Tantrum Thread .. OK People! Sound Off!

[jkofferdahl]

Sorry Dorothy, the only tantrum I can throw is not orchid-related. But here it is:

What the heck is up with people in libraries these days? They talk in normal, loud voices when they don't actually yell. They allow their children to run wild all through the building, then call libraries "Child unfriendly" if told to keep their kids under control. They leave their cell phone ringers on LOUD, then seem unconcerned by carrying on conversations while utterly oblivious to those around them. They pull materials off of the shelves and leave them anywhere, with no concern for anyone else ever using the same item. We have truly become a society of people concerned only with themselves, with utterly no regard for others. As a librarian, I think I'm going to buy a cattle prod and use it on anyone who gets rude in my library. I am very, very angry with the public. I probably need a vacation.