also, we thought that we had lost a library book, and we were prepared to pay the lost fee on it, when i decided to check on it...and it wasn't on the list, and we didn't have any overdue or lost books. they probably did a check of all the books, or someone tried to check the book in question out, had a problem, and they fixed it. which means i have torn my room apart for squat, but at least i know that i don't have to keep looking for it, and that's all right=)
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The Capitol is huge and I get vertigo, too. I don't look down, though, and that keeps the headache away... ;)
Well, if you library is anything like ours, they have a computer system that doesn't always keep up with the employees and so misses more than a few on return... Then, you get notified and fined...when it's there the whole time.
It's frustrating I know....but as someone on the other side of the counter, I can tell you that I hear the "I returned it ages ago" all the time...and truthfully most of the time, it's a way to get out of fines. But then, I work in a city library in the heart of downtown where it's a lot of low-income and transients making up crap...though the WORST offenders by far are the people who CAN afford to replace a book who genuinely lost it but don't want to acknowledge responsibility.
And I agree with your mom, yeah, you tore apart your room, but you also flushed out the Sock Monster!! AND, I bet if you check your closet, you MAY find a Hanger Monster too.... Now you get to do the fun stuff of reorganizing everything to look GREAT!!! *remembers that she needs to do that herself*
Oh, and in future, if it happens again, have the library people do a book search. They may grumble about it, but far better to find it before you tear apart everything looking for it. And if they don't find it and you are still sure, check the library yourself...sometimes books get shelved wrong or something and since you have a better clue of what it looks like from various angles (we see THOUSANDS of books a day), you may find it faster.
But I do like that you were willing to pay for it if it was truly lost! Hooray for NOT having to pay for it!!!
and yes, i would pay for the book if i lost it. after all, it was MY responsibility, therefor i have to pay for it. those other dudes should know that, too.