Allyson, my parents are incensed on your behalf. They may spread your story to a considerably less wired crowd.
The current TeeFury offering may be of interest to some here. [link]
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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.
aurelia - Aug 24, 2011 9:10:03 pm PDT #22068 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Strix - Aug 25, 2011 2:13:14 am PDT #22069 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Allyson, yeah, you got a root, but believe me, I know how car problems can toss your world into a total tail-spin of fuckery.
I don't think you're overreacting at all.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 25, 2011 3:04:33 am PDT #22070 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't think you are overreacting at all. Especially given the lack of public transportation options in your area.
I was just standing in the parking lot and my skirt fell down. Like, to my feet. I am glad I wear bike shorts under skirts, but I think it was the slipperyness of the bike short that caused the slightly too big skirt to slip.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2011 3:06:24 am PDT #22071 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So you know, love and shit.
Aww, back atcha.
First world problems are still problems, you know? And cars are important!
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2011 4:00:03 am PDT #22072 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Allyson, in this country cars represent freedom and independence. Most people rely on their cars for work--which means their lives depend on their cars. So it's a BIG deal. Some people would have rolled over and either bought a new car or found someone who would have risked putting in a used part. You stood your ground because it is not right for a company to put out a product that costs tens of thousands of dollars and makes them millions in profits but screws over a hardworking person over such a small thing.
That is why people were drawn to this story. It's what makes it newsworthy and worth spreading.
Plus we love you and it doesn't take that much effort to retweet or make a phone call.
Hil R. - Aug 25, 2011 4:06:43 am PDT #22073 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Has this been posted here yet? 500 people in 100 seconds. It's really cool. [link]
SailAweigh - Aug 25, 2011 4:36:51 am PDT #22074 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Allyson, I've been flipping my wig over losing paid parking in the building I work in, OMGWTFParking! It's not like I can't still drive to work, I've just got to park a mile away and walk. (Of course having my paycheck reduced by $150 to "fix" the state budget deficit didn't help. Fuck you very much, Scott Walker.) So, you know, you wanna bitch about shitty service from an American auto manufacturer who screws you over, I'll listen. (And they tell us to buy American. Yeah, why is that again? Better product, better service, I don't think so.)
Amy - Aug 25, 2011 4:43:54 am PDT #22075 of 30001
Because books.
Irene arrived early.
sumi - Aug 25, 2011 4:46:41 am PDT #22076 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Lee - Aug 25, 2011 4:54:09 am PDT #22077 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
HORSIE