There were certain things (Vacuums, board games, iron/ironing board, air poppers, etc) available at the front desk that everyone could "check out" for x amount of hours and use.
Pain in the a$$.
You were lucky if it was available on your time table. Broken items (and thus permanently unavailable) were common.
It spurred you on to being self-sufficient or simply doing without.
OTOH, the vacuum made a lot of sense in this type of situation.
It's like living in the college dorms.
There were certain things (Vacuums, board games, iron/ironing board, air poppers, etc) available at the front desk that everyone could "check out" for x amount of hours and use.
Pain in the a$$.
You were lucky if it was available on your time table. Broken items (and thus permanently unavailable) were common.
It spurred you on to being self-sufficient or simply doing without.
OTOH, the vacuum made a lot of sense in this type of situation.