He's seeing long lines at the pump and some stations completely out of fuel.
It won't take long for that to get up here.
The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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.
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2005 1:52:02 pm PDT #2757 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
dw - Aug 30, 2005 1:52:27 pm PDT #2758 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Not to get any more morbid, but isnt the water they're traveling through essentially a lake of poison?
Not any more than, say, the Ganges is. Or the Hudson. It's not going to kill you on contact, but I'd sure as hell avoid swallowing it.
Maria - Aug 30, 2005 1:52:38 pm PDT #2759 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
isnt the water they're traveling through essentially a lake of poison?
To put it simply, yes.
Gasoline from cars, algae and bacteria from the lake, dead animals--it's a deadly soup
Allyson - Aug 30, 2005 1:53:24 pm PDT #2760 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
while a good portion of society exists by social contract, there is a substantial portion which is only law abiding only because the police are right there.
This is my biggest nightmare.
§ ita § - Aug 30, 2005 1:54:32 pm PDT #2761 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ita, if he's dead, I'm thinking the only thing he's using is space.
I wasn't sure if he was dead in both her scenarios.
Allyson - Aug 30, 2005 1:56:03 pm PDT #2762 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
dead animals
I didnt think of pets until I watched a CNN report where an exhausted and broken reporter described seeing a dog getting electrocuted by a downed power line and being unable to do anything about it.
DavidS - Aug 30, 2005 1:56:16 pm PDT #2763 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Gasoline from cars, algae and bacteria from the lake, dead animals--it's a deadly soup
Does that come with oyster crackers?
This is my biggest nightmare.
If it's any consolation after the earthquake there were far far more stories of people risking their lives for strangers than there were of abuse and looting and crime. Almost all of the first-at-the-scene rescuers who dug people out of the freeway collapse were the poor people who lived in West Oakland.
Still, I'd say the creep factor was in the minority but big enough to be felt. 15%? Not huge, but more than every tenth person.
bon bon - Aug 30, 2005 1:56:52 pm PDT #2764 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Well, the blackout went OK.
Trudy Booth - Aug 30, 2005 1:57:42 pm PDT #2765 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The Hudson is actually pretty clean these days. It's certainly cleaner than when Palisades Park filled it's wave pool with river water in the 50s and 60s.
All the lights were out and you suddenly realized that while a good portion of society exists by social contract, there is a substantial portion which is only law abiding only because the police are right there.
Tiajuana feels a little like that. The knowledge that you can do almost ANYTHING sorta gets under you skin and makes things seem ok that you'd never dream of doing otherwise.
And now Cass won't take me there anymore.
dw - Aug 30, 2005 1:58:06 pm PDT #2766 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Gasoline from cars, algae and bacteria from the lake, dead animals--it's a deadly soup
Actually, the big problem is feces and other sewage. This is almost entirely brackish lake water with a twist of petrochemicals. It's not going to kill you, but again, drinking it won't make you feel healthy and strong.