tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post8785641659119952033..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: What's next? Frogs from the sky?Frescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-62686573082890638312021-08-02T09:04:47.966-05:002021-08-02T09:04:47.966-05:00LINDA: Thanks! I want a hazmat suit if I have to d...LINDA: Thanks! I want a hazmat suit if I have to do it again. (It's not THAT bad, but it's disgusting.)<br /><br />MICHAEL: People are stupid. "Porta-potties will encourage people to stay," a customer told me.<br />I gave her a withering look (she's a pal).<br />"You're right," she said. "They're staying anyway."<br /><br />BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.<br /><br />RIVER: Thanks, yes, the Air Quality Control/ Weather people do define "sensitive groups". <br />I was being sarcastic--- they say if you aren't "sensitive" you can do all your usual outside activities, like going running.<br />I just really doubt that it's good for anyone to breathe this air deeply:<br />I mean, we may not have asthma, but we all have lungs.<br />Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-22469683912128817152021-08-02T09:01:01.494-05:002021-08-02T09:01:01.494-05:00STEVE: Good point--automatic doors are a boon to a...STEVE: Good point--automatic doors are a boon to accessibility! <br />Hotels and grocery stores for people laden with packages and any limitations on strength or mobility must be a big hassle. <br /><br />I didn't mean they aren't a good thing--like escalators!<br />They're one of those lovely optional things we will miss, if/when it all goes down.<br />But not as much as I'll miss hot running water!<br /><br />I'm always impressed with how customers with wheelchairs at the thrift store manage our double doors (not automated)---but then, they have two arms.<br />Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-41597317597427847822021-08-02T00:43:50.187-05:002021-08-02T00:43:50.187-05:00The "for sensitive people" would be for ...The "for sensitive people" would be for those with asthma, emphysema and other lung conditions that could see them in hospital if they breathed too much of the pollution. for me, that would mean staying inside with doors and windows closed until the air cleared. <br />The rubbish bins are a good start, but a porta-potty or even two would be batter.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-80715727984167798352021-08-01T15:25:49.026-05:002021-08-01T15:25:49.026-05:00Toilets “encourage people”? To do what? Keep their...Toilets “encourage people”? To do what? Keep their business off the sidewalk?!Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-30301718996350502792021-08-01T14:27:51.463-05:002021-08-01T14:27:51.463-05:00ewww and admiration, dear one! I am so sorry you w...ewww and admiration, dear one! I am so sorry you were the chosen one for poo control. but you were the best one for the job because YOU!!<br />] I so enjoyed Unforgotten. Nicola Walker always surprises , her timing is excellent. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-3854165347120521512021-08-01T11:22:30.965-05:002021-08-01T11:22:30.965-05:00We loved "Unforgotten." Nicola Walker is...We loved "Unforgotten." Nicola Walker is excellent, and yes, Bhaskar is good too.<br /><br />Bravo for doing something about sanitation problems! Even if the solutions you set up aren't long term, at least they're something. I'm glad the city is working on a plan, but yeah, "preparing for an immediate response" is curious.<br /><br />I never thought about it before, but automatic doors DO seem kind of ridiculous, don't they? Unless, I suppose, you're disabled or otherwise not easily able to manage a manual door.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.com