OK, I don't want to say anything too loud, but I think the alarm has stopped.
Fuck. I knew I spoke too soon. That's what I get. Let this be a lesson to others.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jun 29, 2005 9:29:11 am PDT #5472 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sumi - Jun 29, 2005 9:30:20 am PDT #5473 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
There's a piece about the Williams sisters and the price of their fame in Salon today.
EpicTangent - Jun 29, 2005 9:54:30 am PDT #5474 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
And, it seems, the majority of us seem to name our cars after comic book/sci-fi characters. WHAT a surprise.
Don't usually do more than lurk over here (the Natter, she be frighteningly fast and hard to keep up with), but just had to chime in to mention that my truck is called Strider, 'cuz it's a Ranger.
§ ita § - Jun 29, 2005 9:57:01 am PDT #5475 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Am I mistaken in thinking the standard handicapped stall protocol is that it's up for grabs, except handicapped people go straight to the head of the line?
Kathy A - Jun 29, 2005 9:59:40 am PDT #5476 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
my truck is called Strider, 'cuz it's a Ranger
Hah! You should get license plates with "ARAGORN," like the Jeep I was behind a few months ago (with a plate holder that said "There and Back Again").
Sue - Jun 29, 2005 9:59:55 am PDT #5477 of 10001
hip deep in pie
That's my take on it, ita. Though, I've been tsk-tsk'd for going in the handicapped stall.
JenP - Jun 29, 2005 10:00:37 am PDT #5478 of 10001
My best car ever, '77 Toyota GT Liftback, was named Jake. After the boy in Sixteen Candles. I took Jake over from my sister in '82 or '83. I don't think she'd named him. He saw me through two years of high school, four years of college, and about a year after that. Finally donated him to Goodwill after he developed some wiring problem that no one seemed able to fix. I always hoped he ended up with some teenager who liked to tinker with cars.
Susan W. - Jun 29, 2005 10:00:55 am PDT #5479 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
That's the protocol I've always followed, ita. No taking the handicapped stall if others are available (unless of course I have Annabel in the stroller, in which case it becomes the only viable choice), and no taking it if there's anyone handicapped behind you in line, but otherwise it's fair game.
-t - Jun 29, 2005 10:01:42 am PDT #5480 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Am I mistaken in thinking the standard handicapped stall protocol is that it's up for grabs, except handicapped people go straight to the head of the line?
That's my understanding, though I'll use another stall unless thay're all full. I'm not sure if that's because of protocol or preference.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 29, 2005 10:02:12 am PDT #5481 of 10001
What is even happening?
Am I mistaken in thinking the standard handicapped stall protocol is that it's up for grabs, except handicapped people go straight to the head of the line?
That's my stance. I'm open to correction, but that's my stance. I made frequent use of the handicap stalls when I was with Julia, before she was old enough to take care of everything herself, because it was easier for two of us to fit comfortably in the stall.