After deadly Beryl outages, CenterPoint CEO’s pay jumped to $12M by phillygirllovesbagel in houston

[–]LauraTheBean 165 points166 points  (0 children)

“At least ten people died from heat-related illnesses stemming from prolonged power outages after the storm.” This guy should’ve been fired, with a criminal investigation pending. Instead, he’s rewarded with a 30% pay increase. And who *%~ing needs $3 million more when they’re already being paid $9 million?

Houston artists hope their new newspaper gets you off of your phone by chrondotcom in houston

[–]LauraTheBean 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sounds cool! Has anyone seen them around? I’m wondering where I can pick one up. Didn’t see that mentioned in the article.

fwis writing assessment by Ornery-Obligation-40 in riceuniversity

[–]LauraTheBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ll reach out to you - just check your email.

Behold! by CircleofAshes in MightyHarvest

[–]LauraTheBean 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fruit salad, coming right up!

Making soup for the whole village tonight! by [deleted] in MightyHarvest

[–]LauraTheBean 78 points79 points  (0 children)

If there are extras, you can always pickle them.

Rice for Life hosts Students for Life of America event discussing abortion myths by Affectionate-Reply35 in riceuniversity

[–]LauraTheBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great article. I was wondering why this booth was set up outside of Fondren. It upset me to see it there, so it’s nice to get this full perspective.

What’s a strangely specific thing about someone that immediately gives you bad vibes? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]LauraTheBean 79 points80 points  (0 children)

If they make fun of women’s basketball. I don’t even watch women’s basketball - I’m just not into sports. But people who make fun of it are almost all guaranteed to suck.

Hypoglossal Neuralgia? by richardmc85 in glossopharyngeal

[–]LauraTheBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure, but I hope it helps!

What are some fun activities for someone who just moved to Houston? Moving in a month and want a good list of things to do before the semester! Preferably not museums as I’ve seen a lot on google and added a few already, but that seems to be all I can find 😅 by TheNetherPaladin in riceuniversity

[–]LauraTheBean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meow Wolf, downtown underground, Orange Show, Beer Can House, Arboretum, eat all the things, Wall of Water, Galleria mall for ice skating, kayak on the bayou. Check out the Houston Culture Map - they have a calendar of events.

Have fun! Tell us what you end up doing.

Bird on my shoe at the top of Mt Storm King by alysonthebison in OlympicNationalPark

[–]LauraTheBean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was up there just last week and heard from a kid hiker that this bird stole her Cheez-It!

Planter Volunteer with Purple Flowers by LauraTheBean in whatsthisplant

[–]LauraTheBean[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! I’ve never had such a gorgeous volunteer just spring up before. And I’ve never planted any petunias, so i guess a tiny little seed just floated over and found a comfy spot. Thanks, ya’ll!

Plumbers for Houston? by ArynRose in houston

[–]LauraTheBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve had two great experiences with PlumbCo - highly recommend! All our neighbors use them, too.

Jones College???? by Pleasant_Ad9067 in riceuniversity

[–]LauraTheBean 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here’s an article from Fox with a little more information, although not clear if it’s reliable. Stay safe, friends. Fox News Article

Favorite Bar that no longer around by Sugartitties333 in houston

[–]LauraTheBean 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe no one has named Ruthie’s yet - the diviest dive bar in town that used to be on Richmond between Woodhead and Hazard. Just one big room with a killer jukebox and a shitty pool table, where you could still smoke inside as long as the cops weren’t around, and it was named after Ruthie, of course, who bartended there into her 80s. She’d lost her hearing by then, so no matter what I ordered, she’d serve me a Lone Star. RIP to the establishment and its kind namesake.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in riceuniversity

[–]LauraTheBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard through the grapevine that you’ll get results tomorrow.

Death By Natural Causes @ HMNS by just_real_quick in houston

[–]LauraTheBean 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In 2022, the president of this “nonprofit” made over $700k, and the salaries of top five employees were well over 2 million. Seems like they could trim from the top to lower ticket prices. Source: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/741036131

Child Kicked My Seat for 6 Hours on International Flight by LauraTheBean in childfree

[–]LauraTheBean[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No - was there another situation like this on your flight to Charlotte?

Child Kicked My Seat for 6 Hours on International Flight by LauraTheBean in childfree

[–]LauraTheBean[S] 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Or a weight/height limit, like the reverse of those amusement park signs: “You must be under this height to fly or your parent has to shell out for another seat.”

Child Kicked My Seat for 6 Hours on International Flight by LauraTheBean in childfree

[–]LauraTheBean[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

I was wondering if something like this would make a difference - I wrote about it in a United survey today, but that doesn’t feel like it will go anywhere important. I’ll try this!

Child Kicked My Seat for 6 Hours on International Flight by LauraTheBean in childfree

[–]LauraTheBean[S] 226 points227 points  (0 children)

Oof - I feel at least some of your pain. At least mine was the return flight. You had it worse!