tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post8382659368201292594..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Climate, Controlling theJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-78513990182205760602008-02-22T15:06:00.000-06:002008-02-22T15:06:00.000-06:00I kept warm in my hoodie today, and nobody seemed ...I kept warm in my hoodie today, and nobody seemed to care. We 20-something librarians are so fashionable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-62380280312013559822008-01-24T15:48:00.000-06:002008-01-24T15:48:00.000-06:00We are not allowed space heaters, either.Layers do...We are not allowed space heaters, either.<BR/><BR/>Layers do help, but our system is so old and so unreliable, that we can go from a meat locker to a rain forest within a few feet. It might be hard to explain the constant strip tease of adding and removing layers as one walks through the building.<BR/><BR/>At the moment, I am sitting in my office wearing a cammie, suit jacket, light-weight outerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-15623249182357656642008-01-18T12:43:00.000-06:002008-01-18T12:43:00.000-06:00I'm not a big fan of space heaters. My coworker in...I'm not a big fan of space heaters. My coworker in the neighboring office used to use one, but it would blow a fuse and take my office with it. It really sucked when working on a server.<BR/><BR/>Layers might be a solution, but God help you if you release a stray spark in my hard drive from the static your carrying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-59968747047773366152008-01-17T17:06:00.000-06:002008-01-17T17:06:00.000-06:00hvac = "hot vapours, arctic cold"You need to work ...hvac = "hot vapours, arctic cold"<BR/><BR/>You need to work in a building with the controlling thermostats in the entrance lobby to the sixth-floor car park and the heat output regulators in the cellar. Fur coats all summer and Bermuda shorts at Chrimbo.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-69491535986129792232008-01-17T16:37:00.000-06:002008-01-17T16:37:00.000-06:00Space heaters! We are not allowed to have heaters,...Space heaters! We are not allowed to have heaters, heating pads or anything else that might spark a fire since we are a giant box of kindling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-25571966791406705072008-01-17T16:10:00.001-06:002008-01-17T16:10:00.001-06:00Portable fans are good.Portable fans are good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-59818203491178912262008-01-17T16:10:00.000-06:002008-01-17T16:10:00.000-06:00We always have sweaters around the back office... ...We always have sweaters around the back office... Some of the librarians keep space heaters in their cubicles, too. <BR/><BR/>Another great tip is keeping a hair dryer around for those days when it's cold and raining. Rather than sit in wet clothes, grab the communal hair dryer and run to the bathroom with it to dry off your sopping clothes. Makes for happier workers, if a little eccentric. At Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-85691201370721467422008-01-17T12:49:00.000-06:002008-01-17T12:49:00.000-06:00I purchased $15.00 portable electric heater at a b...I purchased $15.00 portable electric heater at a bargain outlet store and carry it to whatever desk I'm assigned to. <BR/>It has been a godsend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-11522131470494996182008-01-16T16:54:00.000-06:002008-01-16T16:54:00.000-06:00Layers, people, layers! You must consider us me...Layers, people, layers! You <B> must </B> consider us menopausal people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-27703421750250293342008-01-16T10:54:00.000-06:002008-01-16T10:54:00.000-06:00I just got reprimanded by the director for wearing...I just got reprimanded by the director for wearing my coat at work! If only HE knew this was perfectly acceptable.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168099926342803847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-9900487273753464892008-01-16T09:45:00.000-06:002008-01-16T09:45:00.000-06:00If you decide to build a bonfire and are short on ...If you decide to build a bonfire and are short on kindling, use the copies of <I>Office 97 Simplified</I> and <I>Netscape Communicator 4.5 for Dummies Quick Reference</I> that your library still holds because one librarian thinks that someone might still need them or that they are good “historical resources”.<BR/><BR/>P.S., “HVAC” refers to “Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning” systems – Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-55941025660537213582008-01-16T09:37:00.000-06:002008-01-16T09:37:00.000-06:00HVAC = Heating, Ventilating and Air ConditioningHVAC = Heating, Ventilating and Air ConditioningCanadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576248760750500940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-57768074475924398472008-01-16T08:23:00.000-06:002008-01-16T08:23:00.000-06:00It's one thing to put on a cardigan (or light a fi...It's one thing to put on a cardigan (or light a fire out of superseded tax law reference books) but what do you do when it's 87.5F in the reference room? Besides fall asleep at the desk?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-85623930568167189432008-01-16T07:42:00.000-06:002008-01-16T07:42:00.000-06:00what does hvac mean?what does hvac mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-749088766978328262008-01-16T01:01:00.000-06:002008-01-16T01:01:00.000-06:00Is this where the stereotype of the librarian in a...Is this where the stereotype of the librarian in a cardigan originates? Our information desk is in direct line with the double doors of our entrance and on a cold windy day, the chill sweeps in to envelop us. We've all learned to dress in layers (it doesn't set off the fire alarm the way the bonfires do)!Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576248760750500940noreply@blogger.com