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[rustydog]

I just made a student in a wheelchair take the elevator downstairs to smoke his cigarette. There's no smoking allowed on the outer walkways of the building or within 20 feet of any entrance. But I feel like a heel. Sort of.

On the bright side, this is possibly the student who gave me the love letter, so maybe now he won't like me as much.

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[mmaresca]

Pff. Smoking is still a choice.

[rustydog]

And even if it weren't (and I do understand that it can be very hard to quit) I don't see anything wrong with using designated areas. Sigh.

[edhed]

Good for you! Everyone should follow the rules, no exceptions.

[rustydog]

I agree, which is why I followed up with him the same as I do with all the others. Especially when he tried to protest that he *couldn't* go down, indicating his broken feet. But how did he get up in the first place, I'd like to know? I'm so tired of dealing with adult children.

[rustydog]

there is an entire body of law structured around the notion that people with physical challenges should have the same access to things as everyone else.

Thank you. I do believe in what I'm doing, or I wouldn't do it. Sometimes it's just hard being the hardass.

Though when he tries to hide the burning cigarette inside his coat sleeve like a guilty 12-year-old, it makes it a little easier. ::rolls eyes::

[rustydog]

Ha ha ha ha. Yes, he exhaled a huge plume of smoke, withdrew his left hand into his coat sleeve, looked at me, and denied that he was smoking. They think I'm an idiot! I told him his coat was going to catch on fire. But reflecting on it later, I kind of wish I had just stood there and called his bluff. How long does it take a nylon jacket to melt?

It's actually not too balmy around here this week (although yes, we're "mid-South") - 40s or so, and raining - but I can only imagine how much more difficult it is in the real wintery lands.

[rustydog]

I think it was at least a bit twisted of him to look me in the eye, exhaling smoke like a chimney, and tell me he wasn't smoking. So, you know. ::headdesk::

Man, your icon is SO PERFECT for today.

[sunbrae]

That's what she said.

I mean, that's what I was going to say. Hee.

[rustydog]

Heh.

::loves your icon too::

[rustydog]

I was not born yesterday nor did I just fall off a turnip truck hello!

That's also how I feel when they turn in plagiarized papers I can uncover with a simple google search. Especially when they don't even bother to reformat or take out the Wikipedia text links. ::headwall::