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I think people don't quite realize how bloated Houston is and the incredibly great cost of living is calculated by not living in Houston "proper."

So you guys really think that the media tells you everything going on? And that no one corrupt is withholding?

It just makes sense that if it is part of the UH system, UH should be part of the name. All of the campuses have geographical notations (Downtown, Clear Lake, Victoria, main/central).

Also, is anyone familiar with another university that is named for its city and has several campuses?

The library renovations were started after I was long gone, but I had to go back for a few classes there for graduate school in the evening - it is interesting after dark...

Here's a UH Today article about it:

http://www.uh.edu/uhtoday/2004/06jun/062804sanborn.html

What a great house. Here is the Houston Mod page:

http://www.houstonmod.org/buildings.aspx?sub=swu&id=46

thanks got it. Unfortunately my car is 2003, bumps it up 5.49 at a minimum.

Ah yeah, has to be fairly new for the lowest rates - I didn't realize your car was over five years old.

It is amazing how that area of W Gray (near Montrose) is changing (and the way Gibb's and Shaw's look now).

W Gray is slowly being cleared of a lot of the residential element - I expect it will all be gone soon:

06091856 610 W GRAY ST 77019 DEMO BLD/SEWER DISC

08035090 1208 W GRAY ST A 77019 DEMO RES /SEWER DISC SEE PGJ # 8030901

07102016 1212 W GRAY ST 77019 DANGEROUS BUILDING DEMO/RESIDENCE

07013471 1324 W GRAY ST 77019 DEMO RES/ SEWER DISC

09003259 1327 W GRAY ST 77019 DEMO RES/SEWER DISC

08051406 1331 W GRAY ST 77019 DEMO RES/SEWER DISC

08051404 1335 W GRAY ST 77019 DEMO RES/SEWER DISC

1331 W Gray:

1335 W Gray:

In the Memorial Examiner this morning:

http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/02/...e_horning_c.txt

The 12932 address threw me for a second - must just be a typo

Topics combined..

It depends on the months. If there isn't much of a rate difference from a 60 month or a 48 month, then I'm inclined to take the 60 month, knowing if I come across bonus money I could just use that towards the principal and that will shorten my maturity date.

that 3.99 sounds great, care to list the phone number of your credit union?

I'll send a message to you with the link

^Yes correct, this is about finding a lower interest rate, not the cost or current payment amount.

I'll rescind my earlier comment about bailing on the loan completely and add that it seems you found a good deal with the 4.99 - my credit union rate schedule starts at 3.99 for refinancing, but it also depends on the year of the car..

Maybe look for something less than 60 months, too?

Definitely try to get out of that deal - owing and paying that much (plus interest) on a depreciating asset seems like a bad financial situation..

And of course, this will never help (thanks HCAD):

Well, now people won't associate it with UH, but maybe the University of North Texas

that's what i was thinking too but was caught up in the details of the unit. i'll see if i can get back in before the end of the month and take some pics

Please do...or ask someone there to do it!

I finally found the pictures..

more here:

http://www.arch-ive.org/archive/2015-dunlavy

Topics combined

http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apart...ted/2009-02-04/

Something going down at Dunlavy and Alabama soon ? Looks like some of the few remaining tenants are getting the old heave-ho this month.

I just saw that...what a bummer.

I have a feeling we'll see this place sit and rot even more - the tenants will be evicted, but will anything actually be done with the property any time soon? Not likely...

Has Sears replaced the missing siding yet?

The siding hasn't been replaced - with the normal upkeep of the store, I doubt it ever will be..

I'm sure those restaurants are incredibly busy during weekday lunches, and they cater as well (right?)

Also, B4-U-EAT lists longer hours for Bells & Whistles (M-F 10:30-3) - the lady on the phone mentioned they had new hours, but I figured they weren't decreasing them...

I just called and they're open (11-2:30 M-F)

I intended on posting my pictures, but they have vanished from my hard drive!

There was a mention of it in the January/February 2008 issue of the Port of Houston magazine (part of a larger piece on shipping containers):

A new home rapidly going up at 4306 Gibson relies on the strength of numerous steel containers in an ingenious design that is stopping traffic in this quiet West End neighborhood. The owner and designer of this innovative home is Aaron Scott, a young, energetic offshore oil and gas platform engineer working for SBM Atlantia. On nights and weekends since December, he has been assembling his dream home from 16 containers and eight flat racks. Scott had only a few conditions he wanted to meet in the design of his home. “I wanted a pool and spa on a roof high enough to enjoy Houston’s skyline and a big garage,” said Scott. His new home achieves that and much more.

The first floor of the house is garage and storage. Not just any garage, but a garage that is eight shipping containers deep. The eight containers are parallel to the street with the rear doors facing inward so that they can be opened up for storage. Containers perpendicular to the street line the ground floor on the right side of the house and provide storage for motorbikes and similar machines. Flat racks covered with concrete form the floor for the second level. There is an open kitchen and living area overlooking the street through a gigantic two-story glass wall. Two bedrooms and a bath are also on this level. Shipping containers in the rear and on the side of the second and third levels offer space for dens, a home gym and storage. A third floor loft area overlooks the living area. The master bedroom and bath open onto a balcony that includes stairway access to the rooftop pool and spa. Steel beams hold the concrete walls in place. The doors of the containers that form the back wall of the house face outward so that they can be opened up to take advantage of the breeze or for light to come in through the glass door that will be installed inside the home to create a balcony beyond. When Scott began working on the design, he quickly realized that his rooftop getaway was too much for traditional wood frame construction. But by using a stack of shipping containers made from steel that are used to holding 60,000 pounds apiece, Scott’s dream is rapidly becoming a reality.

http://www.portofhouston.com/pdf/pubaffair...MagJanFeb08.pdf

^Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum

US: Another Brick In The Wall (part ll) - Pink Floyd

UK: Working My Way Back To You - The Detroit Spinners

AUS: Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

'In the Year 2525' by Zager and Evans

That song kind of creeps me out!