Patron: [walks up frantically to the reference desk apparantely unaware that I'm on the phone with a patron as well as helping 3 people at the desk] Help! Everything I'm typing is in capitals! What do I do?
Me: [realizing I can't walk over to help her since I'm ON THE PHONE (helping another patron), I lift up my keyboard, point to the caps lock button] Make sure you push this button and see this green light? When you push it, the light should go off. You should be fine after that. Let me know if you have other problems.
Patron: [walks back to her computer] Thanks hon.
Me: [continue to help the 8 million people in front of me assuming the caps lock woman is taken care of]
Patron: [returns to counter] Everything is still capital!
Me: [finding a moment to walk away from the desk to assist this person at her computer] Okay let me see what's going on. [look at the keyboard, the caps lock button is off] You should be fine, go ahead and try typing something.
Patron: [types the number 3 and the number zero] See?
Me: Well numbers will always appear the same, regardless of if the caps lock button is on or off.
Patron: Oh! You mean numbers are always capital?
Me: ...yes. Yes, they are.
2 comments:
OH MY SWEET JESUS. SOMEONE TELL ME WHY I'M TYPING IN ALL CAPS NOW!!!! Oh that's right it's because I'm laughing so hard I'm hyperventalating
HA!! This is the best library story I have heard in a long time!!
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