Useful guides in an online world
This Internet thing has so many practical uses that I’m ready to begin each day with the hope of discovering one that I “never knew about”. Where to begin?
We’ve been using the local transit system schedule site to find out just how close we can cut things and still see the bus approaching a given stop. A better choice than the one where you watch the bus moving away from you with the collateral effects on the time space continuum. Finding out if the local box store might have a particular item in stock is really useful; otherwise, you risk the temptation that causes one to buy things that are otherwise unneeded (as a response to the frustration of an OUT OF STOCK ticket).
Speaking of tickets, how about avoiding parking infraction tags? A link from the New York Times took me to a well-known delicatessen, in the virtual sense. Although I have no personal need (at this time), the site points out available parking spots within walking distance of their counter, with the number of minutes of parking left on the meter. I’m unsure if this means that the curbside space is actually available, or if it’s a scheduling device, where you can stand around and wait for a Green Hornet to arrive.
Curious about the current trends in popular music? Check out the various chart lists at Billboard. Sure beats trying to wrestle one of the oversize print copies down from the top rack at a local magazine shop. After all, we can’t depend on our local radio stations up here in the frozen North as a platform for new artists. But that’s a complaint for another time.
