Gary

Regardless, Why do you find a Dichotomy with those that feed the homeless and at the same time are concerned with their property values?

Were the warranties mainly new generators? I'm curious because mine was stolen and I'm once again in the market for a new one. I certainly won't buy Briggs now.

Thanks for the info usc619. I'll be forwarding to all of my Katy friends, as well as writing a couple of letters myself.

After mapping the address listed, I can't figure out where 9 plus acres exists there. I know there's a decent sized parcel next to the existing apartment complex, but it doesn't seem to be more than about 5 acres.

No Joke! I'd also ask that Mclain hire Phil Garner back.

Portland, SF and Seattle are beautiful...Atlanta?

You need to take a lude, man. If your not familiar with what that is, it's a late 70's/80's drug that will make you forget your problems, and quick. Oh, and with an 8 pack of "Little Kings", it'll keep ya there for the night. Seriously, your taking this snob thing WAY to personal.

Careful Red, you almost sound republican here.

As a former resident of So Cal, I can tell you that even in the middle of the Summer the water can be on the cool side. There's a reason why allot of surfers wear wet suits on the Pacific.

The oil bust was way before the time that I'm talking about. The music industry was kicking hard in Houston from around 86 through the mid nineties and started really going down around 2000. Of course there is the exception of Hip Hop (Screw) that did well after the turn of the century, but it to has died off.

Good post, however, it doesn't seem to be that Houston has a total lack of interest, rather it has a lack of promotion. As I've said twice, there is very little civic pride where music is concerned here. It's very strange because at one time this place was hoppin. It seems to be more about business now than moving the industry forward which would help the clubs in the long run. Of course it's very difficult to compare Houstons scene to NO, especially where great jazz in concerned, but Houston was great as a multi genre city in the eighties and nineties.

By experience I can tell you that it's also a great place to get hit by a car.

Houston's wide spread club industry was a blessing at one time and had more large showcase clubs than any city I've played in, save L.A. At one time, I remember at least 8 in town. Now it's down to 3 and two of them are oversized for local showcases (Wharehouse Live & Meridian). I'm not so sure that Zoning or any law has to do with the downfall, I think it's a loss of civic pride in the scene.

The Press is generally very politcal musically... What I mean is that they are locked into a certain musical camp each year and do little to move new/original acts forward, regardless of genre. That's not to say that they're doing nothing to promote the Houston scene, but they're mainly promoting the same peeps over and over. They've done very little for anyone locally that doesn't already have a regional following. When I first got to Houston the scene was fabulous, in fact, one of the best in the country. Club owners were really pushing the good acts, not just here, but across Texas and Louisiana, and really took pride in the local scene. Now, not so much, if at all. There are still a few, but most have lost the civic pride that once existed. Even hip hop has taken a downward turn here. Fortunately I've made enough money in Europe and Japan to last it through, but I'm settling down now into session work, and it's almost non existant here anymore. I'm not an Austin bandwagon jumper, but it looks like that's my next stop. I sure as hell don't want to go to Nashville.

I agree that the Summer here is similar to many areas of the country, save the humidity, but my main reason for leaving is the music industry. Houston is really in bad shape. Even Dallas, and I can't stand Dallas, has a much better industry right now. It's as if H-Town's club owners don't care about moving the cities bands forward anymore and that has not always been the case.

For the most part I've enjoyed Houston, but seeing how the local music industry has almost completely tanked, I'm looking to move. Love the cost of living here, but in my industry, that doesn't always matter. And, although I enjoy the heat more than bitter cold, it's getting to where I dread the Summer here.

What? I travel all the time and find "most of Houston's eateries" to be very clean compared to many cities.

The key to avoiding the northbound intersection (turning east on 10) is to exit Kingsland, go through the light and turn right on E Fernhurst dr. This takes you directly to the I-10 feeder road. I'm really suprised that more people don't recognize this.

Have you considered a pop up emitter? They work pretty well and eliminate the need for curb cutting. The only downside is, that during heavy rains the top can sometimes come off, but they don't go far. I used them because it allowed me to make a much shorter run which saved me a boat load of cash.

Well, at least they're picking the two right ramps to build, but 479 days till completion? "Construction is about to begin on the long awaited project in far West Harris County to build two direct connector ramps from IH 10 westbound to SH 99 southbound and from SH 99 northbound to IH 10 eastbound. The addition of these ramps will significantly improve the mobility and flow of traffic traveling through the IH 10 West/SH 99 intersection. Once complete, motorists who travel SH 99 northbound to IH 10 eastbound and IH 10 westbound to SH 99 southbound will see a reduction in travel time by using the ramps to bypass the signalized intersection.""Construction is about to begin on the long awaited project in far West Harris County to build two direct connector ramps from IH 10 westbound to SH 99 southbound and from SH 99 northbound to IH 10 eastbound. The addition of these ramps will significantly improve the mobility and flow of traffic traveling through the IH 10 West/SH 99 intersection. Once complete, motorists who travel SH 99 northbound to IH 10 eastbound and IH 10 westbound to SH 99 southbound will see a reduction in travel time by using the ramps to bypass the signalized intersection."

If true, this is a real shame. I've been going to Gertners since the old "Cody's" days. Back in the day I used to hang out there with Paul English, Herman and all the boys. Good times.

Great photos Wayne!! San Francisco is deffinately the prettiest city in the states.

We don't generally agree on religious and political issues, but that was a damn good post and couldn't have been stated better.

There are at least 30 to 40 days of blue water in Galveston annualy. As a fisherman you learn to wait for the Southeast winds to blow for at least 3 or 4 days, which brings in the blue water, which brings in the Specs. In other words, you have to have a strong Southeast winds for a number of days for the blue water to make it to shore.

I don't blame you. I'm now turning north onto Stella Link and doing a U-turn back to Willow Bend. Be careful running those lights, there are quite a few cops that are up and down Stella Link on a daily basis.