xxxMidgexxx wrote:1) New (old) job in Manhattan. And loving it.
version sound wrote:xxxMidgexxx wrote:1) New (old) job in Manhattan. And loving it.
How many days a week, on average, do you have lunch with Sal?
dude munhoz wrote:3) Punkrockdays, dave smalley solo album. I need the lyrics.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:5. Breaking Bad (up to episode 5 in season 2) and specifically watching multiple episodes at a time and being totally engaged in it. That show is great, albeit disturbing.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
version sound wrote:xxxMidgexxx wrote:1) New (old) job in Manhattan. And loving it.
How many days a week, on average, do you have lunch with Sal?
crus wrote:JGJR wrote:5. Breaking Bad (up to episode 5 in season 2) and specifically watching multiple episodes at a time and being totally engaged in it. That show is great, albeit disturbing.
I've just finished season 3. Watched it in a week.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
pedro wrote:According to wikipedia, the island of Manhattan is roughly 23 square miles. if you include the rivers "Manhattan" is about 33 square miles. The District of Columbia is about 68 square miles.
You guys just hate each other.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:1. Coffee
2. The nice weather we've been having
3. The Descendents/ALL bender I have been on for the past 3 months showing no signs of slowing down
4. Breaking Bad season 5B (episode 3 tonight!)
5. Rewatching Breaking Bad from the beginning thanks to Netflix
6. Superchunk - I Hate Music (gets better with each listen, a totally worthy follow up to the last LP IMO)
7. Losing weight
8. Bagels
9. FLAG in less than a month
10. "Free" 3 day weekend coming up (office is closed Labor Day)
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:crus wrote:JGJR wrote:5. Breaking Bad (up to episode 5 in season 2) and specifically watching multiple episodes at a time and being totally engaged in it. That show is great, albeit disturbing.
I've just finished season 3. Watched it in a week.
That is nuts. I mean, granted, I just started less than week ago and I'm already in season 2, but wow. It only gets better, right?
JGJR wrote:That's nonsense. scannest is right. Whoever wrote that Wikipedia article has probably never taken the A from say, W. 4th St all the way up to Washington Heights on a when it's not running express from 59th to 181st Streets or has not waited for the 6 to go from say, Astor Pl to 116th St at 2 AM only to have to take the 4 or 5 to 125th St and walk the rest of the way home like I used to have to all the time.
The square mileage is of less concern than how long it actually takes to get from place to place with traffic, subway stops, lights, number of people on the street, et al.
DC (while a densely-populated city by U.S. standards) is much less densely populated than Manhattan.
version sound wrote:JGJR wrote:That's nonsense. scannest is right. Whoever wrote that Wikipedia article has probably never taken the A from say, W. 4th St all the way up to Washington Heights on a when it's not running express from 59th to 181st Streets or has not waited for the 6 to go from say, Astor Pl to 116th St at 2 AM only to have to take the 4 or 5 to 125th St and walk the rest of the way home like I used to have to all the time.
The square mileage is of less concern than how long it actually takes to get from place to place with traffic, subway stops, lights, number of people on the street, et al.
DC (while a densely-populated city by U.S. standards) is much less densely populated than Manhattan.
What a load. You obviously haven't spent much time on public transportation in DC on a weekday. Besides, Pedro would frequently come in from Silver fucking Spring for lunch, so you guys can stop whining about going a few blocks in Manhattan.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:1) We're talking about Manhattan, not all of NYC.
2) Square footage doesn't lie, even if it doesn't match your personal impression of how HUGE you think a place is.
3) While Silver Spring borders DC, "right over the border" doesn't cover it. One of my best friends lived in Silver Spring for 2 years and I made out to his place twice, and one of those times was when I helped him move. It's a fucking hike.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
JGJR wrote:That's nonsense.
pedro wrote:According to wikipedia, the island of Manhattan is roughly 23 square miles. if you include the rivers "Manhattan" is about 33 square miles. The District of Columbia is about 68 square miles.
pedro wrote:You guys just hate each other.
JGJR wrote:scannest is right. Whoever wrote that Wikipedia article has probably never taken the A from say, W. 4th St all the way up to Washington Heights on a when it's not running express from 59th to 181st Streets or has not waited for the 6 to go from say, Astor Pl to 116th St at 2 AM only to have to take the 4 or 5 to 125th St and walk the rest of the way home like I used to have to all the time.
JGJR wrote:The square mileage is of less concern than how long it actually takes to get from place to place with traffic, subway stops, lights, number of people on the street, et al.
scanny wrote:I know it's tough for you non-New Yorkers to understand, but Manhattan is a big place. You DC get together for lunch every Tuesday and Thursday, but here...not so much.
JGJR wrote:DC (while a densely-populated city by U.S. standards) is much less densely populated than Manhattan.
pedro wrote:JGJR wrote:That's nonsense.
Do you know what the word nonsense means? Because this:pedro wrote:According to wikipedia, the island of Manhattan is roughly 23 square miles. if you include the rivers "Manhattan" is about 33 square miles. The District of Columbia is about 68 square miles.
is not nonsense. It is 100% verifiable fact. And this:pedro wrote:You guys just hate each other.
Is just a good natured joke among friends. I don't really think they hate each other.
Now this:JGJR wrote:scannest is right. Whoever wrote that Wikipedia article has probably never taken the A from say, W. 4th St all the way up to Washington Heights on a when it's not running express from 59th to 181st Streets or has not waited for the 6 to go from say, Astor Pl to 116th St at 2 AM only to have to take the 4 or 5 to 125th St and walk the rest of the way home like I used to have to all the time.
is nonsense. First, there is no wikipedia "article", just cold hard facts. I googled "Manhattan Square miles" and "District of Columbia square miles" and copied down the numbers. You should try it. It really is quite easy. While wikipdeia might not be a good source for some things, cold hard facts like square mileage of an island are usually pretty safe bets. If you can find a more reputable site with different numbers, have at it.
The difficulty someone has on the New York City Subway System has nothing to do with the square mileage of Manhattan. If your commute is easier, the island doesn't shrink. It might feel like it's smaller, but that's just an illusion. The island itself has not shrunk. The same is true in reverse.
Also, while the NYC Subway System may have been mean to you in the past, I'm not sure what that has to do with having lunch in midtown Manhattan. Unless you eat lunch at 2 AM and commute to midtown to do it. But Ray's Real is open at 2 AM, so maybe you do? The city that never sleeps, right?
And this:JGJR wrote:The square mileage is of less concern than how long it actually takes to get from place to place with traffic, subway stops, lights, number of people on the street, et al.
also has no bearing on the conversation because this:scanny wrote:I know it's tough for you non-New Yorkers to understand, but Manhattan is a big place. You DC get together for lunch every Tuesday and Thursday, but here...not so much.
is what scanny said. He said that "Manhattan is a big place". I pointed out that it is smaller than DC. Again, it's a fact, not nonsense. He said nothing about subway stops or traffic lights stopping him. I didn't address them in my response because scanny's statement didn't list them as reasons it was difficult to have lunch with xxxMidgexxx. I will also point out that scanny didn't say that xxxMidgexxx is a cheap bastard who makes scanny pick up the entire check. Because scanny didn't do that, I didn't feel it was necessary to point out that I know from experience that xxxMidgexxx is a great guy and often demands to pick up the entire check.
However I am fascinated by your apparent idea of having a subway with no stops. It really would be faster for the trains, but I don't think it would be very efficient for commuters.
Also, version is correct that you have no idea how big Silver Spring, MD is if you think "right over the (Maryland) border" covers it. If you do that Google trick I mentioned earlier and search for "Silver Spring Square Miles" you will find out that the incorporated area of Silver Spring is a little shy of 8 miles squared. That doesn't include the unincorporated areas that are referred to as "Silver Spring" by the locals. For the record, I live in one of those unincorporated areas of Silver Spring. But it's kind of irrelevant because even "right over the (Maryland) border" is much farther away from downtown DC than Washington Heights is from midtown Manhattan. Remember, when discussing distances the number of stop lights and pedestrians in the way doesn't matter.JGJR wrote:DC (while a densely-populated city by U.S. standards) is much less densely populated than Manhattan.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:
I didn't say that the idea of DC having more square mileage than Manhattan is nonsense. That is, like you said, fact. All I meant is that despite this, it is no easier for folks who work in Manhattan to get together for lunch than it is for folks who work in DC...
JGJR wrote:Re: Silver Spring, I know all of that,.
JGJR wrote: but what part of it's right over the DC border don't you understand? Sure it's the most northwest part of DC and the southern-most part of Silver Spring and I know how big it is. You may live there, but I've been visiting my family there for almost 30 years, so I feel like I'm also qualified to speak on this topic. I also have a cousin who lives near (or closer to) the exit on 495, but it just so happens that my aunt and uncle live really, really close to the downtown area, where the red line stops, where the light rail is being proposed, where that new-ish outdoor mall is with the Whole Foods, etc. is. They can walk there and be there in literally a few minutes. Thus, it takes not that long at all to get to downtown DC from there. Thus, I think VS was just lazy, honestly. But it's OK because that's very typical and I've certainly done the same re: not visiting friends who live in a different borough, part of town, etc. because of the relative inconvenience of getting there.
JGJR wrote:P.S. Who the fuck eats lunch at 2 AM? I know you DC folks hate NYC, but please...
version sound wrote:Can't you just admit that you hate John so we can end this discussion?
version sound wrote:Which is why I would lunch with him once a week, at a bare minimum, if we worked in the same borough.
pedro wrote:You could fax him a sandwich. With a nice note.
scannest wrote:version sound wrote:Which is why I would lunch with him once a week, at a bare minimum, if we worked in the same borough.
Do you realize it would take me 43 minutes, 3 subway transfers, and $12 in fares to get to John's office from mine?
(I'm sorry, my boss is on vacation today. I can play for awhile.)
scannest wrote:pedro wrote:You could fax him a sandwich. With a nice note.
Fax him? What century are you living in, Mr. Silver Springs? I'll scan a sandwich on the copier and e-mail it him as a pdf. The technology is much tastier.
version sound wrote:scannest wrote:version sound wrote:Which is why I would lunch with him once a week, at a bare minimum, if we worked in the same borough.
Do you realize it would take me 43 minutes, 3 subway transfers, and $12 in fares to get to John's office from mine?
(I'm sorry, my boss is on vacation today. I can play for awhile.)
I guess Manhattan is much larger than I thought. Lesson learned.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
xxxHunterxxx wrote:Seriously? I actually live here and I had no idea how large Silver Spring is or any of that stuff about the unincorporated v. incorporated portions.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:version sound wrote:scannest wrote:version sound wrote:Which is why I would lunch with him once a week, at a bare minimum, if we worked in the same borough.
Do you realize it would take me 43 minutes, 3 subway transfers, and $12 in fares to get to John's office from mine?
(I'm sorry, my boss is on vacation today. I can play for awhile.)
I guess Manhattan is much larger than I thought. Lesson learned.
That was all it took. Well, told you so...
pedro wrote:Sometimes I think "JGJR" is actually an account shared by former members of The Hooters.
version sound wrote:I'm starting to think we need a [joke][/joke] tag.
version sound wrote:JGJR wrote:version sound wrote:scannest wrote:version sound wrote:Which is why I would lunch with him once a week, at a bare minimum, if we worked in the same borough.
Do you realize it would take me 43 minutes, 3 subway transfers, and $12 in fares to get to John's office from mine?
(I'm sorry, my boss is on vacation today. I can play for awhile.)
I guess Manhattan is much larger than I thought. Lesson learned.
That was all it took. Well, told you so...
I'm starting to think we need a [joke][/joke] tag.
danny wrote:version sound wrote:I'm starting to think we need a [joke][/joke] tag.
i'm starting to think we all need a big group hug, a few slices of sbarro and some fancy orange soda.
version sound wrote:I would never refuse Sbarro or orange soda, but I think we're all good, right guys? No one takes any of this nonsense seriously, do they?
scannest wrote:danny wrote:version sound wrote:I'm starting to think we need a [joke][/joke] tag.
i'm starting to think we all need a big group hug, a few slices of sbarro and some fancy orange soda.
I'm starting to think danny is really just Hunter posting under a second account. The group hug part is a dead giveaway.
pedro wrote:Sometimes I think "JGJR" is actually an account shared by former members of The Hooters.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:I would never refuse Sbarro or orange soda, but I think we're all good, right guys? No one takes any of this nonsense seriously, do they?
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
pedro wrote:oops.
pedro wrote:I'd love to hear how you think Pedro Martinez is "bitter at how his career ended."
He won 3 Cy Young awards
Won a World Series and pitched in another.
He is the all time leader in ERA+ and WHIP for modern day, starting pitchers.
He is in the discussion of the greatest pitcher of all time.
He will be a first ballot Hall of Famer.
He has a family and homes in at least two countries
A foundation that has built and renovated numerous schools and hospitals in his native Dominican Republic.
He has a job with the Red Sox that pays him several hundred thousand dollars a year to show up to spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, play catch with some minor league pitching prospects, and then show up at Fenway a few times each year to shake hands with fans and sponsors.
He is beloved by Red Sox fans and by all accounts, generally speaking, one of the happiest, most well adjusted retired superstars out there.
Oh, and by the way, he made approximately $150,000,000 in his career.
I'd love to be "bitter" like that. I'm just a grumpus on a damn message board.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:...but I meant how his career *ended*, not his overall career. He spent several mediocre seasons with the Phillies and then retired in a de facto manner...
pedro wrote:JGJR wrote:...but I meant how his career *ended*, not his overall career. He spent several mediocre seasons with the Phillies and then retired in a de facto manner...
If by "several mediocre seasons with the Phillies" you mean 9 starts (5-1 with an era of 3.63) in 2+ months with Phillies (he signed on July 15, 2009) you're spot on! He pitched well in the NL playoffs (7 shutout innings) and was pretty blah in the World Series.
He also had a couple of offers for the 2010 season (for short years and short money) but he passed due to age, health and his desire to start a family.
But I know, you're just pulling my chain.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
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