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  1. houstonfella
    Thanks for the link RedScare. I realize I am not cut out to be a crane operator. I'll remain in awe of people who do that job.
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    Great news. I want the Comets to stay in Houston. Four titles in the first four years. Definitely the Houston Comets! And that's a fact, Jack!
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    You betcha! Panama City is the new place to retire. You can get a place with maid service and the whole nine yards for about 1200 bucks a month. TV is a great thing.
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    BuilderGeek: from the photos, it is totally amazing how those cranes (skinny things) are so tall and don't topple. Anyone know how they are anchored to prevent high winds from blowing them to Galveston? (Yeah, I'm not too smart when it comes to this sort of thing.)
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    Great news. Memorial City is coming back strong. Thanks for the link.
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    Houston's "bar scene" tends to be migratory. Richmond by the Galleria. Richmond at Shepherd for a while. Downtown. Midtown. The great ones last, though. Griff's ... the Montrose bars ... the Richmond strip. Downtown isn't dead by a long shot. But Midtown seems to be hip now. Houston Pavilions is going to boost downtown's bar and restaurant scene tremendously. I read in the Chron where a party is scheduled for Feb. 2008 celebrating Discovery Green.
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    Whatever the number, Houston has been overbuilt before and underbuilt. All this (in my humble opinion) will work itself out. The location is awesome for the old Allen House .... my ex-boss lived there (couldn't stand her but she had a great unit at AH). Anyhow, unless I could afford a really nice highrise with all the bells and whistles, I'll keep the house and yard I have. But the younger generation and empty nesters will have a great selection of condos and apartments (close in) and perhaps with this many units being built, it will be a renter's market for a while (rents being affordable). It won't last, of course. Nothing does. But, I'd rather see Houston build than not. Besides, this urban concept reminds me of Greenway Plaza on steroids and up-to-date. Here's to the old Allen House... soon will be gone and forgotten.
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    According to HBJ, the market is red hot and we need more! "Almost all of the buildings are sold out. There aren't any buildings sitting empty in Houston, Texas," she says. Using the Houston Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service figures, Personette's office calculates about 870 of 4,380 total units in the city's high-rise projects are for sale. That figure includes several projects that only recently became ready for move-in and others -- including Mosaic, Cosmopolitan and 2727 Kirby -- that are in early stages of construction." Houston's Highrise Scene
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    Amen. Fortunately, Sat. afternoon it was gorgeous; and although only in the 50s, much better than 2 weeks of drizzle. But the rain will return tonight. Seems like last January was in the 70s and even 80s a lot. I don't remember anything like this.
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    If you think you can fly, then I believe this project can fly as well.
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    Houston, do we have liftoff? Those renderings are awesome! Metro
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    Some parts of Texas may harbor prejudice, but Houston, Texas has been and always will be diverse and tolerant. The 21st Century has seen Houston rise from a small town to a great city. In fact, the other day, almost 2,000 immigrants became citizens right here in the Bayou City ... from over 100 countries. It is like that every year. So, please, ask Hakeem? Ask Clyde the Glide? Ask Earl Campbell? Something ain't right with your post.
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    Add some gambling and Galveston is definitely a destination. But.... will Texas EVER come around? I love video poker; I don't spend more than fifty bucks when I play, but you can sit there and drink and enjoy for two or three hours and sometimes walk out with more money than you brought in. Gulf Greyhound is ideal. Galveston is ideal. Reality: it probably won't happen. We Texans spend our money in Louisiana. They love us there and why shouldn't we support Arcineaux and Boudreaux.
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    Those light rail trains will blow those wigs all over downtown.
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    I agree with you about encasing the Dome with parking which will ruin the concept of the Dome. Don't we have enough parking there already? I mean, I have never had any problems going to Texans games with 71000 crazy people parking there. Perhaps they could build a parking facility underground like Bayou Place. Out of sight, out of mind and it can park many, many cars or am I having problems with my crack pipe? Just kiddin' but I do not like the idea of tampering with the Dome's architectural heritage either.
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    I read in the comical or somewhere that the blue bayou lighting may migrate to downtown's skyscrapers. Hopefully that will happen. The bayou's lighting is awesome. Come on downtown, let's get with the program!!!!
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    fyi.... Dallas FW has different views than Houston. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on the horizon; this is .... well ... different for Texas. We Kill Horses
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    Speaking of pride... Houston's 55 degrees is so much better than 33 or whatever is up in Dal. Yeah, it is wet and drizzly, but most of the day it was almost pleasant by winter standards. So there. Winter Houston is way better than Winter Dallas. Other than that, the cities are Texan and that means we gotta be big and proud. ... let's just say Houston is the fat cat (bigger) and Dallas the cool kat (cooler and that can be weather too). Now both big towns have something to be proud of ... err ... I think that's what I mean. Happy 2007 to Texas. Let's get rid of this colder weather though. Texas is supposed to be hot and a little humidity thrown in.
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    Whoa... not using your car in Houston? Can't even get the concept. But you guys have fun with walking and the train.
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    That land near the Waterwall is so valuable that I can't see anything other than a 40+ story highrise there. Hopefully that will get done. Location. Location. Location.
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    Rich's has a great view of the skyline. But most people in there are viewing other things. That's the one club that has been here for decades. Cool. It seems to change with the culture and generation. Plus, great location. And....... Montrose was the place where gay people settled in the 50s and 60s and when everyone figured out it is totally cool to be there, the land value skyrocketed. That's OK tho, because gay people tend to be slightly ahead of the curve. Of course, that's my biased opinion. Rich's was there in the 80s... now it is "Midtown" and cool. Montrose has been there forever and, of course, now it is the place to own a mid or high rise.
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    I think what bothers me the most is METRO and Houston talks and talks and talks and talks and does studies, more studies and doesn't construct. I was surprised they actually got the 7.5 mile rail line (and it is a great one) done. But let's stop talking and studying and git 'r dun.
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    The Dome needs to stay. Can you imagine the Eifel (spelling?) Tower being raised? Oh, no. Good luck Dome. The memories are etched in my mind forever. Can you see them? Mike Scott; Nolan Ryan; J.R. Oh gosh, let's make something for the structure that changed the way sports are played forever.
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    The weather has (shall I say) dampened our photographers' interest I would surmise. Hopefully, when the sun will shine, and we get rid of this cold Dallas weather (ouch), we'll all get out and new pictures will appear on HAIF. Sunshine. I do remember the sun. It actually was out for three to four seconds today. P.S. I want 90 degrees and throw in the humidity. Anything beats 30's 40's damp and dreary. Wonder if construction can make progress when it is as wet and yucky as it has been?
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    Sorry; thanks stjnky!!! I'm hoping we can get some good weather (if ever ) so I can go out and take some pics as well. It will be cool watching Pavilions go up. The design with the circular skywalks looks pretty cool. YuYevon, get out of Corpus. It is an ok place to visit, but way too small for professional sports, theater, big time entertainment, and so on. You will love H-town.
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