There's apparently a chance the entire NYC transit system could be shut down this weekend:
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
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.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2011 4:45:11 pm PDT #22258 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
le nubian - Aug 25, 2011 4:56:00 pm PDT #22259 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jesu Christo. Man, I hope this hurricane does minimal damage.
Amy - Aug 25, 2011 4:56:33 pm PDT #22260 of 30001
Because books.
I just saw a tweet from someone I know in NYC who said she's apparently in an evacuation zone of lower Manhattan, if it comes to that. I thought it was hitting farther out on Long Island, but I guess it's impossible to tell.
Jesse - Aug 25, 2011 4:57:10 pm PDT #22261 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Holy crapballs. There was a crazy flood in 99 or 2000 that shut down a lot of the subway for the morning commute, but that was such a fluke. Also a mess. Although, hilariously, I got into the office about the time my coworker who lived nearby was calling in that she wouldn't make it.
JenP - Aug 25, 2011 4:59:12 pm PDT #22262 of 30001
Huh. Just lost a post. Weird.
I am driving back up to PA tomorrow since they've now ordered mandatory evac for visitors here (Del. beach) and are strongly suggesting that residents skedaddle. It's fine with me, but I just got back yesterday. Should have just stayed up there, but I haven't been home here since July 31st!
While I was gone I trashed my old laptop... which was probably more than five years old, so, it had a good life, and got a much lighter and peppier new one.
So, if my Nano has all my music, etc. on it, and I download iTunes to this computer, when I synch, will the Nano upload everything? I could probably google the answer. But, while I'm here, thought I'd ask.
Zenkitty - Aug 25, 2011 5:01:10 pm PDT #22263 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Not this morning, but yesterday I finished a spreadsheet that takes measurements in inches, computes the lengths you need to draft a bodice, sleeve and skirt pattern black, and makes them available in centimeters and fractions. I am pretty proud. I just hope I chose a method that will work fairly well.
Sophia, that's pretty cool.
K bought a new car (elantra touring -- with seat warmers
That's what I have! I love it! I don't have seat warmeers, but I do have a sunroof.
I'm probably not in the storm's path, although I expect we'll get heavy rain and wind. I'm concerned about my sister, on the Virginia coast, with all the big trees around her house, and my friends in NJ and NYC. The folks on tv are saying this will be the OMG Worst Storm Ever. They've already declared a state of emergency in Maryland.
Sue - Aug 25, 2011 5:02:44 pm PDT #22264 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Jen, no it won't. You can move stuff from your iPod to iTunes, but you may lose some metadata. And I have had friends wipe out their ipod when it synched with an empty iTunes, so I would make sure it was set to manual synch.
JenP - Aug 25, 2011 5:04:40 pm PDT #22265 of 30001
Thanks, Sue. I will investigate further. Damn, I hope I can save all this stuff.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2011 5:05:32 pm PDT #22266 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Were we talking about ROUSs earlier? Because holy fucking shit. Marcy Houses is not my neighborhood, but it is WAY TOO CLOSE IF THOSE ARE LIVING THERE.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2011 5:06:50 pm PDT #22267 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That is indeed the rat in question.