It's noon o'clock on the left coast and seti has been down for 5 hrs now

7 hours, you mean?

You Posted: 19 Sep 2017, 19:08:11 UTC that,
Me Posted: 19 Sep 2017, 12:28:54 UTC that it was down.

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My bad, you're right, I'll go stand in the corner and face the wall for a bit.

There's no wall there, but look at the view. :-)

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;)

My penance is over. I shall strive to do better the next time.

;)

Giant termites???

;)

Giant termites???

No, each arc seems to be the size of a human mouth, OMG zombies!

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-09-19-16-50-20

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 44 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust and thousands fled into the streets in panic.

The quake came less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country's south, and it occurred as Mexicans commemorated the anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed thousands.

Mexican media broadcast images of multiple downed buildings in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby Cuernavaca. A column of smoke rose from a structure in one central neighborhood in the capital.

I hope all crunchers and families are okay.

I hope all crunchers and families are okay.

Indeed. The volume of bad news, arising from the region and vicinities, feels remorseless. I extend my hopes for safe passage to all affected.

We are down

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We are up

Yes it was a fine outrage, I hope all who were affected enjoyed.

If anyone had just watched me smash that plate... they would be convinced it was done on purpose.

It wasn't - but for all the difference it made, as I lowered it to knee height at a 45 degree angle to stack in the cupboard, I may as well have turned slightly and said

"Here floor... have it" and frisbeed it there.

I suspect, because they don't stack themselves, no matter how long you wait. I earlier did the dishes and just did the drying off and storing, because it refused to do so itself, even though I waited for 3 hours between them.

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It bleets counting sheep?

Down.

I've never been able to count sheep. I don't know why. They never seem to want to jump for a start, just mill around.

they don't stack themselves, no matter how long you wait.

I learn that the hard way... every time. And the longer I wait to learn it - the more likely something rotund and furry will again entertain the ludicrous notion of svelte balletic gazelle and render themselves airborne - in the shortest possible sense, but sufficiently long enough to collide with the kitchen blinds and bellyflop into/onto the draining rack. At that point ... physics takes over and nothing is safe

Why do you store plates at knee height at 4:23 am in the morning?

Because I don't entirely trust the cupboards above shoulder height will stay on the wall if I stack them there.

Because I don't entirely trust the cupboards above shoulder height will stay on the wall if I stack them there.

LOL. They do seem to be flimsier than they used to be.

Because I don't entirely trust the cupboards above shoulder height will stay on the wall if I stack them there.

LOL. They do seem to be flimsier than they used to be.

Well here on the Pacific Ring of Fire they have a habit of opening their doors and having their contents spill out.