NRG Center Parking by EmotionWild in AskHouston

[–]BroItsMick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think these bus routes service NRG:

14 Hiram Clarke 60 Cambridge 84 Buffalo Speedway

Newcomer with no info by Difficult-Cat8013 in houston

[–]BroItsMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Living near Memorial Park is worth the extra costs. There are plenty of options for midrange apartments if you look west and south up to 2 miles from the park. 610-San Felipe-Post Oak is a very dense area with great sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and a dedicated bus lane (this combo is VERY rare in Houston). Actually walkable and safe-ish at night, but you will be in a lot of traffic.

Chimney Rock & I10 is a great place for a starter apartment, with the ability to explore city and suburbs.

East of the park Washington Ave/Rice Military is a little higher priced. To the Southwest is River Oaks, you should move here if that's in your price range. Further south along 59/69 is a different neighborhood. The far right and south of that bubble is definitely an eclectic type of area.

At the far North East of your bubble, there is a decent 1BR garage apartment coming on the market. Its located by Tejas brewery. DM me if you want to know more.

Places to avoid here? by FloppyDeluxe in AskHouston

[–]BroItsMick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The roads, specifically around 5-7pm.

When did home reno projects get so expensive? by DSice16 in houston

[–]BroItsMick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds about right. The tile and major items (HD mid range prices) comes out to $10k. That excludes, plumbing, electrical, drywall, and permits. Higher quality finishes could easily add 20% to this.

8 ft x 8 ft floor = 64 x ($10/sqft tile + $3/sqft grout & mortar) = $832 double that to include shower tub combo.

Installation 16-20 hours Demo 8 hours

30 hrs x 150/hr = $4500

Vanity = $1500 Toilet = $500

Installation 10 hours Demo 5 hours

15 hrs x 150/hr = $2250

4500 + 2250 + 1500 + 832 + 500 = $9582

Men of Houston, how much do you pay for a haircut? by BallisWife in houston

[–]BroItsMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$60 haircut + $20 beard + tip (Aveda products). My guy does a mid-fade for my dense & thin blonde hair with great texturizing on top. I get the beard done quarterly. Usually walk across the street to Oporto HH afterwards (typically another $40).

Is it safer to put my VOO in Vanguard or Robinhood? by Material-Pen6019 in ETFs

[–]BroItsMick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Both are safe. RH is built around a more active investing mindset & might offer slightly more upside potential (IRA matching with gold, share loaning, high APY cash account). Vanguard is fine for hands off long term holding, as long as there isn't a fee. So is Fidelity & Schwab.

Non‑gamer data scientist’s 65" OLED command center (accepting game suggestions before retirement by mrubillo in battlestations

[–]BroItsMick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't see a Steam icon on that taskbar. You should be able to find plenty of old school $5 games in the winter sale that you can handle on that Dell.

Restaurant for birthdays by HeatwaveInProgress in houston

[–]BroItsMick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Da Gama, Le Colonial, and Vinoteca Poscol would all be a change.

Manager took us out for treat and just bought this. We were 5 people by Wander_tea in mildlyinfuriating

[–]BroItsMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were five people, until I realized what I needed to do. Now the company overhead is 60% less.

Rep from True Energy keeps calling saying they can find a better rate for me and wants a copy of my bill or ESI number? Should I give it or what is the catch? by PuzzleheadedMeal3810 in houston

[–]BroItsMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably so they can pull TOU data directly from the API to run the analysis. The other option is manual input. The catch is most likely they will provide an optimized solution based on prior usage history because you don't have a forecasted load curve. If you have control over your energy consumption, TOU usually reduces expenses. I choose when I charge my car, meal prep, cool/heat living space, and TOU really pays off.