It must have been the third grade when I realized that I liked rules. I remember the first day of school in Mrs. Romer’s class, staring up at the bulletin board while she went over the class rules. I should have felt bored like all the other kids, but instead, I was thinking, “That makes total sense. If we all would just do those things, we would have the happiest, most peaceful third grade class in all the land.” I still think the world would be so much better if we all just followed the rules. That’s what makes me so good at my current job in Quality Management. In fact, I was on the phone today with a nurse who was less-than-happy about having to fill out chart audits. I SO wanted to say, “Well, if you all would just follow the rules, then you wouldn’t have to do chart audits.” But I have learned that sometimes telling people the rules just makes them want to break them. I don’t understand, but I try to accommodate those people for the sake of upholding the rules.
I also love manuals, instructions, directions and patterns. They just make life so much simpler. One of the best ways to annoy me is to attempt to use a new piece of technology before reading the manual. And that goes for the best manual of all, the Bible, which I also love and have worked to memorize since the age of 12. People who complain about not understanding God without having even opened the Bible get the smallest possible helping of my compassion.
I should note that I will break a rule if I think it is stupid. But that hardly ever happens. The only two stupid rules I can think of are library book due dates and parking meter fees. I don’t think I should have to return a book if I haven’t finished reading it, nor pay to utilize open, public space.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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No Library Book Due Dates, That Would Be Chaos! Perhaps it wouldn't be a problem when it comes to our resident Wordy Girl to get books done in a timely fashion, but mere mortal readers would have no incentive to finish and return the book so she can check it out. Then there would be evil people like me that go to a series of libraries following such a libertine "no due date" policy, collect a bunch of best sellers, and put them on ebay, amazon stores, or a table at my own garage sale. "No due date" = "no return" = "opportunity for profit".
You're breaking the librarian's heart here...you don't have to return it if you aren't finished reading it. We want you to read it and keep coming back. If you want to avoid fees, renew your book. Most libraries allow you to do this online without having to go to the library. BTW, at least you are still going to the library. Nothing is worse than hearing someone make an inane comment like are there still libraries...
I do a great job of funding the public library with my fines. Typically, I can't get those highly requested items back in time, and then they're on the hold list so I can't renew them. Does that make me bring them back? Of course not! I'll pay my $1.25, thank you very much.
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