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That is a pretty common building design down there, at least in the low-lying areas prone to storm surge. Well built houses did fairly well, but the damage they often suffer is from airborne debris from the other houses.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gruff
I moved to the Keys right after hurricane Andrew. I got the job just before the storm, and it took a week to get through on the phone to find out whether or not there still was a job. The Keys were missed by that storm, so off I went. Therefore, I was in the area as all the revelations were coming out after the storm. Lots of building inspectors were not doing their jobs. There were houses where the roof wasn't actually attached to the walls, but was just resting on them. There were trailers in trailer parks that had 'hurricane straps' that were basically just strips of metal with spikes driven into the ground. Not very long spikes, either.
I don't believe there are any trailer parks in the Keys. The land down there is insanely expensive and exceedingly rare. After all, those islands are often barely a mile wide.
No, this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
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If you build your own Island possibly less. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
I went to college at Allegheny, just across the border. Over half the students were from Pittsburgh, with most of the rest being from Cleveland. That was the 80s, though. The Clowns were slightly better than the Squealers, at the time, but both teams sucked. The games were entertaining, because the audience couldn't decide which team to boo more, their own or the opponents.Quote:
Originally Posted by homer13j
That's true; In the US we have a considerable amount of space to expand outwards. When I left the UK there was an ever growing push to prevent development into greenspaces, and a growing 'gentrification' of run-down areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by FunkyDexter
Yeah, that's still the case. My hunch is that we're going to relax the "Green Spaces" restrictions before too much longer. We've been busy back filling our cities but it doesn't feel like there's much stretch left there - it's not so much space that's the problem (you can always build up), it's the transport systems around cities that can't cope. We either need to radically improve urban transport or spread the workload by encouraging people out of cities. The second option's cheaper.Quote:
When I left the UK there was an ever growing push to prevent development into greenspaces, and a growing 'gentrification' of run-down areas.
As for Gentrification, everywhere in a major city seems to be gentrified now and prices are rapidly disappearing out of the reach of anyone employed on low wages. There's a coming crisis in London because the likes of Nurses, Teachers, Cleaners etc. can no longer afford to live near their work and the transport systems are incapable of moving them in and out of the 'burbs during rush hour. The effect is going to be that hospitals, schools etc. will not be able to find staff.
Heck, even Manchester's posh these days! I heard about a guy who parked his car there and when he came back it still had wheels:p
I don't see that happening any time soon, even though it may be the most sensible option. There are a lot of Tory votes in the country side and they are dead against building on the green belt.Quote:
Yeah, that's still the case. My hunch is that we're going to relax the "Green Spaces" restrictions before too much longer. We've been busy back filling our cities but it doesn't feel like there's much stretch left there - it's not so much space that's the problem (you can always build up)
Hey stop making wild allegations, i am sure if he came and parked here again those wheels would be gone quick-smart !Quote:
Heck, even Manchester's posh these days! I heard about a guy who parked his car there and when he came back it still had wheels
A similar situation seems to be overtaking New York. The prices are getting insane. The places that used to be refuges for the low-paid are being gobbled up for the cost. At least you can still commute, in theory.
My sister lives out on an island that was always kind of expensive and is getting REALLY expensive. Since it's an island, they have to have a certain amount of services for it to be a viable community, but that means that there has to be sufficient pay to allow the service sector to live on the island...after a fashion, anyways. I did find a couple guys living in a lean-to on the backside of a state park on the island. So, as the prices soar, the ability of businesses to hire diminishes and costs rise. A few years back, I bought a gallon of milk for $8 at the market on the island. For comparison, I pay about $1.80/gal in Idaho.
I want all of y'all to check out my latest contribution ;)
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Post race is getting awfully serious. I may have to take a walk.
Take a hike!
Maybe on another day!
The weather is bad here.
It's slightly damp, here, too...though I wouldn't say rainy, even for this area, and some of you can get more in one day than we get in a year (about 7 inches, on average).
Spring finally arrived here. A week after we had to cancel our annual spring practice day at Grattan Raceway. Can't drive go-karts in the snow. Well, you can... but it's not advisable. Unless you live in Russia...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUCbVFW_0UA
If Rocky taught me anything it is that in Russia they take roids to work out.
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In my opinion, this was the best piece of propaganda during the Cold War.
My father an I used to watch ice racing back in New Hampshire. It wasn't go-carts, though, but cars.
Wheels within wheels.Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
You did good. Wheely you did.
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I hate eating jambalaya plate lunches from grocery stores. They're always too wet.
Have you been to this place?
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...Louisiana.html
No, but I've probably passed it 50 million times. Airline Highway is an alternate route that connects Baton Rouge to New Orleans so when there's a wreck on the bridge then we take Airline.
I googled for "jambalaya plate lunches" - not knowing what it was - and pretty much got that hit near the top.
Still don't know what it is :)
Y'all don't have plate lunches outside Louisiana?
Never heard of it here in the northeast.
Places, either restaurants or some grocery stores, sell lunch. What they have is a certain meal that they sell every single day.
There is a tradition like:
Sunday: Ham
Monday: Red beans
Tuesday: Can't remember
Wednesday: Can't remember
Thursday: Can't remember
Friday: Can't remember
Saturday: Gumbo
Sunday is the holy day and so naturally you need to cook something a little more upscale, which was ham. Monday use to be laundry day and since it took forever to wash clothes, the cooks had to cook something that required almost not constant watching. You basically stir red beans once an hour. Plus you get to throw the left over ham into the red beans, les ben rouge. Saturday was the last day of the week and so all the left overs from the week was thrown into the Gumbo.
It has moved away from the traditional schedule and each place has their own item they serve, but every day of the week is the same thing.
Here is a website's menu of my favorite lunch plate place: http://www.hackettscajunkitchen.com/...&id=3&Itemid=3
Diner's in our area - back 50 years ago - would typically have a blue-plate special. They would cycle through the same meals each day of the week (and actually have blue plates for serving that meal on that day).
I can still go to a local greasy spoon here in CT and randomly get a blue plate - the current owners probably have no idea why there is a stock of blue plates in the restaurant.
Side note, did you know that Zydeco actually means a mixture of beans in Cajun French?
That's 100% more Cajun French then I knew before!
The Safeway grocery store near work usually has three soups/stews to go every day. jambalaya happens two or three times a week. For a couple bucks more you can get corn bread as well. (Too sweet and fluffy for me. I like mine heavy and grainy with less sugar.)
The soups not authentic I'm sure but it goes down nice.
Uh... maybe fish?Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
Taking a late lunch today. Just got back from the store with chili, corn bread and ice tea. *Munch Munch*
Monday before last I had a mild heart attack. My kidneys went for a walk and didn't come back until dinner. Everything seems to be back to normal (For me.) except I burst an artery in my right eye. It hasn't cleared up yet so I have this crappy swirl of brown occluding my vision. It's driving me bonkers forcing my focus through the left. Writing and editing code is a pain in the rear right now.
Only during lent.Quote:
Originally Posted by homer13j
Holy smokes are you OK?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gruff
I really need to do some all body maintenance. You know like going for walks and such. I'm a 65 year old 240 lb diabetic. Things just break down quicker.
So relatively speaking, yes I am OK.
Part of the problem was two of my doctors not keeping each other informed as to my meds.
The weather is finally clearing up and we are getting sunnier days. I'd like to take walks, but I am so out of shape doing a two block jaunt tuckers me out.
Maybe I can find one of those canes that folds out into a seat so I can rest every so often. :)
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these days been different , less people care about
I have updated my snippet website to a WordPress blog: https://ddaysnippets.wordpress.com/
I much prefer that style and if nothing else it will prompt me to add more snippets.
My wife is pregnant again!
Congrats!! Hope its a healthy delivery. :wave:
Congrats!Quote:
My wife is pregnant again!
For some reason I got a mental image of you staring at her belly in confusion and saying "how did that happen?"
Ooh, Suggestion for a name: Moddy McModFace
I had thought about joking saying that I've been out for the past 3 months, but everyone would know that's a lie ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by FunkyDexter
:lol: It was meant to be a reference to your own potential naiveté rather than <ahem> anything else.
BTW, how's the business going? Those targets looking any closer yet?
Actually it has really picked up this month. I set the goal of 40 items in 2 months and so far this month I wrote 23 items, so I am on pace.
There were 3 days this month where I wrote as many items in 1 day as I did the whole month of March.
That's cool. Any idea what the uptick is down to? Growing momentum? Seasonal trends? Hard work and a growing sense of panic?
I have been monitoring my marketing like crazy, but really it is nearly all location:
Me: "So how did you hear about our agency?"
Them: "Oh I was passing by and saw your sign"
Yeah, that makes sense. Is it a direct effect (i.e. they walk straight in when they see the shop) or a brand recognition thing (i.e. "we saw your shop a month ago and now we're looking for the insurance")? If it's the latter then perhaps a few tactically placed billboards/radio ads etc. might be a worthwhile investment (budget permitting of course). If it's the former then I guess you just ride the wave (no pun intended)
Maybe a bit of humor on a sign would help.
FREE INSURANCE!!!
(Free dog house insurance with every home policy sold.)
The goal of course is to get people to remember you.
Nah, better to go more "classy" for example:
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Just wear a pointy hat. Then when you feel tuckered out you can perch on a corner of the nearest house's stoop and sit still like a garden gnome until ready for more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gruff
Would you be interested in...Quote:
Originally Posted by dilettante
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Sounds good, but homes are about a half mile apart minimum around here plus no stoops.
I could drag arond a portalbe stoop I suppose...
Gruff 6, please report to Carousel for Renewal.