2:00
- Librarian K warns me that Related-to-Magog may be calling back; he couldn't figure out what she wanted when she called earlier....
- [phone] 800 number for Medicare {whew} [1-800-MEDICARE, duh]
- Pay to print
- The Descendents, Young Adult, My Week With Marilyn [I add her to the reserve lists...well, I do an order request for Young Adult since no one has purchased it yet]
- Pencil
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator [nope, we don't have--though we do have all the Alien films and Predator--and he runs away before I can ask if I can ILL it for him] [thank God!]
- Books on shrimp...turns out he wants to know if he can eat shrimp and still follow the Bible. Shrimp are NOT kosher, so...no [and can just say that Jew FAQ is superb! Also, I doubt if this fellow knew he was asking about kosher law]
- Extend internet time
- Pay to print, and she thinks she knows what she's doing...but she doesn't have a bloody clue....
- Director checks in with me--"everything ok?" [well, there are no cops in the building and I'm not dead yet, so...]
- "Can I use the internet?" [yep, she's all set up]
- One of our nice regular guys stops to tell me a [silly] joke -- lol
- Scratch paper
- Reverse directory
- New sign next to the phone by the meeting room about it being a felony to call 911 'for fun' and that the area is under surveillance [ok, boss]
- Renew time for the guy who called the cops...
- OK seriously?? You want me to run a credit card for $2.50 so you can print?? No. Just...no. Go get some money and come back before 6
- [phone] Is Vampire Diaries Season 2 available for checkout yet [no--not in our catalog even]
- Phone number for nearby library [..and...it's not on their home page...idiots]
- "Can I borrow the phone?" [uh, no--not unless you're bleeding or left here after closing]
- One of our regulars stops to say she's doing research on [something--she's too quiet to hear] and thanks me for helping her "all the time" [she already has her books, though, for this time]
- Farmer's Almanac [yes, we do have an extra copy that circs!]
- Person with no money returns with a $20
- Someone has requested the newest William Bennett book; since it's my section, I get to decide whether to buy it. If I choose not to, I have to call the patron and explain why. I will not buy it, but I have to explain why...lukewarm reviews and lack of money for superfluous [crap] like that at this point in the budget year?
- The kid who wanted to use the phone just got yanked outta here by his mom
- Reverse directory is returned
- EVO motors for Harleys [holy shit our collection SUCKS in this area!]
I wonder what would happen if you answered "Is everything OK" with something different each time? For instance: something philosophical (What does OK really mean?), something political (In this economy, how can anybody really be OK?), something overly personal (my back is killing me and I'm overdue for a BM...), something silly (MOO!); something sports-related (well, the pro football team to the north looks pretty strong this year, so that's good); something local (you'd know better than I would what would constitute 'OK' or not in this realm); and so on. It might be amusing for you...and yeah, she wouldn't get that any better than what she's getting out of the current situation.
ReplyDeleteI have tried this tactic (except for the BM option); we almost always end up in conversation.
ReplyDeleteMy only ideas left are "...wha...? Huh, oh, was dozing" or "Why?!?! What have you heard???!"
I suppose I could go with "God, I had the fixed fields! And the 041/043 always confuse me. How can I remember which is which, do you think?"