I missed the earthquake! I was in the car and didn't feel a thing. Now I'm kind of disappointed.
Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.
'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.
Holli - Aug 23, 2011 2:10:05 pm PDT #21850 of 30001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
hippocampus - Aug 23, 2011 2:26:52 pm PDT #21851 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Used part found in Philadelphia.
Tell me where & I'll go loom over it until they ship it to you.
We felt the earthquake. Local rail is still down. It also goes down for sleet, snow, and too much caffeine. HKF didn't notice because she was talking about Fred Weasley (new crush, book 2) and knitting at the time.
DavidS - Aug 23, 2011 2:29:59 pm PDT #21852 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have worked in various permutations of customer service since I was 15. If it was piece of meat at the grocery store, a piece of clothing or furniture at JC Penney, or a ticket to the theater, or a class for you or your child at my university.-- that is what I would do.
Admittedly all I'm going off are movies like Breaking Bad, Used Cars and The Woman Chaser (which goes into excellent detail on the subject), but I don't gather that customer service has traditionally driven the used car business.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 23, 2011 2:34:50 pm PDT #21853 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Wow, it may just be a coincidence, but when I got home tonight I found my Little Miss Sunshine poster cattycornered on the wall. If that was tremor related, it's pretty impressive.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 23, 2011 2:41:29 pm PDT #21854 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't gather that customer service has traditionally driven the used car business
Well, maybe it should!
Sophia Brooks - Aug 23, 2011 2:44:55 pm PDT #21855 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Kat - Aug 23, 2011 3:07:01 pm PDT #21856 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Aren't you supposed to stand underneath doorways, or something?
In doorways or under heavy, stable furniture.
Neither of these are especially true. If it's a doorway on an interior wall, you are better off. Under heavy furniture is only useful if the furniture itself doesn't have spindly or small legs.
What you should do, is crouch behind something like a couch or a file cabinet, something that should the ceiling fall, it will create a triangle of safety. You want something that won't compress a lot. But you should cover your head and hold on to whatever you are hiding beside.
Liese S. - Aug 23, 2011 3:07:41 pm PDT #21857 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Also, we should standardize on a hashtag so it's searchable and trendable.
Consuela - Aug 23, 2011 3:09:49 pm PDT #21858 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Kat, I hate to say it, but the "triangle of safety" thing is at least partially debunked. [link]
Here's a better link: [link]
It doesn't seem to be that useful in developed countries with sound building codes, where pancaking is less likely to happen. FEMA and the Red Cross still go with "drop, cover, hold on".
Kat - Aug 23, 2011 3:11:01 pm PDT #21859 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
HA! 'suela, I have seen that. I would think in most California buildings, it's the issue of flying other stuff that will get you. And broken glass.