Rant on -- the folks that can't be bothered to care are all around us, lol. My dad knows more things about the outdoors than I ever will. My sister and I joke about wanting a "Pocket Daddy", so we can ask him questions anytime. I was his weed and garden intern. And he was an intern for his Ozark grandmother and uncles. My mom was a city gal. She is still entertained by all the weeds and nuts and other nature flora and fauna, flotsam and jetsam, that show up on the dining room table, lol. As long as it's not on her ping-pong table! Then we are all in trouble! ; )
I think most of the questions that I have for reference desk librarians are questions without answers. Or answers that nobody wants to hear, lol. Or that would get a reference desk librarian to rant! ; )
Oooh, I would so love to just listen to and observe both of you in action! And having a mother that is serious about a ping-pong table really piques my curiosity, there totally has to be some family lore there, lol!
When I am donning my librarian hat, I am never annoyed or irritated by genuine inquiry. I love learning about things and helping people find answers to their questions. People that are too lazy to put any effort in, arrogantly think they are entitled to monopolize my time at the expense of others, or want me to enable them by constantly doing work they could do themselves make me a bit ranty. Not awesome herb whisperers from Oregon😜