Northwest.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
Natter 39 and Holding
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 - Oct 19, 2005 5:36:02 am PDT #7249 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jessica - Oct 19, 2005 5:37:56 am PDT #7250 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The MTA is lowering fares during the holiday season:
The fare reduction will, alas, be temporary. The authority intends to reduce the base fare by half - to $1 - on weekends between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day and throughout the last week of December, using part of an unforeseen surplus that could reach $928 million by the end of the year.
In addition to the base fare reductions, "bonus days" are to be added to the life of 7-day and 30-day unlimited-ride MetroCards. Riders of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad who buy a monthly pass in December will receive a free 10-trip off-peak pass "for use by family and friends." Those who buy a weekly pass that month will get a free round-trip ticket.
Hugs to everyone. It sounds like we need it.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 19, 2005 5:39:05 am PDT #7251 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
And then she jumped out the window of my flat
!!! Oh my.
I was trying to explain to a friend why I think it is strange that the hurricans will not go from names to letters. I think they should be names starting with Alpha. Like Apollo or something.
sarameg - Oct 19, 2005 5:40:07 am PDT #7252 of 10002
I'm being paranoid because both my mom and dad have had travel rearranged due to flights cancelled in various going-under cost saving schemes. And I'm just not that flexible. Which is why I also avoid O'Hare like the plague.
msbelle - Oct 19, 2005 5:42:07 am PDT #7253 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
unforeseen surplus that could reach $928 million by the end of the year.
OK, while I am happy about the weekend holiday savings. This kinda pisses me off, because the MTA has been whining about no $$ for a while and has cut back on cleaning and manned token booths, Not to mention the last rate hike. Why not just let the fare go down to $1.75 or something?
Also? A lot of those weekends, NYCers will be out of town and tourists will be the ones reaping the benefits.
bon bon - Oct 19, 2005 5:43:41 am PDT #7254 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I have to say, not that impressed with the (temporary!) fare reduction. It's such an obvious ploy for people to forget MTA's murky accounting, unnecessary fare hikes and aloof management. "Here's $20. We'll be wanting that back in a couple years when we raise the fares again. Oh, and with 500% interest. Have a good one!"
ETA: and what msbelle said, especially about the usefulness of weekend discounts.
JZ - Oct 19, 2005 5:44:30 am PDT #7255 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I vote for Hurricane Zim.
::takes tissues from Laura, snurfles through the entire box in an ungodly short amount of time::
Jesse - Oct 19, 2005 6:03:50 am PDT #7256 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Crap. I've got to get moving and get out of here.
Scrappy - Oct 19, 2005 6:47:00 am PDT #7257 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
My cat kneads, but luckily he's very specific. I sleep on my side and he likes to snuggle up between me and the BF and and knead the back of my neck. It's like I have my own tiny masseuse.
ChiKat - Oct 19, 2005 6:48:58 am PDT #7258 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Happy Birthday, Callie & Burrell!!!
My cat decided to suck on my sleeve and knead my arm at 3:00 am.
My cat kneads, but he doesn't suck. He likes to knead my stomach and thigh, so I just keep his claws trimmed and I'm okay.
Juice and Kleenex for the Zmayhems!