ASU Rant...
I have been printing out and updating my degree map ever couple of months or so. Back in June I printed it out, and I was thrilled, seven classes to go, or just under two years (4 classes per year). Now, I knew I would have a prerequisite or two pop in there, but I took that as a given. This week I printed it out, and there were eleven classes on there, I was confused. In the four extra classes I found three additional prerequisites, making a total of 14 classes.
Dumbfounded, I contacted my advisor, asking about the additional classes. She said I was wrong, I did not have 14 classes left, I actually have 18 classes. Normally, I take two classes per semester, but she informed me that four of the classes take the whole semester. At current pace, that puts me out about six years to get my degree. Given two years I already have invested, along with the money for a computer and iPad, I am a little pissed.
With this, I am trying to decide whether or not to ditch college all together, or look for another school. Given how lack-luster (spoken: lousy) their on-line instructors have been, I have been thinking about jumping ship anyways, but this kind of feels like a kick to the nads.
Well, there bright sides and silver linings here. First, I just shift over from contractor to government employee, which means I will be making a good deal more money doing the exact same job.
Second, I have been almost completely out of my hobbies for damn near three years, RC included. I really haven't designed or printed any parts in over two years. I will have free time again.
AAA rant:
Called for road service...
Any suggestions which road service to go with?
BTW, took about 10 min. to find a dead HEI coil on the Chevelle, it will be fixed tomorrow.
I had AAA years back when I lived in San Diego the second time. Never really needed their services until I was transferred up to Connecticut for school. I left my lights on and my battery drained, I called for a jump. The woman on the phone had a hell of a time figuring out where I was, even though the US only has one Groton, Connecticut. Finally she asked if I was north of south of Las Angeles. Flabbergasted, I told her I was on the opposite cost. She said, "oh, ok, so are you around Palm Springs?" She was trying to track me down on her atlas (a bit before Google Earth). I told her to follow I-10, she said "ok... how far?" I asked if she found the Arizona boarder, she had, then I told her to follow it to the New Mexico boarder, and thanks to my good recall of geography, we found our way to the eastern seaboard, and eventually to Connecticut.
"Wow" she exclaimed... Then she informed me that AAA did not service anything east of Palm Desert and hung up on me (after about 45 minutes of talking to her). By that time one of my classmates had found me and helped me push-start my car. The next day I dumped AAA for USAA and haven't looked back.
