Gary_Yngve Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 I've been extremely moody lately because I haven't gotten any mountain action, especially with having to work insane hours since Thursday. I had a tent to return Thursday, but I was working through the two hour window the gear room was open. So I came down today, the next available time, to return the gear, and the person working there so cheerily informs me that I cannot check any gear out for the next two weeks because I was late in returning the tent. I basically flipped out and spewed a slew of cuss words about Sandi before I stormed off to the UW Rock and discovered that I was too pissed off to enjoy bouldering on it. No doubt this minion has been brainwashed to do whatever Sandi orders, so I'm not holding him responsible. Though I would like to point out that previous people working at the gear room have been far more forgiving. And this hasn't at all been my first dealings with the power-tripping Sandi, who rules over the climbing club (and other IMA clubs) with iron-fisted fury. She's been screwing over the club and its members for years. Grrrr, I just had to get this out of my system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 boy, i remember those days. trying to return gear at the ima. and dealing with the wonderfully lovely woman in charge. guess not much has changed! i feel your pain, dude!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 sack it up and buy a tent cheapskate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Dru said: sack it up and buy a tent cheapskate Exactly...get a job then buy a tent; though this time of year you really don't need one anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 pussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregm Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 sandi is evil. ah my gear room days. the tents, the skis, those ice axe thingys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 Get a job? Come on... like working 50-60 hrs a week (and that's not a busy week -- 50-60 hrs was this past Fri-Sun for me) in grad school leaves me with a lot of room to work a job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 sandy is cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 geez; let the dude finish school before you start giving him shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 i managed to do grad school and still own a tent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 Just to clarify, I had no intent to check out gear over the next two weeks anyway because I won't be able to go to the mountains until August (damn work). I was mainly annoyed by the cheeriness in the guy's voice as he was enforcing Sandi's law. I'll tell you another Sandi story from a few weeks ago. I had to pick up some checks for the climbing club, and Sandi wouldn't give them to me unless Stebbi called her up and authorized her to give the checks to me, and then I came with picture ID. This was after we circulated email among all of us saying that I'd come down to get the checks. Anyway, I came back a few minutes later with my ID and Stebbi's ID, and she didn't even look at the IDs closer than 10 feet away but gave me the checks anyway. Grrrrr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Bulldoggin' tonight, eh, Dru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 So yes, I could buy a tent if I wanted to right now. But it wouldn't be a good use of money. (My money this past half year has instead gone towards a pair of tools and a digicam). I use a tent just a handful of times a year, namely when we're looking at a shitty forecast but we're going out anyway. It's really convenient to be able to borrow a Bibler I-Tent or a NF VE-25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Sorry the Woman's bringing you down, Gary. When are you done with your advisor and his bullshit guilt trip for good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Gary_Yngve said: So yes, I could buy a tent if I wanted to right now. But it wouldn't be a good use of money. (My money this past half year has instead gone towards a pair of tools and a digicam). I use a tent just a handful of times a year, namely when we're looking at a shitty forecast but we're going out anyway. It's really convenient to be able to borrow a Bibler I-Tent or a NF VE-25. There are plenty of places to rent tents, aren't there? Friends with tents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 not for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 I give the talk at SIGGRAPH next Tuesday. He's having a baby in about a week and a half. Between those two, his stranglehold on me should lessen. I plan on making up for my shitty climbing summer (I've been happy with the quality of routes I've done, just not the quantity) by doing a lot of climbing in August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Until then, I'm sure I'll see you drinking heavily at pub club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 god, i totally could use a drink tonight... see ya there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Wow, a lot of UWers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissNormandy Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Yah Go Dawgs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 trask said: pussy Sadly, I've been getting way more of that lately than mountains... quite sad, really. I must get my mountains!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric8 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 dawgs suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 They'll suck less, now that they've cleaned house and sent "shit for brains" packin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 trask said: They'll suck less, now that they've cleaned house and sent "shit for brains" packin'. amen to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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