[Leica] Re: Leica way off Topic - Hats at the table

[heintz at ucalgary.ca (John W. Heintz)]

Good for you, Ted!
The hat thing drives me nuts - and I've got an 18-year-old who 'doesn't 
understand what the big problem is'.

the other rudeness I won't tolerate in class is reading the newspaper 
or non-class material. It disrupts the learning environment for me and 
the other students. I just ask them to stop or leave, and they do. 
Never had a complaint for this one.

john h


On 31 Jan 2005, at 03:11, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
> Date: 30 January 2005 22:31:50 GMT-07:00
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Way Off Topic - KFC Ad
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>
>
>
> Adam Bridge offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Way Off Topic - KFC Ad
> And much more:
>
>>>> But, when we are together, individually
>> or all together, we honor meals together - talking and enjoying the
>> experience. The phone is NEVER answered at dinner - even when my wife
>> was on the school board. That's FAMILY time.<<<<
>
> Nice to hear there are folks with the same family quality time values.
>
> One thing that makes me feel good when we go to our son's home for 
> dinner.
> >>The phone is NEVER answered at dinner<<
>
> The answering machine is on, that's it until dinner is finished and 
> we've
> left the table. Then the machine is checked. And as was the case 
> bringing up
> our 4........ "No phone answered no matter how
> important anyone thought it was while we were at the dinner table!"
>
>>>> As for KFC . . . well I haven't seen the ad but there are people 
>>>> I've
> visited whose kids just leave the table, listen to their iPods at
> dinner, wear their hats etc etc.<<<<<,
>
> Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh off with their heads!
>
> And hats worn in the house or when
> ladies are present in the home is blasphemy, let alone this absolutely
> stupid fad of the "SWAT TEAM baseball HATS ON BACKWARDS!"  Walk in our 
> house
> with a hat on, adult, children, teen ager, whatever. It better come off
> right quick! Or you feel the lash of Grandma's tongue smartly! ;-)
>
> I've ticked off the odd student wearing a hat in the class room when 
> I've
> gone to the Photo Academy to give a lecture! "Excuse me would you be 
> so kind
> to remove your hat? Thank you." And if it doesn't happen right quick 
> it's...
> "Excuse me you have a three second window ...... remove that stupid 
> hat or
> get out! Your call!" I think sometimes out of fear because I tell them 
> quite
> smartly it's off in a flash! ;-)
>
> The first time I did this a few years ago I was told later the students
> couldn't be talked to in that manner, as it wasn't as it was in the 
> "old
> days." And they could wear their hats in the class room if they wished.
>
> My quick response? "Excuse me? That's one of the problems with society
> today, there's too many people running around not teaching manners for 
> fear
> of "hurting some molly coddling kids ass!" They didn't ask me back
> to teach again. ;-) It wasn't any big deal I was booked by another
> school later. :-)
>
> Today I still do it no matter where I go to help folks be better
> photographers. The option is the same.. "excuse me etc." Or "It's your
> choice, a day of learning something and becoming a better photographer
> without your hat. Or a day of "sitting outside the door waiting for the
> class to end."
>
> I know, I'm just a mean assed old grouch and if little Willie wants to 
> wear
> his cap at the table or in "MY CLASS ROOM!" :-) it's supposed to be 
> quite
> alright! Bull St!
>
> It's my class room, it runs my way. After all there are ladies in that 
> room
> and as respect for them no one wears a hat in the room. Not only that 
> it's a
> damn disturbance to me!
> And if you don't like it don't ask me back!
>
> Sorry folks a tad off the KFC advert!
>
> ted
>