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#3201 Rose

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:07 AM

Some years back Wingding pointed out that plastic chairs were becoming ubiquitous and as we walked around the neighborhood before dinner we saw them everywhere. I never forgot that and to this day whenever I see them on porches, especially urban, outer borough porches, I feel annoyed at the visual pollution.

Well, here I am in the country and now all I see are vinyl fences popping up all over. Nasty looking, shiny things. Reminds me of plastic chairs. :blink:

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#3202 Behemoth

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:16 AM

Speaking of country, I am annoyed that I live in the middle of nowhere and will probably not get to see the new Minuteman documentary.

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#3203 ranitidine

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:25 AM

Wilfrid, on Jul 22 2005, 05:06 PM, said:

Hey, how about working this weekend. Yeah! :blink:

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#3204 hollywood

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:26 AM

Behemoth, on Jul 22 2005, 10:16 PM, said:

Speaking of country, I am annoyed that I live in the middle of nowhere and will probably not get to see the new Minuteman documentary.

Maybe you can get it screened in a nearby town. Or wait for a DVD.

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#3205 Rose

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:27 AM

Behemoth, on Jul 23 2005, 01:16 AM, said:

Speaking of country, I am annoyed that I live in the middle of nowhere and will probably not get to see the new Minuteman documentary.

Don't worry, not that it's available yet, but Netflix has it listed so I assume that means they will have the DVD for rent fairly soon.

edit:x-posted with Holl

#3206 hollywood

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:29 AM

Rose, on Jul 22 2005, 10:27 PM, said:

Behemoth, on Jul 23 2005, 01:16 AM, said:

Speaking of country, I am annoyed that I live in the middle of nowhere and will probably not get to see the new Minuteman documentary.

Don't worry, not that it's available yet, but Netflix has it listed so I assume that means they will have the DVD for rent fairly soon.

edit:x-posted with Holl

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That shit cray.

#3207 Rose

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:32 AM

hollywood, on Jul 23 2005, 01:29 AM, said:

Rose, on Jul 22 2005, 10:27 PM, said:

Behemoth, on Jul 23 2005, 01:16 AM, said:

Speaking of country, I am annoyed that I live in the middle of nowhere and will probably not get to see the new Minuteman documentary.

Don't worry, not that it's available yet, but Netflix has it listed so I assume that means they will have the DVD for rent fairly soon.

edit:x-posted with Holl

Jinx!

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#3208 helena

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Posted 23 July 2005 - 09:17 AM

why this stupid cat prefers to sleep on my head! she's not helping with my insomnia :blink:

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Posted 25 July 2005 - 05:58 PM

Gmail. Down all morning with a server error: " Gmail is temporarily unavailable. Cross your fingers and try again in a few minutes. We're sorry for the inconvenience."

Cross your fingers? Hello?

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Posted 25 July 2005 - 06:02 PM

tanabutler, on Jul 25 2005, 12:58 PM, said:

Gmail. Down all morning with a server error: " Gmail is temporarily unavailable. Cross your fingers and try again in a few minutes. We're sorry for the inconvenience."

Cross your fingers? Hello?

It happens. I find I'm unable to access Gmail about once every three months or so. The weird thing is that while there was a brief hiccup this morning (for like twenty minutes) it's working fine for me now.

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Posted 26 July 2005 - 04:05 PM

I have pretty good knife skills, but I have been on a roll with mishaps recently. Last week, while slicing something or other, I knicked the top of my left thumb in such a way that I sliced into my nail. Tiny cut but in a spot that affects dexterity. It healed. Last night, whacking up the bok choy, I did it again. :blink:

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Posted 27 July 2005 - 04:00 AM

Today was so hot that I felt as if I was standing in front of fan blowing hot exhaust. Since I had an meeting in the Gramercy Park neighborhood, I thought I would treat myself to a slurpee at the recently opened 7-11 (frozen coke slurpees rock!!) on 23rd St. I walked over only to find it closed. :blink:

I thought the whole point of 7-11 was that it's opened 24 hours a day.

(It wasn't a total loss though - I got a shake at The Shake Shack instead, but I was really craving that slurpee )

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Posted 27 July 2005 - 02:19 PM

bloviatrix, on Jul 27 2005, 04:00 AM, said:

I thought the whole point of 7-11 was that it's opened 24 hours a day.

I am so old I remember when they were open from 7am to 11pm (hence 7-11) and that was revolutionary, especially on Sundays.

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Posted 27 July 2005 - 06:25 PM

My wonderful optician has left my optometrist's office. The woman who took his place isn't nearly as good at adjusting my nice-to-look-at-but-pain-in-the-ass frames. Now I need to find somewhere else.

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 04:43 PM

Article in the paper today indicates that officers screening bags at our local airport spotted 13,800 prohibited items, including 125 that looked like weapons, from January to June of this year. Apparently some people still think nothing of letting their kids bring paintball guns, realistic water pistols, toy guns and toy grenades to the airport. Of course this causes lots of delays. WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING???

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