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Yes, I hear that in their traffic laws it's not considered vehicular manslaughter if you honk before running them over. No convictions will occur here in the USA, because the "End is Near" crowd has prophesied the pending bridge collapse with great fervor.

I'm working on an undercover documentary on the acorn problem. Oh, it's been done? Nevermind. A neighbor of mine tells me that every 12-15 years they see a substantial increase in acorn "production". Any tree person care to weigh in on why this occurs? Speaking of weighing in on it, the nexdoor neighbor has had a few big branches break off due to the weight of the acorns. Ross, you way want to consider a different route to Wal-Mart, because the combined weight of the acorns on the Yale street bridge may cause a butterfly effect that could result in the collapse of the bridge. Scientists in India are already picking up abnormal seismic readings due to the increased bridge traffic. The Aztecs predicted all of this....we were warned.

You'll have to find a new place to get a sammich.

Anyone planning to tailgate at the grand opening?

Word on the street is that it's based on speculation of plans for a second Heights Wal-Mart.

OMG! Not only are we running out of oil, but China is running out of people! Meanwhile the boxes are stacking up high due to the great Yale Street bridge catastrophe of 2012.

If RUDE was serious about stopping this Wal-Mart they would organize a sit-in on that bridge. At least the Tower of Terror folks managed one last bang before they crawled back home to listen to Prairie Home Companion.

Record their plates and phone it in. Government should set the example. I'm surprised they are not using a Prius for this. If your writing chicken-sh1t tickets based on the whining from RUDE, you should at the very least emerge from a high and mighty vehicle that complements your condescension.

Awesome! Keep them coming! The goal is for 35% of businesses to be tax-exempt, yet consume a disproportionate amount of services. It's like playing SimCity in fail mode, but in real life.

Because it was on Plan C of the "Wal-Mart is icky campaign" and not really an issue. It's the whole "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity" thing.

Mr. Leonard, still on 93Q?

Most of the Wal-Mart haters envision themselves as the folks in the NY Times Weekender ads. The rest of the world views them this way:

Wal-mart also ships increased numbers of strawberry pop-tarts to Gulf Coast stores that are within a named storm's "cone of uncertainty" during hurricane season. Their research indicated that there was big demand for non-perishables, and even more specific, this flavor variety. Wal-Mart does some incredible things with their business intelligence data, which is why they are extremely successful. From the products they offer to when a truck is allowed to dock, they have it down to a science. My guess is that they have already calculated their B & C options after the bridge weight changes. Meanwhile back in mom & pop land, Pa kettle is still selling salt-water taffy for $.50 each when his true cost is $.65 each. *Pa scratches head, still can't figure out why they are not breaking even* But somehow the haters see Wal-mart as the knuckle-dragging hicks and mom & pops as the noble geniuses that were forced out of business.

So now they have replaced the ratty places they could live with new places they can work at. The access to transport is still there. Not sure how that is a bad thing.

Pre-Wal-Mart grand opening: "Stop the Heights Wal-Mart" Post-Wal-Mart opening: "It's not really in the Heights, and we'll hereby refer to it as the Washington Wal-Mart"

Ah yes, the "We all bundle" argument.

Red, statements like that are the gateway-drugs to Libertarianism. (no pun intended on the drug part) Set the Fountainhead down! ;-)

When discount tire thrives, mom & pops die. Smash the machines of the imperialist-capitalists-fascist-baby seal clubbing-F150 with truck testicals driving-Texas Toast eating-Wal-mart shopping-meat grilling-suburban wine bar drinking-evil doers. We did not listen to mother nature's cleansing waters of Allison and instead of repenting doubled down on our consumption. Put your ear to the tarmac of the Yale bridge and listen to what she is trying to tell us! ;-)

In an alternate, renaissance universe...... I've just overheard our chambermaids discussing that you can actually buy pre-cooked sweets in the Kingdom of Wal! Oh, how dreadful! We've got to do something to abolish this lazy practice! Children need to learn that thistle with honey and candied plums are the only appropriate and accurate harvest festival treats! I knew these Norman invaders would be a problem the moment they arrived! So what can we do? Declare the area a Druid burial ground? No, we used that against the Peasant Village project. Appeal to the Queen? No, remember she endorsed the merchants investment in Wal. I've got it! Remember when the Druids requested passage across our bridge to move stone for that silly time portal project? Yes... Let's limit the number of caravans that can cross the bridge for the purpose of safety. We can say its a weight issue. That's preposterous! Everyone knows that they are not carrying stone across the bridge by hand, we're talking about oxcarts moving cheap items from mostly the Orient. It's dry goods, thin linens, and cheap porcelains at best. Yes, but the impact of a steady stream of oxen across that bridge, think of the emissions! Yes, I see your point. If we can somehow route them through the feudal villages we can cause a peasant uprising, and they will cry out for the return to the olde ways. Here here!

The HAHC only allows Windows 3.1

Oh exalted ones, I come before you to seek passage over the Yale bridge for purposes of commerce in the Kingdom of Wal. I have heard rumors of fabulous bargains not seen in the Heightlands. I submit to you my plans for home improvements and a list of items I seek in the Kingdom of Wal. Whah, ha,ha! Declined! Into to pit to face the Anise! *Btw, Jabba is a member of a protected class and will receive a waiver to cross the bridge and an electric cart if he should ever tour the Kingdom of Wal.

Yes. We've discovered that the new bridge is "pedestrian only".

I'm risking the lives of the rebellion by showing you this picture, but I do so in the hope it will inspire others to rise up to claim their low prices. You can see our brave pilot here sharing his Mos Eisley Bar nuts with a defector from RUDE. He has provided stolen HAHC blueprints and a codex to decipher their ritualistic brainwashing ceremony. Right after this photo was taken, Erroneous Monk was discovered and had to be evacuated to the Heights Reedlands. Our struggle for big boxes will continue.

Adults would have capitalized on concerns over aging infrastructure and made the "bridge of death" their central argument not Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart, fur-coats, 30-story towers, global warming, and the local endangered chipmonk have all reached the point of being dismissed out of hand when mentioned in conversation with the average Joe. Regardless of their leanings, people tend to glaze over, and tune out. I expect a little more from s3mh's command and control legions.

Right..... The bridge could have been stood up in a matter of weeks with not a peep from those hell-bent on spinning the world backwards to a better architectural time. You hate Wal-Mart, and will take every opportunity not to miss an opportunity to stick the knife back in them. I'm sure your already readying your protest to the FAA in the case they have to air-drop Fritos via Chinooks. Maybe the next move should be teaching all the Heights school children the words to "Yale Street Bridge is falling down"