University Housing
Ok, September 2000 attempting to register for third year of Uni. I'd decided to move into University owned flats for the final year. This meant all rent and other payments went straight into the university, reducing the chance of being ripped off by dodgy landlords.
Anyway, got my documents and plastered in the bottom right corner was the word, "DEBT". This debt was the summer rent, not due to be paid until the end of October.
So I head to the Ballroom in an attempt to register. Queue for around an hour before reaching someone. They scan my documents in and say, "Sorry, you can't register, you've got an outstanding debt on the system."
"But that isn't due until October, can't it be bypassed?"
"No, sorry, you need to go pay it."
"Then can I have my loan cheque?"
"No, you can only have that after you're registered."
"So I can't register until I clear the debt, which I need my loan for, and I can't get my loan until I'm registered?"
"No."
"I'll be back, can I jump the queue" (Something I knew you could do from the previous year).
"No."
So, eventually I sort all this out with the Housing office (another 2 hours of life wasted) and get registered by being sickeningly polite.
Bastards the lot of them.
(James_Doc, Sun 15 May 2005, 15:59, Reply)