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Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 291 Location: Washington, USA

Bummer. The Man with the big stick in an uncomfortable place has returned three weeks early. He will ban heelys the first time he sees them. Curses to whoever made him the head of the Safety Committee!!!! I was hoping to have at least another few weeks of hallway heelin' before he returned, but alas my hopes are dashed. Oh well. I'll just have to be more careful and not let him catch me at it! What he doesn't see he cannot ban..... At least there will always be the loopholes left by poor wording of the ban. Hence we can still use Scooter on the 2nd and 3rd floor of this building...but getting them there without touching the second floor is too tricky for business hours. Maybe I'll still be able to heel on other floors or the other building.

As for the scooters, that's why they make folding ones... or you can just smuggle it upstairs in pieces, assemble there. Very Happy

As for "The Man", your only real option is blackmail. Does he smoke? Eat at his desk? Fail to observe certain clean-room procedures appropriate to maintain a sterile environment? It would be such a shame if you had to bring those up at a safety meeting.

I really should revise my Guide; the 0th Rule of Heeling in Public is is to make yourself someone people don't want to fuck with...

Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1548 Location: Ohio

Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 291 Location: Washington, USA

"As for "The Man", your only real option is blackmail. Does he smoke? Eat at his desk? Fail to observe certain clean-room procedures appropriate to maintain a sterile environment? It would be such a shame if you had to bring those up at a safety meeting."

We all wish he had those faults! The rules here are simple and few (mainly no scooters in the department, oh and no pets.) Needless to say both rules were at least partially my fault. I added to the scooter fury by scavenging one from a dumpster (hence failure of the fold and carry plan, the folding mechanism is too rusty to work, there was a reason it was in a dumpster!). And I bottle raised an orphan kitten at my desk last summer. Unless you count The (stick-)Man's 2 yr old as a pet, he's Mr. Perfect. I wasn't the one riding irresponsibly in the halls though, that honor goes to a student who has since graduated.

Grad students have no voice in the safety committee, so I can't really defent my heelys to them! I can just use them clandestinely!!! He NEVER enters the new building, so I can heel there with impunity! Hmm, big words are fun today.

I'd love to see your updated guide! I guess I could start wearing my brown belt to school, but that might inhibit other social interactions as well. Namely, not being shunned as a totally geek!

wondercheese

Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1803

I don't know that Heelers are geeks - at least I can't make the connection.

I am a geek .. but that's different. I play Magic:the Gathering. So .. I have to be a geek.

About your ban problem .. have you tried being so cute that people can't stop you and just shower you with gifts?

That's what my dog does ... works for her.

MDHZ

People (humans) generally can't get away with the same sorts of things that furry people (dogs) can.

As for being the person who causes the safety rules to be written, I wonder if that's a good role to have. What did you do that would cause him to ban heelys? The only thing I've gotten officially banned in the office is tie-dye.

-Steve

I agree with whoever posted the "Be Someone Others Can't Fuck With" Policy (I think it was Slicer, but if not, the mod will probably change it)

I work at a substancially large building doing IT work, and I feel I've become pretty established. People know I roll around, but I am the only person who will wear them. I even have a nice little nickname of "Wheels" lol

Coming down to it though, I try to use the 1st rule of heeling in public, and treat everyone like Helen Keller. We have the mirrors on the ceilings that one can use and view down the hallways, and security cameras can view the corners easier, in which I use to watch for passerbys. Also, if I know its a busy time, I'll walk instead of roll.

Maybe its just the place I work though, cause at my other jobs, they were like NOOOO its dangerous... Just because YOU can't do it, doesn't mean I can't. This place, we have indoor/outdoor running tracks, showers, a unicycle club, two full service cafeteria, a living area, and showers... Why not add a dude who rolls around.

On the other hand, maybe they haven't banned it at my work because they are awaiting my fall... They will ban it after they see me eat carpet lol

Its that cheap carpet shit, the tile/carpet crap. Its nice though, it makes rolling fun

Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 291 Location: Washington, USA

Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 291 Location: Washington, USA

[quote="merlyn_DHC"]I don't know that Heelers are geeks - at least I can't make the connection."

The geek thing was in reference to me wearing my brown belt to work!!!! That would be pretty a very odd sight!

Team Heelys - Northeast Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 1803

Indeed!

You know, if you all had a pair, and wore them to work on the same day...

Laughing

Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 179 Location: ALASKA! ha!

"I am a geek .. but that's different. I play Magic:the Gathering. So .. I have to be a geek."

Mhm.. i played that for.. a week.

I've been trying to get that to happen at my work.

The halls are SOOOO long, its not even funny. Like, to go out for a 15 minute break takes you 8 minutes to walk down the halls

Its crazy