In Which My Dignity Is At Stake
My lovely friends on CS were promised the Saga of the Lock, and since I have a whole week off work while I'm at the beach with my family, I'm going to deliver.
This is how it all began: When I moved onto the CGC, my door locked from the outside but not the inside. Mostly, this was harmless. I'd be there long enough to sleep and leave the door locked when I went out.
And then I started spending more time there during the day- I'd get off work at 5, and the CGC would have people on board until 6:00, for example. Or I would be working at event at 4pm, meaning I spent nearly all day on board while visitors were there.
Now, I've developed a belief that can be summed up about this way: A person is smart and considerate. People are dumb as shit. Evidence: Every son of a bitch (and probably plenty of people I would otherwise have liked) who walked by my room had to try and open the door. Never mind that it was closed, and that I barricaded myself in by stacking my belongings against the door. No, people will just view that as a challenge and push harder. I can't tell you how many people shoved their way on it and then would giggle when I yelled at them. Drove me crazy.
And then some dumbass walked in on me while I was just waking up. In my underwear. Took about 45 minutes for me to get an internal lock after that.