The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

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[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Heh, hope so, and thanks!

[Lil'freeper]

Thanks - I'm vey glad to get back. This was a taxing trip. My colleagues were a bit unprofessional at times (being toooooo flirtatious with each other, engaging in lewd conversations - all amplified by alcohol).

But I have my hubby, my cats, and those two rascally dogs, my own bed, my own shower, and my own house that doesn't have "hotel smell."

So all is well.

[Ramius]

hehe... they'd just think you mistyped "kilt threader".

[Lil'freeper]

Yup, but gas jumped $0.22 overnight in Alamogordo, NM. A bit stuning to the expense acct.

[RosieCotton]

Though they'd probably wonder a bit about that one, too...

[Ramius]

Evenin' there... [sigh] I'm having trouble reading any more about N.O. It's all so depressing, but I can't stay away either.

[RosieCotton]

*sigh* Sometimes I think all the people my age who aren't already married are just like your co-workers...perpetual adolescents, and not nice ones at that.

At least the guys at the last place I worked didn't drink and were at least kind of decent when I was around, even if they did use R rated language at all times.

[RosieCotton]

I've managed to walk away from it a little today for the first time since it all started, but it's hard. And it leaves you feeling soooo helpless...all the rescue efforts and evacuation work takes time, and many of those people don't have time.

It's heartbreaking.

[Overtaxed]

heh...I'm paranoid. The talk on the NC board has been about gas stations running out and shutting down airports because they can't get the jet fuel in.

But there's good news on the NC forum too:

The Colonial Pipeline is up at 38% of capacity and serving 8 states. The Plantation pipeline is now operating at 25% of capacity. Both Pipelines expect to be at 60% by Tuesday, but deliveries have to catch up.

[Lil'freeper]

Well, the ringleader of the bad behavior is someone from another organization that my organization works for - they buy our data. So I have to maintain a good, professional relationship with that other group. The ringleader is in his mid-40s and loves the girlies - and the younger the better. He has a terrible relationship with his wife and drinks like a fish. So it's drink-flirt-lie to the wife-drink-flirt-lie to the wife. It's so horrible and awkward! Unfortunately the other young women don't do anything to discourage him.

And being an uptight fuddy-duddy, I'm the only one bothered by it.

[Lil'freeper]

The talk on the NC board has been about gas stations running out and shutting down airports because they can't get the jet fuel in.

It wouldn't surprise me a bit. Big'ol is predicting a recession coming out of this and I tend to agree. Fuel prices drive *everything*

[RMDupree]

Same here.

~sigh~

[RMDupree]

Same here.

~sigh~

[RMDupree]

Oops! Sorry.

[Overtaxed]

Well....I hope they have jet fuel in Atlanta next Friday. I'm planning a trip home then.

[Lil'freeper]

I've only caught tidbits of coverage. My feelings run to anger at what I'm seeing.

[Lil'freeper]

Hmmm... flying on Delta??

They're neck-deep in financial trouble. This may sink them for good.

[Overtaxed]

Yeah....cheaper than Southwest. Hope they can stay in business for a week and a half.

[RMDupree]

I feel helpless more than anything.

I don't understand how a convention center full of people can be ignored as they are.

Why can't they air-drop food, water and basic supplies to them if ground supply isn't feasible? And as far as I've seen, it's dry by the convention center.

[HairOfTheDog]

Are they still without tonight? Because the FEMA Director was on TV today, specifically mentioned the conv. center, and said it was all under control and supplies had been sent. He could call it a lot of things, but under control it wasn't.

I ask because we can't watch for awhile... we're taping a game for ecurbh's boss and I'm afraid to screw it up by trying to watch a different channel while taping.