Thanks for all the ma everyone. My dad is resting comfortably in ICU under observation until tonight. They may want to keep him in a regular bed for two more days. Unfortunately the ICU in my parent's town was full, so they sent him to another hospital that's about a 30 minute drive away.
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Sue - Mar 28, 2011 5:32:49 am PDT #616 of 30001
hip deep in pie
shrift - Mar 28, 2011 5:53:02 am PDT #617 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I spent the some of the weekend working and a lot of it puking, and I'm working from home today when I probably should just be sleeping, and so I shouldn't feel guilty that my boss is emailing me as to why I'm not at our meeting when he never sent me a calendar invite, right?
Ginger - Mar 28, 2011 6:08:45 am PDT #618 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Do they do anything different with their plant design? Or is it just standard biz as usual in their plants and protocols?
These days, the French operate three fairly similar pressurized water reactor designs, designed by Framatome but quite similar to the U.S. PWRs designed by Westinghouse. About 70 percent of U.S. plants are PWRs, which is a newer technology than boiling water reactors like Fukishima Daiichi. One advantage of PWRs is that the water that becomes steam for the turbine is separate from the water that circulates through the reactor, meaning that more of the plant is "clean." The French are also building at least one of the new third-generation plants that have more "inherently safe" features such as having the cooling water supply over the core so that it can be fed by gravity.
One advantage the French have is more economies of scale, since they've been able to build more-or-less cookie-cutter plants. Another advantage is cultural: the French are more inclined to trust technology experts and nuclear engineers and operators have a higher social standing.
SuziQ - Mar 28, 2011 6:16:57 am PDT #619 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Well, KCD asked his girlfriend to marry him and she said yes. How did my children find out? Through a FB post of his. Tacky. K-Bug is pissed while CJ doesn't care about him not contacting them directly. Both are ok with the engagement. I am too, though it makes me doubt her sanity.
Vortex - Mar 28, 2011 6:20:36 am PDT #620 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Ugh. But honestly, are we really surprised?
Steph L. - Mar 28, 2011 6:30:12 am PDT #621 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
How did my children find out? Through a FB post of his.
Stay classy, KCD.
SuziQ - Mar 28, 2011 6:35:07 am PDT #622 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Oh, and they are getting married in Vegas in June, while he is there for a bowling tournament, at the Graceland chapel.
erikaj - Mar 28, 2011 6:36:06 am PDT #623 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Super-mature, I might add.
Steph L. - Mar 28, 2011 6:38:02 am PDT #624 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
they are getting married in Vegas in June, while he is there for a bowling tournament, at the Graceland chapel.
That's...actually kinda awesome.
DavidS - Mar 28, 2011 6:40:56 am PDT #625 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's...actually kinda awesome.
I kind of hope they have something like a nacho fountain at the reception and PBR in trash cans filled with ice.