Hey New Yorker Buffistas and NY-adjacent Buffistas, I have a request. My dear and wonderful employee R and his cousin are trying to visit NY (where they were raised) for a few days during Labor Day week (like from the 7-10 or so). I'm guessing the already-super-expensive NY is even more so because of 9/11 activities. Does anyone have a tip on good places to stay? He's looking at packages that are $1100 or so for 3 days that include the airfare/hotel. Is that the best he can get? I am thinking yes, but wanted to check with y'all.
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javachik - Aug 30, 2011 10:43:17 am PDT #4521 of 5671
Our wings are not tired.
Allyson - Aug 30, 2011 8:20:47 pm PDT #4522 of 5671
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
My car is fixed! [link]
Kat - Aug 31, 2011 5:02:51 am PDT #4523 of 5671
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hi all,
It's that time of year again. Sonic is running a contest to fund Donors Choose projects. If you could, would you please vote for my project (copies of Darin Strauss's book Half a Life). Also, please reshare far and wide. [link] If you vote 10 times then you'll get extra bonus codes, and I have a feeling this may take me a while, but please vote!
If you wanted to donate, that would be great too!
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2011 4:20:44 pm PDT #4524 of 5671
"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
Hey gang, any speedy recovery~ma you can spare for my best friend would be greatly appreciated. He found out last night that what he thought was a kidney stone was in fact an intestinal rupture, and is now in the hospital hopefully avoiding major surgery.
Maria - Sep 01, 2011 7:13:51 pm PDT #4525 of 5671
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
Recovery~ma for your friend, Matt.
DH goes in tomorrow morning at 7 am EST for a sentinel lymph node biopsy as well as excision of the cancerous area on his back. It's going to be a long day--for everyone--and we should be able to take him home around 6ish tomorrow evening. I'll update as I can.
Thank you so much for the good thoughts, ~ma, and prayers. I couldn't even pretend to get through this without this community.
Maria - Sep 02, 2011 11:13:08 am PDT #4526 of 5671
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
Dh is still in surgery. We'll know more in an hour or so.
Maria - Sep 02, 2011 12:29:13 pm PDT #4527 of 5671
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
Starting hour 4. Was only supposed to take 3. Slightly worried even though OR nurse said no complications thus far.
Connie Neil - Sep 02, 2011 1:14:20 pm PDT #4528 of 5671
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It may have turned out that things in DH are sitting in unexpected places. Anatomy texts are indications of averages, not always reality. Or he has unexpected extra bits. Hubby has more bones than most humans. Backup systems, I think.
Vortex - Sep 02, 2011 5:10:05 pm PDT #4529 of 5671
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I heard from MFNLaw. She and DH are headed to the in-laws' for the weekend. DH is fine, responding well, if a little groggy. The surgery took longer because they had a hard time getting to the lymph nodes. No complications. They took some tissue to biopsy and the results should be back in a week and a few days.
Maria - Sep 08, 2011 11:37:24 am PDT #4530 of 5671
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
And it just keeps coming. The restaurant is going to flood and we're going to lose a lot of food and equipment. The river is supposed to crest at 28.5 feet which means substantial water in the main level. The parents just landed from Italy. My sister just told them. I hope my father survives this. Still haven't told him about DH. I don't know how we're going to recover from this.