in other mememe news, I'm about to kill the woman in the next office. She has her system set so that it announces when she has a new voicemail message and the volume's pretty loud ... and now it's acting up and giving her a message EVERY 90 SECONDS. So I have a voice announcement going off every minute and a half (I timed it!) and she's sitting there screaming about how it's driving her crazy. I suggested turning off her speakers ... but she won't do that. sigh ... this is grounds for murder, right?

I pay about $1000 for my mortgage, three bedroom 1600 sq ft., on .30 acre.

Almost exactly the same. About $900, 3BR 1600 sq. ft. on 0.5 acre.

she's sitting there screaming about how it's driving her crazy. I suggested turning off her speakers ... but she won't do that.

I vote you offer to help her turn the volume down WITH A HAMMER.

But on the cross side, the telephone company and the United States postal system won't come out here, and my dirt road is nearly impassible every time we get a shower.

I'd stick with baths.

I am waiting for my flying car. I was promised.

But when I get it, I will have to drive it the half-mile to the airstrip myself like the rest of the plebeians.

I'd stick with baths.

Bwah! I almost said, every time it sprinkles, but that was funny to me in a whole 'nother way. (That's my name (err, in the singular). That's what the S. stands for. I suppose you'll all find out anyway when I inevitably sign up for facebook.)

You can buy your flying car in maybe 18 months: [link]

Although they think of it as a "roadable airplane".

Every pilot faces uncertain weather, rising costs, and ground transportation hassles on each end of the flight. The Transition® combines the unique convenience of being able to fold its wings with the ability to drive on any surface road in a modern personal airplane platform. Stowing the wings for road use and deploying them for flight at the airport is activated from inside the cockpit. This unique functionality addresses head-on the issues faced by today’s Private and Sport Pilots.

Terrafugia’s award-winning MIT-trained engineers have been advancing the state-of-the-art in personal aircraft on-schedule since 2006. Now you can streamline your flying experience with the revolutionary integration of personal land and air travel made possible by the Transition® Roadable Aircraft.

It runs about $200,000.

But it is somewhat offset by other things, like not owning a car.

Getting by without a car would be really difficult here, definitely a factor.

But those include crazy huge hangar houses. Literally, with a hangar instead of a garage (okay, probably in addition to) that leads out onto a runway of our little local airstrip. It's bizarre.

My Uncle and Aunt retired to a hangar house! I'll have to aks them arouth the flying cars.

Liese, that's hysterical. And you can leave your name off Facebook. Or use a fake one. I do.