That's what I understand as well.
Time to slay. Vampires of the world beware!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Aug 08, 2011 4:31:22 pm PDT #19795 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
smonster - Aug 08, 2011 4:32:40 pm PDT #19796 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
DavidS - Aug 08, 2011 4:34:58 pm PDT #19797 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The press is already going for the Nero angle on the Prime Minister, David Cameron:
David Cameron was on Monday night still refusing to cancel his family holiday in Tuscany, where he is embarking on a second week of tennis lessons at his rented villa. The PM is due to return home next Monday.
Dana - Aug 08, 2011 4:39:38 pm PDT #19798 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I thought Cameron was returning. If not....damn.
London's mayor and the Home Secretary were also both out of town on holiday.
le nubian - Aug 08, 2011 4:48:22 pm PDT #19799 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm with Dana. I heard this morning he was returning.
DavidS - Aug 08, 2011 4:48:30 pm PDT #19800 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Having been in Miami for two riots I can predict the narrative going forward.
Over the short term it will cause some damage to the ruling policies of the Conservative party in power, but long term the poorer black neighborhoods where the riots started will really suffer. They'll become economic black holes where absolutely nobody will reinvest their money, particularly the small, local shop owners who don't have the resources to start from scratch.
Riots happen when people feel completely disenfranchised, if they see the ruling structure as grotesquely unjust and without hope of equitable treatment. But the riots themselves are like microeconomic nuclear bombs. Those neighborhoods will be economically radioactive for decades.
le nubian - Aug 08, 2011 4:49:27 pm PDT #19801 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yep.
see: Detroit
msbelle - Aug 08, 2011 4:49:50 pm PDT #19802 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Consuela, any chance that the screw of your job filling could leave you with the opportunity to pull out all the stops wrt pointing out nemesis failings?
Texas people, RIGHT HERE!
The heat has become a weight. Everyone is just exhausted and there is still no sign of it breaking.
Typo Boy - Aug 08, 2011 4:51:25 pm PDT #19803 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Riots happen in the absence of some meaningful political outlet to channel the anger. Not disagreeing the Hec on the outcome.
Zenkitty - Aug 08, 2011 4:53:54 pm PDT #19804 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
A note on renter's insurance: it does not cover flooding; you have to get a separate rider for that. If you're on the tenth floor, I guess it doesn't matter, but it's wise to check when you're buying exactly what they will and will not cover. (This is true for homeowner's as well.)
Also, IME, if your insurance company does not make it easy for you to get renter's insurance, they aren't likely to make it easy to get paid if you have a claim, either. It should be a matter of one simple phone call to add it to your existing policy (or to get a policy if you have no others).