Subject: Re: [smof-politics] Thought for solving two housing crises, but is the cost too high?[br]
From: "Jeph Antilles" (lordandmaster@jmc.fen)[br]
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen[br]
Date: 2014/2/12 09:59[br]
To: undisclosed-recipients[br]
[br]
Noah Scott wrote:[br]
>(Yes, I was thinking of setting them up just in Port Lowell, but that's[br]
>because I was thinking "unreal estate", which can't easily be broken[br]
>up, and then I was thinking "ship them on a freight train", which [br]
>doesn't currently have landing facilities away from Earth, the Island,[br]
>and Port Phobos. But it looks like we've got heavy-lift capability from[br]
>the Jupiter Mining Corporation and the Roughriders promised for this[br]
>project, so that concern disappears with the morning dew.)[br]
[br]
What it does mean on my end is that we can make sure the new line of Blue Midgets gets a damned proper run-in too. My only current logistical concern right now is getting the rest of the fleet refit in time to maximize the heavy lifting capability for this. It's already in the plans, in fact, #4 and #15 were just sent back out from their refits for the expanded cargo options, but that means we have quite a few that are still scheduled for runs in the foreseeable future.[br]
[br]
>When you suggested last night that the cis-Jovians be involved in this,
>I thought you meant that they should help pay for it and not see anything
>for their contribution, which I think is wrong. It's obvious now that I
>misunderstood what you meant.
I know a couple of people here who are more or less leaders in Serenity Valley would salivate over a few of the homes. And there's the couple of new domes further over that they're starting to excavate.
>As I see it, we are now waiting for the Big Boys And Girls to pass judgment
>on this idea of mine. If they don't like it, then it's back in our laps to figure
>out how to solve this mess that I dumped onto the list yesterday. (And since
>it is my mess, I'd damned well better figure out how to clean it up. Somehow.)
Well, guaranteed that my mop will still be available regardless of Convention outcome, Noah. Oh, and commiserations on your new duties there, Mal.
Jeph leaned back in the control seat of Starbug 1, and rubbed the heels of his hands on his eyes. "Nene, can you get in touch with HQ, see how long #6 and #7 are in for refit, and contact the shipyard for a timeframe on the new order?"
"Sure thing, chief." She popped her head in the cockpit area. "Wow. You look like you've been seeing Rule 34 images again. Need coffee?"
Jeph thought for a moment. "Yeah. But not that stuff we got from Mal's group... not with this one. I really, really need to be calm, taking that after reading some rather heated discussion after Mal stuck his foot in his mouth... I need to be on this side, if I flip over to other gender like that stuff makes me do, we might as well write off my doing any other work today. Including that negotiation with Discovery Channel to get Mike Rowe's show up." He grimaced. "I really don't need to be bitchy for half the day."
Nene grimaced. "That bad?"
Jeph nodded. "I hope it doesn't get worse, but we'll see what happens in a few hours. Mal's in some sort of mood again."[br]
[br]
OOC: Jeph's gonna try to stay out of the firestorm that's trying to brew, partly because he'd rather not deal with it, and partly because it's going to combine with his biomod... changing into a woman because of an email thread practically ensures the JMC head staff will get to deal with Post Mail Sniping girl Jeph. And that's not a good thing for anyone.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
From: "Jeph Antilles" (lordandmaster@jmc.fen)[br]
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen[br]
Date: 2014/2/12 09:59[br]
To: undisclosed-recipients[br]
[br]
Noah Scott wrote:[br]
>(Yes, I was thinking of setting them up just in Port Lowell, but that's[br]
>because I was thinking "unreal estate", which can't easily be broken[br]
>up, and then I was thinking "ship them on a freight train", which [br]
>doesn't currently have landing facilities away from Earth, the Island,[br]
>and Port Phobos. But it looks like we've got heavy-lift capability from[br]
>the Jupiter Mining Corporation and the Roughriders promised for this[br]
>project, so that concern disappears with the morning dew.)[br]
[br]
What it does mean on my end is that we can make sure the new line of Blue Midgets gets a damned proper run-in too. My only current logistical concern right now is getting the rest of the fleet refit in time to maximize the heavy lifting capability for this. It's already in the plans, in fact, #4 and #15 were just sent back out from their refits for the expanded cargo options, but that means we have quite a few that are still scheduled for runs in the foreseeable future.[br]
[br]
>When you suggested last night that the cis-Jovians be involved in this,
>I thought you meant that they should help pay for it and not see anything
>for their contribution, which I think is wrong. It's obvious now that I
>misunderstood what you meant.
I know a couple of people here who are more or less leaders in Serenity Valley would salivate over a few of the homes. And there's the couple of new domes further over that they're starting to excavate.
>As I see it, we are now waiting for the Big Boys And Girls to pass judgment
>on this idea of mine. If they don't like it, then it's back in our laps to figure
>out how to solve this mess that I dumped onto the list yesterday. (And since
>it is my mess, I'd damned well better figure out how to clean it up. Somehow.)
Well, guaranteed that my mop will still be available regardless of Convention outcome, Noah. Oh, and commiserations on your new duties there, Mal.
Jeph leaned back in the control seat of Starbug 1, and rubbed the heels of his hands on his eyes. "Nene, can you get in touch with HQ, see how long #6 and #7 are in for refit, and contact the shipyard for a timeframe on the new order?"
"Sure thing, chief." She popped her head in the cockpit area. "Wow. You look like you've been seeing Rule 34 images again. Need coffee?"
Jeph thought for a moment. "Yeah. But not that stuff we got from Mal's group... not with this one. I really, really need to be calm, taking that after reading some rather heated discussion after Mal stuck his foot in his mouth... I need to be on this side, if I flip over to other gender like that stuff makes me do, we might as well write off my doing any other work today. Including that negotiation with Discovery Channel to get Mike Rowe's show up." He grimaced. "I really don't need to be bitchy for half the day."
Nene grimaced. "That bad?"
Jeph nodded. "I hope it doesn't get worse, but we'll see what happens in a few hours. Mal's in some sort of mood again."[br]
[br]
OOC: Jeph's gonna try to stay out of the firestorm that's trying to brew, partly because he'd rather not deal with it, and partly because it's going to combine with his biomod... changing into a woman because of an email thread practically ensures the JMC head staff will get to deal with Post Mail Sniping girl Jeph. And that's not a good thing for anyone.
--
"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor