Stop the Press Spree Against Working Moms

[pedroh 21]

Well, people DO work 2nd shift and 3rd shift. I tend to go shopping at 3am on Fridays because that's my normal time to be awake, and Friday is my day off....

Friday 2 or 3am, buy ice cream, beer, and movies.. ftw!

[Peikko 1,575]

There is certainly a need for care workers (and a few other basic services of course) to be working through the night, everything else is just generated by the way we accept that business rules our every move. Is any of it necessary? I am sure I will hear many arguments why it is that are based on money, but not very many based on anything else.

Quality of life is surely still important, no? I am struggling to come to grips with the notion that quantity is so much more important in every aspect of life...

Edited November 30, 2006 by Purple_Hibiscus

[ceriserose 1]

We're altogether on an odd track in this thread

What strikes me as odd is that shopping is viewed as a recreation. There is very little 'need' to have shops open 24/7 and I can't imagine that many shops do very brisk business between 12am and 6 am. However, having never seen the need to go at that time of night I have no first hand knowledge:)

Mawilson, you are not suggesting that you might exceed the speed limit when the streets are empty are you???

I'm a little behind but I can speak to this. I live in a little town where 2 of the 3 chain grocery stores are 24 hour. When I questioned hubby on this he reminded me we live in a mill town at a port. They work all sorts of shifts, so for our little city it makes sense to have the ability to get food on your way home from work...even if that's at 5 am.

edit: I see this was addressed. Go me for not reading through for the first time.

Edited November 30, 2006 by ceriserose

[mawilson 2,133]

What strikes me as odd is that shopping is viewed as a recreation.

Are you kidding?! Shopping is the best form of recreation known to man!

Mawilson, you are not suggesting that you might exceed the speed limit when the streets are empty are you???

I might

And MW's car may be fast, but I can still beat him :P

Lisa, why does your lurvly car have a big scratch along the passenger side?

[Fandango 1,439]

Lisa, why does your lurvly car have a big scratch along the passenger side?

Where?

[mawilson 2,133]

Lisa, why does your lurvly car have a big scratch along the passenger side?

Where?

The picture you posted in GP. Maybe it was just the light but it looked like a scratch.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I might

Lisa, why does your lurvly car have a big scratch along the passenger side?

You should come to LA, your fancy sports car would only likely hit 45 mph on the 405. Of course, you could always go out to the desert and put the pedal to the floor, but it would probably take 4 hours just to get East of San Bernardino

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

There's more to life than being a consumer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What?

Do you remember the show, Fantasy Island? I can imagine you going there asking Mr. Rourke for the fantasy of turning everything you touch to gold.

That would be the end of masturbation

[mawilson 2,133]

You should come to LA, your fancy sports car would only likely hit 45 mph on the 405. Of course, you could always go out to the desert and put the pedal to the floor, but it would probably take 4 hours just to get East of San Bernardino

Same story here. Except there's no desert to floor it.

[Fandango 1,439]

Lisa, why does your lurvly car have a big scratch along the passenger side?

Where?

The picture you posted in GP. Maybe it was just the light but it looked like a scratch.

Musta been the light, tho there are many iccle scratches on it....also someone keyed it hard in the front down to the primer

Robin - even if I had a real stretch, I'd prolly be too chickensh!t, lol.

I changed the pic btw

[mawilson 2,133]

Musta been the light, tho there are many iccle scratches on it....also someone keyed it hard in the front down to the primer

Aww it sucks when people do that.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I'm too chickenshit aswell but my husband is not

when we went to Death Valley we met some South African guys who decided to test the speedworthiness of their Porsche and took a photo of the dash to prove it -- 163 mph. oh my stars!

[choji 0]

I'm too chickenshit aswell but my husband is not

when we went to Death Valley we met some South African guys who decided to test the speedworthiness of their Porsche and took a photo of the dash to prove it -- 163 mph. oh my stars!

What's wrong with that?

[Ban Hammer 13,335]

I'm too chickenshit aswell but my husband is not

when we went to Death Valley we met some South African guys who decided to test the speedworthiness of their Porsche and took a photo of the dash to prove it -- 163 mph. oh my stars!

wussies. 163 mph in a porsche. i'm not impressed