May 11, 2006

  • Not only did QuickandSimple substitute a success story + tater salad recipe for the promised "AMAZING POTATO SALAD DIET!" but they ignore their readers, too.

    A box in the "Editor's Letter" section urges readers to email her directly if they have feedback, questions to be answered, etc.

    So I did.

    Not a word in response in over 24 hours; not even the courtesy of an auto-reply.  Heck of a way to run a brand new magazine.

    This afternoon I sallied forth to the Southwest Regional library to locate a particular book the online catalog assured me was checked in.

    Well, I looked and I looked then by jingo if I didn't look some more, but no book.  Checked the paperback's particular genre section, then the generic "Fiction" section for good measure.  It was not there.   Blast!  Must be lost.  This happens sometimes. 

    Still, I found another book so carried it up to the circulation desk.  Upon being genially asked if I'd found everything alright, I mentioned the apparently lost book. The young lady immediately began a search on her computer, then headed to the back room, and was gone for a good three or four minutes before returning with it.

    According to her, the SW library is beginning to keep more and more of the most popular authors' paperbacks in the back room, so one needs to ask for it.  Makes me feel as if I'm asking for some under-the-counter magazine from days gone by, for pity's sake! 

    I daresay theft is a problem, and this is how they're combatting it.  There's no denying the number of paperbacks on the fixtures aren't as plentiful as they were once.

Comments (4)

  • Seems to me that the article should have been titled something like "They lost 90lbs eating POTATO SALAD!" Any title that says "________ Diet" implies that it is publishing an actual diet plan to lose weight.

    Secondly, about the library, isn't it possible to put a hold on books at your branch? I can go online and request books, and as soon as they are in they call and let me know. They pull them from the shelf and put them aside with a bookmark with my name so it is easy to pick up.

  • Well, yes, that's probably the sensible thing to do, MM.

    Which pretty much explains why I don't do it. Many adjectives have been applied to me over the years, both complimentary and not so, but "sensible" isn't one commonly employed.

    There's a reason for that.

  • LOL, I just got diagnosed with ADD at 50, so I know where you are coming from! I know with our library system you can see how many requests are in for a popular book so you have some idea how long it will take. I still have a very bad habit of wanting a book and just buying a used copy online instead of just checking it out of the library.

  • RYC. My dad died of cancer, when the end was near my brother and I flew out and said goodbye for the last time. The cancer was horrid and I woudn't wish it on anyone, but the look on my dad's face to have all 3 of his kids together one last time was priceless. I was given a lot of peace with that visit. The Lord did flip the porch light (so to speak as you said) and I thank him daily for that opportunity. (and I'm with you, when I was little I thought that going suddenly would be much better, but as an adult I have different perspective).

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