Got a Blizzard from Dairy Queen today (a Butterfinger one) and got to rent a couple of movies. 
Surely something good happened to you today
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Buses around here are not at all like they are in Europe. America really is a car culture and pretty much only those that cannot afford to own or drive a car take them. There is a growing phenomenon of people driving to parking lots and taking a bus the rest of the way and there is a growing population of bike commuters, but for the most part, busses are less-than-happy places and sometimes downright dangerous in my area.
New York and its subway system may be different, but we don't have that and busses are considered "icky" to most around here.
I haven't been on nor heard of how people think of the growing number of local commuter trains.
A main street I grew up close to was known for its trollies, but that was well before my time. There used to be murals on buildings about them.
New York and its subway system may be different, but we don't have that and busses are considered "icky" to most around here.
I haven't been on nor heard of how people think of the growing number of local commuter trains.
A main street I grew up close to was known for its trollies, but that was well before my time. There used to be murals on buildings about them.
I had a bit of stock market luck with Boeing.
I bought Boeing stock right before Trump got elected.
Then due to the down payment on my house, I sold it weeks before the accidents.
So I netted a couple thousand on human misery. Yay?
I bought Boeing stock right before Trump got elected.
Then due to the down payment on my house, I sold it weeks before the accidents.
So I netted a couple thousand on human misery. Yay?
I don't see how you benefitted from an event that hadn't happened yet. The other stockholders suffered from it because they didn't sell on time but you have nothing to do with it.
So I guess the stock must have dropped considerably since.
The good thing that happened was being fortunate enough to get out before it dipped. And, after Trump was elected the stock went way up because the market believed he would order a lot more war planes.
It'll rebound. The dip, however deep it is, will restore itself once this debacle is fixed.
That's the thing...Boeing and Lockheed are so important to the US military that they almost cannot fail. They've got Uncle Sam on their side. I'm sure it'll take a while for the rest of the world to accept their return, but I'm pretty sure it will happen.
The Market is far, far too reactionary.
That's the thing...Boeing and Lockheed are so important to the US military that they almost cannot fail. They've got Uncle Sam on their side. I'm sure it'll take a while for the rest of the world to accept their return, but I'm pretty sure it will happen.
The Market is far, far too reactionary.
I wonder what that would be like!
Bliss. The only time we ever eat at the table is Christmas, and that’s only because the in-laws bring one.
Buy low, sell high... Maybe it's time to buy the stock while it's at its lowest.
Also true.
Weather is pretty decent out today.
Closed on my house today!
Now I just need a buttload of furniture.
Now I just need a buttload of furniture.
Woohoo!
I filled a two bedroom house with the contents of my old one bedroom apartment.
Buses are the default public transport in the UK, but they’re not loved, not in the way that Trams were. Margaret Thatcher once said that if you find yourself sat on a bus at age 25 you can consider yourself a failure, and that sentiment prevails, but for many they are a lifeline.
We’ve also got the park and rides, where commuters park up and get the bus in to town. Our district managed to balls up this basic concept and it’s used in reverse, with commuters driving out of town to park, and then car share to the next city. Suppose it reduces car journeys nonetheless.
I’d like to say our buses were safe, but I was groped on one. The routes were curtailed at one point through my home village because they were sport for ruffians armed with rocks. Good times.
As a new member of Facebook though, I’ve found kindred spirits in groups that share my interest.
I did feel safer (not 100% safe, but safer) on British buses than I do around here. Same with your trains. Not completely safe, but safer than most public transport around here.
I've been taking a break from FB while I'm recovering. I spend entirely too much time there. As you mentioned, I've found a lot of groups related to a lot of interests I love and can spend far too many hours per day reading posts and looking at pictures.
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