Literal Nazi salutes were thrown on the steps of Melbourne's Parliament House recently, the horse has bolted on extremism in Melbourne and Australia overall.
The main thing letting the NSN do that is the cops because every time they rock up in Melbourne they're outnumbered by counter protesters but the cops give them a nice escort
And they were probably still trying to drive at the speed limit
As you have related it, ridiculous comes across as a bit much. Seems sensible and disciplined with a vision in mind to me, they are just cautiously preempting so that there is no confusion, deniability nor unwanted excess/drama. Quality, condition, contextually appropriate content, quantity, all seems pretty basic to me. Last thing they want is anonymous dumps of mouldy dog-eared books that no one wishes to read, and collections of books generally need a bare minimum of acquisition, handling, storage and preservation protocols (even if residents are complacently trusted and need not sign books in & out). Small community library like that might have language and learning texts, children’s books, board games/puzzles, dvds, etc. gotta be inviting, presentable, useful and not too controversial.
You should seriously consider proposing a reality/sitcom type show for your building. Sounds hilarious
But is it really worth you being this annoyed and preoccupied by it? First world problem much? If going beyond tweet length to a T&C page or two eliminates any potential for confusion and ultimately saves them trouble and time down the track, then it was worthwhile. Maybe you could staple your abbreviated summation to the notice to serve best of both worlds and move on?
yeah that’s fair enough, we all have those sayings that rankle and as a result I’ll think twice next time I’m tempted to say it
I’m just trying to be helpful, maybe provide a slightly different viewpoint. Sorry if I failed in that and made the situation worse. Peace out, all cool.
Jesus mate don’t try and talk music on here. Dangerous
I work in public libraries. You should see the crap kind borrowers have tried to donate over the years. Just to get rid of it. We had to make a rule that we do not accept donations anymore. We do direct them to a local Rotary book exchange and they take pretty much everything because what they can't sell there they sell to another charity that pulps them for pet bedding at shelters.
Well up until the next post after this I would have said mountain out of a molehill was closer but maybe still to much. However now it fits perfectly hahayeah that’s fair enough, we all have those sayings that rankle and as a result I’ll think twice next time I’m tempted to say it
how about mountain out of a molehill Quivorir? Similar meaning, would you deem it just as bad or not quite? Do you have a preferred expression or rather none at all given the diminishing is a negative behaviour to you?
Yep that’s exactly what I was thinking, seen a lot of it in my time too and that body corp appear wise to it and won’t have a bar of it in so many words
I was biting down hard on my tongue against the mere (but likely inflammatory) use of ‘overreact’, gave myself a hearty slap on the back for managing it
It's about balance. Yes, we live in a first world country and your problems aren't invalidated because someone is starving in Ethiopa. At the same time, perspective is essential and allows you to recognise the positives in life. It feels like there are too many people these days leaning too hard the other way that trivial problems are equally valid. I find it a very negative way to look at life.
This is when the saying, it's all relative comes into play.
True.
