20thStDad

Simple. If you got out more (beyond the places you pass every day), you might notice that Metro has a couple thousand "real" bus stops. They are adding more every year - 100 new ones in 2010.

Great, they are slowly improving. Meanwhile everyone I pass who is waiting for the bus has no shelter. Maybe it's because those stops/routes aren't heavily used.

Question (maybe a dumb one): It's a "pedestrian" bridge, but can I ride my bike across it? Obviously this depends on landings, but those usually have ramps instead of steps. It's just kind of crazy getting down there with the kid trailer sometimes. Might be just as crazy trying to go down a ramp with it.

But wouldn't that also be a bit, you know, extreme?

No! If she tries to change you that much, it's not meant to be.

Nope, don't live in the Heights, sorry. I was doing a college paper that involved Wal-Mart, and one of my sources was a Lisa Falkenberg column about how the Wal-Mart will be good for the area. In it, she points out that although it's controversial, and jokingly(?) mentioned she might get banned from her favorites Heights coffeehouse, but the residents of West End are much poorer than the Heights, don't really go to the same shops as the Heights, and technically isn't even in the Heights.

Doesn't the Heights end at I-10?

These days, yes it pretty much does. There aren't any remnants of the original neighborhood south of I-10, but the original did extend about to Washington. Not all of this development would be within the original boundaries.

For as democrat and free-will as my hood seems to be, there sure is a lot of NIMBY going on. I'm not sure I'm a Heights lifer. People just get too worked up over things that really don't matter.

You are right. You could go on for days, but you would never find an example with a Walmart Supercenter.

Why stop there with the pointless retort, just say he'll never find an example with a Walmart Supercenter in the west end. It doesn't matter whether the example is Walmart or not, do you assume the city should have Walmart-specific policies, or do what they are doing and treat it the same as other developments around town?

Seriously? you need to get out a bit more.

Why? Going somewhere else won't make better bus stops appear magically in the places I pass every day. I know they have better stops downtown and at transit centers, but that's pretty much the only place I've noticed them.

Is the hole related to the demo or new activity? I saw it but didn't see the progression. Maybe they dug it as part of whatever they are putting there.

I hope they catch this guy and shoot him on the spot.

Ladies, please be smart. I know you love to feel strong and independent, but going jogging alone after dark has no upside.

Kinda' wish you would have included a picture of a "real" bus stop.

Just to compare, of course.

Not worth pictures really. They just have a roof on them. Here I just see crappy poles, and maybe a bench.

Just noticed and read this entire thread for the first time. I look forward to trying this place out.

One note though.... Kraft Mac and Cheese rocks. Not that I've been to too many restaurants that offer Mac'n'Cheese - the occasional Lubys or BBQ joint... but I've never been to one that has Mac'n cheese even half as edible as your average Kraft from a box. They are always too goopy, chunky, overly cheesy... Maybe I'm in the minority thinking Kraft is at the top of the macaroni totem poll.

Still.. Look forward to trying this place out once they get settled.

Kraft is good, but only in the same way McDonald's is good. You've had it all your life, it's cheap, maybe reminds you of being a kid. It's definitely not top notch cuisine from a cheese or pasta standpoint. But hey, we still eat it. Especially when you toss a can of chili in there.

Still haven't gotten there...need to soon.

She's definitely right. On a cold night we hear a lot more trains. More dense air makes for better sound travel. I love hearing it in the distance on a quiet night.

www.beckett.com is the online guide to what many consider the best price guide for sports cards. However, a card is only worth what someone is willing to pay, so in that regard I often see things on eBay like 'Beckett priced at $35, buy now for only $7!'. Around 1990 was when the baseball card glut happened so generally speaking those aren't worth the cardboard their printed on. Ken Griffey Jr was rookied in 1989, but I think generally if you recognize the players name on your card then you might have something worth selling. The other 'commons' maybe not so much.

You're spot on there, that was when I was at the height of my collecting. I didn't go nuts, just 1 complete set and a bunch of packs from the circle K so I could get gum. But, my 1991 Topps set proved to be worth more to me as something to study than be worth anything $-wise. I remember looking at Beckett's a few years later, and the only card from that set worth $1 (and exactly that) was the Alex Fernandez rookie card. Amazing how I didn't get to turn my investment into millions. I still have that stuff somewhere...

I love Chicago, just recently made another trip there. Not sure I know enough about it to make for good posting. Do I need a separate login?

Makes me wonder about other frequenters who disappeared...Vertigo58 anyone?

There used to be a big pothole on Heights southbound near 5th where you could see the bricks, I almost ate it there on the bike a couple times. I'd be fine with doing it in brick. People already drive slow as hell down Heights, it wouldn't have any impact. Weird how people constantly drive under the speed limit on Heights, but want to drag race down Yale.

As an Aggie, I have little sympathy for LSU fans who constantly complain about their coach who consistently fields Top 25 teams and has won a national championship. He's obviously doing something right. Meanwhile, the Aggies just can't turn the corner. And you think your coaching situation is so terrible?

The guy can recruit, or someone on his staff can. He has also had 2 incredible defensive coordinators (Pelini and Chavis) that make him look really good when he really has nothing to do with that. It might come across as whining, but not if you actually watched our games. This past week is just the latest in a string of horrible game management under him. I've never felt so bad after both wins and losses, watching talented guys look so inept at times. The guy is borderline retarded in press conferences. The winning has happened in spite of him, not because of him. So much luck has fallen on us since he's been here, and while I'll take it, we're on our way to 3+ losses for the 3rd straight year which is a great way to get booted out of town. As for A&M, I can't say I've followed them much but they look really good this year. The biggest keys in college football are talent and depth, and while our coach is an idiot we've maintained those 2 things (except at QB, which is another story).

Maybe we are doing it wrong? Maybe we ought to use our entire arms instead, like the SEC flagship school, and do something like the Gator chomp, chomp, chomp. haha jk ;P

Insulting Florida, the U of jorts, isn't gonna bother me one bit. But yeah, a full 2 arm motion is less cutesy than the little hand signals.

tu, HAH! I also think it's pretty sad that OU's official hand sign is a down horns; talk about embarrassing.

This game gave me a glimmer of hope for UT's future, but it seems G Gilbert has no touch on his passes.

I think it's sadder that all you little 12 schools have cute little hand signs.

I told you we (LSU) sucked! I don't even want that win. Dumbest coaches ever, we now have more evidence than we need to fire and upgrade.

Tough week on the picks, at best I'm gonna land at 6 out of 15. Good thing I don't play with real money. Or fake money.

We have a Nikon D60, it has done great for what little we know about how to use it. We're considering getting another lens, but haven't really researched it yet.

Maybe, if there was a parking garage, or if parking was placed behind the building so that the building could be placed right up to the sidewalk where walkers could walk right in instead of walking through a parking lot.

Unless they install a moat, pedestrian-friendly is kind of pointless to talk about. If someone wants to walk there, they can do so whether there is a parking lot or not. Your urban illusion does not exist here.

If Metro would build real bus stops I would be for ads on those. I just got back from Chicago where I was reminded how a real bus system should be operated.

Should have stuck with it! But I'm glad you didn't, still a dead heat at 0.

I lived a few houses west of that intersection on Welch from 2002-2005, those were good times. Our best anti-prowler security was me sitting on the porch drinking all night, sometimes with a guitar. I miss that porch. Great view of the gigantic rats as they crawled along the power lines at night.

Monk's Cafe in Philly is a good brewpub.

Damn good mussels and beer!

You can also see it from the parking lot across from UHD, at least the beginning/end of it.