First, the setting–my dormitory is connected to the main buildings on campus via a tunnel. Very convenient. This means that I dont’ have to go outside for any of my King’s classes or for meals. Even, better, I don’t have Dal classes this year, so I don’t have to go outside at all. At this time of year, that’s perfect, especially as until recently, a -30C windchill was the norm.
Here’s the problem–to use the tunnels, I have to go through what is known as the Pit. The Pit is essentially a big black box that is used as a theatre, and it works well because it is easy to create any set-up that is necessary. Unforunately, this means that whenever the KTS is using the pit of rehearsals or a play, there’s no other way through except to go outdoors. This I can deal with, no matter how cold it is.
What I can’t deal with is never knowing whether I can go through or not! They do usually put up signs when they’re having rehearsals (actually, they’ve started being creative, with signs like ‘Get some fresh air’ and ‘We know it’s cold’), but they dont’ always take them down. So I can’t trust the signs. Also, there’ve been times when they were doing something and there wasn’t any sign. So I’ve started trying to tell if I can go through based on if I hear anything going on. Not the most scientific approach, and still not the best, because I might just be hearing two people talking on their way through. I don’t want to bother them if they actually are doing something, but I sure don’t want to go outside if I don’t have to (especially if I happen to be wearing a t-shirt with no sweater, which does happen). Even if they are doing something, sometimes you can go through, and sometimes you can’t. They need automatic occupancy signs or something…
So, yeah, that’s pretty lame, but it’s driving me nuts. Who organised this, anyways?