While this is funny, it still makes me wonder if people are going to start siphoning gas like they did in the 1970’s. While then there was a gas shortage, and everyone needed to buy locking gas caps. In my car I need to pull a lever to open the door to access the gas cap, but if people are desperate enough to start siphoning gas, levering a tiny door would not be unthinkable. Do I need to get a locking gas cap again? Am I paranoid? As I stated the other day via Twitter:
I know I am not the only one who has had to totally adjust the budget to take into account the high gas prices. Unfortunately Katie does not work close enough to either job and has equipment to haul so she must drive. Luckily I am able to offset that with the bike and bus. Something needs to be done about this, or it will turn into a Mad Max type of society. I am getting to old for the Thunderdome.
I think I will leave my car parked as much as I can, ride my bike more, and watch out for bikejackers.
I was accepted as an author for OC Metblogs.
I am excited to be able to write about things here in orange county that may bee seen on a broader basis.
I will still be writing here on a more personable level and with things that do not pertain to Orange County.
Just wanted to share!
Once again the “Fail Whale” has been prominent on Twitter. More and more people are using it, but the inconsistency can be frustrating. In order to ease the downtime, certain features are disabled from time to time. I know quite a few people that would pay to have some sort of premium service.
A couple weeks ago I tweeted an idea, but due to downtime, some people may not have received it.
so for the rest of you who use Twitter, how about a SETI type of shared processing client.
I have a Mac Mini that sits and does not do a lot when I am not uploading songs to my iPods. Couple that with a Simplify Media style local client that would allow me to host and store my own tweets, and possibly those of my followers, (a local backup server) then I think we have a winner.
There is one problem. I don’t have the skills to build something like this. In theory it should work, but can anyone practically get it going, and even more so, is it something Twitter would pursue.
Katie and I have been adamant supporters of Obama for a while now. This latest announcement is just one more reason why I like him. It is in our court to take back our government, and I think Barack is just the man to help us. If you agree, please help in whatever way you can.
Potentially, so says the sign pictured above. It is on the drive
through also. Chemicals in both food and drinks! Katie and I have
stopped eating there and won’t even get sodas there until we
investigate and find out why they have to post this. This perticular
Carl’s Jr is at Sand Canyon and Irvine Center in Irvine. I have seen
the sign at others around Orange County.
So in my free time the last couple days I have been locked into On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One. It is RPG set in the 1920’s and mixes the wit and humor of Penny Arcade. It is not your average content, as the crass humor is evident everywhere. I won’t give it away just yet. But the FF is prominent in many areas.
I am about 5 hours into it and at the final boss. If I could just defend against those last attacks then I would be golden. Katie hopes I defeat it soon so I don’t neglect her the way I did last night. Good video games get me in the zone.
I highly recommend this game.
