So I just returned a library book 15 minutes late

[Rubycon]

At least you were not late for church. :laugh:

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Total bullsh*t. I feel zero guilt about when I bought a book from the university bookstore, photocopied the relevant chapters for $20 in photocopying fees, and returned that $100 book. I always thought universities were a big money scam and now that I am close friends with a new professor, I can confirm it. He worked hard to get where he is now in school, but now he's a prof he works basically not at all and has benefits that are embarrassing for me to even relay. It's basically equivalent to semi-retiring at the age of 30.

Your friend is lucky then. My father is a professor and works very hard.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Total bullsh*t. I feel zero guilt about when I bought a book from the university bookstore, photocopied the relevant chapters for $20 in photocopying fees, and returned that $100 book. I always thought universities were a big money scam and now that I am close friends with a new professor, I can confirm it. He worked hard to get where he is now in school, but now he's a prof he works basically not at all and has benefits that are embarrassing for me to even relay. It's basically equivalent to semi-retiring at the age of 30.

Your friend is lucky then. My father is a professor and works very hard.

If you're a professor in something that actually matters or actually care about your students its hard work.

 

[Bibble]

That is ridiculous. The reserve books at my school's library have a fine of $1 for being returned < an hour late and then an extra dollar every hour after that.

You should write a letter to the head librarian.

 

[Ns1]

your problem:


going to UCR

 

[Tobolo]

I would have talked to the librarian. A lot of times they will wave it. That has happened to me at many univ.

 

[Canai]

That book could have been needed by another student. You returned it late. There are fines for late books. Welcome to the world.

/works in a college library 😀

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
What did you do?

yeah i know it's hard to believe, but the title is quite precise in describing what i did.

It's easy for me to believe how stupid you are and that you couldn't return a book on time based on your 'witty' response to my question. I was asking what you did once you were informed of the charge for being 15 minutes late. In case you still don't get it, how did you respond and did you try to reason with them? Does that make sense to you now?

 

[CycloWizard]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Total bullsh*t. I feel zero guilt about when I bought a book from the university bookstore, photocopied the relevant chapters for $20 in photocopying fees, and returned that $100 book. I always thought universities were a big money scam and now that I am close friends with a new professor, I can confirm it. He worked hard to get where he is now in school, but now he's a prof he works basically not at all and has benefits that are embarrassing for me to even relay. It's basically equivalent to semi-retiring at the age of 30.

Shens. There's no way he even has tenure yet. Unless he's at a backwater, log cabin, hilltop community college, there's no way his job requires little work, pays well, or gives him any job security. Stop talking out of your ass and remember that some of us are professors and will know when your breath is smelling particularly rank.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

I hope you get run over by a SUV asshole.

I see you are very passionate about library books.

 

[Ballatician]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

I hope you get run over by a SUV asshole.

I see you are very passionate about library books.

:laugh:

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

I hope you get run over by a SUV asshole.

I see you are very passionate about library books.

And you are a jerk who has prevented students access to those books. Libraries have to buy their books, and they have set budgets. Some asshat like yourself steals a bunch of books and it fucks everything up.

I hope the SUV backs up.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Canai

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

I hope you get run over by a SUV asshole.

I see you are very passionate about library books.

And you are a jerk who has prevented students access to those books. Libraries have to buy their books, and they have set budgets. Some asshat like yourself steals a bunch of books and it fucks everything up.

I hope the SUV backs up.

Meh, if you saw the books you probably wouldn't think this. I do plan to return them at some point.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: astroidea
yeah it was a book on reserve... and it would suck for the nex person waiting for it, but $14 for 15minutes is still excessive?
i'm a neuroscience major btw 🙂

i'm going to set an alarm on my phone fo shizzle next time.

Boom. I work at a university library. People are ridiculous with reserve items, and when some professor tells her whole class of students to go check this book out, we (at the desk) are getting bitched at while you fart around. Since reserve items (at least for us) only check out for 2 hours, 15 minutes is a decent enough interval of time that you should be charged. $14 is pretty high, I admit, but I understand a library putting their foot down and putting up high fees to make you return shit on time.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: astroidea
Well it was a textbook from my university library at UCR.
but WTF?!?!
So universities can really rape their students anyway they please?

Yes I fucked up, but 15minutes on a book shouldn't be a $14 fuckup. How the hell do they come up with these fees?

/rant

You failed.

But officer I am only going 10mph over the limit....

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
What did you do?

yeah i know it's hard to believe, but the title is quite precise in describing what i did.

Actually, no. No where does it say that you fell on the floor and kicked your feet like a 5 year old having a hissy fit.

 

[CraKaJaX]

It's school. Prepare for raping when it comes to books.

 

[dbk]

Originally posted by: Ballatician

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

I hope you get run over by a SUV asshole.

I see you are very passionate about library books.

:laugh:

Mr. Bookman would like a word with you.

 

[silverpig]

I think the bigger problem is you want to be a neuroscientician and you can't tell time yet.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

our public library has no late fees.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

You can use your diploma to dry your tears when 10 years from now you find out the fine broke the 1k mark, has been passed to collections and stained your credit.



OP: I suggest you talk your way up the chain of command until you get the fee waived. That, or burn the building down.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

Wow, how did you pull that off? It was not possible for me to get my diploma if I had any sort of blocks on my record including library fees.

 

[cherrytwist]

that's what you get for reading books

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: johnjohn320

Originally posted by: astroidea
yeah it was a book on reserve... and it would suck for the nex person waiting for it, but $14 for 15minutes is still excessive?
i'm a neuroscience major btw 🙂

i'm going to set an alarm on my phone fo shizzle next time.

Boom. I work at a university library. People are ridiculous with reserve items, and when some professor tells her whole class of students to go check this book out, we (at the desk) are getting bitched at while you fart around. Since reserve items (at least for us) only check out for 2 hours, 15 minutes is a decent enough interval of time that you should be charged. $14 is pretty high, I admit, but I understand a library putting their foot down and putting up high fees to make you return shit on time.

Yeah, same thing. I also used to work in a library, my school's science and engineering library no less, so there were always books on reserve. And it was very annoying when people were late, because we'd always get a flood of people waiting for the same thing. The responsible ones would buddy up, share the material, figure out when it was coming in, and so on.

15 minutes is kinda crazy for a $14 fine but I often would tell people when exactly it was due back so they could plan ahead, and they'd usually be there ready. If the book hadn't been returned yet, it made me look bad and the people waiting got frustrated and wasted time.

Originally posted by: cherrytwist
that's what you get for reading books

LOL I know, right? This is America, we invented movies for a reason. :laugh:

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Tiamat

Originally posted by: paulxcook
I graduated from college in May 2007 and I still have about 12 library books checked out. I have like a $600 fine on my bursar account, but I already have my diploma.

Wow, how did you pull that off? It was not possible for me to get my diploma if I had any sort of blocks on my record including library fees.

Probably played the system of either checking out books with no intention to return before graduation or right after.