beaurocracy, just pisses me off.

So get this:
I take these cycling classes at the gym in the early morning, they aren't that great or anything but it is something to get me motivated enough to wake up at 4:30 and go work my butt off. Plus I love saying I rode 30 miles before most people woke up.

The gym decided since space is limited, and the classes are popular, you cannot have a standing order for a spot in the class, for each day you want to take it, you have to call before the class starts, or for the early morning ones, you call the evening before.

Anoying, but reasonable. So i called the gym today at 6:37 pm. The conversation went something like this:
"Hello?"
"Yes, i just wanted to reserve a bike for tomorow mornings cycling class"
"Oh, you have to call back at 8:00 pm, i can't do that right now"
"That is strange, the last 5 days i have done it i have called at this same time, or even earlier, and no one has told me that except you..."
"Well, that is the rule"
"Can you put my call on deferment? Like take my information, and only make the reservation at one second after 8:00 pm?"
"No, you'll have to call me back"

Alright, so I am more than a little anoyed, not only is this inconsistent, but it is so ridiculous, it is like she is some sort of robot who recently immigrated from not-thinking-for-yourself-ia.

8:01 pm. the call back:
"Hello this is Stephanie how can I help you?"
"Hi, I am calling to reserve a bike for tomorrow morning's cycling class"
"Oh, that class is full, but i can put you on the waiting list."
"really? Because I just called at 6:37, and they told me to call back at 8:00 pm."
"Yeah, you have to call at 8:00"
"So you are telling me that you have answered the phone and taken down the personal information of 20 people in the last minute?"
"Yep"
"I do't believe you..."
"Well I am really sorry, I can put you on the waiting list"
"Every other time I have called early they just put me on the list"
"I don't know who has been doing that"
"You have, the girl I always talk to is named stephanie also, and she sounds just like you..."
"So... do you want me to put you on the waiting list?"
"Sure..."