OFF TOPIC - this just bothers me

Something happened the other day at the library that at the very least
has me scratching my head.

We'll start inside. A patron, a woman around my age (mid 50's), whom
appeared to be in decent health and in workout clothes, wanted to know
if the library had umbrellas patrons could borrow to go to their car and
return later. Yes, its raining, but not very hard and it's not cold out
either. And was bewildered that that isn't a service the library
provides. She was offered one of the large plastic bags they do provide
on rainy days for the books. She declined.

She leaves and the librarian and I roll our eyes. (We are old friends) I
go out a few minutes later, it's drizzling and she's on the phone
complaining that were no umbrellas for her to use.

I go back to my car and realizing I'm still too early to go pick up DD
from school, I grab my phone and try and reach my Mom. I look over and
the same woman is accosting people as they walk into the library.
Finally a young woman (who I saw walking over from the high school)
walks her to her car - the first one after you walk across the access
road. She's closer than I am to the library. Total distance - 50 feet....

OK - I guess I could understand if she was elderly or in something that
the rain would ruin. But neither was true and the rain was clearly
forecast for the entire day... This isn't the Country Club, it's the
library.

My DH's opinion was his old line (out of Animal Farm) about some people
being more equal than others....


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Something happened the other day at the library that at the very least
has me scratching my head.

We'll start inside. A patron, a woman around my age (mid 50's), whom
appeared to be in decent health and in workout clothes, wanted to know
if the library had umbrellas patrons could borrow to go to their car and
return later. Yes, its raining, but not very hard and it's not cold out
either. And was bewildered that that isn't a service the library
provides. She was offered one of the large plastic bags they do provide
on rainy days for the books. She declined.

She leaves and the librarian and I roll our eyes. (We are old friends) I
go out a few minutes later, it's drizzling and she's on the phone
complaining that were no umbrellas for her to use.

I go back to my car and realizing I'm still too early to go pick up DD
from school, I grab my phone and try and reach my Mom. I look over and
the same woman is accosting people as they walk into the library.
Finally a young woman (who I saw walking over from the high school)
walks her to her car - the first one after you walk across the access
road. She's closer than I am to the library. Total distance - 50 feet....

OK - I guess I could understand if she was elderly or in something that
the rain would ruin. But neither was true and the rain was clearly
forecast for the entire day... This isn't the Country Club, it's the
library.

My DH's opinion was his old line (out of Animal Farm) about some people
being more equal than others....


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

Schizophrenia? Or maybe a bad reaction to medications?

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:55:43 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.


More like nuts. Possibly clinically.
The thought that libraries also lend rain gear is patently absurd.

Sara

On 9/8/2011 2:55 PM, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Something happened the other day at the library that at the very least
has me scratching my head.

We'll start inside. A patron, a woman around my age (mid 50's), whom
appeared to be in decent health and in workout clothes, wanted to know
if the library had umbrellas patrons could borrow to go to their car and
return later. Yes, its raining, but not very hard and it's not cold out
either. And was bewildered that that isn't a service the library
provides. She was offered one of the large plastic bags they do provide
on rainy days for the books. She declined.

She leaves and the librarian and I roll our eyes. (We are old friends) I
go out a few minutes later, it's drizzling and she's on the phone
complaining that were no umbrellas for her to use.

I go back to my car and realizing I'm still too early to go pick up DD
from school, I grab my phone and try and reach my Mom. I look over and
the same woman is accosting people as they walk into the library.
Finally a young woman (who I saw walking over from the high school)
walks her to her car - the first one after you walk across the access
road. She's closer than I am to the library. Total distance - 50 feet....

OK - I guess I could understand if she was elderly or in something that
the rain would ruin. But neither was true and the rain was clearly
forecast for the entire day... This isn't the Country Club, it's the
library.

My DH's opinion was his old line (out of Animal Farm) about some people
being more equal than others....


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

Clearly a woman who thinks her $h!t don't stink.

Someone should of told her that old adage "$h!t don't melt, it floats"...

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On 08/09/2011 19:55, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Something happened the other day at the library that at the very least
has me scratching my head.

We'll start inside. A patron, a woman around my age (mid 50's), whom
appeared to be in decent health and in workout clothes, wanted to know
if the library had umbrellas patrons could borrow to go to their car and
return later. Yes, its raining, but not very hard and it's not cold out
either. And was bewildered that that isn't a service the library
provides. She was offered one of the large plastic bags they do provide
on rainy days for the books. She declined.

She leaves and the librarian and I roll our eyes. (We are old friends) I
go out a few minutes later, it's drizzling and she's on the phone
complaining that were no umbrellas for her to use.

I go back to my car and realizing I'm still too early to go pick up DD
from school, I grab my phone and try and reach my Mom. I look over and
the same woman is accosting people as they walk into the library.
Finally a young woman (who I saw walking over from the high school)
walks her to her car - the first one after you walk across the access
road. She's closer than I am to the library. Total distance - 50 feet....

OK - I guess I could understand if she was elderly or in something that
the rain would ruin. But neither was true and the rain was clearly
forecast for the entire day... This isn't the Country Club, it's the
library.

My DH's opinion was his old line (out of Animal Farm) about some people
being more equal than others....


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

If the library lent her an umbrella to get to her car how would she
return it to the library for the next person and then get back to her
car? Some people do seem to march to a wildly different beat from the
rest of humanity.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
(Remove dentures to reply)

On 9/9/11 9:49 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:55:43 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

Something happened the other day at the library that at the very least
has me scratching my head.



Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

Don't blame her on old ! I am old but keep an umbrella in the car
against that sort of possibility, though even so, I generally just
enjoy walking through the rain ! What is water going to do to me ?
Celebrate I say !
I didn't say she was old (she was around my age) but meant to imply that
she was extra foolish....


Unless it's a downpour of Biblical proportions, I say a little water
won't hurt you. there was no danger of a flash flood....

On Sep 8, 1:55*pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote:


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

My first thought was she was high. Maybe drunk. Could be why the
young man walked her to her car, although if she were, she shouldn't
be driving!

Definitely a weird incident, though!

Joan

On 9/9/11 11:53 AM, in article
, "Joan E."
wrote:

On Sep 8, 1:55*pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote:


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

My first thought was she was high. Maybe drunk. Could be why the
young man walked her to her car, although if she were, she shouldn't
be driving!

Definitely a weird incident, though!

Joan
You just never know. Personally, while I'm not so nice, I keep trying to
remind myself to be a nice person and give people the benefit of the doubt
as opposed to my tendency to impatience. Could've been anything - she just
didn't really think about it, maybe is really sensitive to rain, just easily
bothered - slightly off. Who knows - as long as she didn't harm anyone, or
herself I'd just chalk it up to the variety of life.

Ellice

On 9/9/11 11:53 AM, Joan E. wrote:
On Sep 8, 1:55 pm, Cheryl wrote:


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

My first thought was she was high. Maybe drunk. Could be why the
young man walked her to her car, although if she were, she shouldn't
be driving!

Definitely a weird incident, though!

Joan


actually a young woman walked her to her car... just weird.

On 9/9/11 6:49 PM, Ellice K. wrote:
On 9/9/11 11:53 AM, in article
, "Joan E."
wrote:

On Sep 8, 1:55 pm, Cheryl wrote:


Am I off base or was she just plain old foolish.

My first thought was she was high. Maybe drunk. Could be why the
young man walked her to her car, although if she were, she shouldn't
be driving!

Definitely a weird incident, though!

Joan
You just never know. Personally, while I'm not so nice, I keep trying to
remind myself to be a nice person and give people the benefit of the doubt
as opposed to my tendency to impatience. Could've been anything - she just
didn't really think about it, maybe is really sensitive to rain, just easily
bothered - slightly off. Who knows - as long as she didn't harm anyone, or
herself I'd just chalk it up to the variety of life.

Ellice


It was just so strange - library provides "valet service"?????


C