UPNetwork  

Go Back   UPNetwork > General Forums > The Misc

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 10-30-2012, 09:40 PM   #101
Amras.MG
Not sure if gone...
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Or just lurking.
Posts: 2,709
Everyone's family in Sandy's path doing ok?
Amras.MG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2012, 09:44 PM   #102
Loki
The Path of Now & Forever
 
Loki's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,304
I lost my grandma for about four hours this morning. But apparently what had happened was that after the storm, she decided to have brunch with her friends and not tell anyone or answer her phone.
Loki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2012, 10:01 PM   #103
Amras.MG
Not sure if gone...
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Or just lurking.
Posts: 2,709
A woman being irresponsible? How novel.

That aside, I'm glad she's ok!
Amras.MG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2012, 10:03 PM   #104
deoxys
Fog Badge
 
deoxys's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,513
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amras.MG View Post
A woman being irresponsible? How novel.
...wat
deoxys is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-30-2012, 10:05 PM   #105
Amras.MG
Not sure if gone...
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Or just lurking.
Posts: 2,709
Old fashioned sexist humour, my good chap
Amras.MG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2012, 12:05 AM   #106
phoopes
Double Dragon
 
phoopes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 3,776
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amras.MG View Post
Everyone's family in Sandy's path doing ok?
Yeah. Though my grandparents had the fantastic idea of keeping their shoe store open on Monday, and almost got hurt crossing the street from the store back to their house. They're both in their 70's and they work way too much for their own good. Hopefully this will convince them to keep the store closed on bad weather days.
__________________
phoopes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2012, 02:07 AM   #107
Sneaze
Mrow?
 
Sneaze's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Camping the White Market
Posts: 6,934
I just spent all day throwing out garbage bags full of PERFECTLY FINE food just because the freezer went TWO DEGREES above max temp. Needless to say I kept some and my freezer at home is fully stocked. The entire time I couldn't help but think "Meanwhile in Malaysia..."
Sneaze is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2012, 07:13 PM   #108
Charminions
Your reality is mine
 
Charminions's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: NY
Posts: 2,829
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amras.MG View Post
Everyone's family in Sandy's path doing ok?
Next to no damage for my block, but other parts of my neighborhood had it worse.

Having no school the entire week sure is nice, though.
__________________
Charminions is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-02-2012, 12:16 PM   #109
XanderKetsu
Rainbow Badge
 
XanderKetsu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: FLYING WITH FLATULENCE!!!
Posts: 809
Send a message via AIM to XanderKetsu Send a message via Skype™ to XanderKetsu
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amras.MG View Post
Everyone's family in Sandy's path doing ok?
I finally found power and internet at a library about a mile from my house. Other then that, no power, cold nights, and worried about how the SAT's going to held. It was to be tomorrow, but postponed. Til when, I have no idea.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amras.MG View Post
>that moment when you hear your female roommates get back and realize you have to put on pants

DAMMIT
Quote:
Originally Posted by Char View Post
Or...do you?
XanderKetsu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2012, 10:11 AM   #110
Talon87
時の彼方へ
 
Talon87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lafayette, Indiana
Posts: 20,578
This story about the loss of contemporary art galleries' collections makes me wonder how safe the historic art pieces and documents in New York City (various museums) and Washington, D.C. (the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress) really are. If Sandy had hit D.C., would the LoC have been okay? How floodproof is it, exactly? What happens if there's a freak earthquake and a huge water main breaks and rivers of water come gushing into the basement? Is there a contingency for that one-in-a-million chance disaster? I kinda doubt it. Which makes you wonder: does the fate of history's art pieces and documents really hinge on so many one-in-a-million chances not happening?

I guess it should be obvious when you approach the problem the other way: when you consider that so much art and documents have been lost over the centuries to war, natural disasters, and time, I suppose it's inevitable that of all the stuff we currently have in museums today, only 1-5% of it is going to be around in another thousand years. Food for thought.
Talon87 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2012, 04:35 PM   #111
Amras.MG
Not sure if gone...
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Or just lurking.
Posts: 2,709
The short answer is yes, Talon.
Amras.MG is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Lower Navigation
Go Back   UPNetwork > General Forums > The Misc


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:05 AM.


Design By: Miner Skinz.com
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.