Gary

I would like it if more of the "local" chains opened in Katy. I'm surprised that places like Cafe Express and the Pappa's restaurants haven't opened out here yet.

Ditto... Unfortunately it's probably a shootin the dark to expect any mom and pops here.

I'm also suprised about the bigger restaurant chains not opening here, especially a Papasitos. The Jalapenos at 99 and Kingsland is beyond packed nightly. In fact, they've way underestimated their need for parking. A Papasitos would absolutely kill.

No such luck. Expect frequent unsolicited appearances from non-Katy residents discussing the reasons that they don't live in/care about Katy.

Yes, and expect more people to flee from HAIF when many of those that frequent the forum can't help but act like jerks, especially to a new member. Some of you guys really do need to expand your lives a little.

I'd recommend Hush, on the Katy Freeway. That's pretty much the best we have to offer.

With all due respect, how do you come to that conclusion? "Nightlife" preferences are almost completely relative. For instance, I hate dance clubs, but love live entertainment.

Anyway, as was mentioned earlier, it would help to know what type of nightlife your looking for.

No, because he's a rude prick. Pat Gray is conservative and I like him. He's moved on to Glenn Beck, though.

Fair enough... Honestly, I wasn't a big fan either. I will say that I enjoy former city councilman Micheal Berry's show better. He can be a little brash sometimes, but has some common sense viewpoints.

Thank goodness, he was terrible.

Why, because he was conservative?

They always do whatever I ask. Tighten sagging lines, cut limbs, etc. But, then again, I'm nice to them. I talk to them, joke around, make them feel equal to me. I do the same with the city employees and phone and cable guys, too. One time, the garbage collector actually got out of his truck and knocked on my door to warn me that my trash was overstuffed and could cause them to skip me. I'm amazed at how much extra stuff I get from all of these workers. I guess it's the old saying, "You get more bees with honey than vinegar."

Geeez Red, don't you see the contradiction in your post?

Bamboo forest perimeter, reaches to 25 ft. Might grow slowly, unsure of mature transplant opportunities.

You beat me to it... Bamboo grows quickly, and if planted dense enough, would provide privacy and some protection from unwanted outsiders with no permit required.

There are several flocks I've seen at different times in Kemah. I've also seen a huge flock off of Fondren and 59.

Will downtown ever get another movie theater? Maybe in HP?

Uhhh, did you even read the link above your post?

Defense wins championships...oops!

Yep, and so does a better O-line. They're system is pretty good with run blocking, but they're pass blocking is sub par. Especially Winston.

Great news for a great guy. Although not quite as picturesque of a view, this place looks like it's going to be fantastic.

This country doesn't need the "kick ball" championship anyway. I for one couldn't give a rats petute. Let's stick to advanced/superior games like football.

Who is bob dylan?

My lord. Please tell me that's a joke.

About two years ago the mayor of Chicago bragged about having 3,000 police cameras installed around the city, and plans to double that number within two years.

Shortly after that, Chicago went through a crime wave. So far this year there have been over 400 murders in that city. Cameras won't bring those people back to life.

Would crime have been worse if the cameras weren't there? No one can really say.

Would crime have been reduced if the millions spent on the new OEMC was spent on beat cops? No one can really say.

I like the idea of fighting crime with technology, but I'm not yet convinced that it works in this form.

When NBC News asked Chicago for examples of how the cameras had prevented crime, the best thing the city offered a videotape of a police camera watching a burglar crawling into a person's window who was arrested a short time later.

It should be noted that there have been cases of camera operators being disciplined for looking in people's windows watching things they shouldn't. As long as there are people running the cameras, they will (through malice, carelessness, poor training, or pure voyeurism) be used for purposes they were not intended, nor authorized. So who watches the watchers?

Some of the advanced cameras are equipped with microphones that can triangulate the location of a gunshot and swing the camera in that direction. In theory it should be possible for the camera to lock on to and track the shooter. I don't know that this has ever actually happened, though. I would think that if it had, the city would have splashed the video all over the news for everyone to see as an example of the success of the 6,000 camera program.

London is hardly an example of security cameras being used for good things. No one is sure how many cameras there are there, but there are estimates that it's in the hundreds of thousands. Yet 80% of London's street crimes are unsolved. Here's a BBC article indicating that it takes 1,000 cameras to solve one crime.

And just for fun -- a look at the camera network surrounding George Orwell's home: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23391081-george-orwell-big-brother-is-watching-your-house.do

I'm not convinced that this wave of municipal security camera buying is fueled by anything more than mild paranoia and very good CCTV salesmen.

That Orwell link is kinda spooky. Thanks for the insight/info above.

Very Orwellian of them.

It could be he thinks you should have posted publicly so those that have the same issue in the future.

Ok, that clears it up for me.

Check your PM. I left you a message.

LTAWACS, how in the world do you leave a -1 for my above post. Very, very strange man.

Check your PM. I left you a message.

Jesus may not have all the answers, but you can google the rest.

LOL!

Just help you out LTAWACS, the Kirby locations number is (713) 520-1937 and the website is here http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Let's also not forget the Rev Wllie G (Billy Gibbons), one of the greatest Blues guitarists of all time.

BJ Thomas has written and recorded many famous songs and has sold millions of records. Of course most were from the late 60's and 70's, but he had one hell of a career.

he did a remake of Hank SR's "So lonesome I could cry" that went big (over a million copies sold), "Raindrops keep falling on my head", "Hooked on a feeling", "I just can't help believing", "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", etc. He also wrote the theme to Growing Pains "As Long As We Got Each Other".

LTAWACS, why would you give me a -1 for the above post? Please have something credible to say when posting on HAIF. Thanks you.

I never heard of BJ Thomas. Houston's most famous musicians are rappers. . . oh yeah, and Beyonce.

. . . and another notable/famous person I guess you could claim is George Bush. However, he's not even originally from Texas.

BJ Thomas has written and recorded many famous songs and has sold millions of records. Of course most were from the late 60's and 70's, but he had one hell of a career.

he did a remake of Hank SR's "So lonesome I could cry" that went big (over a million copies sold), "Raindrops keep falling on my head", "Hooked on a feeling", "I just can't help believing", "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", etc. He also wrote the theme to Growing Pains "As Long As We Got Each Other".

Lol.... all I can say is LOL.... You have no idea what you're saying boy do you? LOL

I'm not sure what your saying here. In the future, it might help if you make your posts clear. I know that's a lot to ask, but it helps when discussing or debating an issue.

Now, can you answer my initial question?

I guess I was right My link

Another one bites the dust! Don't mess with Katy!

Excellent! Thanks.