Even worse for the US, there were militias (platoons? I don't know the terminology) made up of free men of color who were promised land for fighting against the English and not only never got what they were promised, they lost a lot of rights and social standing after the war. It's pretty fucked up.
We're deep in space, corner of No and Where.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Aug 29, 2016 6:59:21 pm PDT #26785 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - Aug 30, 2016 3:38:40 am PDT #26786 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
it's going to be well out of the city center, in a hotel near a mall, maybe two malls. And we don't get to rent a car.
That is ridiculous!
Yep, Black Loyalists. Americans who stayed loyal to the crown were called United Empire Loyalists. A lot of them came to Nova Scotia. The black folk were given land, but it was not great land.
Huh. The (black) guy I went to my prom with was originally from Halifax, but I wonder how long ago his family had gone there.
Consuela - Aug 30, 2016 5:08:56 am PDT #26787 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, no, Cass, how awful! You all must be so frightened, and the kids must be, too.
Dana - Aug 30, 2016 5:20:49 am PDT #26788 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Got up for the 7AM meeting this morning, and my internet went out at 7:15.
shrift - Aug 30, 2016 5:54:21 am PDT #26789 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Got up for the 7AM meeting this morning, and my internet went out at 7:15.
Let us hate everything about this morning together.
Laura - Aug 30, 2016 6:07:06 am PDT #26790 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
About to go vote. Whee! Wish it was November type voting, but this will do for now.
Dana - Aug 30, 2016 6:12:04 am PDT #26791 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I was a little worried you were still stuck in Chicago, and would be, for perpetuity.
shrift - Aug 30, 2016 6:22:19 am PDT #26792 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I was a little worried you were still stuck in Chicago, and would be, for perpetuity.
My entire body hurts from lack of sleep and running a mile through O'Hare in an attempt to make my connecting flight Sunday night. They let me board the plane, but the seat was occupied. O'Hare held my checked bag hostage, so I spent the night in the O'Hare Hilton with no toiletries other than what was in the hotel bathroom. They rebooked me first class, which was nice, but my flight yesterday got delayed 5 hours for mechanical problems. I now have $600 worth of vouchers from United.
I really don't want to go back to the airport tomorrow. Guess who I'm flying to Atlanta? United. Ha ha. Ha.
-t - Aug 30, 2016 6:29:35 am PDT #26793 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oy, shrift.
That's so awful, Cass! I don't have any idea what could be done, but if there's any way I can help I will.
In me news, it seems pretty unfair that I did so well getting through Monday at work and now I have to do it again. Whose idea was this?
Dana - Aug 30, 2016 6:51:42 am PDT #26794 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
O'Hare was the airport we connected through when we flew home, after retrieving lots of husband's childhood artifacts when his parents were preparing to sell the house. So we had two checked bags each, full of pictures and stuff.
Flight was delayed a good 8 hours or so. When we got to baggage claim in Houston, our bags had somehow not made the plane.