My Weekend Is Over

Monday has come.

Today's not bad-everyone around me is falling ill in some way, but I remain unscathed. Seems like I've paid up in illness points for the time being.

We had a wedding at Harlaxton last weekend. This is a fairly common occurrence around here; we were asked to stay away from certain areas during certain times, and we did as asked. No biggie when you don't live in the Manor anyway-easy to avoid those places.

But apparently some people on this campus just couldn't contain themselves. It appears (according to the rumors) that 6 people went upstairs after the reception for the wedding was over and swiped what was left of the wine from the wedding.

And to ice the cake even more, the 6 of them then proceeded to bust into the Gold Room safe, where the liquor is apparently stored (no idea if this was other people's that they'd bought for family and put in safekeeping-we're not allowed to have alcohol in our rooms and if we buy any bottles of Scotch or whatever for family we're supposed to put it in safekeeping for the duration of the semester)

Anyway, there was a safe in the Gold Room, apparently full of booze. They supposedly broke into it.

I am fairly certain there was an alarm on the safe; otherwise I can't see how this lot got caught.

But they did, and now there's rumor abounding that these 6 are going to get expelled from Harlaxton, possibly from their universities back in the States as well. They also COULD be prosecuted under British law and have to see a magistrate, mostly for breaking into a locked safe. I think they said 3 months in jail and deportation for this little stunt (?)

I say throw the book at them. I don't like people who act irresponsibly. This was nothing short of stupid-they could have gone to the pub down the road and gotten drunk, but they had to kype someone's wine from their wedding. Really.

That's about all I have to say on the subject-the lights are behaving strangely this morning in the Manor (love this crazy electrical system) and since we've already had the microphone short out in British Studies this morning, right during Prof. Owen's discussion of the Titanic, no less, I think I will end here.

Ta,
Bec