I'm at the library with a friend this afternoon and I mentioned I've probably got some late fess I need to pay.
She was all "Yeah me too, 20 cents".
Me:"No, really I'm going to owe like 12 dollars"
Librarian: "That will be $9.60"
Me: "Okay" handing her a ten while cursing Amazon.com for not shipping the books I ordered on the 4th of January. Apparently I get to wait all month, then I can complain and file a lost item or whatever the hell it is.
Friend: "I thought you were joking about owing $12.00"
Me: "I wish"
Friend "Call me and I'll return your books for you"
Me: "If only it were that easy to remember to call you to return my books, then I should be able to remember to return them MYSELF."
Friend : "Whatever, you suck as library patron"
6 comments:
Friend is funny.
Heh, I used to be like your friend. Then I started living a busy life and being responsible for returning books for kids, and also got to know some cool librarians. Now I get the feeling they are just happy to have addicted customers. I think of the money as a donation to the system.
Of course now that I have a requested a book that was due yesterday but probably hasn't been returned I can whine about ppl who don't turn them in on time.
i once had $36 owing. My problem is that if i really like a book, i want to keep it. So, we came to an arrangement- the library let me keep the book & i donated some that i didnt like.
Pure genius!
I can't remember the last time I got a book out of a library....I just buy the books that I read....I am all for supporting your local library though!
good for you for going to the library. i had to join to use their computers when mine died last year. it was filled with homeless and crazy people.
you are too cute.
I always wind up just renewing the books online and bringing them back when I feel like it. If I get a fine, I usually round up as a "donation" for a poor kid that doesn't have the change handy.
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