DJ, you don't have to explain. We're ready to provide alibis if necessary.
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Maria - Apr 06, 2011 2:02:54 pm PDT #2064 of 30001
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
Jesse - Apr 06, 2011 2:03:18 pm PDT #2065 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The cold on the forehead is working! But only as long as I have it on there, I think. Ah well.
Dana - Apr 06, 2011 2:06:34 pm PDT #2066 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My org will keep going if the government shuts down, but I'm not entirely sure about my job.
Strix - Apr 06, 2011 2:23:34 pm PDT #2067 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
D. won't know till Sunday if he's off because of the shut-down. He doesn't work for the government directly, but he's a contractor for the government, so if it goes, they go.
God, I hope it doesn't happen, or if it does, it gets resolve tout de suite.
Query: if it does shut down, do politicians stop getting paid?
Consuela - Apr 06, 2011 2:27:12 pm PDT #2068 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Apparently everyone stops getting paid, Erin. No checks will be cut, because the government loses the ability to spend money.
People who do work will get paid for their work after the shutdown is over. I'm not sure what happens to people who don't work: apparently in previous shutdowns, salaried staff did get paid.
Fred Pete - Apr 06, 2011 2:49:24 pm PDT #2069 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Default situation is, furloughed government employees don't get paid for shutdown time. Last time there was a shutdown, Congress voted (after the shutdown ended) to pay all furloughed employees. (I understand the cost was about $400 million, but logic tells me that has to be low for three weeks.) Your guess is as good as mine for what Congress will do this time.
I understand that politicians get paid. But furloughed staff of politicians don't. Again, unless Congress votes otherwise.
Sue - Apr 06, 2011 3:09:57 pm PDT #2070 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Drive-by: Happy Birthday Amy!
Strix - Apr 06, 2011 3:45:02 pm PDT #2071 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Of course politicians get paid during a shut-down. That makes...sense. To them. Because most politicians are hovering on the brink of penury.
I think DH can take vaca since he's a contractor, but that borks all vaca plans for the year. Bah, spit.
Tom Scola - Apr 06, 2011 3:46:55 pm PDT #2072 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Woo Mets
Amy - Apr 06, 2011 4:05:10 pm PDT #2073 of 30001
Because books.
They have to beat the Phillies since it's my birthday, right, Tom?
::crosses fingers::
I hope Pelfrey's just starting slow this season.