Government Shutdown-Please Make Up Your Mind

The message that greeted me in the office this afternoon was to be sure that the email and phone notifications be changed before going home to something like "in the unlikely event of a temporary Government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, I will respond to your email once government operations resume." And, don't forget to empty out the refrigerator, unplug the coffee pots, secure personal and work related property, turn off computers and other equipment, and of course, water and or remove any living plants. It is a very dreary day here, and feels like a ghost town. Maybe this evening we will walk over to the Capitol and watch the players in person. Anyone can deal with a decision - it's the bobbing on the water that drives people nuts.