Omaha Forums

GaryFL

This is a really dumb question but I thought they had already merged a few years ago? Did that not happen? Yes and no. Shopko and Pamida are both owned by Sun Capital, a private capita group. What they did before was try to merge operations but maintain two separate companies. This didn't work t...

GaryFL

News item: Joe Tresey, former defensive coordinator at South Florida (my school) and Cincinnati, has been hired by the Nighthawks:

http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/2010/05/t ... -team.html

GaryFL

I can offer some perspective on this issue of geography and nomenclature. As my avatar indicates, I graduated from the University of South Florida. Anyone who attends this school acquires an honorary certificate in Explaining Why The School Is Called South Florida When It's Not Really In South Flori...

GaryFL

Welcome back Gary - I hope all is well! All is well. I'm glad I moved here and definitely in for the long haul. Nothing like signing an agreement to make payments in June 2040 to give you a sense of long-term commitment. Hi, Gary. I don't post much either, but I think you work with my husband. :) I...

GaryFL

...but I would like everyone to know I took the plunge and bought a midtown condo. I closed on it today. I'm on 38th, just west of Midtown Crossing. I was a member of this forum before I moved to Omaha, and the friendship of many members here was a large factor in my decision to move here, and now p...

GaryFL

How cool is it that CU could be hosting Kentucky at the Qwest Center I think it's incredible... and incredibly funny that the World-Herald's front page banner said "Creighton could play Nebraska in NIT!" Not the most exciting possibility in my opinion... I was a student at Florida for awh...

GaryFL

I've lived here a year and a half without owning a vehicle. It's a struggle sometimes, but it's feasible and the savings are well worth it. I don't know how well it work if you didn't live in downtown or near Dodge, however. The biggest drawback, I've found, is that it limits your employment options...

GaryFL

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0807/gallery.bplive_affhomes.moneymag/index.html Omaha's entry: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0807/gallery.bplive_affhomes.moneymag/8.html Bellevue's entry: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0807/gallery.bplive_affhomes.moneymag/...

GaryFL

You can order an authentic one from Randazzo's bakery in New Orleans via kingcakes.com

GaryFL

Dang. The building doors are locked on a Sunday, but they had a guy down letting people in. I guess he left, and you couldn't get in. They were still in taking people at 3:30-4 PM. They might still be now. Try calling the number on their website.

GaryFL

According to my contact, the system is going to be undergoing a bit of an overhaul. The one route I know about, the 17 (because I take it to work at Ameritrade) will no longer go all the way to downtown. It will now run only to the new MCTC Transit Center on the Metro Community College campus. I sus...

GaryFL

Come to 1904 Farnam (the Service Life Building) right now, and you can audition to be in April Showers , a locally-produced film about a school shooting. For more info, including the roles and the lines you'd be reading, see http://nebraskafilmgroupomaha.com/ Most of the parts seem to be for high sc...

GaryFL

As far as fatalities, there could just be that many |expletive| drivers :) Here's an interesting statistic: In the past 25 years, after billions of dollars and man-hours spent on MADD, SADD, designated driver exhortations, scary presentations at high schools, beer-company funded TV ads, and ever-ha...

GaryFL

Can it be seen early in the morning? If so, what direction should I look and when?

GaryFL

Apparently there is a condo development in Miami that is comprised of two towers and a total of 400+ condo units. Â All units were sold prior to breaking ground. Â Upon completion, there are only 19 occupied units. I've never heard that story. But I wouldn't be surprised; most of these Florida hous...

GaryFL

As far as Omaha, we're not seeing a huge flux in price change, simply because the prices really haven't gone up all that much here. Exactly. The Omaha housing market isn't going to crash, because it never really boomed. And by "boom" I mean "was absurdly overvalued." I doubt thi...

GaryFL

Oh man... that sounds great, but due to the nature of my business I can't commit this far in advance. Keep me in mind, though.

GaryFL

Brad wrote:in a soon-to-be-released book that chronicles the career of fired football trainer Doak Ostergard.

So now they publish biographies about football trainers? Maybe Andy Warhol was right.

GaryFL

Kurt Russell's a big college hockey fan. I think he supports Vermont or New Hampshire.

GaryFL

The $64,000 Question is... will Tom Osborne be the one to name Nebraska's next football coach? If so, would he bring back Frank Solich (currently coaching at Ohio University)? And just to throw another name out there... Tony Samuel, former Nebraska assistant, former New Mexico State head coach, curr...

GaryFL

Guys like Urban Meyer have got it easy when they go to any Florida school... there is so much raw in-state talent. Â No offense, but I believe the situation at USF is no different. Â Unless you really suck, a position at Florida, Miami, FSU, UCF, and now USF... is almost a guarantee of a winning pr...

GaryFL

DTO's got to love this: http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10410319 Report: Nebraska AD Pederson fired; Callahan might be next Â Dennis Dodd Oct. 15, 2007 By Dennis Dodd CBSSports.com Senior Writer Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson has been relieved of his duties, according to ...

GaryFL

Turner Gill has been head coach at historically atrocious Buffalo for a year and a half. He's making some progress there, but I think it's a leap considering the expectations at Nebraska. You guys need someone who's ready to compete at a high level, not a nostalgia hire. Besides, it's tough to fire ...

GaryFL

With Franchione coming to town... it's been dubbed the "Contract Buyout Bowl" ... I love it! Texas A&M wouldn't have to buy out Franchione if they'd fired him when they learned about his little newsletter shenanigan. Which any company, and probably most I-A football programs, would ha...

GaryFL

OmahaJaysCU wrote:wow, i just discovered what I thought was a 2 mile long running route is actually closer to 3.25 miles. Â holy |expletive|.

I hate to break it to you, but 2 miles = 3.25 kilometers. So I would guess you had it set on "km."

GaryFL

I just count blocks walked. Usually, 12 blocks = 1 mile.

GaryFL

Do you think the amount of Winter sports (hockey and Basketball mainly) scheduled in the QWEST hurts the QWEST's chances to land other events/concerts? I don't. UNO hockey plays 17 games at the QWEST center; Creighton basketball plays 18. NBA/NHL arenas host a lot more winter sporting events than t...

GaryFL

I've since seen the clip. I don't know what the rule is, but I'm pretty sure you can't just shove the returner's own teammate into him while he's signalling for a fair catch. Still, it wouldn't be the first time a Big East team got some home cookin' from a conference official. Anybody see the end of...

GaryFL

Oh, god. Â There are still seriously people out there who think like this? You're looking at this the wrong way. Would you prefer that fans of Grade D reality shows were being told that Omaha is a terrific, affordable place to live? A whole colony of them might move here. Ick. Maybe it's because I'...

GaryFL

It's been running frequently on the ticker of ESPNU during the South Florida - Florida Atlantic game. Â (You dodged a bullet there, Gary! Â Refs screwed FAU on that punt interference call.) I'll take your word for it. I don't have ESPNU so I followed the webcast. That game was way too much of a nai...

GaryFL

I had no idea until South Florida's recent success on the gridiron... that they had among the largest student populations in the nation. Â Why did it take so long to establish a football program?? South Florida's first president, John Allen, was vehemently opposed to intercollegiate athletics. The ...

GaryFL

Does we realize we're looking at the distinct possibility of South Florida being the highest ranked team in Florida by the end of today? Yeah -- and boy, I never dreamed this day would come. Especially since we didn't have a football team when I attended. Even better, Auburn has beaten both the Hus...

GaryFL

I love this one:

John Galt Blvd.
Â Named for a character in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged who never arrives. So named because the street did not go anywhere.

Especially since I had a crappy temp job out there. "Road to nowhere", indeed.

GaryFL

DTO Luv wrote:NEBRASKA just beat TEXAS!!!!....on King of the Hill. Â

So the Family Guy Star Wars episode was appointment TV for you too?

GaryFL

GENTLEMEN PREFER SHERIS DANCERS 12 TO 1

Apparently Sheri's opens at noon, and all the other skin bars open at 1.

GaryFL

Further update: MAT recently changed its route system, to service a new transit center on the Metro CC campus.

The lunch shuttle is still running.

GaryFL

Earth to Husker fans... if Bill Callahan is fired, his replacement will be selected by Steve Pederson.

I hear Walt Harris is available.

GaryFL

DTO Luv wrote:It's bad enough that Omaha is in Nebraska

Well, where would you put it?

GaryFL

I guess those homes wouldn't be valued at $1 million then... would they? Well, they were sure valued at $1 million when prospectors were floating sub-prime third mortgages to buy them. Sorry for the subject change. I just don't think "number of homes valued over $X" is a useful metric in ...

GaryFL

I'd be interested to hear how long their response takes. Â I sent in some map error reports 6 months ago that haven't been addressed yet. They still haven't fixed an error I told them about years ago. It's a new road that was built to service a then-new (and now, ten year-old) apartment complex in ...

Omaha Forums

Search found 204 matches

Okay, I know I haven't posted in a while...

CNN Money "Affordable Homes": Omaha, two suburbs i

Many MAT Bus Routes To Change Soon

Movie: April Showers

Re: Too many Winter sporting events scheduled?

Re: But wait, there's more ...