What if the held their march and no one came. How disappointed would they be?

Or do as Bruce and Zen said - that would be entertaining too.

And flash, don't forget to flash for the media. :haha:

That would be my ideal solution.
They come into town on a shopping Saturday and all the parents are there with double pushchairs blocking the pavements and all the old grannies are having chats right outside shops and the only reaction they get is tuts and rolled eyes and a few exasperated, "Excuse me please!" as people push past them.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be more journos there than supporters/ anti-protestors and it will all pass off in a damp squib way.

My car tops my list today!

2 years ago I did a totally impulsive thing and bought a used Land Rover Discovery before I knew that they are about the most break down prone vehicle on the market and that the costs of parts and labor to repair them rival Mercedes and BMW.

So, after replacing the short block and doing a complete valve job for about $9000 the car ran fine until the brakes started acting up. Managed to fix that myself but then the transfer case sprang a leak and that ran me $1200 to overhaul. Now my engine is knocking like something is not good inside and the rebuilt engine only has about 24000 miles on it.

So it sits in my driveway because until the home I inherited from my parents after they died but never wanted has not sold and the bank account runs low each month which precludes me from having my car looked at. And I need to see a dentist. CRAP.

On the other hand, a friend just had brain surgery to remove a tumor and another friend's wife died unexpectedly.

So I guess, this too shall pass.

Ugghh - there is something going on with today and none of its good.

Hope you've hit bottom and things look up soon.

Full moon?

crap! is it? That would explain a lot.

I think it was 28th or 29th.

I hate money pit cars.

HA HA HA AH AHAHA HAAAAAA!

Holy crap - thanks Bruce.

I found out that I have orbital cellulitis in my left eye this afternoon, which is apparently a very serious condition. My doctor has put me on some ass-kicking antibiotics in the hopes of staving off serious problems and surgery. If it does not improve by tomorrow, I have to go to the hospital.

I'm pretty scared, but optimistic that the antibiotics are gonna do their magic. If you could all throw in some karma points for me, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks.

Yow that's pretty scary syc... please keep us updated, I'll be thinking of you.

youch!

That does sound scary man,.. thinking good thoughts.

Eek, scary syc! I hope the antibiotics work for you.

Got an update on my sis. Doctor is testing more, but he's starting to think she has adult-onset Still's Disease, a type of arthritis.
I bolded the parts that match for her condition:
It is rare in adults, a majority of whom are between 20 and 35 years of age at onset of symptoms. Of all patients with Still's Disease, 100% have high intermittent fever; 100% have joint inflammation and pain, muscle pain with fevers, and develop persistent chronic arthritis. Ninety-five percent (95%) have the faint salmon-colored skin rash. Eighty-five percent (85%) have swelling of the lymph glands or enlargement of the spleen and liver; and 85% have a marked increase in the white blood cell count. Sixty percent (60%) have inflammation of the lungs (pleuritis) or around the heart (pericarditis). Forty percent (40%) have severe anemia. And twenty percent (20%) have abdominal pain.

Of course it could be something else...

That sucks mtp. Fuck autoimmune diseases. Any idea how well the potential treatments work?

Syc, how's your eye doing? Hope you're not reading this from the hospital bed...