Weekend's Off to a Great Start

So I'm pretty much all packed for my trip to Baltimore. I just need to stop at Target for batteries for my digital cameras.

As I'm leaving the house at 7am, Mom says to me, "Oh, your brother said you need to take a different car, because the car you were supposed to take no longer is running correctly. The air conditioner died and it isn't running smoothly."

Grr.

So then I get to work and in the midst of my morning prep, calls, etc, one of the ladies who is also in early says to me "So did you hear about the water dispenser dispensing water with gasoline in it?" (You know, one of the things that use bottles like these)

OMGWTFHUH? So she hands me a sample of it, and I sniff it, and it smells strongly of gasoline. And supposedly two people got sick from it last night.

Jeez. And no one is saying who got sick, or who is getting contacted about this "contaminated water"...

And then as I sit here at my desk browsing/surfing/working I get a text message from my girlfriend. "I'm sitting at the drug store, waiting for my z-pack prescription to be filled. I woke up with a sore throat and congested ears."

I wish the wall near my cube was cinderblocks. Cuz I'd use it as a forehead target.

Vishanti 17 years ago
Mileron;99707
I wish the wall near my cube was cinderblocks. Cuz I'd use it as a forehead target.
No, don't do that... I still have a scar from smashing my head open on one of those. Right between the eyes.

How the hell does gasoline get into bottled water?
Verileah 17 years ago
So when am I buying you a beer Mileron?
Laschae 17 years ago
Better yet, how do people drink something that smells of gasoline and not know it?
ROzbeans 17 years ago
Maybe they were really thirsty...and stupid?
Vishanti 17 years ago
I'd have to say the same for the first person to drink a cow's milk.
Gylius 17 years ago
Who would take a trip TO Baltimore? I'd rather have people take turns hitting me in the nuts.
ROzbeans 17 years ago
We went to Baltimore last August. The only highlight was meeting Veri. The 100+ humidity and temp left me with a 2 month cold.

I hate Baltimore =(
Verileah 17 years ago
Bad experience there hon? Don't like Pink Flamingos and Beehives? Crabs not your thing?

But seriously, yeah, I don't really think of Baltimore as being a tourist hotspot, though they have an exceptional aquarium and some really nice art museums along with a few interesting shopping districts, lots of daytime stuff to do.
Mylec 17 years ago
Yeah, the Harbor is nice. Been a couple years since we've hit the Aquarium, and I still haven't been to the zoo there. Even longer since I caught an Orioles game at the Yards.
ROzbeans 17 years ago
The Aquarium was very cool. It was crowded as hell when we went though =/ Billie and I spent most of our time talking about the boards and Mike kept saying, 'Oh my god - we paid for this, you will look at everything.' hehe
Verileah 17 years ago
The Baltimore Zoo is kind of expensive (compared to the DC zoo, which is...free) but they have a cute baby elephant. I think I prefer The National Zoo though.
Kels 17 years ago
The convention center. And it's abotu the right time for Otakon.

I used to live in Southern Maryland and i never 'visited' Baltimore. If I wanted to do that sorta stuff, I went to DC. I <3 the smithsonian.... and the crucible /giggle.
Den 17 years ago
Well its the girlfriend's birthday, and she's never been there, which is why they decided to go for the weekend. Poor Mil...hopefully that gray cloud will disappear and the rest of the weekend will be smashing!

And yea...the whole thing with drinking water that smells like gasoline???WTF! Nutsos.