The System vs. Me, the ongoing saga
I've recently learnt (via the suprisingly accurate Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator) that I am an ENTP. In sum, I cut corners in the name of efficiency and I pay no attention to rules that I do not understand or agree with. I wonder if Carl Jung did any research on whether people tend to use their type as an excuse once they discover it - I definitely will. I am always looking to beat the System. Of course in the case of me, the System usually actively fights back, usually with the allied help of Lady Luck and the conspiring Fates.
Today I believe I have beat the Cornell parking nusiance. Apparently if you park (extremely illegally) in the 10 mins only drop off spots that are in plain view of the parking booth for hours on end, you won't get a ticket. It seems they think the parking booth officer will ticket you, but she is usually too busy issuing permits. So far I've parked there 12 times without getting a ticket - mainly because all 17 metered spots available for the over 30,000 people were inevitably taken. Of course every action has an equal and opposite reaction (see Grrr of the Day to see how the System retaliated).
Another comment I seem to get is that I am extremely dependent on my car*. This may also be the root of the parking problem. I have looming separation anxiety when I move to NYC this summer and I don't have a car*.
* Car here is being used loosely. More accurate descriptions of my '87 Camry include Shivji-Mobile (credit: MAC ISA), Student-Discount-Mobile (credit: C. Young), PlayDo and Holstein (for the black and white paint patches - credit: Anisa Shivji)
Grrr! of the Day: Full Coverage Student Health Insurance still means you get charged for every visit and every drug. The only way to get these fees covered by full coverage STUDENT health insurance is to be a non-registered student. My doctor fees amount to slightly more than what I would have had to pay as parking. System 1, Aly 0.
Today I believe I have beat the Cornell parking nusiance. Apparently if you park (extremely illegally) in the 10 mins only drop off spots that are in plain view of the parking booth for hours on end, you won't get a ticket. It seems they think the parking booth officer will ticket you, but she is usually too busy issuing permits. So far I've parked there 12 times without getting a ticket - mainly because all 17 metered spots available for the over 30,000 people were inevitably taken. Of course every action has an equal and opposite reaction (see Grrr of the Day to see how the System retaliated).
Another comment I seem to get is that I am extremely dependent on my car*. This may also be the root of the parking problem. I have looming separation anxiety when I move to NYC this summer and I don't have a car*.
* Car here is being used loosely. More accurate descriptions of my '87 Camry include Shivji-Mobile (credit: MAC ISA), Student-Discount-Mobile (credit: C. Young), PlayDo and Holstein (for the black and white paint patches - credit: Anisa Shivji)
Grrr! of the Day: Full Coverage Student Health Insurance still means you get charged for every visit and every drug. The only way to get these fees covered by full coverage STUDENT health insurance is to be a non-registered student. My doctor fees amount to slightly more than what I would have had to pay as parking. System 1, Aly 0.
posted by Megalomaniac at 2:59 PM
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I'm confused...what exactly is covered then? Hospital stays?
On a similar note, did you know that the American government spends more per capita on health care than any of the thirty countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development? (This list includes Canada, Australia, Japan, most of Europe, etc...)
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