A little bit late, but -- Hey! I 'm back. On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Nadav Har'El wrote:
> 1. A certain professor invited a visitor to talk to him, and faxed the > gate instructions to let the visitor in (these faxes are the "proper" > way to let people in). When the visitor tried to get in, the gate claimed > they never got the fax. The professor called them to straighten things > out, but they insisted that the professor personally come to the gate > to let the visitor in. > > 2. A Ph.D. student living in the Technion's dorms ordered furniture for the > dorm. The gate refused to let the truck in, citing the driver's > "disrespect" as the reason (the driver was pissed off when he couldn't > just drive in, and he was a little hot-headed). So this insistance on > "respect" rather than service the student meant that this student (a > good friend of mine) had to carry (!!) the furniture about half a kilometer > from the entrance to his dorm. > > 3. I was going to a costume party in the Technion. This was around midnight, > and the people inviting me already notified the gate about my car number. > But this wasn't enough: the man at the gate insisted that I park outside > the gate (for people unfamiliar with the technion - this means a large > u-turn and walk on foot), go talk to the guard in the booth, and then > enter. I tried to plea them, that I am dressed as a cow (no kidding :)), > and walking in the street like that in the middle of the night is the > last thing I want to do right now, but they couldn't be swayed. It took > me as much as 10 minutes to enter the Technion that time. Well, I can add a story of mine about the gate. Last year, me and my ex-girlfriend came to Wed. noon to put some music and a small show the dean of students asked us to make. Now, my ex was a pool member (white entrance sticker) and as salsa instructor had yellow sticker two. For months nobody bothered with the situation, untli that day, 10 minutes before the deadline, we were notified that we cannot enter with two stickers(!) I won't tell you all the story, but it ended after some yelling, and the person in charge is still in the gate... after a fierce letter to the Technion security... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
