There is Snow in my Dinosaur's Complaint Thread

kyoto kid · March 2015

DanaTA said:
I hate public transportation! I avoid it as much as I can.
Dana

....unfortunately there are many of us who cannot afford to do so. On what I was making at my previous job, I had to choose between the company health plan and a monthly pass to get to work.

The driver insurance alone would have sunk me as it lapsed for over 30 years so in the insurance industry's eyes I was basically looked at as teenager again....

....at 60 years old.

Sfariah D · March 2015

Misty Whisky said:
what kind of being was rumplstilskin?
researching if there's a human-ish myth peoples who steal human babies. or what started the changeling thing

Good question

kyoto kid · March 2015

ps1borg said:
LeatherGryphon said:
I've never had to deal with buses much. I did however, live in Washington DC and its suburbs for several years and got very used to using the Metro (subway) around town. Clean, fast, efficient, on-time, safe*. It's a shame more public transit can't be of a similar nature. The only bitch I had about the Metro was parking at the out-lying stations when you wanted to go into the city. Giant game of musical chairs.
*However, accidents do happen, but are rare enough that they make national news. i.e. trains off the track, people fall from platforms onto tracks, extreme snow boggles the above ground sections, electrocution from worn buried power lines hitting storm drain grate.

Trams here are like trains but in the middle of the road. :lol:
...same here in Portland. Just a glorified streetcar with illusions of being a rapid transit system. And they keep building more lines at price tags in the billions while cutting essential bus service in areas not even served by LRT.

kyoto kid · March 2015

Rezca said:
Was supposed to be Spring...? :)

...nice.

kyoto kid · March 2015

Kulay Wolf said:
Misty Whisky said:
what kind of being was rumplstilskin?
researching if there's a human-ish myth peoples who steal human babies. or what started the changeling thing

Good question

...I thought it was the fey.

Serpent · March 2015

Meet my new friend Star! :cheese: She's a sweet little anime grrl, I love the "sexy librarian" look. She's going to be in a lot of anime-themed pinups! :coolsmile:

Mistara · March 2015

Kyoto Kid said:
Kulay Wolf said:
Misty Whisky said:
what kind of being was rumplstilskin?
researching if there's a human-ish myth peoples who steal human babies. or what started the changeling thing

Good question

...I thought it was the fey.

trying to sort out the fey races. :) i've cataloged nymphs as a race of fey.

when i was like 8, i was telling everybody i was a changeling. must of first learned it from a saturday morning cartoon.

Mistara · March 2015

Kyoto Kid said:
ps1borg said:
LeatherGryphon said:
I've never had to deal with buses much. I did however, live in Washington DC and its suburbs for several years and got very used to using the Metro (subway) around town. Clean, fast, efficient, on-time, safe*. It's a shame more public transit can't be of a similar nature. The only bitch I had about the Metro was parking at the out-lying stations when you wanted to go into the city. Giant game of musical chairs.
*However, accidents do happen, but are rare enough that they make national news. i.e. trains off the track, people fall from platforms onto tracks, extreme snow boggles the above ground sections, electrocution from worn buried power lines hitting storm drain grate.

Trams here are like trains but in the middle of the road. :lol:

...same here in Portland. Just a glorified streetcar with illusions of being a rapid transit system. And they keep building more lines at price tags in the billions while cutting essential bus service in areas not even served by LRT.

if thee was a tram with cupcakes, would never wanna get off :lol:

starionwolf · March 2015

Kyoto Kid said:
...same here in Portland. Just a glorified streetcar with illusions of being a rapid transit system. And they keep building more lines at price tags in the billions while cutting essential bus service in areas not even served by LRT.

The new streetcar in Washington, D.C. was supposed to open last year, but it has not opened yet. The current mayor is hoping it will open this year. A street car project in Arlington was scrapped after years of study. Officials never did give a good reason (or at least a regular civilian like me would understand). At least the buses and subway trains are still running.

Serpent · March 2015

iRay render of Star running.. going to let it rock while I go shopping. Urgh, have to check bus schedules...

Need vodka, half and half, cheese, nuts, Ziploc bags, and laundry detergent. That's about 1/2 a pack full, shouldn't be a challenge to carry! If I want beer I'll go out for it. :coolsmile:

First stop the kabob restaurant! Want me a chicken kabob.. yummmm.. :)

Render... render... render... :blank: Next week, buy a cooling pad for this laptop.. :blank:

Slowly repacking stuff to move.. it'll be 2-3 weeks.. will be nice to sleep until 6AM, and be able to take a short walk for food! :coolsmile:

LeatherGryphon · March 2015

starionwolf said:
Kyoto Kid said:
...same here in Portland. Just a glorified streetcar with illusions of being a rapid transit system. And they keep building more lines at price tags in the billions while cutting essential bus service in areas not even served by LRT.

The new streetcar in Washington, D.C. was supposed to open last year, but it has not opened yet. The current mayor is hoping it will open this year. A street car project in Arlington was scrapped after years of study. Officials never did give a good reason (or at least a regular civilian like me would understand). At least the buses and subway trains are still running.

When I was there back in the 80s the rumor was that the Metro didn't put a stop in the Georgetown area because the powerful residents feared the constant underground vibrations would damage the old buildings and bring too many riff-raff into the area. Georgetown is full of mansions and tiny brick homes and has lots of upper class stores but you either have to walk in (over a mile) from the Foggy-Bottom Metro station or across the river (about 1.2 miles) from the Rosslyn station. Or obviously drive and park in the always full street spaces, or park at the exorbitantly priced shopping mall garage or about a mile out of the area, in which case you might as well have taken the Metro. Or you could take the bus and waste an hour or two waiting and riding, or you could take a taxi, which was sometimes the better choice at non-rush hour times. However, The Georgetown area only has one major thoroughfare (M Street) and it's packed with traffic entering and leaving the city all day long. All the rest of the streets are narrow 200 year old streets lined with parked cars.

The mansions had to have servants and they lived in the tiny little brick row houses. Which are now homes to high earning yuppies who put up with living in ancient cracker-boxes for very exorbitant prices.

I had a consulting contract at Georgetown University for a few weeks and it was a nightmare getting in, getting parked, and I still had long distances to walk on campus. The University is marvelous but the whole Georgetown area is beautiful too, with lots of huge trees and fancy architecture. I can't fault it for that. Just very inconvenient.

Rezca · March 2015

Picture a friend drew of his pet Royal Python "Julius Squeasar" :)

LeatherGryphon · March 2015

Rezca said:
Picture a friend drew of his pet Royal Python "Julius Squeasar" :)

Hmmm..., why am I reminded of the original "Conan" movie, and James Earl Jones and Thulsa Doom. 8-O

frank0314 · March 2015

I like the original. The remake was decent but not the same.

Mistara · March 2015

not snowing. sky white.

contemplating spending my kalua money on mm stuff. lilith and the supersuit.

Mistara · March 2015

Frank0314 said:
I like the original. The remake was decent but not the same.

remake?

LeatherGryphon · March 2015

starionwolf said:
Kyoto Kid said:
...same here in Portland. Just a glorified streetcar with illusions of being a rapid transit system. And they keep building more lines at price tags in the billions while cutting essential bus service in areas not even served by LRT.

The new streetcar in Washington, D.C. was supposed to open last year, but it has not opened yet. The current mayor is hoping it will open this year. A street car project in Arlington was scrapped after years of study. Officials never did give a good reason (or at least a regular civilian like me would understand). At least the buses and subway trains are still running.

There used to be a lot of trolleys in the US. Even here out in the wilds of western NY State the little city of Jamestown used to have a trolley system that went from Jamestown at the southern end of Lake Chautauqua, along the eastern edge of the lake for 11 miles up to an amusement park. My grandparents and even my stepmother remembered it but it was long gone by time I came around.

Here's a link to information about the original system. Apparently it went all the way from Warren, PA to Midway Amusement park, about 40 miles.
http://www.islandbreath.org/TheGobbler/Articles Published/07 HS History & Soc/05 2 Past Trolleys/hs_05_2_Trollys.html

There is still some interest in it.
http://jamestowntrolley.org/trolrest/

TJohn · March 2015

Monkeys. Nothing but monkeys.

Mistara · March 2015

looking at the new tree of life set, seeing tentacoos possibilities - i really need to get out more

Mistara · March 2015

noon nap ? :)

http://faeriewylde.com/FW4/Smileys/default/3mouse.gif

Serpent · March 2015

Rezca said:
Picture a friend drew of his pet Royal Python "Julius Squeasar" :)

Cute! :cheese:

Serpent · March 2015

Off for some BEER :cheese: overcast but warm and breezy, outdoor patio weather! :coolsmile: My coffee from Seattle arrived, will post pics soon as well as pics of the kabob feast I had for lunch! Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :cheese: :cheese:

iRay render going.. very.. slowly. only using 50% CPU, no GPU. Urgh, well, this is just a testy test.. smells of FAIL, though. :long:

Amalthea · March 2015

tjohn said:
Monkeys. Nothing but monkeys.

Ah hah! You have explained something for me!

I'm one of those many people who has been grumbling for years about having to change the clocks twice a year. Like a number of other states New Mexico has listened to it's citizens and a proposal doing away with the time changes has passed the NM State Senate.
My question to Santa Fe is why the blankety-blank would I want to be on Daylight time in the winter?

Serpent · March 2015

Bloggity stuff.. my lunch: gyro meat, chicken kabab, rice and baba gnoush. The my fancy coffee!!!! Life is good (h)(h)(h)

ps1borg · March 2015

Morning. A mob of red and blue feathered parrots screeching like banshees and throwing wheelies in the cerulean sky making for a noisy start to this sun drenched sunday morning :)

Mistara · March 2015

cuppa tea?

cream and sugar?

deciding if i haz energy to make irish soda scones. don't really.

lovely peanut butter and raspberry jam, nothing to eat it on.

haz a fear of supermarket bread. dough conditioners :fright:

Mistara · March 2015

TroutFace said:
Bloggity stuff.. my lunch: gyro meat, chicken kabab, rice and baba gnoush. The my fancy coffee!!!! Life is good (h)(h)(h)

:bug: nomms attack!!!!!

thinkin bout :roll: adding sugar in my tea :roll: are the sugar plum faerie police watching?

2 lumps please :cheese:

never ask bugsbunny for lumps. ... grew up on some violent toons.

Mistara · March 2015

can't believe :shut: bought lilith for blue lips.

Mistara · March 2015

ps1borg said:
Morning. A mob of red and blue feathered parrots screeching like banshees and throwing wheelies in the cerulean sky making for a noisy start to this sun drenched sunday morning :)

rubs eyes ** sunday! not snowing? :lol: