20thStDad
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Was it the Wedge tower garage or another garage? I was just there Wednesday, glad the douche waited until I was gone. I would be doubly pissed at his cop-out ass if he caused me to get home late. No sympathy for suicides, most especially public ones.
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Crossing under I-10 on the hike & bike trail is way easier, unless you aren't heading toward downtown.
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So it's clear, they should build dedicated flyover exits that go straight from I-10 to the loading docks for trucks, and to the parking lots for those of us who will shop there. This way everyone else in the neighborhood doesn't slow us down while they shake their fists and mumble something about their lawn.
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Well they're saying all the right things so far, but that's pretty easy at this point. I'm curious to see renderings. They at least realize they can't drop the suburban model in here. I'm not familiar with how this kind of dance typically goes, with the developer answering some questions and pointing at the tenant as responsible for other things. I'm guessing both will be at the public sessions.
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CityCentre: Mixed-Use Development At 800 Town And Country Blvd.
20thStDad replied to Parrothead's topic in Going Up!
Isn't there a foot/bike path that goes under the beltway/I-10 interchange? I thought I saw it on the north side at least, I'm not sure if you can get to all 4 corners on it. Obviously that might involve crossing feeder roads which isn't ideal. The bayou trails go under the beltway already. -
If Walmart determines that it's a good business move to have 3 stores in that area, then it is. You can't say it isn't needed just because you don't want it there. Especially in this great city that brought us 2 Starbucks across the street from each other. No one can argue that there are tons of people who don't want a Walmart there, but no one on this board has the knowledge or data to back up the statement that it wouldn't do well there.
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Should we expect most of the big truck traffic come off of I-10 to Bass/Koehler/Bonner to the back for unloading, as opposed to off of I-10 to Yale through some other street/driveway? I haven't driven around there lately to know if that is going to royally suck for anyone, but honestly I think it isn't that bad of a situation overall. It would be pretty direct access on/off of I-10, and keep the truck traffic off of Yale and other neighborhood streets.
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The bottom line is this: it's 2am, and you need cheetos, a fishing license, an inflatable kiddie pool, ammunition, lawn furniture, 3 TVs, and Christmas decorations. And the kicker - you want to be able to return all of it (except the cheetos (long gone), ammo (spent!), and fishing license (non-transferable)) Monday after your bender weekend. What choice do we really have here? Exactly.
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Best (worst) thread ever!
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Brown concrete, is that to camouflage the dog poop so more people step in it?
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his decision itself was ok, but the way he went about it shows how much of an egomaniac he is
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I don't think it will ever run clear, I should have used more hyperbole in my suggestions. But yeah, if we altered our geology to include a rock bed and traded the surface runoff water for spring fed water we'd be set. Being from LA I'm used to dirty water, I'll settle for getting rid of the trash and working on making the banks more attractive (which is pretty hard when heavy rains and rising water dump all that pretty silt everywhere).
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The trash we can fix. The muddiness I think we are stuck with due to the land that it runs through. There isn't a clear (natural) waterway anywhere near here that I know of. Until we find a way to make it 20 ft deeper and 20 degrees cooler it's just gonna be brown funkiness.
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I've never understood the obsession with HEB, it has ok prices (none of the stores beat the sales at any other with their regular prices, and that's how I shop) but that is generally outweighed by the annoying layout of every store. Anyway, if you want an HEB let's get it actually IN the Heights. Walgreens on 20th/Yale is building a new stand-alone across the street, and that Kroger sucks. So tear that whole thing down and put the HEB there.
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If Walmart were smart they would just stick a Starbucks in-store, hire some homeless looking hippie to play guitar and sing every evening, and offer 5 varieties of organic non-offensive soy milk. That'll probably quiet most of the dissenters in the area, at least until they find out the hippie works only for tips and Sam's Choice brand snack foods filled with partially hydrogenated soybean oil and artificial colors and sweeteners.
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I doubt any of us know more than you about the natural drainage pathways of Houston. I know a little about NPDES and water discharge monitoring, what are the contaminants specified in the swim/no-swim rule? I would think at the least it's coliform, total hydrocarbons, and probably a few toxics. EDIT: I have no intention of swimming in Buffalo Bayou, but if I ever had to jump in to save someone (or retrieve a frisbee while drunkily discing it up) I want to know what I'm getting into.
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Ok, wrong demographic but the same point. People around us could use a Walmart ,and the ones who could aren't likely hanging around internet forums. Oooh, I love this game. My unrealistic list (ranked in order of preference) is: 1. Move my office from Pearland to this site 2. Schlitterbahn Heights (it's freakin hot, and white oak bayou is basically ready for the lazy river ride) 3, The biggest indoor (air conditioned) rock climbing gym in the world 4. New Belgium Brewing Company opens a new brewery, posts brewmaster position at the same salary I make now 5. Academy or some golf super store, I could just look at stuff and try things out all day
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Lots of hot emotions here. I haven't done any studies, but I would guess that at least half of Heights residents are older people who have been here a while who don't use internet forums, as opposed to younger upstarts with lots of opinions. I bet they would appreciate a nearby Walmart. It might be a heck of a fight for that greeter interview. I still say anything that aims to tear down the apartments just south of I-10 is a good thing. Bonus that I can buy really cheap Christmas lights there.
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The hell we aren't! Well, at least for some things. Probably not meat and produce. Some of us are coupon clippers getting by on one income while moms take care of babies. As for that apartment complex on Yale/Heights that is gonna bite the dust, finally. That's where all the criminals live I hear.
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New buttons rock...I kind of feel like I'm cheating on old HAIF, out with a new slick forum
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Why worry about facts when we can carry on bitching about walmart in TWO threads!! Sam's choice root beer from the machine for a quarter? Find me some change!!
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Oh no, an empty area near some railroad tracks might turn into a Wal-Mart! Why is this bad? The same people who live around here will shop around here. If you don't like the people you live around, you might be in danger of seeing them at Wal-Mart. As for parking lot crime, that is much more about location than anything else so it would happen whether you put an HEB there or Wal-Mart.
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But some banks have free cookies in the lobby. FREE COOKIES!!! I've never seen a parking lot do that.
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No it's because I went to LSU, and because we had a bad year by our standards and need more talent.
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I'm not a fan of the first round pick because he's an LSU recruit. I'm hoping he decides the ladies in college are better than on the minor league bus tour for a few years.
