Saturday, April 10, 2021

Lost on Campus

    I feel relieved knowing I'm not the only one. Today's paper reports returning coach Jim Jabir almost missed the news conference reintroducing him as the Siena  women's basketball coach after 31 years away. He said the campus had tripled in size and he drove around trying to find the place. He couldn't make left turn, a gate was closed, and he was late for the meeting. 

    I had a similar experience a few weeks ago driving around on the SUNY Albany Campus, trying to cross through from Western to Washington Avenues. I couldn't find the way out of  the campus, with a gate closed and too-subtle, therefore unhelpful, signage. And I think the SUNY campus is way larger than that of Siena. 

  My meeting was not on campus, but at a facility on Washington Avenue, where I had an appointment. I was late, which I hate. I started  to drive  home, and figured I would call  to reschedule, but then decided to go into the building to do the same. So I did and they said no problem with my appointment as I wasn't that late. No problem, if you don't count my blood pressure surge.

   I was scheduled for a post-surgery visit at the Washington Avenue office last week, so the good doctor could check my progress. I asked if it could be a TELEHEALTH meeting, and so it was. So nice of him to be concerned. His last words to me were "See you soon."

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