hugs free public transit tight
Where do you live again? Even communist Russia makes you pay.
Wash: Captain, didn't you know kissin' girls makes you sleepy? Mal: Well sometimes I just can't help myself.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2009 7:30:32 am PST #24217 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
smonster - Dec 10, 2009 7:42:27 am PST #24218 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Chapel Hill, NC. The University and the two towns got together several years ago and decided that parking was a big enough problem that it was worth their while to make the buses free. Ridership jumped 40% in the first year.
Of course, weekend and night service is pretty limited, but I think that's more a function of living in a relatively small community.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2009 7:48:22 am PST #24219 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
At my last gig they sponsored buses along one route so it cost us 25¢, and that route just happened to run from near home to work. I ended up using it a fair bit towards the end of the contract. Especially good on mornings after the ER.
Polter-Cow - Dec 10, 2009 7:54:49 am PST #24220 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
...muffin?
Yeah, I think that's a joke on another board. Oops. Here the muffin joke is about whitey eating one.
tommyrot - Dec 10, 2009 8:18:48 am PST #24221 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2009 8:39:01 am PST #24222 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
...muffin?
Sweetiepie.
Polter-Cow - Dec 10, 2009 8:44:49 am PST #24223 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, someone help me out here: is there any downside to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan? You get company stock at a 15% discount of the lower of the closing market price of the first and last day of the six-month period. So if the stock has gone down and you sell on that last day, you make 15% regardless, right? And if it's gone up, you're going to make a lot more. It seems like a win-win. What am I not considering? Taxes? Taxes are screwy and confusing with stocks.
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2009 8:46:00 am PST #24224 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What am I not considering?
Enron?
Sparky1 - Dec 10, 2009 8:55:08 am PST #24225 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
ESPPs are generally a great deal, but you do have to be careful to make sure you're on top of selling the stock. And you will have taxes to deal with, so you'll be paying your accountant more.
brenda m - Dec 10, 2009 8:56:37 am PST #24226 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Generally there are some restrictions on how long you have to hold the stock before you can sell. And of course things can go down a lot more than 15%. Otherwise they're generally a pretty big deal, so long as you don't have too much of your comp tied up in them.