Occupy Wall Street -- just venting

[PamNY]

Got an email this morning telling me my photo of the Wikileaks Mobile Information Collection unit had been added to their Flickr gallery.

Turns out this truck is "artivism" and not connected with Wikileaks (which I kinda suspected).

Explanation here:

http://artoftheprank.com/2011/06/14/...t-on-the-move/

Haven't yet heard from Penthouse about my topless lady photographs.

[salsabike]

I am so disappointed that that is not a "real" Wikileaks truck.

Has anyone figured out yet how the park denizens are going to the bathroom?

[PamNY]

Has anyone figured out yet how the park denizens are going to the bathroom?

As far as I know, they are using local fast food places. I was thinking this morning that it's too bad pay toilets are illegal in New York.

Maybe I could work around that restriction by simply charging admission to my apartment, say $2 per 5 minute visit.

[ny biker]

They're in DC today. Supposedly with a focus on the issue of jobs/lack thereof. They marched to a few places and from what I've heard, they messed up rush hour traffic. Which is guaranteed to just make people around here hate you, regardless of what you're trying to accomplish.

[Crankin]

They've been in Boston for a few days. Don't seem to be bothering anyone... camping out on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
I'm not sure if they are accomplishing anything, no one here seems to be paying attention.

[OakLeaf]

Very good reading: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/...allstreet.html

I have to say I'm mildly astounded at how many people on this forum seem to consider themselves, in Steinbeck's words, "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" instead of part of the 99%.

Now I'll put this thread on ignore. I'm disappointed that it's been allowed to continue, but apparently I'm the only one so bothered by it.

[tulip]

Oak,
Not that you will read this because you put it on ignore, but please don't assume you know what I think of this simply by the posts or non-posts on this thread. People are doing their best to get by. Some people are speaking out. Some people are just putting their heads down and forging ahead as best they can. Some people don't have anything to worry about. There is room in the world for all those people; they have value no matter what where they stand on this, or any other, issue.

Pam can speak for herself; I found her observations from the ground to be very interesting. I did not feel the need to comment on it one way or the other, though.

Personally, I spent the day with a dying friend. I will see her one more time over the weekend, and then never again since I will have to travel for the next few weeks and she won't be here when I get back. My concerns are a bit closer to home at the moment; I would even venture to say more important in my world. We all contribute in our own way; we do not have to do it your way in order to have value as a person. So what if I don't particularly give a hoot about these protests; it does not mean I don't care about the issues (not that it should matter). I just go about it in a different way than you or the protesters do, apparently.

I can't speak for anyone else on the forums, but I felt moved to respond to your post. Ignoring the thread is a good idea if it doesn't say what you want it to say. I do that all the time.