IronTiger

I'm wondering about how mass transit systems could work in other cities beyond Houston. Dallas wins hands-down on bus and light rail, while Houston wins on bus but not rail. And what about the others? College Station/Bryan: There is a bus line, but it is not connected between cities, rarely runs, and is pretty inconvenient. Trolley could work between Texas A&M and downtown, but because neither are big on commuting to and fro, it won't work. Waco: Waco's too small for light rail, but a trolley could work in Waco. The abandoned St. Louis Southwestern rail/ROW in downtown Waco would make an excellent trolley. The downtown is close to the university, and the grid would allow for some "testing the water" before it might be expanded to say, Hewitt and Woodway. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...127716&z=13 San Antonio: Light rail would work, it is a big city. Austin: Better keep this one to the buses.

I wouldn't recommend sticking a q-tip in your ears, you might go too deep and hit something you're not supposed to.

Meme: I don't think I've ever seen CNN where the focus wasn't on global warming or the war in Iraq or celebrities. Of course, that was pre-Obama, so it might have changed since then, but I highly doubt it. What I want to say is, calling CNN "fair and balanced" is kind of like calling McDonald's one of the healthiest choices in fast food. Yes, it could work in some comparisons, but...

I drove by it from Beltway 8 and had to be really looking for it. I could barely see buildings going up and could see the "CITY CENTRE" sign, but it's kind of clear now why Town & Country Mall failed... EDIT: Question: When this thing is complete, will there be a stoplight at Town & Country Blvd. and Town & Country Way instead of the curve there is now? http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...653225806451612

Not by much, though. Here's the way I see it...(ABC not included) |-------2----------3------------------------------|-----------------------------------1------------| The left bar is far left, far right, and center. 1...Fox News 2...(MS)NBC 3...CNN Where would ABC lie, then?

Hmmm...that's a barefaced lie. CNN is definitely leaning on the left. Now, if you watch CNN...that's okay...but if you call it the "most balanced out of the cable networks"...then you've either got to readjust your "balanced" meter, or...you're a complete idiot! (back on topic) Obama lends money to the wrong people.

It's actually J. Riggings, as seen here: (right click it to see) Picture taken by me at Mall of the Mainland...

Did you know that to get to Wikipedia, I almost always type en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(article) ? It always works for me.

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I like shrimp, too, but not fried. I like sushi too, but because its so expensive and limited, I rarely eat it The "cake batter" flavored ice cream (there was a decent Creamy Creations version, but I think it was a special edition). Coffee is good with almost anything (make mine black) Those really flat and thin M&M cookies from Kroger. Tofu isn't really that bad. It's a bit bland, but cooked the right way, it's worth eating. I wouldn't eat it as a meat substitute though. Crawfish Green apples Salads with feta cheese Again, keep in mind that my favorite foods are rarely available/expensive. I don't eat these normally. And tofu is not one of my favorite foods.

No, Hemingway did that. Either that or you want to create a "drunk Texan" stereotype. But if that was true, that would explain a lot of weird posts around here.

Not surprising. While I do support the Bush family, there was certainly corruption in it. Of course, that's not unique (Kennedys!)

I also like tasty hummus, salmon (there was a tasty restaurant in Rice Village that served good salmon, but the serving was small), and cheesesteaks (Texadelphia's!)

And Dublin Dr Pepper, right?

The HAIF is a unique bunch, but I was wondering what food is almost universally approved within HAIF. At my school, everyone seems to approve Dr Pepper (and Nutella, for that matter), but at the HAIF, a universal favorite has got to be in order. Some of the things I enjoy include steak, pizza, homemade bread, smoothies, Dr Pepper, coffee, and donuts.

I find it sad that you felt compelled to bring up the Bush family name in talking about oil crises. Especially considering Bush was only vice president at that time.

The Advocate is a good print paper. It's better than The Eagle and that moron running it. Heck, I haven't seen a large-city paper worse than The Eagle.

In the late 1980s, Houston was riding the wave of big oil, but then in the late 1980s the price collapsed, taking the economy with it. But what happened? I can only tell that eleven banks closed (per Wikipedia), two large malls (Greenspoint and Town & Country) got into a tailspin that they never recovered from, and the closure of Sakowitz (related?) Still, it's largely a blank (didn't College Station suffer too?) but I'd like to hear some more stuff about it... Admins: if there is a topic for this, bump the topic by merging this post into it

Is the Bob Yari, the producer of like, two dozen movies the same Bob Yari who wanted to redevelop Greenspoint Mall, or are they two different people?

Maybe it's not the Duncan Family Wing but the Duncan Family Wing, meaning it was offered by the Duncan family. Know any wealthy Duncans?

I don't believe it, maybe you mean streetcar/trolley? Still, my Line 45 is an expansion of METRO, which parallels I-45 more-or-less until Galveston. For example, here, the "Mall of the Mainland" stop is a mere mile away from "North La Marque" (which is near the Factory stores). The North La Marque station is the last real stop of Line 45. Near the intersection of Delaney and Highway 6 is "Delaney" and the terminus of Line 45. Similar of how the "South Conroe" station also holds the Conroe Amtrak, Delaney is the La Marque/Texas City Amtrak. The Amtrak continues to Galveston, where it links into the trolley system of Galveston. This makes the Galveston trolley system also a viable way to get around the city as well. Of course, because of Conroe's location, it would require another Amtrak line separate from the BCS/Waco line. As for a BCS Amtrak stop, the original Amtrak "stop", if you could call it that... You can even see the original guard rails. So, my dream plan involves them building an underpass under the railroad tracks connecting West Luther to East Luther. On West Luther, just before it goes under the grade, there will be an Amtrak station. If you were to go on the College Station Amtrak, further down the line, it would take you to Navasota, Hempstead, and Cypress. Or something like that.

Whoa, that costs less than what a tank of gas cost last summer! And maybe I'm just stupid, but when I think commuter rail, I think Amtrak. While light rail would be great, in say, Katy, College Station is not fit for light rail.

...which was my ORIGINAL idea, which was to have it paralleling I-45. I still don't get why the light rail at-grade bothers so many people. It's by far the cheapest, and trains pass quickly through railroad crossings, no slow, long, chugging trains blocking traffic.

AND Houston can't really go deep underground because of its proximity to sea level. Remember the big floods of the early 2000s? But elevated...that might work.