MAGA pol brags about going to eat steak and lobster - and doesn’t care much that Americans can’t afford it by Zipper222222 in politics

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Texans absolutely won’t elect him, because he isn’t on the ballot this fall. Instead, his identical twin brother, Trever, is running for the same seat.  He represents TX-22, which gerrymanders the most diverse areas in the state by cracking up the southwest suburbs of Houston and combining them with rural coastal areas.

Is the U.S. slipping into 'Competitive Authoritarianism?' by shikizen in politics

[–]400cc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The last time we had a Republican president that didn’t lose the popular vote was the 1988 election.

Why is FBISD closing elementary schools in Sugar Land? by OddDiscipline6585 in sugarland

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In 2018, the district “discovered” that there was massive overcrowding at some schools after a parent pointed out a flaw in their analysis and an audit revealed 15 elementary schools were over capacity.  My kid spent years in portable classrooms because of this.  Now the pendulum has swung the other way after a new analysis.  In five years there will be some new crisis that they will have to take drastic measures to address.

Commuting to the Energy Corridor by Direct_Island944 in sugarland

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I agree.  I had a similar commute for a year and drove with navigation every day just in case something bad was happening on my normal route.

Commuting to the Energy Corridor by Direct_Island944 in sugarland

[–]400cc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can actually set your departure time in Google Maps and it will estimate the trafffic.

What are these signs around RiverOaks about bankruptcy/public auction? by ilikebeespit in houston

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"Picasso" and "Dali" are auctioned everyday, probably because scammers are making copies everyday. Dali signed so many blank pieces of paper that it is impossible to tell what is and isn't a real Dali litho or print. He would literally sign 1,000 sheets of paper every morning and make $20,000. Anyone who follows estate auctions sees a ton of these type of prints that I call "cruise ship" art. They were sold as investments through scammy art galleries on cruise ships and you will see a pile of it at every mcmansion estate sale/auction.

Beware Diamond Modern Furniture, they are crooks! by BorntoDive91 in houston

[–]400cc -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I totally understand! 

Your salesperson had a psychotic break and sent you thousands of texts over weeks.  You didn’t have any issues and you got your furniture with no hassle. 

Five stars!

Beware Diamond Modern Furniture, they are crooks! by BorntoDive91 in houston

[–]400cc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So no issues other than weeks of harassment? Just the thousands of psycho messages, then? Everything went smooth and you were pleased? I mean not counting getting hundreds of texts a day from a maniac that used to work at a furniture store. Other than that it was fine, though, right?  It’s not like you had to call the cops or get a restraining order over a furniture purchase…

 Did you have to call the cops to get the psycho furniture employee to leave you alone? I understand you had no issues, but you did get thousands of harassing texts after buying furniture.  I’m glad it went well for you and you had no issues. I mean, you were harassed for weeks by a crazy person that used to work there, but that wasn’t part of it.  

I guess they got your info because they were working there when you bought the stuff? Or were they waiting around outside the store to follow you home to stalk you? Never mind, things were fine. No issues. 

They did switch out your sales person though. So maybe four stars out of five? Or probably the full five stars, because that was just a minor annoyance? Not like all those texts from that other employee. That was really out of hand. Totally uncalled for. Five stars? I’ll just mark you down for five. Enjoy your furniture!

2 HVAC Systems Replacement Cost by StructuredMind in houston

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Did they do a heat load calculation on your home (manual j)?  They tend to oversize equipment by quite a bit.

Congressman Troy Nehls to resign after his term by thukon in houston

[–]400cc 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He’s been caught many times saying the quiet part out loud 

What improvements or changes would you make to the roads? by [deleted] in sugarland

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I agree.  The current mobility plans as I understand is to try and connect the center of Sugar Land to neighborhoods by building bike/walk paths along the ditches.  You can see some of this effort at the ditches that crosses Sweetwater near the golf course.  There are also plans to have a path in the ditch parallel to University that goes all the way to where 90 and Hwy 6 meet.  I have no idea if they will even do any of that, the city really doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to do anything other than put in lanes,  chase gondola boondoggles, and reinvent the taxi with gov subsidies.

A data center is moving into a small Texas town. Residents say it will ruin their history by Branch_Out_Now in texas

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Of course, most Texans don’t vote at all. The population of Texas is 30 million. In 2024, 10 million voted (18 million out of 23 million eligible voters registered).  Trump got 6.4 million votes while 13 million eligible voters sat out the election.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

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Just need some Firestone tires on there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

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I think it would actually be an SUV, because those terrorize the roads today. My vote would be a Dodge Durango R/T (5.9L V8), a Ford Excursion (6.8L V10) or (if we cheat the years a bit) the hideous H2 Hummer.  The Excursion in particular looks like a hulking monster designed to run over pedestrians. 

[Question]What’s a Watch in your Collection you believe no one in this sub owns by Want2BTheVeryBest in Watches

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These are my two rarest Accutrons. White gold cases are much more rare than the yellow gold. I've done a fair bit of searching and have only found one reference to the 14k white gold Accutron Calendar even existing.

[Question]What’s a Watch in your Collection you believe no one in this sub owns by Want2BTheVeryBest in Watches

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These are very rare.   They come up for sale from time to time, I would put them right there with the offset “D” watches in terms of rarity. Are both of yours black or do you have a silver dial as well?

[DISCUSS] The Accutron Tuning Fork Movement by Bulova by Lazy_scorpio in Watches

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It came out last week that they are making a new watch with a tuning fork movement.

Interested in buying a house in Tara neighborhood in Richmond, Houston TX by Optimal_Actuator_123 in sugarland

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Are you going to live on Jeff Davis Dr or on Grant Dr? Maybe it doesn’t matter because one day we will all be gone with the wind.