another prop shop themed post!

alright. again... the prop shop apparently attracts a lot of dumb people. (does that make me sound elitist?) anyway.
first: this guy comes down and asks for a screen he reserved. we recently decided the screen (which was hand-made and HUGE) should be main stage only, meaning only main stage theatre productions can use it. so we put it in the catacombs (a creepy room with dim lights, dripping water and possible asbestos) so people wouldnt take it. i had to tell him like five times that he couldn't have it. and he keeps trying and trying and i just keep telling him that there is no possible way that i can let him have it. he sucked. he tried to guilt trip me. welcome to life dude, not everything is going to work out for you.
second: tons of people keep leaving their stuff in the hallway. and i cant even find a sheet for it. i vaguely remember checking the props out, but i cant for the life of me remember who checked them out. this is incredibly frustrating. know whats even better? we get to put them all away. um, no. not my job. there is now a bed on a frame added to the pile and i have no idea where it came from.
third: the actual storage place is a MESS. its ridiculous. we lost some of our shelving because they put in a lift for a show, and its still there. also, the props from our last mainstage show did not get put away in the right places. we need more man power.

so i keep trying to tell myself that people arent used to checking out props and they dont know where things go, but really. i think you can put things back where similar things go, right? lets not even talk about how people dont know how to fold soft goods and the small hand props room looked like a thrift store threw up in there.
if people would take the time to read the freaking rules and think about what they are doing we would not have this problem. allison and i are cracking DOWN next semester.