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by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Because it's funny
Replies: 905
Views: 113113

It seems you and I can't seem to agree on much of anything. Not my fault you're wrong all the time. Oh by the way - this song is the #1 most downloaded and #1 most streamed song this week. All that proves is there are a lot of people with $1 and no taste in music. So much for "I think we can a...
by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOP Primary Race
Replies: 227
Views: 19381

What? At this point, I don't think you're in the mood to be "enlightened".  I'd be wasting my time.  Buy a history book. That's a pretty good illustration right there.  Some want to show evidence.  Some want to 'enlighten.'  I'm inclined to think evidence is on my side of the aisle.   By ...
by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:44 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

I could certainly expense my mileage for driving from one location to another, but it's my responsibility to make sure I can perform my job adequately.  And that means having a car that I can use to get to our data centers in a quick, timely fashion at (unfortunately) any time, day or night. Not th...
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:02 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Because it's funny
Replies: 905
Views: 113113

I think we can all agree on one thing: Contemporary country music is the absolute worst thing on the planet. I would set a flock of polar bears on fire if it meant never having to listen to that |expletive| ever again. It seems you and I can't seem to agree on much of anything. Oh by the way - this...
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOP Primary Race
Replies: 227
Views: 19381

What? At this point, I don't think you're in the mood to be "enlightened".  I'd be wasting my time.  Buy a history book. That's a pretty good illustration right there.  Some want to show evidence.  Some want to 'enlighten.'  I'm inclined to think evidence is on my side of the aisle.  ...
by HuskerDave
Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:18 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Official: Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge
Replies: 2315
Views: 356225

Bob Kerry is a Congressional Medal of Honor winner and a war hero.  He was considered a moderate here in Washington and a popular Senator,  well liked by his colleagues from both parties.  I've met him a few times over the years and even had a fairly lengthy conversation with him at reception sever...
by HuskerDave
Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:04 am
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Incredulously Strange News Stories
Replies: 543
Views: 66497

Re: Bring back dwarf tossing to boost the economy ...

As I understand it, it's the dwarfs who were asking for the law to be repealed.  They had been making good money at this until someone (not a dwarf) decided it was demeaning.
by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOP Primary Race
Replies: 227
Views: 19381

I think it's pretty interesting so far.  Despite our small sample size; we're trending similarly to the national polls.  Cain at about 30%, Obama at about 40%, Romney right behind.

I didn't expect that.
by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOP Primary Race
Replies: 227
Views: 19381

The only one that makes sense is Ron Paul. If your issue is the economy - Ron Paul saw the crash coming and what caused it. He knows what to do to reverse it. He is also an economist. Anyone else will need economic advisers. Do want a student, or a teacher? If your issue is the war (looking at you,...
by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOP Primary Race
Replies: 227
Views: 19381

The only one that makes sense is Ron Paul. If your issue is the economy - Ron Paul saw the crash coming and what caused it. He knows what to do to reverse it. He is also an economist. Anyone else will need economic advisers. Do want a student, or a teacher? If your issue is the war (looking at you,...
by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:09 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

Transportation habits are clearly a hot button issue, so much so that this topic seems to get hijacked anew every day.   Melissa is correct that many people won't volunteer their car away, and the debate over the merits of the invention of the automobile are either a fruitless distraction or pernic...
by HuskerDave
Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:59 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:Globochem, well said. Your level-headed insights and articulate response are most welcome and appreciated.
.. and in direct contrast to your own.
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOP Primary Race
Replies: 227
Views: 19381

Fromaha wrote:An "Anybody but Obama" option should have been included. Thats about where I am at right now.
Yeah I decided against that, since it's just asking for trouble on a forum.
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:36 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Another Taco Bell
Replies: 31
Views: 5798

Eww if it were true, but it's not.

Disproven over and over... it's seasoned beef, plain and simple.
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:14 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

Dear Freaking LORD.  Does EVERY conversation on alternative transportation need to turn into this?   Here's the reality, most people in Omaha aren't going to give up their cars.  Further, I think we can probably all agree that it is important to offer infrastructure for many kinds of transportation...
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GOP Primary Race
Replies: 227
Views: 19381

GOP Primary Race

Here's an interesting bit of news to start this discussion, according to polling data on  RealClearPolitics.com, the front-runner in Nebraska, with 30% of the anticipated vote, is Herman Cain. Shall we start a discussion on the various candidates?  I'm hoping this can be an intelligent discussion.  ...
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:55 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha ALL OVER national media lately
Replies: 1040
Views: 217299

It won’t be long before legions of photographers, bloggers and mainstream journalists document what has to be the biggest thing to hit Omaha since the Great Flood of 1881. So, then does the security guard come out and threaten to arrest them? And does the photographer then imagine racism and go int...
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:52 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

I just read that Streets said one possibility when it's snowing, is to carpool...

So... ride with an evil car-owner when it's snowing, and defile him when it's sunny?

There's a name for that.  Hypocrisy.
by HuskerDave
Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

Dave, you just lack even a rudimentary understanding of government and how it is responsible for everything in your world. Ha. In "my world" the government "would" decide where people live, work, and how they get from one to the other? They already have, do, and will continue to...
by HuskerDave
Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:48 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

Face it. Your whole lifestyle, of which you are so protective, has been handed to you by the government by way of its housing, energy, and transportation policies over the last 80 years. Your lifestyle, like those of the other hundreds of millions of American suburbanite motorists, is an artificial...
by HuskerDave
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:58 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Everything About Bikes is |expletive| Awesome
Replies: 27
Views: 4802

Re: Everything About Bikes is |expletive| Awesome

Big E wrote:Streets, you stay here.

HuskerDave, you stay out.
But I think bikes are awesome too.  Everyone in my household owns one.
by HuskerDave
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:57 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Everything About Cars is |expletive| Awesome
Replies: 38
Views: 5624

Re: Everything About Cars is |expletive| Awesome

Big E wrote:HuskerDave, you stay here.

Streets, you stay out.
LOL.... I sense a trap.
by HuskerDave
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

We can't rely on what we think people would prefer if it continues to send us closer to the poor house.  Frankly, even if it was unanimous that everyone wanted a 15k sq ft lot on a culdesac reasonable public policy would have to deny that desire.  Fact is at some point we will have to make other mo...
by HuskerDave
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:45 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Metro Area Bicycle Discussion
Replies: 220
Views: 43156

Well the important thing is that Omaha is officially a Bike Friendly Community! I'm sure that as the city is reevaluated over the years after further expansion of B-Cycle and the bikeway network, and implementation of the current transportation master plan, we will continue to climb toward platinum...
by HuskerDave
Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:47 am
Forum: Statistics
Topic: Omaha #8 for Best Cities for Families 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 1992

Re: Omaha #8 for Best Cities for Families 2011

bigredmed wrote:
Dusty wrote:Omaha was ranked #8 for best cities for families. Des Moines ranked #5 and Lincoln, NE was ranked #19.

Here is the full list:

http://www.parenting.com/article/2011-b ... es-to-live
DC number 1?  Honolulu even being on the list?   Sounds like questionable data analysis.
Agreed.
by HuskerDave
Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Maria Sangria (11th and Harney)
Replies: 97
Views: 20325

Re: D&D (Formerly Irie,Zodiak, Parrot's, Varsit11th Stre

Brad wrote:New Name again, Denim and Diamonds.

Here is a website for their KC location:
http://www.denimanddiamondskc.com/
Brad, I don't suppose you know a contact person for this bar??  I know you're pretty well connected, and I, of course, play with a country band...
by HuskerDave
Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:10 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Qwest Center to change to Century Link
Replies: 109
Views: 21306

Naked Qwest... makes you feel kinda naughty, doesn't it?
by HuskerDave
Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:09 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

As information, 98.552% of all statistics are made up.

The other 100% are just damned lies.
by HuskerDave
Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:45 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

That low number is exactly what communities and governments are scrambling to change these ... because of the overwhelming positive effects of bicycling and walking infrastructure. Two points to make here. One - this highlights part of the problem I have with Street's argument.  "The governmen...
by HuskerDave
Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:52 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Omaha Fashion Week 2011 Videos
Replies: 6
Views: 893

The makeup artist at 0:08 looks like she had an industrial accident with a fishing tackle box. It's a shame.  She otherwise looks to be an attractive woman. Must be entertaining at the airport metal detector. Stay classy Aw c'mon, Nick. Do you think she put that stuff in her face hoping NOT to be n...
by HuskerDave
Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:35 pm
Forum: Photography and Videos
Topic: Panhandle Nebraska
Replies: 7
Views: 1243

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:These are more the butte country of the Panhandle than the Sandhills...

Anyway, thanks for sharing the photos. Outstate Nebraska kicks |expletive|.
If only he'd been on a bicycle......

;)
by HuskerDave
Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Larry The Cable Guy - Only In America
Replies: 12
Views: 1798

I tried to find the article I saw a while back but couldn't find it.  According to it, every single aspect of Pawn Stars is 100% fake.  The "people" who were coming in with, a Jimi Hendrix guitar, for example, were owners of a local vintage guitar store.  Allegedly, the store never actual...
by HuskerDave
Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:28 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Omaha Fashion Week 2011 Videos
Replies: 6
Views: 893

The makeup artist at 0:08 looks like she had an industrial accident with a fishing tackle box.

It's a shame.  She otherwise looks to be an attractive woman.

Must be entertaining at the airport metal detector.
by HuskerDave
Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:21 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

That low number is exactly what communities and governments are scrambling to change these ... because of the overwhelming positive effects of bicycling and walking infrastructure. Two points to make here. One - this highlights part of the problem I have with Street's argument.  "The governme...
by HuskerDave
Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

No, I'm afraid we can't all agree on that.  Liberals are wishing it - and somehow that justifies it.  Very few people bike where they need to go, and that's because this isn't the 1920s anymore.  Biking is largely recreational for most people. Before you say something so exhaustively stupid again y...
by HuskerDave
Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:12 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: North Omaha Village Revitalization Plan
Replies: 109
Views: 13087

Are we planning on using bulletproof glass in the greenhouse?  The kids who live in this area will take delight in smashing all the windows. I think there would be a news story about a window breaking epidemic in North Omaha if kids actually took delight in smashing all the windows in the area.   :...
by HuskerDave
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:45 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: North Omaha Village Revitalization Plan
Replies: 109
Views: 13087

Are we planning on using bulletproof glass in the greenhouse?  The kids who live in this area will take delight in smashing all the windows. I think there would be a news story about a window breaking epidemic in North Omaha if kids actually took delight in smashing all the windows in the area.   :...
by HuskerDave
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:36 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: North Omaha Village Revitalization Plan
Replies: 109
Views: 13087

Does anyone believe you can fix a broken neighborhood by putting up greenhouses?  Somehow this will make it a tourist destination?   Are we planning on using bulletproof glass in the greenhouse?  The kids who live in this area will take delight in smashing all the windows.   Throwing good money aft...
by HuskerDave
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:27 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Metro Area Bicycle Discussion
Replies: 220
Views: 43156

I try to be a good cyclist, but I won't try to say I obey every traffic control to the letter of the law.  I always stop at traffic lights, and will wait for it to change to green unless there is no traffic and no cars in my direction to trigger it.  I usually treat stop signs as a yield sign (whic...
by HuskerDave
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:26 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: City's transport plan to get update
Replies: 276
Views: 36869

Look, can we all just agree that biking is becoming a much more popular way for people to get around town, not just recreate.  The more people do this, especially in snowy months, it is imperative to have a traffic infrastructure to handle them.  This is as much preventative as it is aspirational. ...