cussing about the library

first off, don't cuss when you're in the library. there are children around.

second, don't cuss in ear shot of a staff member. we'll ask you to leave.

third, just don't cuss. 'kay?

fourth, if you have to talk like that, leave it outside, in your car.

fifth, didn't someone teach you how to use your words? you could have said something else and still shown your aggrivation. plus, you could have asked in a nicer manner, couldn't you?

i had a really annoying patron who couldn't help but cuss her way through the adult fiction section about how screwed up the library and the computerized card catalog was. okay, lady, just deal. we have to deal with your crap all day on a much grander scale. i tried helping her; i did. but, alas, she kept dropping f words hither and yon. i finally said, as she was leaving, "if you're going to talk like that, please don't do it here."

another patron, sitting at a table behind us and overheard everything and more(i left to go find the search elsewhere), thanked me for saying something later.

now that is a nice patron. i just hope the other one doesn't come back anytime soon.