Goodbye Lenox BBQ, Hello Light Rail
In another fine example of Big Government running over the small guy, Lenox BBQ was torn down this week. The reason? Well, the Harrisburg light rail of course! Got to have light rail out to the East side now.
Houston Will Never Host The Olympics
I was in a coffee shop the other day when I overheard two people talking about the Olympics. One said to the other, “One day Houston will host the Olympics“.
What a stupid and naive statement I thought to myself.
Okay, it might happen but only under the right circumstances. Mainly that the decision makers along with the IOCC are paid off. That’s the only reason I can see that a pollution filled crap hole city such as Beijing would be allowed to host the Olympics.
Okay, He’s Missing, But What Is He Really Driving?
Yesterday afternoon while headed home, I say the lighted Transtar sign flashing a warning about a missing elderly man from Fort Worth. I was on the South West side near 610 and 59. The sign stated the elderly man was in a Gold Honda Accord with Texas plates. As I got on Beltway 8 on the West side and headed North, every other side read something different. Different car description, different license number.
Houston’s Urban Sprawl – Coming Soon To A Neighborhood Near You
I still find it amazing how fast Houston is growing. I laugh every time I hear one of those know-it-all’s on TV News say that Houston’s economy is slowing down or that home sales are declining. Don’t believe it for a minute!
I can’t get over how some outlying areas are just exploding with growth. Now for most people that might sound okay. The problem lies in the fact that many people moved out to these outlying areas to get away from the traffic congestion, crime and everything else the urban life brings with it.
Does The TxDot Think Before They Do Anything?
How many of us in Houston have known that the TxDot is about as brain dead as they come? I’m not sure where they’re getting their Civil Engineers, you know, the guys who shut down 4 lanes of a 6 lane highway and those 4 lanes have no construction workers on them? It’s these same guys who decided the Beltway 8 exchange at I-10 on the West side needed rebuilt…why? They’re not sure why, they just know it needed rebuilt.
It’s That Time Of Year Again In Houston: Death By Big Trucks
You know it’s a slow news day in Houston when the TV News stations start regurgitating old news.
About every 6 months we have the same old stories. Imagine this…(ominous music plays in the background…dadadadum!…there’s a picture of an 18 Wheeler barreling out of control down a highway in Houston…(more ominous music…dadadadum!)…then a voice over by the Reporter…he says…“Houston roads are a deathtrap, 18 wheelers barreling down the road uncontrolled, running over anything in their way…we have the exclusive story just for you…next after this message from our sponsor”…the screen fades to a scene showing an 18 wheeler in a wreck with a small imported car…smoke bellowing from the wreck…moans of innocent victims…more ominous music…dadadadum!
Houston Officer Shoots Naked Man
Yesterday a Houston Police Officer shot a naked man who was confronting him.
It all happened as the Officer was filling out paper work after making a traffic stop. The guy drives by in his truck and stops in the middle of the road. The Police Officer tells they guy to get back into his truck and move it because he’s blocking traffic.
The man starts taking off his clothes and confronts the Officer, who calls for backup and gets out of his Cruiser.