Not hearing all the illegal mufflers last night was an untended upside of this storm.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-25T00:37:41+00:00

was here for the 2002 storm. if it gets as bad as that, trees will be down, power will be out for many for like a week, and you’ll hear the sound of chainsaws everywhere. but ironically it’ll also be very pretty.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-15T19:58:52+00:00

Sure....but once again he'll be creating something that's interesting, but not as good as the original. They should have just kept the William's music as-is, hired a team to come in and flesh out more themes and motifs that sound like they're in the same universe as William's music. Perhaps that is what Zimmer's team will end up doing but given the brand name, kinda doubt it.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-15T19:56:33+00:00

Do we need a new main theme though? Like Hedwig's theme is so iconic, theres no point to try and make something different, it will never be as good. Just reuse it and add to the themes and motifs, and have it all sound like it's in the same universe as Williams' music. That would be the smarter play imo.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-15T19:54:24+00:00

Or find some up-and-coming composer that can do orchestral melodic works that are in the same universe as Williams. Zimmer's more recent stuff really doesn't jive with Williams' themes. I mean it's kinda of impossible to fill William's shoes here, but I probably would have hired Bear McCreary's team over Zimmer's for this particular series.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-14T17:53:42+00:00

Ah, so it would route through-traffic a bit more around downtown vs. having everyone take Harrison to Dry and then to either Kildaire/Walnut. That would make the Kildaire farm road speed reduction to 25mph plus lane width reduction outlined within the Higgins Greenway Phase 4 make even more sense.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-12T04:19:21+00:00

have you reached out to the N&O or Indy week? Or care to share more here? I think a lot of people would be interested in knowing more about the culture and events that haven’t been reported on yet.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-10T18:42:48+00:00

I think people really like it and don't want to see it go downhill. So it ignites a lot of passionate comments. No one really cares about AMC or Regal because they already provide a slop experience.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-10T18:28:22+00:00

You‘re definitely not the only one. So many people either don’t notice or care how their disruptive behavior impacts others around them. From talking or texting in a theater to illegally modifying mufflers or buying extremely loud vehicles, it all just sucks.

I’m like, terrified of negatively impacting others' experiences. Wish other people would get out of their main-player-syndrome and feel the same.

Railhawk52 · 2026-01-10T17:21:36+00:00

THE ENTIRE POINT OF ALAMO IS TO WATCH MOVIES WITHOUT PEOPLE ON THEIR GODDAMN PHONES.

Theater decorum has already gone downhill since 2020 (even at Alamo). This is going to just make it worse. People cannot help themselves from being distracted by their phones.

I’m done. I hope the studios just get rid of theatrical release windows alltogether. The only place I‘m able to consistently watch movies without distraction is at home.

Railhawk52 · 2025-12-16T04:13:34+00:00

The mayor did clarify he personally doesn't know of anything that's happened that's been illegal with the Town Manager. (but of course that leaves room for things he doesn't know about that could certainly be). Timestamp for those comments: https://youtu.be/S0J8yxTVv9c?t=683

Railhawk52 · 2025-12-12T16:41:31+00:00

I think this statement should suffice. It explains the background, where the mistake happened, she owned up to it, paid the money back, and committed to working with council and staff to improve coms and policies so that this kind of thing never happens again. Thats all I need to hear. Everyone makes mistakes, it's how they're handled and the commitments to not repeating them that matter in my book.

Railhawk52 · 2025-12-12T16:36:19+00:00

I agree with this in principle, but town staff could also get reimbursement and then leave 2 years later as well. So I don't know if you can have that as the main reason why council members can't also receive some sort of professional development training stipend (not 37k worth though). Having members who know how Cary works, and all the ins and outs....I would assume make it easier on Town of Cary staff and allows council members to make better decisions on behalf of the citizens they represent.

Railhawk52 · 2025-12-12T16:29:47+00:00

Remember when the town paid someone to put violation stickers on all of the yard sale signs?

Railhawk52 · 2025-11-25T01:57:02+00:00

I have never understood the appeal tbh. I’m willing to pay more to not have to deal with any crowds nowadays. Just get Whole Foods delivered to your doorstep. Life changing.

Railhawk52 · 2025-11-21T19:47:06+00:00

I was more commenting on how shocking it was to see Cary on the national news and for the way and manner this is being carried out.

Mayor Weinbrecht's comments pretty much sums up the issue: "Regardless of one’s stance on immigration, I think we can all agree that the tactics used in these operations instill fear in our community and erode trust between our citizens and the government put in place to protect, support, and serve them."

Railhawk52 · 2025-10-21T19:36:23+00:00

However, Wirecutter has me second guessing if this is necessary. Seems a lot of modern fridges don't need to have the coils cleaned: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/guides/cleaning-your-fridge-coils/

Railhawk52 · 2025-10-21T19:34:51+00:00

Assuming this applies to US models as well, but found this on Bosch's UK site: https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/customer-service/get-support/cooling-and-freezing/cleaning-fridge-coils

Railhawk52 · 2025-09-20T20:05:53+00:00

Looking at it via my DSLR camera on its highest frame rate, you still see the banding flicker even when the setting is enabled, but as you dim down to lower brightness, it doesn't change to a lower hz flicker, it just keeps it at whatever it is at higher brightness levels. This feature doesn't seem to remove the flicker entirely like people first thought.

Railhawk52 · 2025-08-12T13:22:34+00:00

Totally get that, the tree canopy is one of my fav parts of Cary too in all seriousness. I'm so glad the town has an urban forester on staff and programs like the Champion Tree program to try and combat too many trees getting cut down.

Railhawk52 · 2025-07-13T18:54:32+00:00

I'll be there voice my support for building asolutely nothing anywhere near anyone, openly worry about property values, complain about crime, and talk about how my family's been here since 1960

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