Well THAT is good to know. 😈

I honestly don’t know how you do it. Mine are wired and I don’t think even with that I could handle it.

You be nice to your nerd! We are lovable creatures who like our stories. :-P

Make its owner writhe and moan, and beg to get off.

And? 😈

Birthdays in the office are one of the most awkward things for me. So much so that I take mine off now to avoid shit like this. She sounds like the office snitch and busybody. “Oh, well I’m sure (manager) won’t mind since I was in the middle of $TASK that’s pressing. Thanks though.”

Where do these dockworkers live? 150k in Norfolk, VA doesn’t equate 150k in Charleston, WV. And let’s not pretend that all of these sobbing, poor wittle multinational conglomerates can’t afford to pay a living wage. They just don’t WANT to.

Kathleen Blanco was a Democrat. See how MS was treated by feds and you’ll likely modify the blame. LA had been requesting federal funds (Army CoE maintained) to shore up the levee system for at least 2 decades. NO has a flood control system on par with the best. Still needs maintenance.

(New Orleans native here) You do have a valid point, but it’s not that simple. Few things were more critical to the disaster: 1. Longstanding turf war on fixing 17th St canal between Orleans and Jefferson parish. 2. MRGO fuckery by Army CoE 3. General disrepair of levee system by Army CoE

Yes I’m aware of jetties. I’m trying to understand how they fit into your point. If you meant levees…