Peeing in the Woods

[pinksonia]

I have now officially been on the job two days and have learned the following things:

1. T-Mobile does not get coverage in rural Louisiana.  In fact, the people at the local walmart laughed at the suggestion that it might.  Therefore, I may soon be getting a new cellphone number -- like in half an hour soon. 
2. The hours of the Springhill, LA library, as it seems to be the only place with internet access in the town of Springhill. 
3. That Springhill hosts the largest movie screen in the entirety of Louisiana.  A movie screen in a theater that only shows two movies per week. 
4. How to read a compass.  This is not nearly as involved as it looks.   
5. I can cross a creek by walking across a gas line pipe.  This sounds much more dangerous in retrospect
6. Louisiana is really, really rural. 

Which leads me to the thing that I am going to have to learn that I really don't want to: How to pee in the woods.  Now, it wouldn't be such a bad thing if it was an every-once-in-a-while, we're in a really remote place thing.  But we are always in a really remote place, so it will be an everyday thing.  I think we all know that I am not nearly that outdoorsy. 

Comments

[zooropababy.livejournal.com]

When you get said new mobile number (which you probably already have) let me know what it is - I need someone to rant about the insanity that is the field at other than the girl.
Reading a compass? Not so hard. Lining up said compass so that TU walls are aligned N-S? Harder.
My condolences on the peeing in the woods. I know your pain.
We were south of Kennett Square this week; will be again next week. I still can't believe that there are no public bathroom-type places until Longwood. Silly Chester County ;-)

[pinksonia.livejournal.com]

As a Chester County girl, I feel compelled to stand up for my area, but the fact of the matter is that I don't know Kennet Square that well. There may be something -- it's so built up, it's hard to believe that there's not, but I'm not sure where it might be.

My eyes are glued to the flist in anticipation of your rant. I always enjoy a good Western related rant.

[zooropababy.livejournal.com]

It really does impress me that in the middle of civilization there is such an... uncivilized (not quite the right word, but desolate isn't quite accurate, either) spot.
Suffice to say that said rant is about incorrect use of the word "ignorant".
*headdesk*

[pinksonia.livejournal.com]

Well you could always break out the Princess Bride. "I don't think that word means what you think that word means"

[zooropababy.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. Princess Bride. We haven't seen that in... forever.
I think I may have to pull it out (then again, she wouldn't recognize it anyway... *sigh*)