Quick blog:
I am just returning from a meeting with the Dean of my school. I had to conduct the meeting standing up. I apologized for half of my body being soaked with water.
Rewind 40 minutes …
I was in my office, working on a GRE Prep class and a manuscript. It suddenly hit me that I was very hungry. I headed over to the university cafeteria. The place looked abandoned. Was I too early? Nope, I see two students casually reading at a nearby booth. Nobody is at the cashier station to pay for entrance. What is going on? Then, I notice five workers frantically mopping up a flood of water. The water is spreading fast. I see that the cabinent underneath a sink is open and gushing out water.
I ask, “What happened?” One person replied, “Pipe busted!” Everyone is clearly frazzled and scrambling to soak up the water. In my mind, I think, you can mop all day, it ain’t going to help till you get that water turned off. So, in my calm and helpful tone, “As anyone tried turning the knob?” I receive five blank stares. In my mind, “Crap!”
I push up my proverbial sleeves and walk to the sink. It’s a freakin’ Dells water ride in there (some of you get the reference). I can’t reach the knob. “Crap!” On my side, in the water, body in the water works, I reach the knob, turn it, water flow stops. I grab a plate, fill it with food, and head to a seat. And no, I didn’t even attempt to pay for it. One of the workers said, “Yeah, he eats free today.” You got that right.
All of my schooling. I have a PhD and I marvel on how most people can’t do the basic things of life. Why don’t people know how to do stuff? (roll credits)
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