'Suela, as one of the supports for a mutual friend who dealt with what may be a similar situation, I am sorry and I hope you have some good pillows to scream into.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
amyparker - Mar 01, 2024 9:56:47 pm PST #28967 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Laura - Mar 02, 2024 1:09:13 pm PST #28968 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
We just had hundreds of cars driving up A1A beeping horns, flying flags, yelling through bullhorns, playing music, and so forth protesting the mess in Gaza.
erikaj - Mar 02, 2024 1:30:00 pm PST #28969 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
right on. Good for them.
sj - Mar 02, 2024 1:48:18 pm PST #28970 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks Beverly, I used to have the energy and balance to go after the rude peoples ankles but these days I’m mostly just trying to avoid having my crutches taken out from under me and falling hard. Between people, wet floors, and icy sidewalks I feel like I always have to be at code red and it is exhausting.
shrift - Mar 02, 2024 5:28:05 pm PST #28971 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
SF-istas, you will probably know it when it hits.
I'm intrigued, but my work org has been making more than just the local news and I'm feeling some kind of way about it, so you have my sympathies.
meara - Mar 02, 2024 5:42:39 pm PST #28972 of 30000
Ughhh. Was supposed to be on a flight at 215pm. It’s now 541pm and they’re saying maybe it’ll be leaving after 7pm. The plane we are supposed to be on is in LA and hasn’t even taken off yet. This is NOT the best terminal to spend 8 or so hours in. Some airports I’d rock up to a nice restaurant or pay for a massage…not really options here.
sj - Mar 02, 2024 8:58:57 pm PST #28973 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Ugh, meara that sucks.
meara - Mar 02, 2024 10:18:18 pm PST #28974 of 30000
Whew. Finally landed, five hours late. Very sleepy. Glad it’s at least Saturday and I have tomorrow to recover.
lisah - Mar 03, 2024 6:36:15 am PST #28975 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
We were stuck in the Toronto airport for 8 or so hours when we were going to Scotland a couple of years ago and you’d think a cosmopolitan city like Toronto would have cool stuff in its airport terminals but you’d be wrong. So boring. We had to make up a game where each of the 4 of us bought something Canadian for under $2 and then we voted on the best thing. My friend tried to buy a Canadian Air pin from a stewardess who couldn’t sell it to her (it was part of her uniform) but did sell her some delicious maple cookies. So she won.
Calli - Mar 03, 2024 10:07:14 am PST #28976 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Sorry about the travel woes, meara.
The Detroit airport is surprisingly pleasant to spend time in. There is (or at least was the last time I looked for it) at least one nice bar, some decent restaurants, a fun light show on one of the tunnels between terminals, and a fountain that occasionally has musicians playing next to it. If I have to fly up to see family, at least there’s a decent hub to transit through.