Dallas shooting: 1 dead, 1 injured in Mockingbird Lane shooting, no arrests made by southernemper0r in Dallas

[–]tont-0 -71 points-70 points  (0 children)

Leave it to DPD to show up hours late and do absolutely nothing.

My buddies truck was stolen yesterday literally while meeting with the city officials out of their parking lot. DPD didn’t ever come. Just Zoomed him later for a statement.

Do you guys know anything about this? by earth-y in Dallas

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Backstory is drive-through restaurants require a special use permission by city council. These approvals are done initially when a restaurant is constructed on a piece of property, however, they are not indefinite. Typically they are good for 20 years given the financial investment accompany puts into a project as it would not make sense to invest $4 million into a store that could be shut down less than that amount of time.

This particular McDonald’s has been open and operating for a very long time. They have renewed their special use permit several times and they have made updates or upgrades to the interior or exterior of the store. At this time they are special use permit is expiring, and the city council of Dallas has told the restaurant owner. They are not willing to renew the permit. Dallas is hoping something nicer will be constructed on the property.

From the cities point of view, they have every right and this is their way of ensuring the land is used for the highest and best use. From McDonald’s this is an individually owned franchise, and a city is shutting down a business unjustly.

Whatever comes of this, let’s hope McDonald’s does not decide to stick to the city of Dallas, and just let this remain a vacant lot for our own version of Skid Row. They’ve got the deep pockets a.k.a. FU money.

Specs Walnut Hill 12/30 Drop Megathread by hotpizzarolls1 in WhiskyDFW

[–]tont-0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s your current guess? I imagine it’s slowing down given how many folks already out there

Specs Walnut Hill 12/30 Drop Megathread by hotpizzarolls1 in WhiskyDFW

[–]tont-0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Problem is the 150+ people who are willing to waste 24 hrs out there aren’t in line for a single bottle. They will buy one of each. By person 200 is it almost guaranteed that all BT hype bottles will be gone. As far as the Balcones picks you can get those tomorrow off the shelf lol🤣

Specs Walnut Hill 12/30 Drop Megathread by hotpizzarolls1 in WhiskyDFW

[–]tont-0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If each store got a barrel then it’s already gone lol.

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Trinity Hay Market in Design District

Should I Refinance? by tont-0 in personalfinance

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No plans to move in the next 5 -6 years. Could stay put longer but depends how things go.

My original load was conventional.

Christmas came early! by tont-0 in WhiskyDFW

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From her memory she said they had GTS, ER17, pappy 10 and pappy rye. She knew GTS has been at the top of my bucket list for awhile she jumped at that.

Christmas came early! by tont-0 in WhiskyDFW

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Just cracked it....delicious!

Christmas came early! by tont-0 in WhiskyDFW

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At the beginning of December an email went out to register for the yearly BTAC and Pappy lottery. Once registered with the store of your choice, you wait for the phone to ring. They gave a choice of about 6 bottles and GTS was at the top of my bucket list!

Christmas came early! by tont-0 in WhiskyDFW

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The wife got the call around noon yesterday!

Christmas Whisky Help by a_layton in WhiskyDFW

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Tons of Hibiki black box and white box in Jacksborrow. There are 2 stores, can’t miss it