I really appreciate you removing all the seats from 69th street terminal in favor of what amounts to nothing more than a low fence. Your hatred for the homeless has made getting off a 9 hour shift just that much more enjoyable. So, from the bottom of my heart, go fuck yourselves
I know this post has been done many times. But I'm re reading the books after the disappointment of the show. It's been really fun considering I'd forgotten most of AFFC and ADWD. Which brings me to the point of this post. Most of the unidentified characters have fairly clear cut theories on who they are. Lemore's identity is still quite vague.
The two main theories are Ashara Dayne or Tyene Sands mother. Both these theories have massive holes in them. Being Tyrion not noticing the bright purple eyes of Ashara, and the fact Arianne tells us she visited Tyenes mother in Westeros. Another reason I don't think Lemore has ties to the Martell's is that Doran has no idea that Aegon exists. Excluding those two, who do you think Lemore might be, and will this character have a big impact on the story? One interesting theory I've heard I'd Malora Hightower. The lack of Hightowers in the story so far can't continue, can it?.
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Is there a reason they can’t station just ONE officer here? At this prominent location? I truly don’t understand .
She was past forty , more handsome than pretty , but still easy on the eye. "
Hello ya’ll! Im finally moving from college to start my career in philly! Currently looking at the North Liberties area but my work shift is 3pm-12.
Was wondering, because of my night shift, if any of you know if the Girard Train station is safe to use at night?
With the pandemic subsiding a bit, will SEPTA restore hourly weekend service? Alternating-hourly service isn't very helpful, and I'm certainly not driving to Philly.
Who is she?
Honestly, we don't know much about her apart from the fact that she was Brienne's septa when Brienne was growing up. We see from the Stark chapters that Septas seem to be responsible for teaching girly-girl things like needlework. Septa Mordane also tells Sansa stuff about the knights at the tourney, so it seems likely Septas have some education and are responsible for teaching their charges at least some history and heraldry. (I won't go into how unrealistic GRRM's ideas of medieval female education are, it is what it is)
Roelle is mentioned by name exactly three times in the text: once telling child-Brienne that she's 'a slow child'; once telling child-Brienne that she's 'freakish big, and mannish'; and once telling child-Brienne that anyone who compliments her is lying to win favour with Selwyn.
Why does she matter?
Because Brienne's point of fallibility, as one of GRRM's intermittently unreliable narrators, is her unjustified abysmal self-esteem, and I would argue that Roelle is the prime reason for that.
Let's look at the things Roelle tells Brienne:
- that she's slow. Well, that's in response to a perfectly sensible question, but there's more evidence that it's likely not accurate. Brienne is just 17 when we meet her through Catelyn's POV, and naive, but Catelyn notes at one point she performs any task asked of her 'deftly'. She certainly comes to the correct conclusion about the shadow-baby. Then we see her through Jaime's POV, and find out she's actually quick-witted. She comes up with a plan against the Tully archers; she spots the same signs that the people at the inn are setting them up to be murdered as Jaime does; she has a dry sense of humor.
- that she's 'freakish big and mannish'. Well, Brienne is very big (GRRM says she's both taller and heavier than Jaime) and she's described as having some of the features of a muscular man (broad shoulders, thick neck) although she's also broader in the hips than the shoulders. Roelle could have been more tactful, though. (And at one point Brienne thinks 'Freakish was the word she had heard all her life' which to me suggests that Roelle harped on about it).
- That the men complimenting her didn't mean it in the slightest. Well, let's look at what they said. "Even the men who told her what a pretty girl she was, how tall and bright and clever, how graceful when she danced." Brienne definitely isn't pretty, so that's a lie ... except she has eyes of such beauty that
Just curious....
I moved here during the pandemic. It seems the regional rail lines have stops once an hour for most places. This is...not ideal. Is this a reduced schedule due to covid? Or is this the way it always been? If it is reduced what is it normally? Every half hour?
I've tried to search on the website, but it's confusing which stations/stops have someone to help me get a new card and transfer the balance into a new card. I'm in West Philly near 44th and Baltimore, do you know where I can go tomorrow to get this fixed?
I'd love it if it was walkable since I can't currently use the card lol Also, is cash accepted on the trolley during covid times if I can't get this taken care of within walking distance?
