Went back home to get a cable. There were 10,000 full trash bags with our ceilings in them on our front sidewalk. . Ok not that many but almost. Looks like the 'simple fix' wasn't possible. Otoh? I wasn't there when whatever went Down went down. So I'm only about half as freaked as I would have been. Probably.
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
hippocampus - Feb 17, 2011 7:06:55 am PST #23408 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Vortex - Feb 17, 2011 7:07:49 am PST #23409 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I invited him to come in and check and he just said that I could've turned it off before I answered the door.
It's been my experience that when someone is playing music so loudly that I can hear it in my house, I can hear it from outside of the door.
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2011 7:09:33 am PST #23410 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because every time I go to IO9 now I feel constrained and frustrated and end up yelling, "Fuck you, IO9!"
That's because you're a skimmer and don't go to [link] So you deserve the anguish.
Ginger - Feb 17, 2011 7:09:46 am PST #23411 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I totally agree, the earth will still be around.
One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
DavidS - Feb 17, 2011 7:20:02 am PST #23412 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's because you're a skimmer and don't go to [link]. So you deserve the anguish.
Ahhh, so much better.
But now I'm yelling, "Fuck you, David Kelly!"
Maybe I'm just irascible.
Amy - Feb 17, 2011 7:20:39 am PST #23413 of 30001
Because books.
Seriously? A fourteen-year-old isn't capable enough to care for his own three-year-old sibling for a half hour? And the kids' mother lost her job because of the caution she received.
Kathy A - Feb 17, 2011 7:28:01 am PST #23414 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
From that article:
England's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children actually states no one under the age of 16 should be allowed to babysit!
I was babysitting at 12, and a busy babysitter, at that. I know that from what I've heard from coworkers and friends, most teen girls are done babysitting by the time they go to high school at 14.
Amy - Feb 17, 2011 7:31:12 am PST #23415 of 30001
Because books.
I was babysitting at twelve, too! Sometimes for infants!
meara - Feb 17, 2011 7:31:29 am PST #23416 of 30001
I, too, was babysitting by 12 and done by around 15. After that I had other plans on weekends, and I generally couldn't on weeknights. My sister did more than I did--she was an au pair for several summers...high school summers. 14-16 or so.
Gudanov - Feb 17, 2011 7:31:40 am PST #23417 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Crazy, there are totally 12 year olds I'd trust to babysit a toddler... and 20 year olds I wouldn't.