See?
Ahrg. I just saw Miss Tortiebutt. Getting laid.
BAD CAT PARENTS! BAD! Gave her a collar but left her unfixed. Hrm.
Zoe: Yeah? Thought you'd get land crazy that long in port. Wash: Probably, but I've been sane a long while now, and change is good.
'Shindig'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
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.
sarameg - Dec 20, 2005 4:12:37 pm PST #3784 of 10002
Trudy Booth - Dec 20, 2005 4:21:52 pm PST #3785 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
Ugh. I didn't see any encouraging news on the strike front either. Although you would have more detailed news I'm sure.
My one Uncle is in management. When I spoke to him today and told him how I'd gotten to work and said "that's what I'll do again tomorrow" he didn't make any "oh, that probably won't be necessary" noises. So if there's any movement he doesn't know about it (and he would -- he got out of it this time but he's been at the table in the past.)
To get home I walked about twenty blocks, took a cab 40 blocks (both with an exceptionally annoying co-worker), and then hitched a ride with some friendly looking guys in a truck for the last ten. Hitching is fun, warm, and free.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2005 4:25:28 pm PST #3786 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But sarameg, you like walking with luggage.
I just realised I have no idea if I'm to harass my co-krav-workers or the students. I should check.
msbelle - Dec 20, 2005 4:26:26 pm PST #3787 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Looks like now he is reserving a rental car.
Strega - Dec 20, 2005 4:28:39 pm PST #3788 of 10002
That reminds me, last weekend there was this article in the Post about suburban/rural bus lines. You may have to register, I forget, but this is the opening:
Connie Wells is waiting for the 1:10 p.m. bus outside her Fredericksburg apartment complex. Her cashier shift at Target doesn't start for nearly three hours, and she's only going three miles. But the next bus, in two hours, will get her there too late.
There's one passing reference to the fact that in some cases people are walking along roadsides with no sidewalks to get to the bus stop, but... I kept asking, "Why can't she walk?" I understand some people can't walk that far, and sometimes it's not safe, but they don't mention those things as factors. I think the real story was the fact that people rely on cars so much that walking doesn't even occur to anyone, including the reporter, as an option.
Consuela - Dec 20, 2005 4:41:32 pm PST #3789 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Three miles, in three hours? The heck? And okay, maybe there are no sidewalks.
Actually, if there's snow, 3 miles could be bad. Especially if there's snow and the sidewalks aren't clear.
tommyrot - Dec 20, 2005 4:44:56 pm PST #3790 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.
Especially if there's snow and the sidewalks aren't clear.
And if the way includes fraying rope bridges over leopard pits.
sarameg - Dec 20, 2005 4:45:05 pm PST #3791 of 10002
But sarameg, you like walking with luggage.
That was an OVERSIGHT. Not like. I just didn't see the big deal. Latent midwestern values at work. It was silly.
Besides, I did ship it off later.
Consuela - Dec 20, 2005 4:47:03 pm PST #3792 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I dunno, tommy, I like leopard pits.
DavidS - Dec 20, 2005 4:58:25 pm PST #3793 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Leopard pits aren't so bad. Snake pits, spider pits, komodo dragon pits - those would worry me.
Three miles of walking in the snow isn't that bad really. Depends on the temp, but still.