Spike strips (Spike? stripping ... now THAT's a happy place!) while tempting, aren't the answer ... 'cause I'm walking on the sidewalk as well. Just heard this morning that, although there's a law, seemingly there's no one to enforce it. So ... maybe I'll start wearing a bike helmet and pads when I go out on the sidewalk.
Trudy, glad your mother's well enough to be home, although if she'd stay in bed it would be a good thing.
Vortex, isn't there something you can do to bend the stupid students to your will? I like the idea of making them sit around someplace waiting on your pleasure. Maybe make sure that their presentations come last and have to be hurried through? sabotage them (mess up their color schemes, rearrange the slides, etc.)?
Jars, if you are around, I just sent an email to you and the Somervillistas.
Aw, crap. I was going to say I'd replied, but I see now I only managed to reply to you, and not the list, because I'm smart. So you'll be getting two emails. Sorry.
And I just replied to your replies! What an exciting morning!
Is all good. Yay! I am gonna take it to the F2F thread.
Oh cool. I never check that thread, but I will now. An exciting day indeed!
Vortex, I can only add that putting a scare into the late ones is about all you can do. Maybe asking them to justify being allowed to present when they couldn't meet the deadline....
I still haven't decided. I feel less vengancy about it, so at least whatever I do, I'll be doing it with a clear head.
Meeting in 10 min. DO NOT WANT!
Vortex, that is just wrong. I am so sorry. And no grades!? So nothing really to hold over their heads? Que Horror! Maybe a very passive aggressive stance of delaying the presentations as much as possible. Let the folks who got in on time go first, and be speedy, and then for late folks, wait a LONG time between presentations, needle the hell out of them with questions, and help them understand the meaning of respecting others times.
Nothing really. They don't care. The only thing that they care about is money.
