G'day, Box. The rain has finally stopped here so I spent a little time with the lawnmower sucking up some leaves.

Now, I'm watching Survivorman@:-) since I never know when I'm going to make a wrong turn in the woods. :eek:;)

And when a New Yorker really needs to use a car, in-town rental locations abound. For example, Battery Park residents can rent from Avis on the two block walk to their local grocery store.

sadly it is a rerun :( all reruns.

:-: Happy Birthday Brituchenite :-:


Happy Birthday to you
Squashed tomatoes and stew
bread and butter
in the gutter
Happy Birthday to you ....

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Happy Anniversary, Baglady and Plus1! ^^

True, though I haven't seen this one. I enjoy Les much more than Man vs. Wild. Bear Grylls is a bit too 'out there' for me(and he cheats). I don't really think I'll belay down a cliff using my shoelaces.

I think this is true of most big cities on the East Coast, at least. Being a locovore is in fashion, remember. In the Philly area you can't swing a dead cat without hitting someone from Lancaster County selling meats or produce, and there is lots of cheese and wine and beer and so forth produced locally.

I think it all depends on what you're used to. I lived in NYC for a number of years and was never quite comfortable there, despite its many advantages and the fact that I like urban living. I used to say that my minimum criteria for a city are a decent symphony orchestra and an American League team; clearly Philly doesn't meet both of these criteria but it strikes me in many ways as a bigger version of my hometown, with all of its pluses and minuses. We have become very comfortable here.

There is also Zipcar, no? Here there are two competing short-term car rental/share services for precisely this reason. We need cars because we live in the suburbs and my office is nowhere near public transport, but when I worked in the city of Philadelphia we made do with one car just fine.

Idem.

Believe me, I know all about that them. Don't underestimate the value of ZipCar, either. Or Hertz Connect (their version of the same idea). ^

Good morning/afternoon box.

I've only used Zipcar in Atlanta; there is/was a location on W Peachtree close to the BoA tower/Bell South/Ga State area.

Posting that mention of Avis in Battery Park triggered one of those feelings of sadness and loss that still come all too often: remembering the CO CTO in World Trade north, by the departure/arrival point of the EWR bus.

Walked up and among the young sheep, scratching the ears of one that has grown very tame; nothing has ever given her reason to sense loss or fear. Somehow, that helped.

Sunrise over Diamond Head. About the only useful thing that comes from waking up at 5am.

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Happy bday Brituchenite, and happy anniversary to PlusBag ^

Simply awesome!

Aloha and Mahalo Nui!

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You woke up that late? Cool photo. Room photo or from the outdoor stair landing next to the elevators?