And the thing that makes me craziest is that when I've asked for help, that same guy would be studying his cuticles. FTR, Gavin de Becker says if you do need assistance in public you're better asking for yourself than accepting Random Do-Gooder Assistance, because he might have an agenda that isn't yours.
Angel: Lorne, you're— Lorne: Reliable as a cheap fortune cookie? Angel: I was gonna say a guy with good contacts…
'Shells'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
erikaj - Jun 22, 2009 7:51:47 pm PDT #13546 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
sj - Jun 22, 2009 7:54:16 pm PDT #13547 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We are on our first flight. Time to stop Bitching and shut off my cellphone.
Trudy Booth - Jun 22, 2009 7:59:31 pm PDT #13548 of 30000
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
There's offering your seat and then there's sending for a seat... whack.
Polter-Cow - Jun 22, 2009 8:05:32 pm PDT #13549 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Happy birthday, Teppy!
Laga - Jun 22, 2009 9:20:25 pm PDT #13550 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Birthday Happies, Teppy!
billytea - Jun 22, 2009 9:53:52 pm PDT #13551 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Happy birthday Steph!
omnis_audis - Jun 22, 2009 11:18:02 pm PDT #13552 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Happy Birthday Steph!!!
SJ, that is crazy. Not sure if I would have been rude or polite, but if the chair came, I'd say "he's the one who asked for it, give it to him. I didn't realize mental disabilities required wheelchairs, but who am I to say". It all depends on where I am on the sleep/gate keeper index. When travel is involved, its a tough call. And they wonder why there are so many "bitter cripples" (I really hate that phrase, haven't heard it in awhile. Maybe it's finally passe). If it makes you feel better, I had two good experiences of folks being helpful today while rolling my luggage down to meet my friend. The first was getting up on the crosswalk. The ramp for the curb had too many cracks to push up, and someone asked if I needed a hand, "sure", and he lifted up and placed it down 3' away, and waited for me to catch up to it so it wouldn't tip over, and was on his way. The second was for the last bit of walking. It was uphill (where the rest of the trip was down). Again at the crosswalk ramp. He was kind enough to walk it up the hill to the designated wait zone. Very helpful. Sometimes, ya really do need to trust in the kindness of strangers.
Hil R. - Jun 22, 2009 11:19:02 pm PDT #13553 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Happy Birthday, Steph!
Anne W. - Jun 23, 2009 12:56:56 am PDT #13554 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Happy Birthday, Teppy!
Glamcookie - Jun 23, 2009 1:04:30 am PDT #13555 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Happy birthday to you, Steph!