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Jayne ,'The Train Job'

Natter 70: Hookers and Blow

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Kate P. - Sep 16, 2012 5:52:08 am PDT #22244 of 30001

That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Just realized that our new house is much closer to the train tracks than we had realized -- they're just on the other side of the highway, which we can see from our back windows. How the hell did I fail to notice this when I looked up the house on GoogleMaps *specifically* to check how close the train tracks were? DAMMIT. I don't know if it's going to be a big problem or not, but I feel pretty stupid.

Anyway, uh, apart from that, things are OK at the moment. It's been just about 24 hours since M left for Germany, and so far the baby and I are both still alive. I even got to take a shower after she went down for a nap, and a couple of friends are coming over in half an hour or so to hang out and help pack. So far so good!

Dana - Sep 16, 2012 6:10:18 am PDT #22245 of 30001

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I would also like my husband to wake up so we could go get breakfast, but I am not quite low enough to go "accidentally" wake him up.

Kate, are you worried about noise? I'd bet you'll become accustomed to it and not even notice.

flea - Sep 16, 2012 6:22:40 am PDT #22246 of 30001

information libertarian

Yeah, train tracks on the other side of a highway doesn't seem like it would be a problem. The highway itself would worry me more, but obviously you noticed that one before you bought and took it into consideration.

Tom Scola - Sep 16, 2012 6:26:21 am PDT #22247 of 30001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Since you’re in Nashville, the sound of the train might fill you with with a sense of deep regret about the man you shot in Reno.

Burrell - Sep 16, 2012 6:28:29 am PDT #22248 of 30001

Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I would also like my husband to wake up so we could go get breakfast, but I am not quite low enough to go "accidentally" wake him up.

I've been known to send one of the kids to wake DH because I am just low enough to do that.

flea - Sep 16, 2012 6:28:50 am PDT #22249 of 30001

information libertarian

Probably the only trains that use those tracks are Midnight Trains to Georgia. (Everbody with me - whoo whoo!)

-t - Sep 16, 2012 6:44:21 am PDT #22250 of 30001

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I live about half a mile from the railroad tracks and got used to it pretty quickly. I do still get ear wormed from hearing that lonesome whistle blow, but I can sleep through it just fine as long as the bedroom windows are closed.

Jesse - Sep 16, 2012 7:00:40 am PDT #22251 of 30001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I kind of loved living several blocks from the train station, because I do like the whistle sound.

Connie Neil - Sep 16, 2012 7:05:06 am PDT #22252 of 30001

brillig

A block away is one thing. Less than a hundred yards is not fun.

Pix - Sep 16, 2012 7:08:34 am PDT #22253 of 30001

The status is NOT quo.

My first house as a child was near the train tracks, and I still fun those sounds deeply soothing.

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