There is a monster storm racing up the east coast, Sandy is it's name. I don't know what I would do if faced with evacuation. I do know what I wouldn't do. I would not run a generator indoors.
This morning I set up our Wii for my thirty minute cardio workout. Cardio, I like the sound of that. It sounds official. I always do step aerobics while watching television. It takes my mind off what I'm doing. This morning I tuned into Good Morning America.
I heard lots of talk about the terrible storm. I saw lots of reporters standing in waves, next to waves, and above waves. I saw one reporter get knocked over by a wave while telling us how dangerous it was to stand close to the waves.
Right now, Wanda and I have friends on a cruise ship in Boston Harbor. They were due out yesterday down the east coast to the Caribbean. The last information I got was they would stay in Boston through at least tomorrow. I know they will be OK.
Then I heard one of the GMA desk people say, "we'll have news of the many cruise ships riding out the storm, right after this."
Right after this? I'm now convinced TV news shows march to the same time drummer as doctors.
Over the next forty five minutes, twice I heard blah blah blah, cruise ships after this. Twice I saw old video of a small cruise ship bouncing on waves. After one hour they finally got to the story. I saw a home movie taken in 2005 of a 70' rogue wave slamming into a cruise ship. Then an interview with a ship captain who said, "We do whatever it takes to avoid the rough weather." No kidding?
I'm sure our friends will enjoy their vacation even if the ship stays in the harbor. And I know they will be safe.
San Francisco Giants "fans" show their ass without pulling down their pants. (A saying from my mother-in-law.)
Thousands of baseball fans took to the streets of San Francisco to celebrate the Giants' World Series victory, with revelers gathering on corners, in parks and at watering holes — and some turning rowdy.
Fans across the city left their televisions and rushed outside, greeting diners, bar patrons and other merrymakers Sunday night after the Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-3 to sweep the Series for their second title in three years.
Some violence and vandalism was reported, with revelers setting a public transit bus on fire, flipping over a vehicle and breaking the windows of several businesses and vehicles.
Fans also lit bonfires, fueling them with couches, signs and newspaper racks. Firefighters had to be escorted in by riot police to fight some of the fires.
Police made arrests, although the exact number was unknown. At Polk and Bush streets in the city's Polk Gulch neighborhood, hundreds of fans sprayed champagne, set of off firecrackers and blocked traffic for at least two hours after the game.
Several blocks away, police clad in riot gear looked on as revelers danced around Civic Center plaza where they watched the game on the Jumbotron.
This behavior isn't new, it's happened many times, over many years, in many places. Last year hockey fans took to the streets in Vancouver causing an estimated five million dollars dollars damage to, THEIR OWN CITY. They were upset because the local team lost the Stanly Cup.
The San Francisco Giants won the World Series.
The winning city is usually the recipient of the damage but it really doesn't matter. Mix testosterone and alcohol, add an excuse and you have a recipe for damage. Rather than being ashamed of themselves these 'fans' will be looking through You Tube video. See, that's me, ain't I cool?
I'm sure you have seen the commercials for the new Ford Escape SUV. Wanda drives a Toyota RAV4, also an SUV. One the major differences in these automobiles is the rear door operation. The RAV swings open left to right while the Ford rear door opens up. The Escape has a foot activated lift gate. According to their ad: Simply kick your foot under the rear bumper to open the power lift gate.
Do you need to take off your shoes, do you register your foot? What's to prevent someone from hoping through a parking lot playing footsies with all the Ford Escapes? Is this one of those, it sounded like a good idea at the time things?
The other day I received a questionnaire from the Grand Jury. I was called in four or five years ago. I spent the day listening to people give reasons why they couldn't serve.
They should have answered the one question that would insure their service was not required.....Do you read, write, and understand English?
Then again, how would they know?
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