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Y'know what? I don't think I like this city anymore...

mechante_fille and I were talking gnomes, and she pointed out this nifty little reference book and so kindly checked my local libraries and lo and behold, they had it! So I toddled off today to go get me a library card and some pretty books.

So the asshole at the desk, who was totally rude and dispassionate, looks at my driver's license, punches it into the computer, then tells me that I don't live in city limits (despite the fact that said driver's license says Eugene, OR on it) and that since I live in the 'county' I'd have to pay $25/3 months just to have a library card.

Excuse me? When the fuck did public libraries decide to fucking charge you to use them? I had three library cards in Idaho, to three different libraries, and not one of them charged me. Hell, one of them was for a city I didn't even live in, they just happened to have a nicer library.

Guess I just found a down side to moving away from a small community to a larger city. Even if Eugene hardly counts as large.

Fuck them.

... I really wanted the pretty books too... they had Brian Froud's Faeries book too... Goddamnit.... ;_;

Snow update

Snow update! ^__^ So, it's long gone here, washed away by our typical winter rains... though we're supposedly due for more this weekend... >.> *sulk* And y'all have seen my Aftermath photos... *grin*

I have a few things to share. First off is How The Average Oregonian Deals With Snow. Courtesy of Mikey's workplace and mine. ^__^ To those of you in warm, snow-free climates - don't worry, they don't get it either. Those, like me, who live/d in heavy snow areas... plz not to be drinking anything while reading. ^.~

So, Mikey's work. We've got, mmm, 4-5 inches of snow. This is like the most this area has seen in over 10 years. His store manager, as they're trying to figure out how to clear off the sidewalks so people don't fall, decides that they can be cleared with a large push broom. >.> Yes, a broom. Mikey set her straight on that. ^^;

And my work, at least they figure out how to use shovels. But, as it barely ever snows in Eugene, they do not have a snow plow. So, to clear the parking lot for the customers, they strap a ginormous sheet of plywood to the front of a forklift and push the snow around with that. >.>;;; When I asked if they put chains on the forklift tires, I got this totally blank look and was asked why they'd do that... x.x;; I did not bother to attempt to explain about ice and traction. *headshake*

Ah, but lest I think that the random infusions of snow are Ebil and Terrible and lose sight of what's really important, ( my brother sent pictures of our house in Idaho. )