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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

In the Valley of Discontent

In a past conversation with Fat Cow, I complained that I will not be going to the office year end party, dubbed 'Rock the Hill', that was to be held in the McKillMeNow office building because I knew it was going to suck. I said I knew it was going to suck because the organizers have confessed to not finding a band to play for the party. So without the band the party would basically be just 'The Hill'.

Now recent events have come to emphasize that the 'Hill' part was also not true. Bad weather has flooded the McKillMeNow office and it turns out that the building is not situated on top of a hill, as insinuated by the year end party title, but on a slope or valley between hills.

Is there anything good about moving there? Really? Below are some facts that make it clear to anyone who commutes to work that this idea blows.

1. The building is in the middle of nowhere.

Really it is. The nearest building with breathing occupants is a culinary school a couple of blocks away.

2. Food is far and away

The document sent to us regarding amenities in the area boasts that there are so much more food establishments there than where we currently are however they failed to mention that these places are hard to get to. Sure there are food vendors in building A however those are like Jollijeeps or canteens. Bleech.

3. My only way is the highway

There are not enough buses/shuttles going to the building and are only doing the rounds for a few hours a day. For my route they run at 7:30 am to 9:30 am in the morning. The next wave is at 1:00 pm after lunch. Then 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm in the evenings. So if you want to leave in between those timeslots it's walk or hitch hike I suppose. Taking a taxi out of there is expensive not to mention kind of dangerous since that area is still pretty empty and if the driver is a total wacko he could easily kill me and dump my body in the many hectres of empty lots in the McKillMeNow area.

4. Unscheduled adult swim

As I've mentioned before, the floods are horrendous. If the canal water don't infect us through our feet and kill us, there's a good possibility we'll be electrocuted. The pictures sent to us via people who are already there show that this wasn't just slight flooding. The water is mid-calf up to the knees outside the McKillMeNow building. As a person who is short in stature and can't swim, this does not bode well for me.

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