Comments on: Not sure if I buy this one

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:11:26 +0000

I actually walked into a lamp-post once. Actually, I RAN into it, and knocked myself out cold. I wasn’t texting, though, I was trying to figure out the stopwatch function on my running watch (while running… brilliant, I know), and BOOM. Next thing I knew, there was some random guy standing over me as I lay on my back in the gravel, saying “Dude… you OK?” I was. It lead to a bad headache, some embarrassment, and a big mark on my forehead… but not even an insurance co-pay. No moral to this story, I guess, the post just reminded me of running in East Boston. Thanks for the (painful) trip down memory lane!
Jerry

By: rocketc

rocketc — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:42:16 +0000

I do like walking around Europe – but most of the reason that you don’t need a car in Europe is a result of their geography and topography. The US is just too spread out.

By: Dana

Dana — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:13:51 +0000

Hey, at least you called us progressives.

But hey, there are some things about Europe worth emulating. Like, say, the fact they live in houses, or that their cities are arranged such that you don’t *have* to own a car to be a functional adult, or that some countries over there are very family-friendly.

Every culture’s got something good to emulate, and every culture’s got its own collection of stinkers. You know, the U.S. has got both of those as well.

By: rocketc

rocketc — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:12:55 +0000

@fathersez: I think governments are pretty much the same everywhere. Our governor of New York state was just busted for being a part of a high-end call girl ring.

@plonkee: This does smack of a publicity stunt. 68,000 people injured? That can’t be right.

By: plonkee

plonkee — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:55:22 +0000

Bloomin’ 118 118. Their advertising is already absolutely everywhere. I imagine that this is just as publicity stunt by them.

If anyone else from the UK is reading this, don’t use 118 118 for your directory enquiries, use 0800 100 100; 118 226 or 118 390 instead as they’re all cheaper.