The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...

[Wneighbor]

only beginnin?

[JenB]

Let me know about the dates that work for you - just as a consideration, what about the weekend of the 4th? I could probably get a little extra time off then, easy. Though I don't know what travel costs would be like.

[Fedora]

Jen B--the Thread Killer

and the Ring of DoooOOOooommmm. . .

[JenB]

I'm not listening. Not listening.

Ugh, this is a long evening... whoa, almost seven. Maybe I can go home soon.

[Fedora]

I'm not listening. Not listening.

Ugh, this is a long evening... whoa, almost seven. Maybe I can go home soon.

Then you can pop in your Rankin-Bass RotK and hear the song!!! :)

So how's your long day been?

[JenB]

Long!

Some of my fellow commuter students and I are passing around a petition begging the campus police to ticket a few of the most egregious violators of the parking policy. The commuter lot has maybe 150 spots, and close to a third of them are always occupied by resident student cars... it's the worst part of the whole school situation.

But school was mildly good, and work's not bad, just boring.

[stands2reason]

Oooh, that's a nice dress. That's one of my favorite styles right there, with the fitted bodice and cap sleeves... I don't like all that lacy stuff you see on other gowns.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, if I were getting married in a cathedral, I can dig a fancy dress.... but it wouldn't work at the beach, and it wouldn't be comfortable. I am a really informal person. So we went with the little Hawaiian dress.

[Fedora]

Long!

I knew I was setting myself up for that one :)

Some of my fellow commuter students and I are passing around a petition begging the campus police to ticket a few of the most egregious violators of the parking policy. The commuter lot has maybe 150 spots, and close to a third of them are always occupied by resident student cars... it's the worst part of the whole school situation.

Sticking a small potato in their exhaust pipe also works. . .

[RosieCotton]

Where I work, both resident students and commuters park in the staff parking lot...I end up illegally parked at least once or twice a week. If they actually ENFORCED things, it might actually work. There's plenty of student parking...it's just a little further from the building where I work...which isn't even necessarily closer to class for most of them. Nicer lots, too. Ours is just a little strip.

[JenB]

Just out of curiosity, and with no intention of ever doing such a thing: what does the potato do?

[JenB]

Sigh... it's a pain to try to be law abiding when everyone makes life difficult for you. There definitely isn't enough parking on campus, not in any of the lots; but the commuters have it worst, because the on-campus people will park their cars when they get done partying, at two am, and then when we show up, there's nowhere to park.

[RosieCotton]

What really bugs me is that for the most part, it's the same people over and over...I know their cars. Most of 'em are out of state - obviously resident students. And yet no one does anything to stop them. I've never seen a ticket on any of their cars.

But of course, when my parking sticker expired, I got a ticket almost immediately. My own fault, of course...but why are they policing staff more than students?

[stands2reason]

If I had $1300 to lay down, and if I had the body, I'd get this one. (I want us to renew our vows--Mr. S2R and I got married by a JP at the spur of the moment, and I was wearing pants. It'll be 14 years come June 4th.) I'm a big medieval fan and I love these Lindsay Fleming dresses!

[stands2reason]

Sticking a small potato in their exhaust pipe also works. . .

Not a banana? :-)

[JenB]

Because you'll pay, and the students ignore the ticket?

[JenB]

Oooh... nice.... hmmm...

[RosieCotton]

That could be, I suppose.

I actually just got a warning ticket. Didn't have to pay. But it still bothers me, since they NEVER even get warnings.

[RosieCotton]

Now...if only I had a reason to wear a dress like that...

[JenB]

I know, I know... sigh...