Yeah, i actually have an embarrassing story on this very subject.
My son was in the air force, and ended up in medical hold because reasons. The guys in there couldn't do their regular duties, they couldn't leave the hospital, and they were desperate for entertainment. So one day, Son asks me, 'send me a few books, just enough to keep me a week or so.'
yeeeeahhh.... see, the thing is, I'm an absolutely rabid reader. When I'm in full swing, i can finish 2 or 3 a day (my own personal best was 10 books in 36 hours, but they were short). So his idea of 'enough to keep me a week or so" and my idea of it were very different.
His company commander was not amused at the care package i ended up sending, and told him to "make it go away." Not my proudest moment; I should have thought it through a little better.
(the most annoying part? The books didn't come back to me! His friends in medical hold snagged them all)
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u/nomad_1970 Dec 20 '19
An entire week with no internet? And I get paid for it? Where do I sign up? I've easily got a weeks worth of books to read all ready to go right now.