A colleague of mine failed to show up at work today. His plans had been to leave Delhi on the first of January for the US. Sez the trouble stems from the recent hijacking event, but I can't help thinking that there are y2k issues as well. No more details...

-- james hyde (hydesci@gte.net), January 05, 2000

Answers

My Boyfriend stood me up last night. Said car trouble. Who knows. Could be Y2K

-- Janice Silverberg (jsilverberg@erols.com), January 05, 2000.

I love deli food. Especially those big cornbeef sandwiches. Also, they have the best pickles. You know, the ones in those big jars. mmmm. All this talk of food is making me hungry.

-- Chefy (Chefy@cook.com), January 05, 2000.

I have recently had trouble peeing. I am near 50 and I frequently have to get up at night to go to the bathroom. I have to shake it more than before to shut it off. It has definietly gotten more serious since New Year's eve. Acute AND chronic I would say. I can't help thinking that it might be y2k. Perhaps the sistemic "degradation" that Dale Way was talking about.

-- JoseMiami (caris@prodigy.net), January 05, 2000.

Ya might want to talk to Bob Dole about that.

-- Porky (Porky@in.cellblockD), January 05, 2000.

I'M BAAAAAACK and ready to serve. IPFreely with little or no effort. AND my stool is firm and floats! Eat plenty of Fiber!

-- Bob Dole (bdole@stiff.com), January 05, 2000.

*dying of laughter* I think the enjoyably silly season is open us with some of these recent threads. ;-)

As for James -- well, flights do indeed get delayed. And let's face it, after getting a plane hijacked in its country, wouldn't you think that Indian airport officials are going to be pursuing security a little more thoroughly now, at least for a while?

-- Ned Raggett (ned@kuci.org), January 05, 2000.

I remember once I backed up an airplane toilet with my GIANT turds. Plane couldn't leave the gate and was delayed. Maybe that is the problem.

-- Bob Dole (bdole@stiff.com), January 05, 2000.

"But seriously folks..."

The guy made a rash choice in my opinion to travel when and where he did. I would like to know if and when State Dept. travel advisories and embassy downsizing will be over with.

-- james hyde (hydesci@gte.net), January 05, 2000.

Sorry James. We are just releasing a little pent-up stress. Hope you friend makes it home safely.

-- JoseMiami (caris@prodigy.net), January 05, 2000.