tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post2070171767211988260..comments2023-04-06T06:16:29.664-04:00Comments on Tales from the "Liberry" 2.0: Cat Piss Man (a.k.a. "Bodily Excretions Week: Day 3")Juice S. Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17660779109024097267noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-67133749636498813542007-12-15T13:04:00.000-05:002007-12-15T13:04:00.000-05:00I have often proposed stationing a staff member ou...I have often proposed stationing a staff member outside the liberry with a power washer to combat the stank. Thus far, my proposal has been shot down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-43157343297083280562007-12-10T16:42:00.000-05:002007-12-10T16:42:00.000-05:00Juice, We too have some rather odiferous patrons w...Juice, <BR/><BR/>We too have some rather odiferous patrons with their stank on. We DID have to get a policy and if there was enough space I'd go on. Suffice it to say, peep's eyes watered. peep's pukied and patrond left. The dandruff you could see from space. And yes, we actually used it to oust this patron.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-47871479256717007192007-12-08T08:50:00.000-05:002007-12-08T08:50:00.000-05:00Anonymous 2,We'd love a hygiene policy and have lo...Anonymous 2,<BR/><BR/>We'd love a hygiene policy and have looked into them, but my boss is still hesitant to add one. I imagine the embarassment of having to enforce one, for all parties involved, is one reason we've not added it. <BR/><BR/>The other, which she's stated, is that we're really hoping not to get sued. While suing people for flimsy reasons is a national craze, our state in particular has turned it into an artform. Many of our citizens feel its their God-given right to either get themselves "injured" and live off workman's comp for the rest of ther lives, or find some reason to sue someone--usually a doctor, but let's not get picky--and maybe get a nice windfall that way. <BR/><BR/>Beyond that, we could probably do something without policy if only someone really would complain. And not just Mr. B-Natural, who was going to complain about something anyway.Juice S. Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660779109024097267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-26827484723378078102007-12-08T00:57:00.000-05:002007-12-08T00:57:00.000-05:00You're in trouble now, Juice. By mentioning all of...You're in trouble now, Juice. By mentioning all of those rogues by name, you are cursed to have a parade of all of them within the week.<BR/><BR/>PS. Love the "Beer Me Strength" reference!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-18977690001428259512007-12-07T19:09:00.000-05:002007-12-07T19:09:00.000-05:00So why isn't there a policy about personal hygiene...So why isn't there a policy about personal hygiene for the library?<BR/>Surely your bath-abiding patrons are as put-off by the stinky ones and have made comments about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-15517691582629912172007-12-07T14:53:00.000-05:002007-12-07T14:53:00.000-05:00We don't really have that many stankites at the li...We don't really have that many stankites at the library where I work, but we do have Nasty Coffee Man. We offer free coffee to our patrons and he FREQUENTLY goes to the coffee service, pours the dregs from the discarded cups and drinks that puppy down....cold....during cold & flu season at that. We are all thoroughly grossed out everytime it happens.Holley Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938123435712583518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-13978772194101338562007-12-07T14:12:00.000-05:002007-12-07T14:12:00.000-05:00Once again I am reminded of how very blessed I am ...Once again I am reminded of how very blessed I am to be working in a hospital liberry that by and large, the public does not have access to. (Actually, they don't know we're here.) For the most part our patrons are doctors, nurses and other health care professionals and staff for whom cleanliness is a way of life. Thank You Lord!!Gardenbuzzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074363515486485823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-82642460814987453502007-12-07T12:58:00.000-05:002007-12-07T12:58:00.000-05:00Ha ha ha...LOVED IT.Working at an academic library...Ha ha ha...LOVED IT.<BR/><BR/>Working at an academic library in the Detroit area, we too get our share of stinky people!Monster Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103231391384064406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096118.post-32134585429132708292007-12-07T10:54:00.000-05:002007-12-07T10:54:00.000-05:00I work in a special library and odiferous patrons ...I work in a special library and odiferous patrons are generally not a problem here (aside from the security guard who drenches himself in aftershave) but The Daryls (our code names for them, after Daryl and his other brother Daryl from Newhart tv show) are an exception. They were in the day before yesterday. These farmer brothers always travel in a nauseating cloud of eau-de-pig barn, but this instance provided also vast quantities of personal B.O. Cleared the library in no time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com