Add that to the ever growing list of things Eastlink doesn't have a clue about...
Incidentally, if anyone want's too see pictures of Juan Treebane's handiwork, there's a honkin' load of them here.
Don't you have an elsewhere to be?
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
Atlantic Canadian Monday Madness
[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
MechaKrelboyne - Oct 03, 2003 5:06:29 am PDT #3935 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Sue - Oct 03, 2003 5:10:19 am PDT #3936 of 6793
hip deep in pie
We were speculating at work that some people might switch back to MT&T (or whatever it's called now) because of the inconvenience of not having a phone during the power outage. What kind of dumbass connects their phone service to the power grid?
MechaKrelboyne - Oct 03, 2003 5:14:39 am PDT #3937 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
I figure pretty much any kind of dumbass could stumble over that one. That said, I kind of wish I had those dumbasses up here, since Sprint keeps telling us 'Don't leave your home tomorrow, we're coming' and than not showing. 4 times now. And Bell overcharges and later says 'No, we could not possibly have done that because it's illegal, so it didn't happen'. BAH!
Trudy Booth - Oct 03, 2003 8:35:15 pm PDT #3938 of 6793
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Oh those pictures made me want to cry!
Halifax! My poor, sweet, Halifax!
The pictures of Barrington St. especially killed me. And the sunken boat with the Mar II in the background-- how AWFUL.
Sue - Oct 04, 2003 7:04:06 am PDT #3939 of 6793
hip deep in pie
The thing that 's killing me is point pleasant park. Thoug there are a lot of trees down elsewhere there are still trees. in PPP, they're estinating that 60-75% are gone.
ETA forget it - it's working fine now.
Dani - Oct 04, 2003 8:09:49 am PDT #3940 of 6793
I believe vampires are the world's greatest golfers
The Globe had a very depressing article about all the beautiful elm trees in the Public Gardens that were uprooted.
I have Angel on tape - if anyone needs it, I can pop it in the mail Monday morning.
Trudy Booth - Oct 04, 2003 11:54:55 am PDT #3941 of 6793
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Were your elms as slaughtered by Dutch Elm Disease as ours? Losing a healthy stand of elms is just devistating.
Ouise - Oct 05, 2003 5:20:49 am PDT #3942 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Dani, I'll be taping Angel tomorrow night. We've had cable back for a good while, so there's no worries. I'll be passing the tape around as much as necessary. Thanks for the offer, though!
The elm trees were healthy as far as I know. I haven't been by the Public Gardens yet, but it looks so wrong from Spring Garden without the huge tree on the corner. Sigh.
By the way, local folks, I checked and ASN will be showing the Angel premiere tomorrow at 10:00, not 9:00. I guess they've changed the time for the season.
Sue - Oct 05, 2003 7:09:17 am PDT #3943 of 6793
hip deep in pie
That conflicts with Firefly!
They are working on the cable for my house right now, AIFG!
I don't think we ever had a spate of Dutch Elm. Part of the problem is that NS is essentiall a lot of rock with leetle bit of soil on top, so roots don't grow very far anyway.
But you know, as many trees are down, in most parts of the city, there are still alot of trees. I think Point Pleasant Park is going to be the one place that's a shocker. (I'm waiting for someone to propose a condo development for there.)
Dani - Oct 05, 2003 11:26:29 am PDT #3944 of 6793
I believe vampires are the world's greatest golfers
Yay for cable! Boo for conflicting with Firefly.
I think whether Dutch Elm Disease is a problem depends on what part of Canada you're in, Trudy. The city I live in (which has many, many beautiful old elms) is extremely paranoid about it.
Which reminds me - must band trees in our yard soon.
p.s. Yikes! Just found some DED stats online: "The disease has now spread to Manitoba and Saskatchewan where there are approximately 500,000 elm trees in the cities. Three to five percent of the elms die each year... Winnipeg is spending C$2.5 million a year on sanitation and pruning. Having lost 40,000 trees in the last 20 years, the city’s elm population is now just 200,000." Now I really must remember to band my trees.