I'm obsessed with making sure that I have phone service in the event of a power outage. It's why I have a cheapy non-cordless phone tucked awkwardly on my bookshelf. Just in case.
OMG.
This is flamebait for the nerds among us, right?
The count of three isn't a plan. It's Sesame Street.
Buffy ,'First Date'
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.
Gus - Jan 06, 2006 12:21:56 pm PST #8348 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2006 12:22:22 pm PST #8349 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My cellphone will work for 24 hours if it's fully charged when the power goes out. And I'll probably buy one of those emergency battery thingies.
amych - Jan 06, 2006 12:22:48 pm PST #8350 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
The Cherokee Nation upholds gay marriage: [link]
Segway doesn't appeal (something about the standing-up thing), but my neighbor has a Honda Metro that I keep eyeing with envy. Vespas are way pricier, but they do have the wacky Spike-n-Dru "Ciao!" factor.
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2006 12:22:55 pm PST #8351 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This is flamebait for the nerds among us, right?
Absolutely. I mean, I have not a nerd cell in my body.
My cellphone will work for 24 hours if it's fully charged when the power goes out
Mine never seems to be--I can't keep it charged nowadays.
Except now, when it's home being charged, forgotten.
bon bon - Jan 06, 2006 12:23:30 pm PST #8352 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
My cellphone will work for 24 hours if it's fully charged when the power goes out. And I'll probably buy one of those emergency battery thingies.
But then it's only halfway charged when the power goes out and there's a three day power outage and NO ONE is open to sell you a battery powered cell phoen charger cuz you never thought you'd need one!
eta: accidentally posted before I was done!
Daisy Jane - Jan 06, 2006 12:25:23 pm PST #8353 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
But I would still like to see some compation in the cable tv /cable modem market
According to the State of Texas, they are sufficiently competitive to remove all state regulation on either. Apparently, the FCC is flirting with doing the same thing. Then we can all look forward to paying our monthly $700 telecablenet bills to SBComcastWarner.
Wasn't there somthing on NPR this morning about them wanting to charge the content providers because their delivery system was so good? The story said something about it being a poor idea since deregulations have killed competion.
Jessica - Jan 06, 2006 12:25:54 pm PST #8354 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Then I spend 3 relaxing days reading by candlelight.
Or I plan to be in Canada again, like I was in '03.
Jesse - Jan 06, 2006 12:26:55 pm PST #8355 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was actually thinking about 9/11 when cell phones weren't working, or at least, you couldn't get through on them.
For Christmas, I got one of those crank radios for my go-bag (I GOT A GO BAG FOR XMAS. WTF??), and it can be used as a cellphone charger, so I'm not so worried about the actual cell charge.
Hayden - Jan 06, 2006 12:27:04 pm PST #8356 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Wasn't there somthing on NPR this morning about them wanting to charge the content providers because their delivery system was so good? The story said something about it being a poor idea since deregulations have killed competion.
I missed the story, but it is true that deregulation has killed competition.
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2006 12:27:13 pm PST #8357 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.