I hope my pestering their investor relations people after the Goldman news had some small part to play in this.

If my experience in other West African countries is any guide, the answer is “vastly, vastly differently”.

Or you can prepare to have a means to get out of the city - ideally one more flexible than a car.

I have a boat, and the means to get to it quickly. Living in a major east-coast city does not bother me.

I use a deodorant crystal as well. The chemical is potassium aluminum sulfate - KAl(SO₄)₂. I prefer it because the crystal lasts practically forever, thus saving the money and hassle of monthly resupplies at the drug store. As a bonus, its astringent and antiseptic properties are useful on shaving nicks. It has…

So, another reason for true sailors to hate powerboats? Sure, I’ll take it.

Also, IIRC, the only way they were able to rebuild it was because one of the structural engineers in charge of its demolition in the '30s took *extensive* notes about its architecture, in the hope that such a beautiful building might not be forgotten.