At least we're not ________
With a washout of a summer and the state facing another budget gap, it could be easy to get down on where we live.
But things could be worse. Really.
At least we're not California
Sure, the storm sewers tend to back up here when it rains a lot. But we'll take Lake Stuyvesant over wildfires with 100-foot high flames. California currently has eight major fires burning. The one in LA County may not be out until sometime next week.
At least we're not Virginia
Like many states these days, Virginia is looking to save a few bucks in order to close a budget gap. So it's trying to find people it can kick off the health plans of state workers there.
At least we're not New York City
The Starbucks we have in the Capital Region are pretty much come-as-you-are establishments. The Starbucks at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC has a dress code: "smart casual." (Though it doesn't seem to be enforced all that strictly.)
At least we're not Syracuse
Here's what happened when Syracuse local TV fixture Rod Wood was stung by a bee while recording a webcast:
If Ed Dague was still on the air, do you think a bee would have even had the nerve to sting him? We think not.
photo: Flickr user vni777
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Classic...I am glad Rod is OK. Ever notice how the TV folks are nice as pie on television but curse like mad off the air? What's that about?
... said Delmaron on Aug 31, 2009 at 3:49 PM | link
Oh yeah bees don't sting Ed Dague.
Ed Dague gives one look at the bees and they go look for Tracy Egan to sting.
You know why tornados don't hit Albany? They don't want to mess with Ed Dague.
Ed Dague once shot a man in Reno... just to watch him die.
Ed Dague can get in a cab, cab driver asks "Where do you want to go," and Ed Dague can say, "None of your business, just get me there." And sure enough, he gets there in nothing flat.
... said Chuck Miller on Aug 31, 2009 at 4:43 PM | link
re: Starbucks ban on "Hick Casual"
Dang it! I was goin' to get Peggy one of those mocha mava what-nots,
... said Hank Hill on Aug 31, 2009 at 6:01 PM | link
Actually, New York has a dependent eligibility project of its own.
... said biodiva on Aug 31, 2009 at 7:12 PM | link
Seriously something is up with the bees.
Several people I know, myself included have been stung without provocation. And it's not as if we are a bunch of nature lovers who are out traipsing about in fields of flowers.
The last time I was stung was 30 years ago. Maybe they are pissed off at us for climate change.
... said Daniel B. on Sep 1, 2009 at 12:14 AM | link
You know, we've had a lot of random bees around lately. The farmer's market in the rain, I was surrounded (they were very interested in my Starbucks Chai, interesting...) and then we had a BBQ in the backyard and had bees for the first time ever... wonder if the rain is making them come out more....
... said Mel on Sep 1, 2009 at 9:33 AM | link