Allyson, tweeted and FB'd. I hope GM responds. With their tail between their legs and a shiny new gas pedal, if not a brand-new car.
Consuela, I'm so sorry. The whole thing sounds nightmarish, and really stressful for you.
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
'Out Of Gas'
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.
Amy - Aug 23, 2011 10:33:32 am PDT #21795 of 30001
Because books.
Ginger - Aug 23, 2011 10:44:00 am PDT #21796 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Dear newspeople:
North Anna nuclear plant has not declared an "emergency." It has declared a "notice of unusual event," the lowest level of emergency declaration. NUEs are declared based on specific criteria from the NRC. An NUE can be declared for everything from an approaching tornado to a piece of equipment that's going to be out of service for a day longer than tech specs. Nuclear plants nationwide declare a couple a month. The vast majority of NUEs are declared because of mishandling of medical nuclear sources and people stealing glow-in-the-dark signs.
Once again, chill.
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2011 10:44:20 am PDT #21797 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
More pictures: [link]
Ginger - Aug 23, 2011 10:47:14 am PDT #21798 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Looking around my house, I think there might have been an earthquake after all. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
Steph L. - Aug 23, 2011 10:49:28 am PDT #21799 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Looking around my house, I think there might have been an earthquake after all. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
We must have a goddamn earthquake every day.
-t - Aug 23, 2011 10:49:54 am PDT #21800 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, that's not quite as wrongheaded as I first thought, Consuela, but obviously a much huger hassle for you than it ought to be, in a just world.
sarameg - Aug 23, 2011 10:51:03 am PDT #21801 of 30001
I'm imagining everything that could fall off. It's....well, guess I'll go home and see.
zuisa - Aug 23, 2011 10:51:03 am PDT #21802 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
The news is telling me that Boston felt the quake, but I certainly didn't!
Consuela - Aug 23, 2011 11:04:10 am PDT #21803 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also, I mean, unless I'm missing something, it sounds very much like you will never actually be considered for this job.
Well, if they cancel & reannounce with "selective placement factors", which are specific requirements necessary for the position (beyond a degree or x years of experience), then they will be able to hire me. But it's going to be tricky defining them.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 23, 2011 11:11:10 am PDT #21804 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frank, we were probably most likely to feel it because my actual office area is on a beam that bridges two buildings across a street. A coworker said, "Am I drunk?? Or did the building just move???" Hee.
Apparently other people in the buidling here felt it. Things are a little hectic in my area, so the building shaking probably just felt like par for the course for the last two days.