You have to replace the whole windshield, ita? That sucks.
What happened?
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
The Crying of Natter 49
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.
Lee - Jan 16, 2007 8:26:49 pm PST #3456 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
aurelia - Jan 16, 2007 8:26:59 pm PST #3457 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
70 = cool
It's cool enough when one's hands tend to be room temp. At 68 I'm getting kinda chilly.
Doesn't pay for the windshield I need to replace, though.
Is this related to the machiato(?) mishap?
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2007 8:30:45 pm PST #3458 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had two cracks on the passenger side of the windshield. Now I have one, because they have formed a united front, which means it's cracked almost from top to bottom.
I have no idea what precipitated it--both cracks are over a year old, and they had been keeping their distance.
This is the sort of thing a cop might ticket. Not sure when I'll do it.
Grr.
beth b - Jan 16, 2007 8:55:26 pm PST #3459 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
got too cold down there, the cracks had to huddle together for warmth
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 16, 2007 9:58:18 pm PST #3460 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm not sure 70° is low enough to precipitate the expansion of a glass crack even if it feels cold to people used to the sunny warmness. Kick the ass of a suspicious delinquent in the neighborhood just to cover the bases?
I think I've been possessed by my mom circa 1985, as I just spent two hours scrubbing every above-floor surface in my bathroom with bleach or glass cleaner and throwing away all the musty junk that had accumulated on my shelves.
Upside: I now have a sparkling mirror wall, clean acrylic shelf and fixtures, and an uncluttered glass tabletop (balanced on the radiator) that's home to all my pretty glass candle holders and tea lights.
Downside: I have to scrub my horrific, essentially uncleanable Flapper Era tile floor tomorrow to balance it out.
Lee - Jan 16, 2007 10:00:05 pm PST #3461 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I think the 70 was inside, Matt. It's been in the 40s or lower in the LA area lately (at least at night).
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 16, 2007 10:03:02 pm PST #3462 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Ah, that would do it.
Theodosia - Jan 17, 2007 1:43:45 am PST #3463 of 10001
'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"
It's 10F outside this morning. I wonder what shape my windshield will be in? I'm beginning to question the wisdom of leaving my precious car sitting outside in the weather....
Ailleann - Jan 17, 2007 4:16:58 am PST #3464 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
My window was frosty and I was late for work. Guess it's winter again...
Discussion topic of the morning: If you were sitting at your desk, and heard other coworkers having a discussion, and heard one of the people say something that, to you, might be construed as being offensive (though wasn't intended as such in the course of the conversation), would you go up and inject yourself in the conversation, and then report the person to your HR department because you were "offended on behalf of the other people"?
Cashmere - Jan 17, 2007 4:23:40 am PST #3465 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Ailleann, it would depend on how offensive it was and what the nature of the comment was.
By the way--it wasn't only the Big Wazoo that changed formats. 103.9 Ted FM has changed to talk radio--with GLEN BECK on the air. *gag* I just need to reset all my radio presets. How do you go from fairly decent middle of the road rock to craptacular hate-mongering talk radio?