events that led to this mishap ended well, so I'm happy.
And $45 items. I just ordered my kid some ski poles--he goes thru them like a box of cookies. I ordered black Leki 120cm. I received pink Scott 135cm. They came in a 6' long box. I couldn't be bothered with the return process so I just cut them and now he has pink poles.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
You didn't just steal a pair from outside the lodge?Quote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge
is your UPS store routinely busy, is waiting in line a normal thing? I realize it's Xmas time, but most of the year around here, the procedure is pretty simple and they're not busy. And it's kinda nice not to even have to box the item.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
If you're willing to drop off without getting a receipt Office Boss in Truckee lets you throw your package on the pile if you have a paid return label on it. Last time I had a return they sent me a QR code I was supposed to get scanned at the UPS store but I called and they emailed me a prepaid mailing label like in the old days.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
At Squaw the patrol shacks have a box outside with odd poles you can take, if you don't mind your poles likely being different lengths.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3
There are rumors about what the Winhall police do to thieves. They make the Summit County PD look like camp counselors.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3
Wait, Summit County PD doesn't look like camp counselors on their own?Quote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge
Hitting the on/off button of your electric toothbrush just a split second after it turns itself off when you’re done brushing your teeth, so it sprays your face with toothpaste and spit.