Made the hour drive up to the park yesterday and finally met with the Park Warden. For our full 10 minute meeting. What's that you say Mr. Park Warden? You didn't have time to read my research application so you have no idea what my project is about? Oh no worries, I know you are a busy man. The good news is that I have my permit and I have met with the warden so I'm ready to go out into the field and start my work! Yay! Hoorah!!
Wait, what's that you say Mr. Park Warden? That I need permits for all of my research assistants? And that this can take from 3 days to 3 months to process? Oh, that's not all? Really, tell me more Mr. Park Warden! Oh, you say that it costs $80/month for each research assistant? No kidding! And the reason no one told me this when I applied for my research permit in February is........???? And so when I explicitly wrote on my cover letter of my permit application that my understanding was that my permit also covered my research assistants, you thought what exactly? Oh, right! You didn't see that bit!! Of course! So I can only go out into the field with park guards and no research assistants until I get the permit? Wait, let me guess... and no park guards are available? Oh, they ARE available!! So it's not ALL bad news then! (Insert heavy sigh here)
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