two days into it

[cornerofmadness]

and so far so good. Lab sucked eggs. No one cared, me included. My students are better at conversions than me (no surprise there) and sadly in constructing the lab CC and I should have taken the time to think things through a little better and gotten square/rectangular tupperware containers AND have one empty one for the experiment. It didn't work with pickle jars. And thank you to the school for a) having only ONE thermometer and B) having microscopes that look like they came from my junior wizard set that I had when I was 5. I have never ever even in high school had scopes this primative.

My second class (the poor lonley night class stuck with me for THREE hours, nice thing to do to non-majors) was a little more responsive and I had three boys with lovely Irish accents (we compete in 'soccer' here so we import the team from the UK) but I could lose them because once again NO ONE mentioned the 2 hour lab (this happenedin the first class too) when they let the students sign up. Soccer is thursday nights. They'd miss ever lab. Trying to help them into other classes. Sob.

And I didn't have the key to the power point projector room. They siad I did but I don't. I looked like an idiot reading off the powerpoint lecture I had printed for them. THank god I did that much or it would have been a short as hell lecture.

I'm having problems with my heat pump. It's deliciously cool out but turning my a/c to off and opening the windows didn't help. I was thinking huh, it's getting hotter. Well....maybe air isn't circulating. So I got to make my tea and it's like an OVEN in the living room and kitchen. Well turning the controls to off turned on the HEATER. (it has three settings, heat, off and cool. Apparently off = heater). Nothing like having the furnace kick on. Wah. I want the damn a/c off so I can save some money and I like the windows being open.

Comments

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Hmm...sounds like a rocky start, but you'll get the hang of the place.

[rivin142.livejournal.com]

Wow. Great start to the semester...

As for the A/C... can't you turn the thermostat up to 90 or something so it just won't kick on?

[makd.livejournal.com]

Sounds like the week from hell, and the week's not over yet!! Bugger and Bummer.

Hang in there; it'll get better. {Dana}

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yes now to stop sobbing over the outdated equipment. I can not believe that tiny school in WI is FAR better supplied than this one

[jen-nsync-landl.livejournal.com]

Don't you hate technology failures in class? I always feel responsible and doltish, even when it's completely out of my control. I've got my first attempt to make some strange machine called the EMO work tomorrow morning. We'll see how that goes.

Good luck figuring out the temperature control situation. I have to figure out how to get used to the deafening bug noises that drift in with the cool night air through open my bedroom window. LOL This is what I get for living in a field!

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

Sorry you have a bizarre heater/AC. Truly bizarre. I'm glad the new classes/school seem to be going okay, even if there are some unfortunate surprises.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

gee, everyone I tell this too thinks it's been really rough. I was thinking, hey it's not going so bad (mickey mouse lab aside)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I tried that to...it oddly encourages the fan to run more??? I don't even want to know any more

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it IS bizarre. Turning it up to like 90 so it won't kick on makes it kick on MORE. WTF?

I'm hoping I can keep my soccer players. I'm sad I can't go see games. Thursday nights? thanks for nothing

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I have that problem too and sadly the freeway is just at the top of the road. the 18 wheelers are driving me insane.

Oh yes, I felt like a total moron in both lab and class

[mzzgoddessblue.livejournal.com]

Get your friggin' landlord round there right now and tell him to fix the a/c!!!! Do you have like a rental authority who follows up on these things? A landlord has a responsibility to his tenant, just as a tenant has a responsibility to their landlord, and an a/c that won't turn off is costing you mega money. Tell the landlord/real estate that you'll be sending hte electricity bill to them unless they fix the a/c.

[rivin142.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a "report to landlord" thing to me. Thermostats = possible electric bill nightmares.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, that's first on the list for...well friday since I'll be out until all hours today and tomorrow. Sigh. I can live with the a/c set up high, it's cool enough without being uncomfortable but soon, I'll be wanting the windows open more often than not since we're heading into fall

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's pretty much in the works...but not until friday since I'm not around at all and this isn't your usual set up. We have no office and no direct contact with the landlord. However, if they don't take action fast, I shall. I'm quick on the lawyer thing