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  1. ricco67
    Sometimes that's good, sometimes it's not. Life is full of these little inconveniences, at least, that's what I keep telling my college kid. Esp when she whines about some injustice done to her. Being an adult sucks and I want my legos back.
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    I used to hit quite a number of flea markets around town, and the only advice I can give you is that you have to try them all. You'll come across some of the same crap (Pirated videos, Games, resold computers), but if you are persistent enough, you might actually find something kinda' cool. Generally I have to agree with LTAWACS is that most of it is garbage, but one man's trash...
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    Well, I am glad that you're able to handle the blows in life with composure. I've met people that simply would have fallen apart as the lives they knew fell apart and sincerely wish you the best on that.
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    That's another thing that really irks me. The insurance isn't going to pay off on the house due to arson, so they are still going to have to pay on that mortgage. If he had Life insurance, I highly doubt that they will pay off due to suicide and ditto for the plane. If the wife is lucky, people will NOT sue her (for whatever reason), if they do, she's screwed. He did far more damage to his family, along with those hurt in his act of stupidity then he could have possibly imagined. The only people that are going to be grateful to him are the poor schmucks who's records he burned up at the IRS office. Maybe. Burn in hell Stack.
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    should have added the word "IN" that statement. But still, people are going to go nuts about it. There was already a report on CNN about security at small airports. Screw it, they're going to harp on Austin all day. I'm going to watch "The Good Earth" on TCM in a bit.
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    Wow. Better off dead I say. Any bets on when the News reports are going to ask "WHY was he able to get a plane with no flight plan?" and make up some idiot rules involving small aircraft? Once again, closing the door after the sheep have left the barn.
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    Dude! Posting them would be awesome. Anything that I might be missing or overlooked on this line would be appreciated!
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    Well, we were talking about doing several "Before" and "During" pics on the Eastline thread. We never seemed to get it off the ground, so I had some extra time and did a good portion of it. Just wasn't able to get pics of the transit center and the Rusk portion of the lines. Maybe during baseball season.
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    I intending to put in a few notes on the various pics, but it won't let me edit. Anyway, it was quite a challenge do to this on the "run" so to speak. Also note that MP is highly visible after you pass the Maxwell plant. Speaking of the maxwell plant, I was quite concerned when I saw the 18-wheeler making a turn onto Harrisburg and wondered if that is going to be a problem when the line is finished.
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    Had a little extra time to kill, so I traced out most of the route before construction.
  11. ricco67
    It must be a slow newsday, actually saw the coverage on CNN. At least they got most of the facts straight.
  12. ricco67
    I'm willing to place money on it, yeh.
  13. ricco67
    You also seem to ignore the fact that this was a about some sort of personal grudge and has nothing to do with "urbanism." That and two security personel who had their hands tied and were more concerned with CYA than the victim. Try again.
  14. ricco67
    Awesome. One of the best responses. Ever. +5
  15. ricco67
    If downtown gets more popular, they're going to have to install one of these in several different parts of downtown.
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    I don't think that people that do a bad things are people that need a mental adjustment. Period. Whether or not this does make them fly straight is yet to be determined, but how many times have we seen people commit crime in their youth continue the pattern before they finally make the news? I've broken a few traffic laws in the past, but all were not intentional (except for that incident outside of Pecos, Texas...but that's a different story), but I have never zoomed down the Freeway at 90mph for thrills. Am I a bad person? That's not for me to say, but then again, ask anyone's opinion about anyone and you'll eventually get someone who doesn't like them.
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    Depending on the nature of the offense, people will "generally" continue their behavior until they are caught again. In this case, a couple of them MIGHT have learned their lesson and gotten a talking to by their parents, but I doubt the others will be that bright.
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    While I don't agree with the sentence, I'm sure they will screw up their probation.
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    This is true, but I feel much better now that the Red put his spin on the jail rumor. Does this mean you'll have a freak-out if you happen to see an elephant wearing a black hood?
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    I can see how that would be a concern for the elephant and the handlers. Then again, you would expect the guy to be restrained before the squishing. I've seen people die in different ways, but I don't think I would be able to watch that, though. I wonder if the elephant wears an executioner's hood?
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    My memory is sketchy on this, but I don't recall if this Redline was on the ballot, even if it did, I'm sure the added costs would have made it die at the polls. Like someone said, people don't like spending money on infrastructure.
  22. ricco67
    I wonder how you train an elephant to step on a human? "You! Elephant! Step on the squishy thing. Ignore the yells!" stepping on the cat could require a tap dancing one, though.
  23. ricco67
    I agree with others in that there are too many options that are available. Let the festival happen and change with the times and close it down the street for it. As I have harped on before, I think they are better shutting down Westheimer and make it a "bus only" street. The street from Bagby to Mandell is a nightmare to navigate to begin with.
  24. ricco67
    So you're saying more than 50% of the drivers are unprofessional? Please. I know a few drivers and all of them seem to have their head on straight. The biggest problem they have is other drivers being cognizant of what it takes to drive such a massive machine and the pressure they are under as they always seem to be targeted by other cars and pedestrian on the roads. To say that "MOST" of the drivers are unprofessional smacks of painting a broad paintbrush on a complicated issue you have no clue on. Sorta' like "It's Obama's fault my water main broke!"
  25. ricco67
    Tell you what, that meeting in the meeting in the morning should be rather exciting. I would love to be in it.
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