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An audio sample of of Sam and Maria in the morning, but from when. About a 1/3 of the way through, Sam clearly says 96.5 (With the phone number 713-212-5965)?!?!
When did Sam and Maria work at 96.5?
So Sam left KHMX, went to KRBE, ditched Maria and returned to KHMX? Sorry if this has been posted before.
They joke of Roger Clemens (07-08) in front of Congress and make a Lewenksy reference (95-97).
I thought that the links in the last line of your post were going to contain some more audio. Posting a Wiki entry there was a very lame thing to do. How dissappointing. Wikipedia entries???????? What was your point?
CyKat
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North of I-10 between Fry and Greenhouse there is a freshly plowed road. that leads to a huge cleared area where there is a lot of construction activity going on. Does anyone know what is going on there?? By looking at the size of the land it must be a pretty big project maybe housing or a large industrial project??
Are you talking about the Greenhouse extension? Or is there more construction other than the road clearing project?
CyKat
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Interesting...
retromodernjeff, Where does it say that the opening bid is 358k?
CyKat
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Sign of what's coming and well already here. Just saw this listed for auction December 2/08 for $339,500, but shows its worth $185,000. Probably won't even get that. May be a good buy for someone but most likely just as re-muddled on the inside. Look for the Memorial Bend McMansions to be next on the forclosure lists, and all that drops the property values just as quick as they were propped up. The crazy inflated property values are over. Just like California and Nevada, big time double and triple jumps in values are not sustainable. Prices will go back to around -4 or so years.
The positive twist is that this should effectively kill the McMansion building in MB. Read a great book (Long Beach Architecture) on this very thing happening in Long Beach CA years ago. A downturn saved a whole lot of real architecture and therefore minimized Faux Chateuxs.
And on that topic, here is a great article on McMansions http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/subprime
Who are you trying to fool? Without even seeing it, I'd say the lot value alone is probably worth more than what you say.
I know, I know, you're one of those guys,who knows someone who bought a house once, or maybe you even did,
and now you are an expert. Carlton Sheets anyone?
I get "experts" like you all the time trying to tell me about homes, and I've been in the new home business for about 10 years and I for sure aint no expert, not like you.
CyKat
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The story continues...
This one is a REO now owned again by Compass Bank. Opening bid on this is $358,000, but could go lower easily. They hope to get $358,000. The interesting point in that price is that they can't even sell it for the lot price. And funny enough there is a broker on HAR still trying to sell it for $619,000. Nice little trick there. This one should be on Wikipedia under re-muddling.
How do you know this info? Do you know someone at Compass Bank? You imply that you have inside information, but it appears you were getting your info from the tax rolls.
The buyer's loan amount listed in the tax rolls is $358,000. I'm sure that's what you are basing your comment on.
It seems to me that the list price might be based on the tax appraisal, not always the best strategery. Although I don't know the market in that area and Compass Bank was probably relying on the Realtor's "expertise".
CyKat
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One of my coworkers who lives in Southgate told me today that Cervelle Homes, the other builder in Southgate, has purchased the empty lots from Royce. So the subdivision will continue to grow under Cervelle.
Speaking of Royce Homes, Here's what a couple of the former Royce folks are up to.
"George Kopecky founded Greeneco Builders in 2008. Mr. Kopecky has over 30 years of experience in the homebuilding industry. He has started three homebuilding companies as well as been involved in numerous large land development projects. In addition, Mr. Kopecky also founded his own non-profit, needs based scholarship foundation - the Royce Builders Foundation for Youth; Mr. Kopecky still serves as an active board member. He also had an extensive career with US Home Corporation. He began working for US Home Corporation as a Construction Superintendent Trainee shortly after receiving his Bachelors Degree in Building Construction from Texas A&M University. He eventually became a Division President, with his last division being in Tucson, AZ. After leaving US Home Corporation, Mr. Kopecky started two building companies. One, Texas Colonial Homes, merged with Royce Builders in 1999. At that time, Mr. Kopecky came onboard to assist with overall management. Mr. Kopecky is now bringing his vast expertise and experience to Greeneco Builders."
Hopefully, these guys won't just close up shop and screw everyone in their path like Royce did. Allegedly.
CyKat
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I was a bit saddened to see Katy Steak and Seafood had closed. They were on North Fry Rd in the shopping center with Schlotsky's. It was nothing spectacular and was never crowded but the food was always excellent and at a great price. The few times my wife and I went everyone was very friendly and eager to please. The first time we went, the owner/chef came out and visited with us and even made me a free drink at the bar that we were discussing. The server even remembered us the next time we came and gave us discount cards. That counts for a lot in my book. They say most restaurants don't survive more than a year and I guess they had a little better run than that.
I live in Katy and never heard of it. Maybe they should have advertised a bit more.
You know what they say about the squeeky wheel...... It sounds like a place my wife and I would have enjoyed.
CyKat
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it's in the long katy freeway thread. they are issuing tags where you have to be registered as a carpool vs single occupant.
Thanks,
CyKat
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How are the going to charge cars with one person, but at the same time allow cars with more than one occupant to ride at a lower rate, or no rate? How will they monitor it?
CyKat
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All's I can say is most of the married guys I know are not faithful. They mess around more than the single people I know. Too much flirtation abounds... everywhere. Just a hint of advice, do not marry an attractive, fit, outgoing person.
Unless its a business deal. lolYou know Vertigo, that comment says a whole lot more about YOU, then it says about married men.
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Not that I'm complaining because I love the forum. But this forum has got way to many sub-forums, which makes it hard to navigate, unless you're committed. The casual reader probably will post on a certain sub-forum and not go anywhere else. Just an observation.
To me, the sub-forums are the best part of HAIF.
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Does anyone know what is going on with Pulcinella? For several weeks after Ike they had a "Temp Closed" sign on the door. Now, there's no sign and their phones are disconnected. Thanks!
Never heard of it, and I live in Katy.
When I saw your topic I thought maybe it was some new disease discovered in the wake of hurricane Ike.
Cykat
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^Let's keep this about smart phones...
Does anyone have any thoughts on Blackjack vs. Blackberry?
Good point, I'll move it to the proper thread, It's just so, well....................................utopian?
Sorry,
Cykat
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"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."- Bill Clinton
Yeah, tell that to Hitler.
Redscare, are these quotes in your sig line a joke, or are you serious?
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Really? How have I offended him? I haven't attacked his personal character, judgment, intelligence or anything. I just want him to get off my case.
You are entitled to your opinion of my believability and credibility and I respect that, but I'm positive that at least one person has read this thread and had second thoughts about going with Lovett. Just read some of the posts.
Oh, and I hope I never buy a home next door to you either. Sheesh, now the real characters are coming out of the woodwork.
Somehow, I think you would have had the same problems with any builder.
Some people are complainers, and just need a cause.
Some people see problems everywhere and when something happens to them, they think they are special and that everything should be perfect.
Some people take their little problem or concern and use that as an excuse to create a bunch of drama.
Cykat, not sayin' you would, just some people.
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When I was younger I worked at a restaurant as a busboy that will remain nameless since they are still in business. Under strict orders from the manager I was trained to remove the dinner plates from the tables and then "sort" them in the backroom. Now I'm not sure if this sort of stuff still goes on but in the backroom there were several gray rectangular tubs.
In one went uneaten meat, in another untouched rolls, in another untouched potatos and in the last untouched fish and shrimp. The cook would grab the rolls, spray a little mist on them and heat them up a bit to be good as new. The shrimp would be chilled again, potatos reheated and the meat reheated. That place did a fairly brisk business so the turnover was quite fast but I would always wonder about if this roll or that shrimp had been through the ringer 3 or 4 times.
Perhaps this was quite common back then because I still remember the maids at Kolter elementary sitting by the garbage cans that would segregate the trash into paper/plastic products, general food and meat. I won't even speculate as to the why of the sorting. But some of those low paid maids were rather plump.
Every single former and current employee, had to be in on that, and that's why I a bit sceptical of your comment. Why not name the restaurant? If you're telling the truth, you have nothing to loose.
Cykat
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Fannie and Freddie cooked their books so senior executives would be paid millions of dollars in bonuses to which they were not entitled. Inadequate regulation kept the book-cooking from being discovered until the crisis had become a catastrophe.
President Bush proposed regulatory reforms in 2003 but Congress took no action. In 2005, John McCain and three other GOP senators proposed a strong reform bill. It died when Democrats threatened a filibuster. When the bill was reintroduced in this Congress, Sen. Chris Dodd, the new Democratic chairman of Banking Committee, refused even to hold a hearing on it.
Democrats opposed reform in part because they feared it would mean fewer loans to poor people.
CyKat
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Oh my!!!
Team-------W--L--GB
Milw--------82 63 0
Phil---------79 66 3.0
St.Lou------78 66 3.5
Hou---------78 67 4.0
CyKat, scared to even think about it.
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I think we're getting a tad off-topic here. The Politics forum would be a better area to discuss.
You say we're getting "off topic"? Well this is the "off topic" forum.
CyKat, always ready and willing to point out the obvious.
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Why don't you ask Time magazine, why it is so wrong meme ? Perhaps Obama's wife can explain it better?
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/...1718255,00.html
Michelle Obama's view:
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics...hussein_is.html
Gaydolph Titler, funny stuff.
CyKat
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Place the Bong at your feet and step back, because you have got to be high!
If I'm wrong about that, I apologize. I thought I read a post by you defending him and I really didn't want to go through a 30+ page thread. My bad.
CyKat, who hasn't been high like that in nearly 20 years.
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The really funny thing is that Obama is either a Muslim or.......a faithful follower of Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Now that's a hoot.
You folks sure got yourselves a heck of a candidate there.
What's that noise????? It's the sound of the Obama presidential run imploding,
......and he's doing it all himself.
Chicago democrat campaign motto, "vote early and vote often". Now that's what we need in the white house.
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Again, what are you talking about? Has Obama said there's something wrong with his middle name? What "muslim heritage" has he disassociated himself from?
I don't know, ask him what he was denying when he brought it up in the Stephanopolis interview.
His handlers should have told him that "it is better to be thought of as a Muslim, than to speak and remove all doubt".
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Okay I am going to try the spoon feeding technique for a change.
Let's use common sense, all your BS partisan politics aside. You can do a search on McCain over the past 20 some odd years and he's used this very line over thirty times.
In comes Palin and puts Lipstick on a Pit bull to get a laugh, and it's a hit, and she's identified with lipstick in the general public. And she it the only person in this race that actually wears the stuff.
Now comes Obama a week later and uses the lipstick on a pig metaphor and it's blown up in his face. You can search his entire career and see that he's never used that metaphor in his entire life, that can be found in a recorded public forum. So why does he chose to use it now. I'll tell you, not a damn clue to how timing works, and his speech writers should be fired on the spot for letting it happen. Metaphoric or not, it's out of character for him, and it's gives the appearance of a direct shot at Palin, whether it is or not. The damage is done. That my friends is inexperience at it's finest. No one with any common sense would have gone there. Plain and simple. You think I am wrong, keep watching. McCain doesn't even have to address Obama's comments of this morning that it's something the McCain camp has done to distract from the issues. What a literal dumbass, McCain is not the distraction, YOU are the distraction. Quit trying to be cute and comedic and stick to your original policies, and quit changing your stance on issues daily. No offshore drilling, well maybe some with limitations, Get out of Iraq, well maybe get out in due time, The surge was a failure, Oh it work better than anyone expected. Jesus H Christ make up your mind. McCain is not going to have to beat Obama, his handlers will implode him if he doesn't start thinking for himself.
And to think, He's still your guy.
Cykat
Unless its a business deal. lol
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