A man (dressed like a woman) got off of the bus I'm riding right now. As soon as he got off, laughter and mocking insued.

Really... Baboons... I almost expected poop throwing.

Good thing the 'burgh is celebrating 250years. Maybe that's why we act that way. Although true historical accuracy would require making fun of him to his face. Something these pussies would never do.

Tags: anger, mobile
Current Location: forbes & grant
Current Mood: pissed off

Well, today was interesting (in the apocryphal Chinese sense).

Upon returning from lunch, I was unable to go back to my office. The folks building the North Shore Connector managed to hit another gas line. (Construction Crews Strike Downtown Gas Line). After the Fire Department (awesome folks--BTW) checked the fume levels we were allowed back into the building. The fumes were not bad enough to cause an explosion. But many people in the building began having headaches and nausea. This compounded with the COMPLETE LACK OF HEAT WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON ALL SEASON, meant that we had to close the building.

Unfortunately this is not the only problem we've had in this section of town lately. The construction for the North Shore Connector has been a pain in other ways. Not only is there constant noise (and I'm on the 11th floor), you have to navigate a maze to find the building where I work. People can't tell if we're open or closed. Other businesses in the area can't tell either. I know of at least one person that was told by someone working at a local bank that "You can't get there from here." Also, climate control has not really existed since the project began. There have been both air-conditioning and heating failures since the project began in July. Just so no-one thinks I'm crazy... I'm not the only one complaining (No Dirty Joke: Stanwix businesses Confront Grime...) Please note the pictures of the air filters... This cannot be good for the health of anyone living or working in the area.

So, I call upon Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Please, stop this project from getting worse. Yes, the Port Authority has the right to extend rail-based mass transit in the region, and I support it fully (though OAKLAND is a much bigger DAILY traffic concern than the North Shore). I just don't think you should be allowing the Port Authority or these contractors to run roughshod over the city, its residents and its workers. You are allowing these people to make a noisy mess out of a section of Downtown that you (and many others) hope will become home to many residences of fancy new condominiums. You want more people to shop downtown. You want people to ACTIVELY SEEK downtown jobs. You want it to be a night-life destination. But there are many more construction projects going on and even more just over the horizon. If you allow the Port Authority and their contractors to continue making a mess out of downtown, how are you going to stop the others? If that happens we'll have to re-erect the sign that read "WILL THE LAST PERSON OUT OF DOWNTOWN PLEASE TURN OUT THE LIGHTS?"

Tags: anger, rant
Current Location: home
Current Mood: angry
Current Music: Astronomy Podcast (not really music)