h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Definitely.
My life would be infinitely easier if l had a car. Well, l do have a car. But l am afraid to drive, and so don't have a license, and so am condemned to rely upon the kindness of friends and, as today, on a bus service whose sole reason for existence seems to be to make getting from one point to another entirely impossible...
*smiles as she pictures rigging -all- the buses of the Maryland Transit Administration to explode if they go slower than fifty miles an hour...or faster than fifty miles an hour...or if they go at preciesly fifty miles an hour...*

Haha Ill remember not to ride those buses anytime soon for fear of being blown up.

Why don't you drive? Bad experience?

l just don't like the responsibility of driving, 's all. Too much pressure. And l'm much too easily distracted to be trusted with a two ton automobile

Additionally, l had a very bad time of it, learning. My mother tried to teach me -- and had a nasty habit of snatching the steering wheel away from me and ploughing us into the oncoming lane of traffic, for fear l was keeping the car "too close to the shoulder of the road."
Well, which would you rather hit? A stationary bush on the edge of the road, or an eighteen-wheeler going the opposite direction at sixty miles an hour?

I think I would prefer the bush as well.
I must be off for the night.
I will see everyone!
Good-bye and thank you for the company (&the scrabble game)!

*jingle*

'Night, Lintilla.

*jingl-ingl-ing*
Evening..........all?

IIEM, large iced carbonated no caffiene beverage, please.

*squints at faint, not an outline, immobile shape**tries to avoid puddles on way to couch thinking Odra must have been or is around here somewhere**sits in Loony's spot*

ahhhhh. Think I'll see if there's anything interesting in the POST>

*refocuses from The Post(wears wierdfocals, ya know), scans cafe**squints again at not as faint, not an outline, immobile thingie*

sigh.*mutters* Forgot I'm cat sitting this week, probably ought to scoot over there before they start gnawing on each other.

*pushes up from Loony's usual place on the couch, retrieves bartowel from counter and tidies up the last bit of moisture on floor.*

Nite, Ook.

*scans room again to see if anything else needs attention right now, again squints at what now appears to be an outline of an immobile thingie, shakes head, shrugs shoulders and heads for door*

*jingle-ling*

*jingle-lunga-lingle-ling*

G'morning!!

*notices noones in here*

Oh well. Might get some work done then.

Coffee please, IIEM!

*jingle*

Morning one-eye, don't let me disturb you . Double espresso please IIEM.

*Heads for a table and settles down with coffee, a book and a cigarette.*

Mornin' BS!

You might want a VPB (virtual plastic bubble) when smoking. Lil gave it too me once, while mumbling something about Irving not being too keen on having smoke in the cafè. The VPB somehow transports the smoke from the cigarette out of the cafè.

*walks over too counter, rummages around a bit*

Ah, there it is.

*takes what looks like nothing and brings it over*

Here, take this, I've got mine in my pocket.

*puts hand in pocket and takes out what appears to be nothing*

Thanks one-eye

*Shakes out what appears to be nothing and steps in*

This is great, now I won't annoy anyone and I can smoke in peace

You're welcome

*takes out improbably large lunchpack from pocket. Then unfolds what appears to be nothing and steps inside*

Stumbling in through the door, strugling to close it behind him. Not managing to keep the cold South African wind out.

Finaly the door is closed.

Takes a humongous yellow mug from a clip on his belt.....

Hi, How's the coffee in this place?

Stumbling in through the door, strugling to close it behind him. Not managing to keep the cold South African wind out.

Finaly the door is closed.

Takes a humongous yellow mug from a clip on his belt.....

Hi, How's the coffee in this place?

hi there ZOE!!

The coffee couldn't be better!!!

You just ask the IIEM for any kind of coffee you want, an'you got it!

Hi, man-with, Zoe. What's the statue out on the porch about? Go away for a day or so and really get confused! IIEM, A large Kenay AA. please.

*comes in through back door* Good morning everybody! Hello ZOE! Another continent heard from! And a coffee growing one at that. Listen y'all, I have just set up a fresh counter at http://www.h2g2.com/F26140?thread=65467&post=482473 so click on the URL and continue on with us there.