TerryJ2
Well-Known Member
OMG. She called last night and I missed the call but husband got it, so I talked with-easy child this a.m. at length. (I slept in another room ... I say husband snores and he claims I snore 
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Last night, easy child was in her apt on campus, with-a roommate and her boyfriend. They heard a commotion upstairs and thought it was play fighting. Then it got louder and went on for about 10 min. When they heard crashing and a woman yelling, "Get off of me!" they all went upstairs to check it out. They saw the back of a man walking away but did not see his face. They knocked on the door, and some apparent roommates opened the door like nothing had gone on. easy child asked what happened and they said, I dunno, nothin. Huh? easy child asked to see the girl who was in the fight so they let her go to a back bedroom. easy child said the place was trashed (actually, the entire place was trashed, so for the roommates to say they didn't know was SO obnoxious ... they were in the middle of it ... probably hiding in their rooms) and she couldn't find the girl. She heard crying and found her huddled in a corner, and asked her if she was all right. She was covering half of her face (Which was obviously bruised) and said, "Just go away. I'm fine." easy child offered to help and the girl said no. easy child asked if she wanted to call the police and she said no.
The boyfriend talked to the roommates and he was ready to scream at them ... no one tried to stop the guy (apparently a boyfriend) and they acted like it was no big deal. He was all set to run after the guy they'd seen walking away but easy child convinced him it was too dangerous and they called 911.
It took 45 min for the police and paramedics to arrive.
I asked easy child if she was specific about the need for an ambulance and how important this was, and she said yes, and couldn't figure out why they took their time.
The police gave easy child, her roommate and boyfriend a lecture about how they should lock their door and be careful, because once the guy finds out who called 911, they'll all be on his list. Gulp. The girl refused to press charges, but the police can do it on their own. boyfriend made a statement this a.m, and easy child is going to the police dept to make her statement after class this afternoon.
She was so upset she hardly slept at all. She said the sound of skin-to-skin, body-to-body blow contact is unmistakable and unforgettable. And the fact that the girl didn't want to press charges ... she is obviously afraid of him.
So, easy child also told me that one of her profs, a math stat prof, had a breakdown in class. She is in her late 70s and beginning to lose her memory. She was doing an interest rate on the board and forgot how to end the equation. She paused and apologized for having a senior moment, then she started to cry. easy child said no one knew what to do. Then she got really angry and shouted, "Forget it! Just go on to the next one!" So she was multiplying the amt of $150 and said multiply $150 by $150 by
$150 by $150 by $150 and she wrote it all out. easy child raised her hand and said, "Couldn't we just put 150 (to the power of 5---can't do it on this screen, lol!) The prof got angry and said, I'm not teaching exponents! Uhh ...
I guess this will be her last semester teaching. Poor thing.
She said her boyfriend is taking some kind of Homeland Security class, and the prof is "an old retired military guy." "Oh, that means he's about 45, right?" I said. easy child laughed and said, "Oh, no, he's much older than that!" (Just testing ... )
He told the class that if they are late once, they have to do 50 pushups. If they are late again, he will kill them.
Alrighty, then ...
Much more, but you get the gist of it.
This is why I'm glad I'm not in college any more. I've got enough to deal with ...
)Last night, easy child was in her apt on campus, with-a roommate and her boyfriend. They heard a commotion upstairs and thought it was play fighting. Then it got louder and went on for about 10 min. When they heard crashing and a woman yelling, "Get off of me!" they all went upstairs to check it out. They saw the back of a man walking away but did not see his face. They knocked on the door, and some apparent roommates opened the door like nothing had gone on. easy child asked what happened and they said, I dunno, nothin. Huh? easy child asked to see the girl who was in the fight so they let her go to a back bedroom. easy child said the place was trashed (actually, the entire place was trashed, so for the roommates to say they didn't know was SO obnoxious ... they were in the middle of it ... probably hiding in their rooms) and she couldn't find the girl. She heard crying and found her huddled in a corner, and asked her if she was all right. She was covering half of her face (Which was obviously bruised) and said, "Just go away. I'm fine." easy child offered to help and the girl said no. easy child asked if she wanted to call the police and she said no.
The boyfriend talked to the roommates and he was ready to scream at them ... no one tried to stop the guy (apparently a boyfriend) and they acted like it was no big deal. He was all set to run after the guy they'd seen walking away but easy child convinced him it was too dangerous and they called 911.
It took 45 min for the police and paramedics to arrive.
I asked easy child if she was specific about the need for an ambulance and how important this was, and she said yes, and couldn't figure out why they took their time.
The police gave easy child, her roommate and boyfriend a lecture about how they should lock their door and be careful, because once the guy finds out who called 911, they'll all be on his list. Gulp. The girl refused to press charges, but the police can do it on their own. boyfriend made a statement this a.m, and easy child is going to the police dept to make her statement after class this afternoon.
She was so upset she hardly slept at all. She said the sound of skin-to-skin, body-to-body blow contact is unmistakable and unforgettable. And the fact that the girl didn't want to press charges ... she is obviously afraid of him.
So, easy child also told me that one of her profs, a math stat prof, had a breakdown in class. She is in her late 70s and beginning to lose her memory. She was doing an interest rate on the board and forgot how to end the equation. She paused and apologized for having a senior moment, then she started to cry. easy child said no one knew what to do. Then she got really angry and shouted, "Forget it! Just go on to the next one!" So she was multiplying the amt of $150 and said multiply $150 by $150 by
$150 by $150 by $150 and she wrote it all out. easy child raised her hand and said, "Couldn't we just put 150 (to the power of 5---can't do it on this screen, lol!) The prof got angry and said, I'm not teaching exponents! Uhh ...
I guess this will be her last semester teaching. Poor thing.
She said her boyfriend is taking some kind of Homeland Security class, and the prof is "an old retired military guy." "Oh, that means he's about 45, right?" I said. easy child laughed and said, "Oh, no, he's much older than that!" (Just testing ...
)He told the class that if they are late once, they have to do 50 pushups. If they are late again, he will kill them.
Alrighty, then ...
Much more, but you get the gist of it.
This is why I'm glad I'm not in college any more. I've got enough to deal with ...
