Also: Over 50 homes destroyed in fire.
Mercy is the mark of a great man. Guess I'm just a good man. Well, I'm all right.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Tom Scola - Oct 30, 2012 4:24:42 am PDT #27722 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jesse - Oct 30, 2012 4:33:50 am PDT #27723 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesus.
I just saw a tweet that said Sandy has "killed more than a dozen people." You mean in addition to the 50+ in Haiti, more elsewhere in the Caribbean, right?
Nora Deirdre - Oct 30, 2012 4:35:12 am PDT #27724 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
And I am simply stunned to still have power. Hoping it lasts. Afraid to voice anything more.
Yeah, that's how I felt, too, during Isaac.
And I think it was Juliebird that mentioned upthread about the terrorizing sound of the howling wind. I absolutely couldn't sleep for a few nights, listening to that wind and freaking out. Ugh.
Thinking of everyone!
brenda m - Oct 30, 2012 4:36:36 am PDT #27725 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, that fire is crazy. I hope most of the residents were elsewhere.
My sister called me in a panic at about midnight last night, which freaked me out because my bro and SIL are in the DC area. But it was another kind of environmental emergency: a raccoon in her trashcan.
First she couldn't go inside because she has to pass the bins in a narrow alley to get to her door and was afraid it was going to leap out at her. Then she realized it was trapped and it became a rescue mission. Then she realized it was a baby and it became a rescue mission with lots of cooing. Finally it got released and fled under the porch and now she's all consumed with worry about how it will reunite with the mama raccoon. @@
Allyson - Oct 30, 2012 4:40:04 am PDT #27726 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Have all the NYistas checked in? Just woke up and saw crazy on my television.
brenda m - Oct 30, 2012 4:44:09 am PDT #27727 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Jessica and Trudy have both been on FB, so they're good. Plus Tom. Who else do we have in NYC anymore? I feel like I'm forgetting someone.
Tom Scola - Oct 30, 2012 4:49:48 am PDT #27728 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Checked in: Me, Jessica, Trudy Booth, Sparky1, Hil, sarameg, Toddson, Amy.
Checked in on FB: lisah, Vortex, Sox.
Checked in on Twitter: MFNLaw, Zenkitty.
Not checked in yet: Fred Pete, Raq. Who else?
Sheryl - Oct 30, 2012 4:50:47 am PDT #27729 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I have been incredibly fortunate with this storm. Brief power outage last night(couple minutes) and no other problems. Government closed today, so I slept in. ~ma to all in NY/NJ.
Toddson - Oct 30, 2012 4:51:49 am PDT #27730 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
From DC - in town, at least, the rain has stopped, the wind's died down. I haven't been out since Sunday afternoon but looking out the window, our nice sheltered courtyard is full of leaves and small branches. The lawn furniture came through just fine, although the umbrellas were either taken in or are now ... in Pennsylvania, perhaps.
Jesse - Oct 30, 2012 4:56:24 am PDT #27731 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think Maria lost power last night.