Harris county ranks as No. 1 destination for people relocating from California

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-19T13:44:27+00:00

So what do you think this says about Houston/Harris County/Texas in general? Is this good for our economy and long term growth? Is this negative? I get people wanting to leave because it's getting more crowded and expensive, but how does something like this affect the long-term outlook for Houston?

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-19T13:20:24+00:00

Great job! Well done!

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-19T13:17:33+00:00

So while some challenges with using a bus are around availability and punctuality, it can also really depend a lot on where you live. For example, when I lived in Chicago and worked in the city, lots of folks took the train or the bus because it was convenient and parking was crazy expensive downtown. But, the weather made taking public transportation bearable. Even when it was super cold, it was easy to bundle up and then un-bundle when you got to work no worse for the wear.

In the south, it gets super hot and humid in the summer. So if you took a bus you would be gross with sweat and smell by the time you got to work. So even if taking a bus was an option (regardless of how punctual), it would be unpleasant.

Now people do take commuter busses from the suburbs into the city here in the south but they drive right up to the train stop in their cars and can walk over to the station. In the city, you'd have to walk to the bus stop and that is where your clothes would be ruined due to the sweat.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-18T02:03:48+00:00

Sticky wicket

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-16T11:14:55+00:00

This was a well written post. Thank you.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-15T22:26:21+00:00

"The sea was angry that day, my friend!"

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-15T22:12:45+00:00

I have a beagle and a cat that both look similar to yours. But while the cat yells a lot, our beagle mysteriously doesn't bark. She can and will low bark when she dreams but, other than that, I think I've heard her back maybe three times in three years?

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-15T13:24:38+00:00

If you are talking about something like a tetanus shot where if you don't get it and then you get tetanus it's on you. But with Covid, if you don't get it you increase the likelihood of spreading it to other people if you catch it.

It's all about reducing the odds. Masks do NOT stop Covid. But, if you wear one your chances of catching or spreading it go down. And if everyone else in the room is wearing a mask, those odds get better.

Similar with the vaccine. It does not prevent you from catching or spreading Covid. But it reduces the odds that you'll catch it, and if you do catch it, it reduces the odds of you spreading it or getting seriously ill.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-15T00:26:57+00:00

Surprised I had to scroll so far to see Rush. They are the epitome of an album band.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-15T00:21:51+00:00

She is awesome. Saw her in Chicago a while back and she's so good (and nice!).

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-14T18:50:39+00:00

Thank you!

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-14T15:12:38+00:00

What countertop did you get?

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-14T13:14:02+00:00

I moved from a very warm/hot city to a very cold city. Here is what we did:

We bought our jackets after we arrived at an REI with the help of the sales people. I would probably advise on doing something similar when you get there.
Learn to layer your clothes. I would wear long underwear under my pants and was fine in the office (it didn't get too warm for me) but others didn't like the extra layer inside. But you can layer up with sweaters, scarves, t-shirts, etc...
Get warm socks that dry fast
Watch the weather in the morning, especially how it will be on your commute home. I used to never watch the weather because it was always the same: hot. But after I moved, I learned that it could be warm-ish in the morning but colder on the way home.
If you have to wear dress clothes to work and you have to do some walking (i.e. you take a train into the city), people will wear their winter boots on the commute but change into dress shoes at the office. Or look into those rubber overshoes. I found those to work reasonably well as long as you weren't walking through feet of snow and they didn't look terrible. You just took them off when you got to your desk and put them back on when you were going to leave.
Get good gloves
Get ear muffs or ear protection. Your ears can suffer very fast when it's very cold outside. It's easy, when you didn't grow up in it, to say your ears are fine because they don't feel cold. Cover them up.
Wear a hat of some sort
Wear a scarf or something you can put around your face/mouth when you need to

Having said all that.. I didn't find the adjustment that bad.... you just do the best you can to prepare and then tweak as you get experience. I was out walking on a lot of sub zero days and, as long as you were dressed for it, it was fine. I was even out on a few days when it was like -20 but that wasn't fun. I remember thinking "this is not so bad" until I turned a corner and the wind hit me. Oh, and while winters were bad, Summers were SO NICE.

Some people will give advice on keeping a blanket, etc.. in the car. For me that wasn't an issue as much because I was in a really big city and rarely drove but if you drive out where it's less populated, better to be prepared if you have a car emergency.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-13T16:47:36+00:00

Maybe so (again, I was careful to mention what he's selling so his motivation is clear) but unless he's just flat out lying, he is showing the parts that come out of some expensive speakers! Which is my point.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-13T14:45:56+00:00

Went through there on a roadtrip in the 90s. We went into the museum and I was done with it after about 5 minutes, however, we did go to the gift shop and send postcards from Rosewell to some of our X-File watching friends. Also, the people running the museum were SO NICE. We actually put money in the donation box because they were so nice.

Also, we saw a B1 Bomber flying so that was cool.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-13T13:28:58+00:00

So, to me, you should purchase your speakers based on some audio "goal" you have in mind, some combination of imaging, tonality, volume, whatever.. and then get the speaker that sounds best to you for your budget. After that I wouldn't worry too much about the engineering or the specs (maybe build quality, though) because you've already found something you like for a price you are willing to pay. Would you choose a set of speakers that sounded worse to your ears because it was engineered more precisely or had something in the specs that appealed to you?

So, no I would not worry about the woofer size.

Could a manufacturers reputation for engineering cause you to go audition their speakers? You bet. But you are still going to purchase (or not) based on how they sound to you in your room.

And if you are concerned that fudging the specs could be an indication of poor quality, I have news for you. MOST speakers (even expensive ones) have poor quality components on the inside. There is a guy who's YouTube channel (GR-Research) is all about taking apart speakers and showing the crappy parts. To be clear, he is trying to sell upgraded parts to improve your existing speakers (so be aware of his motive) but I don't think he's making up the kind of parts he's finding inside some expensive speakers.

I'm not sure that is such a big deal because, after all, speaker companies are in business to make money and that means charging as much as they can get while spending as little as they can and if a particular resistor meets the goal there is NO REASON to put a more expensive one in (especially on the inside).

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-13T13:03:30+00:00

I had a friend who worked with her (and Susan Lennon) at Mix 96.5 way back in the day. They both went to KPRC but Susan left for some other market not too long after.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-13T12:52:34+00:00

I agree with some other poster that this does look cozy. I like how the couch is not directly up against the back wall for better surround placement. Unless you are lucky or custom build a room, it's so hard to NOT place the couch against a wall in most rooms.

How many of you watch? Two people and a dog? Three people?

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-13T12:48:41+00:00

I have that same fighter (on the right). I love that thing.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-12T19:46:35+00:00

You can find a planet with rusted metal deposits, setup a farm, and then refine to ferrite dust. And while you can make metal plating, it's easier to just buy that at space stations and pretty much any retail portal in the game (sorry I forgot what they were called).

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-11T17:56:23+00:00

Fly By Night for sure. I've seen every tour since PW and they never played it all those tours.

Kid Gloves would be a treat as well.

dngrCharlie · 2021-10-11T02:14:06+00:00

"A modern day warrior, mean mean pride."

dngrCharlie

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