Mar 24, 2008
{ Reaching new lows of human decadence }
-ExcellentI read accounts of people in casinos, who, unwilling to give up their spot on a slot machine that they perceive to be on a winning streak, will actually defecate on themselves rather than leave the machine to use the restroom.
“Disgusting. And extreme.” You might say…..
But apparently the library has now reached levels of value equivalent to a Las Vegas Casino.
I am reminded of these incidents by the two patrons last week (two different patrons, on different days, in what were completely unrelated incidents) who urinated on themselves while sitting at library computers because they didn’t want to lose two minutes of their session time to get up and up and walk to the restroom.
The computers have an automated timing system. When you sign-in, a timer counts down your one hour until the time is up. If you want to get up for any reason, you can lock the computer so that no one else can sit down and use your time.
But the clock keeps ticking while you are away…. So sure: Let’s piss all over ourselves, and the library furniture, so that we don’t lose any time from our session.
These were actually the excuses given to me by patrons for their “accidents.” I’m not cleaning it up. And I will never sit at a library terminal for my own personal use; You never know what you’ll be sitting in.
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