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Houston1stWordOnTheMoon

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  1. Not only is that not funny, its very poor taste. The person or persons responsible for that should have his/her head bashed right the hell in since its obviously empty of common sense!!!!
  2. Numbered meaning its going to close due to consolidation. Its on Elgin @ HWY 288 bordered by Chenevert on one side Right near all of the townhouse and condo developments. The single family homes that were there have been replaced by the townhomes and condos. Its a safe bet that most of the new residents do not have kids. Without kids in the area to attend the school, the school is no longer useful. With that said, do some of you still think Midtown was geared for families?
  3. I watch this channel ZERO times a week. CSPAN 1 and 2 CNN FOX-all versions BBC MSNBC CNN Headline News Weather Channel History Channel or as my boys call it "the Hitler Channel" These are the stations my TV usually rest on
  4. I do my best and i think i have done a pretty good job so far
  5. Freeways Highways Blvds. Heavily forested areas inside city limits NASA Port of Houston the Bush family Houston and Harris County known for sending more people to the death chamber than any other place in America Ford and GM luxury cars and pickup trucks Continental Airlines Enron Bayous Wide Roads and Streets Astrodome Super Bowl Host All Star Host Hurricane Katrina relief efforts Texas Medical Center Beautiful Skyline Rodeo Houston/Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
  6. Doesnt sound very good. I should hope 2016 Main has some sort of security to prevent undesirables from the bus station and in general from gaining ready access.
  7. Of course Texas is half the list, we do everything bigger and better in Texas
  8. Wow! Thats a nasty experience, twice! I wonder how many of those people are mentally ill? I have been driving by there about once a week at different times looking at the area. I am interested in 2016 Main. Each time i have driven by the situation doesnt seem to be bad. I havent been on a weekend and maybe i should to get a better feel of the area. Was your spin in early, mid, or late morning?
  9. Im always sad to hear of layoffs like this. but the only successful mergers and takeovers are the ones that combine opts. and cut off the overlaps--excess fat. The quicker the better. :(
  10. In terms of facilities and ease, Gatwick is superior to Heathrow. The reason the US carriers are seeking Heathrow so badly is because of all the potential inter-line connections that can be made on foreign carriers. As far as the Gatwick Express goes, its a nice ride into Victoria Station. Have you not been on the new trains? The problem i have with the Gatwick Express is the damned cost! The Queen is an expensive gal :(
  11. Europe has been like a second home for me. Im out of the US 150-180 days a yr. In all of that time i have never witnessed a wreck and thier trains are at street level. Trains dont cause wrecks, people do. In Houston, we just have to learn to pay attention to the streets and those around us---you know like you are taught when you first learn to drive.
  12. Right. Lets elevate them because everyone knows no one lives, works or walks on the ground...............
  13. Trains dont cause wrecks, irresponsible drivers do. The ridership of said trains are on the ground not in some elevated path in the sky. Having these trains as high speed vehicles is stupid. They are in place to serve the inner city riders which would require frequent stops to serve those riders more effectively.
  14. Priceless The seat belts i have seen on school busses are not the lap belt type. They are harnesses. The harness belt doesnt allow for dangling.
  15. Based on what you say here, it sounds to me like the makings of a city cash cow in tickets.
  16. A free flowing blob of open space, dangling on the edge of the middle of nowhere, with no sence of cohesion. Thats what i think the geography of Cypress is.
  17. Thats a safe bet when its put against me. My auto is approaching 3 years old and it only has about 13,800 miles on it. I put more miles on airplanes than my car
  18. You would be suprised how often it happens. Keeping low monetary expenditures trump safety in MANY areas, happens a lot, unfortunately.
  19. Seatbelts should have been placed on school busses long ago. The only reason i can think of as to why it wasnt done is monetary. The upfront cost probably wasnt attractive, and it isnt an investment in which a district can get its expenditure cost back-----such as giving out tickets to students that dont wear the belts, as a policeman would do to you in your own automobile. Letting kids remain unrestrained, to be thrown about the cabin of a bus and end up with serious and or life threatening injuries in a serious accident, is nothing short of a jackassed approach to safety. No I didnt.
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