111486 Posted November 16, 2004 Author Share Posted November 16, 2004 What I meant is that I'd rather have a monument to Bush the elder in Houston rather than to his son.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Neither would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 I like New York International Airport - as it was first called - but it was renamed shortly after his death. We should at least wait until the person's life is over before we name something in their honor. What if Bush Sr. decided to reveal that he is, in fact, Osama bin Laden? Boy would we have egg on our face.Besides, wasn't it Lanier who changed the name just before he departed?(Also, I realize that Sam Houston was still alive when this city was founded. I wonder how the people here felt when he opposed secession.)Was that the same as Idlewild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Was that the same as Idlewild?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yessir.It was first known as Idlewild airport, as crews began to build it partly on Idlewild Golf Course'. Construction of the airport began in 1942, and at that time, they thought they would only need 1,000 acres (4 km Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 What I meant is that I'd rather have a monument to Bush the elder in Houston rather than to his son.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have always said that there should be a monument to bush SOMEWHERE. Oh wait, I AM A MONUMENT TO BUSH....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 I have always said that there should be a monument to bush SOMEWHERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Maybe, this topic belongs in the "Where to eat in Houston" thread.HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA HAHAHAHAHAHAH Â HAHAHahah. Ha ha.....ha ha. hu.... ahemmm.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, I get it... Ha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovehouse Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Did y'all know that plans underway to rename Houston? Yup... they're gonna rename it, Bush, Texas!! "If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier - just so long I'm the dictator." --- GWB - December 18, 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 The United States will be known as the People's Republic of Bushistan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 The United States will be known as the People's Republic of Bushistan. I thought it was going to now be called "Jesusland." At least in the red states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 OMG... no pun intended... They will never re-name Houston... The day they do, is the day I go on an assanative RAMPAGE! 1. Micheal Moore 2. Bush (only cuz he renames us) 3. Ellen De Generes... (don't ask) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Going on an assanative rampage sounds like it would rule. Sign me up the minute I know exactly what I'm supposed to do on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I just spent four frustrating hours at Intercontinental. I was supposed to meet a friend who was going to have a three hour layover, but due to weather delays, it didn't happen.What I do not understand is how come all the food concessions are available only to ticketed passengers. I mean, all of them. For non-passengers, you can buy ridiculously priced popcorn, soda pop...and that's about it. Or, you can go over to the Marriott and spend $11 on a damn hamburger.How come they couldn't put the food courts outside the secured areas? People waiting for arriving passengers get hungry, too. Seems like this is the usual - sensible - layout at other airports. At IAH if you want to eat, you have to buy a ticket.And if someone wants to deny it, either things have changed since the last time you were there, or about 10 seperate people lied to me today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Before 9/11 couldnt you go to the concession stands? But now you have a ticket to get past baggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Well, the stands were available to all before 9/11, but with the new security measures, they were then segregated from the non-ticketed people. In quite a few airports (including iah) there were howls of protest from the owners of the stands as they were complaining that they were going to lose about 50-75% of their business because only people with tickets would be allowed access to the areas where the consessions stands were. I can see their poing and Dbigtex's experience is a prime example of how they lose income due to the security barriers. Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Unfortunately most airports were designed before the current security requirements were put into place, so some concessions are going to get hurt. A well-known example is Pittsburgh, which was designed around what is in effect a shopping mall. The stores are hurting now because of the passenger restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 I agree that IAH is a nightmare to navigate. I had a question about International vs. Intercontinential. Any takers?Also - Honolulu International is by far the best aiport. There are literally no walls along the terminal. In most airports, where there are big windows looking out to the tarmac or those long walls with rental car advertisements, in Honolulu it's just open air. verrrrrrrrrrry nice Glen <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If IAH was open air, it would be the WORST airport in the world, I would go to Hobby to travel to Newark to fly Int... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 I just spent four frustrating hours at Intercontinental. I was supposed to meet a friend who was going to have a three hour layover, but due to weather delays, it didn't happen.What I do not understand is how come all the food concessions are available only to ticketed passengers. I mean, all of them. For non-passengers, you can buy ridiculously priced popcorn, soda pop...and that's about it. Or, you can go over to the Marriott and spend $11 on a damn hamburger.How come they couldn't put the food courts outside the secured areas? People waiting for arriving passengers get hungry, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 You brought up some very valid points on the validity of having the concessions before or after the security checkpoints. And I saw your reasoning behind letting everyone go through security so they can have some extra time with their loved ones. Then I have to think of the added lines and wait time for people that are actually going on a flight. To allow everyone through would be an additional burden on an already suffering security resource as well as testing the patience while the inevitable newbie to airport procedures delays the lines because of stupidity of knives he's "forgotten about".I'm still split about the concessions, but you covered the majority of the reasons why. Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 There is a workaround if you have a credit card with a decent amount of available credit and don't mind the hassle. Use one of the e-ticket machines to buy a refundable ticket for a flight leaving later that day. Take your boarding pass, go through security, and go meet your friend. Afterwards, go back to the machine and cancel and request a refund for the unused ticket. It's a hassle but it works. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You sly puss! thank goodness terrorists don't have the means to do such things. I feel so much safer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 You sly puss! thank goodness terrorists don't have the means to do such things. I feel so much safer.... Well where there's a will there's a way. As for terrorists, there's only so much that can be done. No security system is 100% effective. However, I'm not the type to live my life in fear and stay home and avoid air travel. I'm a very fearless flyer and the odds of being on a flight that's hit by a terrorist attack is very slim. You're actually at a much greater risk of being on a flight that crashes due to mechanical failure or weather than you are to be on one hijacked by a terrorist, and we all know that airline accidents are a pretty rare occurance in this country. In fact when you get in a car and drive anywhere in this city you put yourself at a much, much greater risk of being injured or killed than you ever do when stepping onto a commercial airline flight. Unfortunately I think there are a lot of people still paralized by 9/11 and the perceived terrorist "threat" when it comes to travel though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 (edited) just trying out my new camera (kodak z740). kodak is not the most user-friendly camera i've found (IMO). you can click on the picture to get a better look. some of the pictures would have been better in the morning. Edited March 6, 2006 by bachanon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Is that the name of the park? For some reason I thought that park was on the other side of 59? Oh well ... neat picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Is that the name of the park? For some reason I thought that park was on the other side of 59? Oh well ... neat picks.It's actually kind of cool to walk along. I don't think many people know about it, or at least use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Isn't there supposed to be a major riverwalk type development coming to that area? I know it floods, but it seems I'd heard talk...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Isn't there supposed to be a major riverwalk type development coming to that area? I know it floods, but it seems I'd heard talk...?This thread should help you:http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...p?showtopic=843 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 The pics look cool, wish they were bigger though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) The pics look cool, wish they were bigger though.click on each pic individually they open up to a larger version (big if you expand your browser) Edited May 20, 2007 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 There it is, thx musicman,Great photos Bachanon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 elnina999 has added a photo to the pool: Sesquicentennial Park. Underpass. This area includes a fountain and a stairway to the park's promenade, which runs along the western edge of the Wortham property on the bayou's east bank. Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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