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It was clear that the crew had just gotten news over the radio about the WTC, so the captain announced that they would not be allowing passengers to disembark and they would not allow us to board. This did not sit well with the project managers. A furious pantomime ensued.The "lady with the baby" was getting on the boat, um, goddamnit. The deck hands folded their Popeye arms while the captain supervised from the bridge. The Tommy Hilfiger/Nautica clad pirates stormed the plank.

We arrived at the floating dock for the ferry along with the other escapees. It was a mix of bankers, lawyers, and support staff. Amusingly we were all dressed in the recently approved "business casual". We were also connected by our emotions - pissed, sad and shocked, but in true NYC fashion we were quiet. The exception was a young blonde Mom with a toddler in a stroller. She was bawling out loud. This caught the attention of the project managers. The ferry pulled in full of passengers.

Plane #2 hit overhead as we go to the corner. The street rumbled and Meaghan grabbed my hand. I asked her if she knew the nearest ferry stop to NJ, so we ran to the Seaport. A block away from the ferry we encountered a Lebanese guy selling food in a trailer on the corner. He was crying listening to the radio. Meaghan insisted on buying us water, so we bought our waters from the crying man and moved on.

NY'ers get a bad rap. I'm from NJ, but I worked in Manhattan so long that I think I can claim residence. I don't think of NY/NJ folks as rude. We're direct. We are linear problem solvers. Much like "the Donald". When he came down the escalator the day he announced my ears lit up. I have been in little doubt since about the turnaround he proposed. I've also been astounded by the depth of his mission. It is indeed spiritual and absolutely hearkens back to the Founding Fathers.

I just watched the first episode of “Schmigadoon”. The satire for just episode one is so sharp that it’s probably not even necessary to watch the rest of the series. OF COURSE I’M GOING TO. If you’ve ever hated or loved Broadway musicals this is what you want. As the beer commercial says - it’s there for you. They hilariously rip off the scores and staging for every major play. It’s punny funny. If the rest of it flails at least I had episode 1.

@Lemonhead @Mnorman I’m sore from cleaning but here’s the final. Closeup pic is the slab porcelain I used for backsplash.

This happens frequently now. Don't ever respond to an e-mail soliciting funds if you are making a real estate purchase without confirming with your title company. On line scammers have gotten very sophisticated.

https://nypost.com/2023/03/17/retired-colorado-teacher-daughter-scammed-out-of-200k/

It's not woman plus, it's woman negative.

The dog and I are hunkered down in the den while our kitchen cabinets are being painted. It's not terrible to be here while they work. They set up a pole and plastic wrap system to create a "clean room". First day was hours of taping and covering all areas not being painted and then they sanded all surfaces. Today they apply the lacquer. It is significantly less expensive to paint them rather than replace cabinet fronts. Plus you get to pick your own color.

I'm tall. :)
https://nypost.com/2023/02/27/short-people-more-likely-to-be-psychopaths-study/

My husband looked at me today and said we've come full circle. Years ago everyone ordered from catalogs, then we bought from stores and now we're buying from Amazon's catalog.