library_fines
pete
I
recently
returned
a
book
to
my
school's
library
about
5
days
late
.
The
fine
came
up
as
2
.50$
Fair
enough
I
earned
it
.
Today
I
received
an
automated
email
saying
that
they
are
billing
me
95
$
to
get
a
replacement
because
the
book
is
too
damaged
to
be
used
.
This
occurred
around
this
time
last
summer
as
well
(
I
deserved
it
then
,
the
book
was
in
my
back
pack
while
I
was
biking
home
through
a
torrenting
thunderstorm
from
work
)
and
I
happily
paid
the
50
$
they
charged
me
and
waited
for
the
book
to
return
to
the
shelves.
It
has
still
not
been
replaced
...
This
current
book
was
slightly
worse
for
wear
when
I
returned
it
.
Completely
usable,
in
my
opinion
.
You
can
buy
much
worse
books
from
the
used
book
stores
and
find
even
worse
ones
on
the
library's shelves.
They
want
me
to
pay
95
$
to
(
likely
not
)
replace
a
usable
book
that
,
this
is
the
most
outrageous
part
of
the
whole
affair
, costs 35$
from
Chapters
.
Stupid
bastards
:
S
070808
...
dosquatch
Contest
it
.
If
you
go
in
with
the
bill
and
make
a
little
bit
of
a
scene
,
asking
them
to
show
you
*
why
*
the
book
is
so
damaged
it
must
be
replaced
, they'll
likely
cancel
the
charge
just
to
make
you
go
away
.
070808
...
.
300k bucks
for
dvd's
070808
...
falling_alone
i
lost
a
book
and
offered
to
replace
it
myself
,
instead
of
paying
7
for
a
fine
i
offered
to
pay
14
to
actually
make
sure
the
same
book
was
replaced
.
they
wouldn't
accept
it
,
something
about
deals
with
the
industry
and
probably
some
black
market
shit
they
had
organized
....
found
it
recently
and
keeping
it
.
070808
