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Several days ago I posted a message on the St.FX student Union message board (in the Bum-A-Ride section) looking for a possible ride to the Halifax Airport on Tuesday December 16th (yesterday). Here is my post:

Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:52 pm   Reply with quote Send private message

Title: NEED: A Ride To Halifax Airport Dec 16th

Anyone who is willing to offer a ride to Halifax on Tuesday, December 16th would be a saint in my books!

I will chip in gas money.

Paul
x2003ykx@stfx.ca

I received this email response TODAY:

Subject: Airport

Hey! Saw your post on X-Talk… I know it’s last minute here.. but if you are still looking, we are getting a shuttle out of antigonish at 3 am Thursday Morning, to get us to the airport around 530-6 am.
1) It’s $50, only $10 more than bus, and gets us there much faster than bus does
2) If your planning to take the bus tonight, you should come with us because you could get some sleep tonight and avoid sleeping at the airport

Lemme know ASAP if you’re interested!
Cheers
Cory

Cory Cory Cory,

There are so many things wrong with this email.

1. You are offering to give me a ride two days after my flight has already left.
2. You are asking me to to get up at the ungodly hour of 3am to pay $20 more than the bus (you claimed $10) to sit in a crammed shuttle,
3. Furthermore, you claim that by doing this I could get some sleep. But I would be getting up incredibly early here, or even not sleeping at all..
4. You are claiming that this shuttle is faster than the bus, but the 2.5 - 3 hour trip time is the exact same.. so no, it is not much faster.
5. What made you think I was going to sleep at the airport overnight,
6. I will spare you here…

Cory, the fact is that you are an idiot… and that I would much rather take the bus than ride in the expensive shuttle for insomniacs who enjoy sacrificing convenience for no reason whatsoever.

As my younger brother would say Cory; FAIL.

Listen up. I have a serious pet peeve brewing here.

Harvard Sweaters. Some so called “hipsters” or “intellectual wannabe’s” here on campus at St. FX walk around sporting clothing with the Harvard logo plastered on the front of it.

What message are you sending when you wear a Harvard sweater?

• I go to Harvard?
  • Well, the answer to that is clearly NO.
• I am smart?
  • I doubt it, real smart people wouldn’t be seen wearing a Harvard sweater on St. FX campus. You know why? because those people ACTUALLY GO TO HARVARD… or other Ivy League Schools.
• I support Harvard?
  • Ok, I can moderately understand this one. But still, why do you support Harvard? It couldn’t possibly be any of there sports teams. So obviously you’re saying “I support Harvard because it is an elite educational institution. However, I don’t go there. I just think it’s Neat!”

Look, I am not claiming to be some brain. I clearly didn’t get into Harvard, nor do I attend the school. Even if I did apply, I wouldn’t have got in. But take off that stupid sweater… save the HARVARD SWEATERS for the HARVARD PEOPLE… i.e. NOT YOU. Anyone attending Harvard reading this post is exempt from this criticism.