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Traveling Again - Off to Houston
June 11, 2018, 06:45 AM
nhtagmemberTraveling Again - Off to Houston
have a project to work on for the next few days
oh joy
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
June 11, 2018, 06:47 AM
WishboneSo sorry man.
June 11, 2018, 06:52 AM
SigM4No no, you’re supposed to head north in the summer, south in the winter. There’s a reason I’m headed to Minneapolis and Chicago this week instead of the dead of winter. Houston should be about 130% humidity this time of year.
Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
Complacency sucks… June 11, 2018, 06:54 AM
mrvmaxYep, summer is not the time to come to Houston. The forecast is hot and humid with a chance of getting more humid when it rains.
June 11, 2018, 07:55 AM
P250UA5This past weekend wasn't as hot as expected, but it's still a roaster outside.
The Enemy's gate is down. June 11, 2018, 08:12 AM
JALLENYou know what they say about Houston in the summer..... if the heat and humidity don’t kill ya, the mosquitoes will!
Native Houstonian, BA*
*Before air conditioning
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown June 11, 2018, 11:03 AM
Russ59quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
have a project to work on for the next few days
oh joy
Me too! I land 1 pm Wednesday, two quick appointments and then depart at 6 pm for Midland. Woo hoo!!!
P229
June 11, 2018, 11:05 AM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by Russ59:
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
have a project to work on for the next few days
oh joy
Me too! I land 1 pm Wednesday, two quick appointments and then depart at 6 pm for Midland. Woo hoo!!!
Midland, definitely worse than Houston. Glad I haven't had to make as many trips out there as I used to, for work.
The Enemy's gate is down. June 11, 2018, 11:08 AM
jhe888What part of town? Let me know if you are free for lunch one day.
It is less humid in Midland, but everything else probably favors Houston.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. June 11, 2018, 11:24 AM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
What part of town? Let me know if you are free for lunch one day.
It is less humid in Midland, but everything else probably favors Houston.
If around IAH, I'd be up for an impromptu SF lunch.
The Enemy's gate is down. June 11, 2018, 11:31 AM
Russ59I agree. Houston is much more livelier. Midland/Odessa is a bit too brown for my taste. But I'm there briefly before heading further west into New Mexico and the Permian.
P229
June 11, 2018, 12:06 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by P250UA5:
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Originally posted by jhe888:
What part of town? Let me know if you are free for lunch one day.
It is less humid in Midland, but everything else probably favors Houston.
If around IAH, I'd be up for an impromptu SF lunch.
I live near IAH, but I work in the Galleria-ish area. (A little further west, but close.) I'm good for anything west of downtown.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. June 11, 2018, 12:31 PM
maxdogAnother native ba. It is an extrodinary city. Why would anyone want to live there? Awful climate! And yet, through will and determination (And air conditioning.)it became a success.
Texas Monthly magazine said that Houston, once smaller than Dallas has a different attitude. Dallas is run by bankers, who don’t want change, won’t take chances and are too structured in their thinking. Houston, on the other hand is run by lawyers who will try anything and will take chances. This can do attitude worked for Houston according to TM.
June 11, 2018, 01:43 PM
tatortoddquote:
Originally posted by maxdog:
Texas Monthly magazine said that Houston, once smaller than Dallas has a different attitude. Dallas is run by bankers, who don’t want change, won’t take chances and are too structured in their thinking. Houston, on the other hand is run by lawyers who will try anything and will take chances. This can do attitude worked for Houston according to TM.
I have to disagree with TM. Houston is run by oil & gas men who have taken enormous risks and it paid off for them so it created the "can do" attitude. The "can do" attitude has survived despite the attorneys.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. June 11, 2018, 01:47 PM
12131quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
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Originally posted by maxdog:
Texas Monthly magazine said that Houston, once smaller than Dallas has a different attitude. Dallas is run by bankers, who don’t want change, won’t take chances and are too structured in their thinking. Houston, on the other hand is run by lawyers who will try anything and will take chances. This can do attitude worked for Houston according to TM.
I have to disagree with TM. Houston is run by oil & gas men who have taken enormous risks and it paid off for them so it created the "can do" attitude. The "can do" attitude has survived despite the attorneys.
Yeah, I would take crap that some mag writes with a grain of salt. Btw, Houston's healthcare service sector is YUUGE! The largest med center is the world is right here.
Q
June 11, 2018, 03:33 PM
JALLENquote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
quote:
Originally posted by maxdog:
Texas Monthly magazine said that Houston, once smaller than Dallas has a different attitude. Dallas is run by bankers, who don’t want change, won’t take chances and are too structured in their thinking. Houston, on the other hand is run by lawyers who will try anything and will take chances. This can do attitude worked for Houston according to TM.
I have to disagree with TM. Houston is run by oil & gas men who have taken enormous risks and it paid off for them so it created the "can do" attitude. The "can do" attitude has survived despite the attorneys.
and Dallas wasn’t run by oil men? Murchison, Hunt, et al? Where do you think the bankers got the money? Sid Richardson in Ft. Worth, same thing.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown June 11, 2018, 04:00 PM
tatortoddquote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
quote:
Originally posted by maxdog:
Texas Monthly magazine said that Houston, once smaller than Dallas has a different attitude. Dallas is run by bankers, who don’t want change, won’t take chances and are too structured in their thinking. Houston, on the other hand is run by lawyers who will try anything and will take chances. This can do attitude worked for Houston according to TM.
I have to disagree with TM. Houston is run by oil & gas men who have taken enormous risks and it paid off for them so it created the "can do" attitude. The "can do" attitude has survived despite the attorneys.
and Dallas wasn’t run by oil men? Murchison, Hunt, et al? Where do you think the bankers got the money? Sid Richardson in Ft. Worth, same thing.
You're using past tense and I'm using present tense.
During the last 20 years, nearly everybody has moved the supermajority of their staff to offices in Houston and shutdown their offices in Dallas, Ft Worth, New Orleans, Tulsa, etc. It's the oil & gas epicenter of the western hemisphere.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. June 11, 2018, 04:01 PM
arfmelIt was 109 this afternoon driving from Midland to Jerkwater. But, “it’s a dry heat”.
June 11, 2018, 04:29 PM
JALLENquote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
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Originally posted by JALLEN:
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Originally posted by tatortodd:
quote:
Originally posted by maxdog:
Texas Monthly magazine said that Houston, once smaller than Dallas has a different attitude. Dallas is run by bankers, who don’t want change, won’t take chances and are too structured in their thinking. Houston, on the other hand is run by lawyers who will try anything and will take chances. This can do attitude worked for Houston according to TM.
I have to disagree with TM. Houston is run by oil & gas men who have taken enormous risks and it paid off for them so it created the "can do" attitude. The "can do" attitude has survived despite the attorneys.
and Dallas wasn’t run by oil men? Murchison, Hunt, et al? Where do you think the bankers got the money? Sid Richardson in Ft. Worth, same thing.
You're using past tense and I'm using present tense.
During the last 20 years, nearly everybody has moved the supermajority of their staff to offices in Houston and shutdown their offices in Dallas, Ft Worth, New Orleans, Tulsa, etc. It's the oil & gas epicenter of the western hemisphere.
Like Exxon Mobile in Irving? They sent the staffs and subsidiaries to Houston, though.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m in favor, being a Native Houstonian.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown June 11, 2018, 04:36 PM
jhe888Exxon moved out of their old, big building in Houston (the former Humble Oil building) and now has those people in their Woodlands compound and some other places around town. The Woodlands is a giant 'burb about 30 miles north of Houston.
But yeah, Houston is pretty much the oil and gas HQ of the western world. Houston is more and more diverse in its economy. It is a huge port, and has a huge medical center.
Dallas was traditionally the banking and financial city in Texas. Maybe less so now.
I don't know about lawyers running Houston. They don't invite me to the meetings if they are.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.