Comments for weeasssuburb

Comment on It’s The Water by kent

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:32:53 +0000

westcoastghost - You’re kidding. Where do you get that data.

We will end up doing what they do in most of the Middle East - desalinization plants.

Comment on Follow The Color by JoshMahar

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:35:50 +0000

A well designed building doesn’t need flash and display to entice people to enjoy it, they simply do. The colors of Shell are a pathetic attempt to cover the lifelessness within. (Uh oh, what does this say about Pb’s Big Orange Wall…?)

Comment on Regress by wes

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:24:13 +0000

I guess the limit on the amount of noise that can come from a vehicle is just another law that no one enforces then. It must not be too low because those fire engines and ambulances are the worst, or do they get a special relaxation from the law?

Overly dark windows: really!? I thought that was legal here because of how many people I see with them.

Comment on Regress by dorian gray

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:54:52 +0000

Can they pull you over for overly noisy vehicle or is it a secondary offense? They can’t seriously care based on frequency of the noise I hear from my place in Frelard. Vacuums are also bad. They had silent vacuums a couple years ago but nobody would buy them on account they didn’t believe they were powerful enough to pick up…dirt. Which is beyond stupid.

Comment on Regress by justin

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:28:27 +0000

” I’ve been wondering for years when they will finally get some noise ordnance regulating those loud motorcycles”

I’m pretty sure that there are already limits to how much noise a vehicle can produce.

My personal pet peave is the huge percentage of people with illegally dark windows, I can’t see if they are looking at me when crossing the street…

Comment on Regress by old timer

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:18:35 +0000

You know, it might be o.k. if they used the thing as a vacuum and sucked the crap up for disposal.
But, that’s asking too much.

@ Oran - three cheers! I’m with you on the sweeping.

Comment on Regress by Oran

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:46:24 +0000

Laziness to the extreme. How does blowing dust around help clean the street? This is worse than sweeping dust under the carpet, it’s spreading it all around.

I sweep my sidewalk and curb with a broom AND dust pan, regularly. It takes less than 10 minutes and comes out looking nice and clean without the noise and pollution of a gas-powered blower. If only everyone did their share, we wouldn’t need to pay these guys to annoy us.

Comment on Regress by wes

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:31:06 +0000

Amen Dan! I’ve been wondering for years when they will finally get some noise ordnance regulating those loud motorcycles…obnoxious

Comment on Dearborn Street Development Conditionally Approved by michael

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:48:16 +0000

It all may be moot anyhow because even if the developer gets final approval, they have admitted that given the current market, it wouldn’t make sense for them to move forward. Will the market ever be right for this kind of (suburban)commercial development inside a city center? Are there better uses for this site? Makes me wonder.

I would say that your conclusion that this project takes us one step closer to sustainability brings the concept of sustainability to new levels of meaninglessness.

Comment on Regress by michael

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:28:43 +0000

Amen

Are brooms too expensive to operate?
Does anyone know of any city that has banned the use of gas-powered blowers?