"You're quite famous, you know. This week we've had 34 overdue books returned by mail. With checks. The children are terrified and treat each book like fine china. Mr. Bundy, You've become the Freddie Krueger of the library system!"
If this lady was named as her mom's Executrix, she is going to be in for a lot more shocks than a 50 cent fine.
The fine is an obligation of the estate. Upon proper published notice, credotors will be notofied to submit claims.
Don’t pay, let them revoke her library card ... that’ll show ‘em ....
We have a middle finger for these occasions.
Whenever returning a book of questionable origin (ie might be late but not on your card) use the overnight drop keeps them from tying you to the book and asking for money. Of course the lady could have walked away telling them to bill her mom. Libraries are very stimulus response on this kind of stuff, if you bring in a book and stand there while they check it in and find out it’s late they’re going to want you to pay the fee, if you don’t want to be asked to pay the fee don’t be there when they check it in.
Just give the library her new address and have them bill her:
Pinedell Cemetary
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I smell the stink of a mental torture angle on a lawsuit here.
If that's all it takes to rock her world, it's too small a world for me to want to have anything to do with.
-PJ
PATRON: I'm bringing back this book my deceased mother checked out.
LIBRARIAN: That will be $.50 late fees.
PATRON: You don't understand, the book was checked out by my mother, Mildred Smith, she passed away last week. She can't pay anymore or you'd have to file a claim against her estate for $.50
LIBRARIAN: I don't care about your personal problems, you're returning a late book, you pay the fine.
PATRON: Look Lardbutt, I'm not paying on a book I didn't check out.
LIBRARIAN: LARDBUTT! Do you know I am? I'm Librarian Rachett, head librarian for the entire state and have exclusive power to collect all late fees.
PATRON: Oh Yeah, well do you know who I AM!
LIBRARIAN: No, who are you.
PATRON: Goodby Lardbutt.
that one never gets old.
maybe another one for your not-a-ping list
Doesn’t surprise me from an organization that has so few morals that they let kids watch porn.
This ‘flap’ over this dead woman’s owing on a late library book is 1) making a mountain out of way less than a molehill and 2) a prime example of how little common sense there is out and about nowadays and how far civility has fallen in the years since my Dad died.
In today era of “Poor me!” victim-hood I say we don’t need such fools wasting good air! Grow up or jump over the cliff to allow the grownups in the world to proceed on with their useful lives.
Shudda dropped it in the night return bin.
Libraries hereabouts charge you when you take out new books. They won’t even accept the money if you offer it when returning books.
"You're quite famous, you know. This week we've had 34 overdue books returned by mail. With checks. The children are terrified and treat each book like fine china. Mr. Bundy, You've become the Freddie Krueger of the library system!"
Let's replay this LibKill style.
LibKill: "I found this book at my mother's home."
ShiiteHeel Librarian: "It's late, that will be 50 cents."
LibKill: "My mother is dead. I returned this book to the library because I like libraries."
ShiiteHeel Librarian: "It's late, that will be 50 cents."
LibKill: "Here's your 50 cents and your book, ENJOY!"
ShiiteHeel Librarian: [Choking sounds as 50 pennies and a book are caught in her fascist throat.]