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  1. memebag
    ... if you're some kind of a communist, or a yankee. Go pork. Pork! Pork! Pork!
  2. memebag
    Don't be daunted!! Stop it! The line moves fast because it's "soup-nazi" style: have your money ready, speak your order clearly, move to the right, and nobody gets hurt. Get the spicy pork.
  3. memebag
    Ack! It's already too much of a destination.
  4. memebag
    Memebag is trying to demonstrate the advantages of Houston's current transportation solutions. I care about that, but others may view it as a troll.
  5. memebag
    But why do you love Houston? Is it just because you have family here? If so, why is your family here?
  6. memebag
    You have to try Doozo. Best dumplings in town. Worth driving downtown for.
  7. memebag
    Nothing, Mr. Buttinsky. I was asking madmann101 for the reasons he chose Houston, reasons that apparently outweigh his desire for rail transport.
  8. memebag
    If rail is important, why did you decide to move to Houston?
  9. memebag
    "Progressive"? Rail technology is progressive? I don't understand the terms you're using. We have public transit inside the core. Say no more. People live here because it is cheap. Why is it cheap? In large part because everyone isn't living on top of each other. We can copy other places and make it more expensive, or those who want more density can just move. I vote for the 2nd option.
  10. memebag
    I rode on Kitirik's merry-go-round for my birthday once. I must have been 4 or 5. She talked to me, and I took the opportunity to say some embarrassing things about my dad smoking too much on local TV. I've been to Mary Jane's Magic Castle, but that was in college and I don't think we're talking about the same thing.
  11. memebag
    Huh? You're wishing for some sort of donut shaped asteroid impact? Why do people pick Houston as a residence if they want everyone crammed into downtown? It's never going to happen.
  12. memebag
    Yes. I'm reading Robert Bruegmann's "Sprawl" right now. He's show that density fluctuates in spots as neighborhoods grow, age and gentrify, but he also shows that if you look at average density vs distance from the city center over hundreds of years, it's clear that the curve is flattening. It isn't a recent trend, and there's no evidence it is reversing. Even as gentrification pulls people back toward the center of cities, they tend to take up more space than the people they replace. It's a fascinating book and I highly recommend it.
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    I love Terminal A, too. I never think I'm flying out of a small town (I've been in real small town airports, and they're nothing like it). I feel transported to the early 70s. I alway hear the theme from "The Bob Newhart Show" in my head when I walk through it. And it's got banjos! (The terminal, not the song.)
  14. memebag
    That photo is hardly representative of where most people live in that area. Zoom out a few miles and look again.
  15. memebag
    Absolutely. Los Angeles led the US in suburban development. Look at the satellite views of the entire southern CA region and you'll see the overwhelming majority of people live in freestanding houses surrounded by small yards.
  16. memebag
    I'm not attempting to speak for you. I'm not even speaking for myself. I'm talking about the general population and historical trends. The number of freestanding houses with yards has been continuously increasing since steam power started to bring the cost of transportation down. Go to Google Earth and look at any major city. You see all those rows of single family houses surrounding them? That's physical proof that as soon as people could afford to buy them, live in them and commute from them, they bought them. That doesn't mean everyone wants one, just most people.
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    I'm not speaking for everyone, but I can show historical evidence that the majority of people want less density. In ancient times, cities like Rome had densities inside the walls far greater than any modern cities. The wealthy bought villas surrounded by vegetation outside the walls (suburbs and exurbs) to get away from the congestion. The trend continued, and as technology allowed, more and more people were able to follow them. The result is a general trend toward flatter density/distance curves. Most people want to live in freestanding houses surrounded by lawns and commute to work. That's why so many of us do that. The distance between "attractions" has little impact on our decisions about where to live and where to work. That comment makes me think you're talking about tourists, not residents. Are you? New York's density curves continue to flatten, so New York will never be New York, either. Houston is an example of where cities are going, not where they have been.
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    OK, you would rather do that, but most folks wouldn't. Most people want less density, not more. There are "town centers" within the beltway? I can't think of any. Anyway, a "town center" is just a mall without a roof.
  19. memebag
    Why go downtown when you can go to the mall?
  20. memebag
    So people who love cranes and what they represent hate old people.
  21. memebag
    "Proper procedures"? What do you mean?
  22. memebag
    Reclaiming cemeteries is just part of the growth of cities. I doubt Houston is any worse than other cities.
  23. memebag
    They're all outdoor malls. Real town centers surround private property with public space. Real town centers have cops instead of security guards. Real town centers scare people.
  24. memebag
    I don't see anything in those rules about horses. I think they just don't want me putting on my one man production of Equus.
  25. memebag
    Don't feel too bad. Some white guys look scary too:
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