::sigh:: One of my MN friend's parents chose this week to visit NO. Since the airport is closed, they're stuck, and will be riding out the storm in a big downtown hotel, which assures them they'll be safe....
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
Natter .38 Special
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.
Theodosia - Aug 28, 2005 9:35:42 am PDT #1764 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
tommyrot - Aug 28, 2005 9:42:43 am PDT #1765 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Steph L. - Aug 28, 2005 9:45:19 am PDT #1766 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
NOLA.com's Hurricane Center
I admit, I was expecting to click that link and be taken to a page that simply said, in 72-point red asscaps, "GETOUTGETOUTGETOUT!!!"
Because that's really the only thing people can do, which is what worries me for the people in NOLA who *can't* evacuate.
Sue - Aug 28, 2005 9:47:12 am PDT #1767 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Happy Birthday to Casper.
I hope everyone in the Hurricane's path remains safe and dry. There's not much else to say but yikes!
Cass - Aug 28, 2005 9:50:32 am PDT #1768 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Happy birthday Casper! What lovely pictures. It's so amazing watching her grow up...
This storm is some scary stuff. It looks so disastrous that it has gone completely past pinging my amazement with what the world can do, the things that are so much bigger than we are.
It turns out that the GF had dumped our friend and he'd offered to bring her here in a desperate attempt to salvage the relationship. A relationship that was failing on familiar turf is not going to get any more solid while touristing.Oooof. I hope the visit goes as smoothly as possible, Raq. Even if they do smooth things out while on vacation, they still will have the same issues when they return. The foolish and wide-eyed hopeful things we'll do for love...
I keep checking to see if Susan has been soaking her in Miracle-Gro.Rut-row... It was supposed to be a secret.
I am watching racing on tv right now and trying to just let the Flexeril hopefully continue to work. I need to figure out if I should be going to work tomorrow.
My doctor doesn't want me back until Wednesday. My boss thinks I shouldn't have to take any time at all off, just play through the pain.
Given the additional damage I managed to self-inflict by my t insert sarcastic voice here crazy getting up and down and switching desks several times while setting a new PC up on our Mac network Friday, she is obviously insane. Yes, the strenuous task of standing up and then sitting down again was too much.
Emily - Aug 28, 2005 9:58:16 am PDT #1769 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Wow. The Weather Channel sucks. One minute of programming, one minute of commercials, and repeat.
tommyrot - Aug 28, 2005 10:00:09 am PDT #1770 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Also (from the AP):
Katrina was "unmitigated bad news" for motorists across the nation because it shut down offshore production of at least 1 million barrels of oil daily and threatened refinery and import operations around New Orleans, said oil analyst Peter Beutel. He predicted crude oil could top $70 a barrel by Monday or Tuesday.
And some black humor:
"We're choosing the best of two evils," said Bryan Steven. "It's either be stuck in the hotel or stuck on the road. ... We'll make it through it."
His wife, wearing a Bourbon Street T-shirt with a lewd message, interjected: "I just don't want to die in this shirt."
Theodosia - Aug 28, 2005 10:00:51 am PDT #1771 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Doctors can provide notes, Cass. Also, you should check in with your company's policy about 'temporary disability', which at least in my company's case, doesn't count against your sick days.
Emily - Aug 28, 2005 10:07:13 am PDT #1772 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I should say, I suppose I prefer the constant commercials to the usual "We don't have any new news yet, so we're going to randomly speculate about completely unrelated alarmist crap."
Lee - Aug 28, 2005 10:11:04 am PDT #1773 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Happy Birthday Casper!
God, Katrina is scary, even by hurricane news standards. I hope all of our NOLAistas and their relatives are okay.