I wonder if they factor in the cost of owning a car into their calculations. None of the NYistas own a car, and it's a substantial savings.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
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.
Tom Scola - Jun 30, 2005 7:58:43 am PDT #5906 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jesse - Jun 30, 2005 8:00:24 am PDT #5907 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's a good point, Tom -- when a friend of mine was leaving NYC, we figured that her base costs for living weren't going to go down all that much, because she was going to have to get a car.
Wolfram - Jun 30, 2005 8:00:32 am PDT #5908 of 10001
Visilurking
Baltimore mitigates the effects a little? I dunno. It's weird.
Would it? I mean I thought the list assumed you worked in the city and lived in the city. So living in Balto and working in DC wouldn't count.
tommyrot - Jun 30, 2005 8:00:38 am PDT #5909 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Some cities you are much more likely to need a car than others.
eta x-post....
Sean K - Jun 30, 2005 8:01:32 am PDT #5910 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Also, apparently Regis is a HUGE Def Leppard fan. Who knew?
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2005 8:01:53 am PDT #5911 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
From the article:
The living costs measured in the new Salary Value Index include housing, food, transportation, utilities and state taxes. The index also factors in an area's employment and job-growth rates.
sarameg - Jun 30, 2005 8:06:21 am PDT #5912 of 10001
I didn't read it that closely, so ? And it depends on how they define DC metro area.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2005 8:11:13 am PDT #5913 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Jun 30, 2005 8:13:52 am PDT #5914 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For whatever reason, that cracked me up so bad, I had to explain to my coworker. REVOLUTIONIZED BATHING!!
But I hate baths anyway.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2005 8:17:26 am PDT #5915 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
God, I love bathing. I also love showering. Basically I love things that involve me in warm water. It's a theme, although not without its exceptions.
I have a system set up now that involves starting running the bath, then going and taking a shower, and getting out of that just as the bath is filled up and awaiting the Lush bath bomb.
My sister was horrified at the prospect (she worked out I was lounging in the bath when I was on the phone with her), because although I wasn't sitting in ita-funk soup, I wasn't washing off the bath product before I got dressed.
She doesn't get the whole glitter thing, I guess.