If you don't want to sit by bums, don't come to the library

[depechemodefan]

I really didn't know if I should put this with sucky co-irkers, but since it's mostly about a patron.

I'm working on the side of the floor where we have movies, audiobooks, and music; also, the World Language section. In the World Language we have computers you can use to learn languages. They also are like the other internet access computers. People love using these computers for other things then learning a language. Mostly because they want to get away with using them.

I'm going to call this woman a Barbie. Well dressed, immaculately groomed, etc.

Barbie: Hi, the woman at the other side said I can use these computers. I don't want to sit next to the bums on the other side.
Me: The other woman doesn't know what she is talking about. These computers are just for learning world languages. We do have computers on the third floor.
Barbie: Are there bums up there?
Me: Yes, but the computers are on tables, alone. There won't be much bums up there.

So she leaves, and a cop comes by, looking for a book. I have to go to storage to look for it and I come back down about 8 min. latter with the book. The cop had told me the catalog computers were off so I went to turn them on and I see the *^$#ing Barbie at a World Language computer. No doubt the *^$#ing Barbie couldn't stand to be within 10 feet of a homeless person, so she came down again and the idiot coworker put her on the computer.

yes, who wants to be next to a bum? But if you go to a public library, what do you expect? Stupid thing is, I went looking at the computers at the other end of the first floor and it was just 1/4 filled, and there was plenty of space for her to sit by herself. And not all of the people are bums.

I hate people who think they are so special. If they don't want to live in the real world then they should stay out of it.

And because I have to power, I took off 20 min. from her time. So far this ew hasn't noticed.

[wagegoth]

At our local library they toss the homeless if they are any kind of issue. If they fall asleep, stink too much, behave like an SC, use foul language, annoy patrons, etc. In other words, our library expects their patrons to behave like civil adults.

[depechemodefan]

At our local library they toss the homeless if they are any kind of issue. If they fall asleep, stink too much, behave like an SC, use foul language, annoy patrons, etc. In other words, our library expects their patrons to behave like civil adults.

Anyone in the library who smells bad and acts bad gets kicked out (well, in theory, since a guy cursed me out and my manager gave him a warning, grrr). These bums are just on the computers. Some might smell a bit, but in general they arn't doing anyone harm (at the time; I work in a library that have cops tazer customers who are about to hit the cops). They obviously arn't the type of men she wants to be around (since these guys don't like they can afford a trinket from Tiffany's for her precious ass).

[Shpepper]

My question is if she's that worried about sitting around or near the bums, why doesn't she just go buy her self entitled a$$ a computer and use it at home?

[powerboy]

My question is if she's that worried about sitting around or near the bums, why doesn't she just go buy her self entitled a$$ a computer and use it at home?

Because then, she can't grace people with presence

[walking with scissors]

Ooh, Miss Speshul Snowflake doesn't want to get any bum cooties. Bitch.

[depechemodefan]

I just thought of something. Remember when Woolworths and other stores wouldn't serve black people? No doubt white people thought they would catch something or are superior and can't be anywhere near them(note, I am really really simplifying things). Now Barbie here is discriminating. She sees bums, she doesn't know the bums, but she is making an assumption about them, that she is superior then them.

And the "bums", maybe 10%, might smell, 90% are not pretty, but maybe over 75% wouldn't be considered homeless. yes, she is Speshul.

[Mr. Security]

Yeah we get a lot of complaints about the "bums smelling bad" and how we should kick them out. The thing is some aren't doing anything wrong. We have a couple who are in everyday but they sit by themselves and read all day, never cause a problem and are nice as can be but there is always patrons(and even some staff) who tell us to kick them out. We always tell them that we can't because there not causing problems and if they have a problem with there bad Oder to sit some where else

[tropicsgoddess]

When I went to the library by my house, I would see mostly kids, some with their parent(s) or friends and some of the adults, but never bums. If we did have one, they would be okay if the bum didn't smell or cause any other problems with the other patrons. People like that Barbie Bitch irk me, we're human beings and we all bleed the same no matter what you are.