HEy! What if they BUILD a 7-11 within 5 miles of where I live. (Was 38 miles or so from the nearest, but they're building one about 4 1/2 miles away.) And how about if they don't have it finished by the end of the year? Is it intent?

Paul Milne, where are you? Do I just 'butter myself' and turn brown?

-- just another (another@engineer.com), November 29, 1999

Answers

---this is THE funniest question yet! love it! h-m-m-m maybe get together with the "close by" (HA!) neighbors and protest the zoning or sumthin--good luck!

-- zog (zzoggy@yahoo.com), November 29, 1999.

There goes the neighborhood. You have been re-zoned into the officially sanctioned TOAST ZONE. Forget about the butter and top off with the prep jelly.

-- squid (Itsdark@down.here), November 29, 1999.

Okay. Their building a 7-11 within five miles of you. The latest estimate I've heard is that y2k is going to occur this next January, probably on the first. Maybe that will help you in your timing....

You could change your name to --Light Brown@Toasted.Engineer

-- Psychotic (y2k@doom&gloom.com), November 29, 1999.

How far along are they? Will they slam in the last bricks under the wire?

-- jammin (30@days.until), November 29, 1999.

Just another piece of toast:

Doesn't sound good for you.

Best wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), November 29, 1999.

How far away do you need to be from a Circle K or a Stop 'n Go?

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), November 29, 1999.

Hawk:

I don't remember that Paul actually discussed those store.

Best wishes,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), November 29, 1999.

Haha, I saw footage on cable of the 7-11 VP's all brainstorming y2k, stoked about it having the potential of yielding their highest period of sails. They looked ecstatic, no joke. Planning the water/candle floor displays! No doubt this new building is planning to "ride the wave"!!!

Or, uh oh, maybe it isn't really a 7-11, they just want us to think that....

(just kiddin folks!)

-- Hokie (nn@va.not), November 29, 1999.

just another--

first I would invite "The Engineer" over for the New Years. Then when the shtf, have him go outside and explain to the rioters how the lights aren't REALLY out, it just looks that way.

He probably has a shirt with "THE ENGINEER" all over it and could be a good decoy while you get the hell away.

-- bob brock (bb@myhouse.com), November 29, 1999.

Currently, I'm 27 miles from a 7-11. At my previous residence, I was only 3/4 mile from one.

Unfortunately, they are building a 7-11 about 13 miles from me. Now, I think that's too darn close.

There *is* a quickie-mart only 5 miles from me. Is that close enough?

Jolly

-- Jollyprez (jolly@prez.com), November 29, 1999.

Is your neighbor close enough to see inside your window from her window with the naked eye?

-- evil eye (prying@neighbors'.stash), November 29, 1999.

Get a couple big dogs and a couple of shot guns. With lots of dog food and ammunition you could have a fighting chance.:>)

-- Gambler (scotanna@arosnet.com), November 29, 1999.

You people really are something. What really gets me is how you are still in the freakin' gene pool !

-- Bewlildered (whogivesa@crap.net), November 29, 1999.

Hey Just another, I have a suggestion....go out to the construction site at night and do little things (or maybe big things if you feel up to it) to sabotage the construction and make sure it doesn't get finished before the rollover. ;-) Personally they are building SOMETHING just on the other side of my subdivision I have no idea what it is. Looks like it will be one of those corporate suite hotels (tho it would be kinda small) or an assisted living senior citizens home or something? Can't figure it out, but at this rate, there is no way they will be finished with it by the end of the year.

I have no idea how far I am from a 7-11. I am about 1/2 a mile from a Target and Taco Bell, though. Does that count?

Does anyone else get a strange feeling when they see things like:

COMING IN SPRING 2000!

WE'LL BE OPENING OUR DOORS IN JUNE 2000!

-- preparing (preparing@home.com), November 29, 1999.

Hey Eng-... About 11:59:50...

Grab a couple of pollies, sandwich yourself in between and let them toast while you JAM! (backgroung music)"Gonna party likes it's 1999"

-- Michael (mikeymac@uswest.net), November 29, 1999.

All -- Thanks for the 'helpful' suggestions. (Particularly the one about letting the two pollies 'toast'.8-)

Bob -- That might work, but I can't decide which would be worse, the mob, or 'The Engineer'.

-- just another (another@engineer.com), November 29, 1999.

That sounds similar to the lady who asked the county highway department to move a deer crossing sign. She didn't want the deer to cross so near to her house.

-- HERB (herb02@prodigy.net), November 30, 1999.

What's a 7-11?

Anyone who lives within five miles of a Milne is toast.

-- (toast@jam.com), November 30, 1999.

just another: At 11:55 send The Engineer down to the Sev to hit the ATM, top off his tank and buy a bottle of water and a candle. That ought to fix him.

Godspeed,

-- Pinkrock (aphotonboy@aol.com), November 30, 1999.