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by Omababe
Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:08 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Warhorse Casino (62nd & Q Street)
Replies: 54
Views: 10354

Re: Warhorse Casino

LOL, there is a certain, uh, "nickname" for this casino that seems to be catching on. :) Just think of a similarly-sounding two-syllable name that is a synonym for brothel. :)
by Omababe
Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:58 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nebraska Football 2021
Replies: 641
Views: 140226

Re: Nebraska Football 2021

Oh well, another disappointing game! So it goes.

They say "If there are to be peaks, there must also be valleys.", but this is like the Grand Canyon at the bottom of the Marianas Trench!

Oh well ...
by Omababe
Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:56 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Lumberyard District (Downtown Millard)
Replies: 394
Views: 64545

Re: Lumberyard District (Downtown Millard)

Good News (not really). The Sinclair station that was next Popeye's closed and will be replaced by........Mega Mart. Such a depressing thought. That's too bad! It was Paul's Sinclair. That's where I always go (make that past tense, went) for car repair. It was an old fashioned service station with ...
by Omababe
Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:14 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: B & G Tasty Foods (90th & Grant)
Replies: 42
Views: 4296

Re: B & G Tasty Foods has been purchased

It's Lipton Onion Soup Mix, very common as an onion flavoring or substitute, and I thought the acronym was more well known that it appears to be.
by Omababe
Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:22 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: B & G Tasty Foods (90th & Grant)
Replies: 42
Views: 4296

Re: B & G Tasty Foods has been purchased

Due respect to Maid Rite, I always found B & G to be (if you'll pardon the pun) tastier, MUCH tastier than Maid Rite. I found Maid Rite to be completely flavorless. I also found B & G to be unique and the workers, even the non family ones, to be totally invested in customer service. Of cour...
by Omababe
Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:02 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

Has anyone here been to the Jacksonville airport, let alone before the mid 2000s? 2007, and that was the last time I walked on the tarmac to board--no jetway. Other than that, I can't tell you a thing about the airport. Before Covid I would end up flying into Jaxport maybe once a year or so. I was ...
by Omababe
Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:35 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

Have you heard anything about Spirit coming to OMA? I'm not going to go into details on why I ask other than I thought you'd be the one to ask. If anything, it's more competition, which is a Good Thing (tm) for the flying public. Not to mention that Spirit makes Allegiant and Frontier look like ful...
by Omababe
Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(
Replies: 1230
Views: 181594

Re: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(

Larry King
by Omababe
Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(
Replies: 1230
Views: 181594

Re: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(

Neil Sheehan, Pulitzer Prize winning author, investigative journalist, whistleblower. January 7, Parkinson's.

If you don't recognize the name, google it! Anyone who studied journalism during the Vietnam and post-Vietnam era knows him well.
by Omababe
Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(
Replies: 1230
Views: 181594

Re: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(

Tommy DeVito, vocalist and guitarist for the original Four Seasons.
by Omababe
Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Omaha Reality TV show - The Super?
Replies: 2
Views: 647

Re: Omaha Reality TV show - The Super?

Very seldom do you ever hear the term "Super" used for a resident manager in this part of the country. I always wondered why they chose Omaha and that term for the show.
by Omababe
Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(
Replies: 1230
Views: 181594

Re: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(

Tom Seaver - quite the hero (and heartthrob) back in the days.
by Omababe
Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:20 am
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: Lincoln man asks Lincoln city council to remove the term "chicken wings" from Lincoln menus
Replies: 6
Views: 889

Re: Lincoln man asks Lincoln city council to remove the term "chicken wings" from Lincoln menus

That's Boneless chicken wings. As if Nebraska needs yet another excuse in the national media to appear like a bunch of ignorant hayseed rubes! :( https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/living-a-lie-nebraska-man-tells-city-council-that-term-boneless-chicken-wings-has-to-go Maybe I'm mistaken, but I ...
by Omababe
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Vote by Mail / Absentee Voting
Replies: 113
Views: 3009

Re: Vote by Mail / Absentee Voting

What I find eye-opening, and sad, actually, is the realization that 30-some percent of the citizens of this country would be willing to accept an authoritarian dictator! :(
by Omababe
Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:11 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Shadow Lake Towne Center (72nd and 370)
Replies: 477
Views: 118025

Re: Shadow Lake Towne Center (72nd and 370)

dave1215 wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:47 pmDrove thru the other day and quite a few more cars that had previously seen.
I've been shopping at the Hy Vee there more often, and yes, the whole center appears to be quite busy lately, even on weekday afternoons.
by Omababe
Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:30 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: 10505 S 168th Street Land
Replies: 3
Views: 758

Re: 10505 S 168th Street Land

I pass that way maybe once a week. IIRC that's the tract right by the fire station. I assume that most/all of it will be residential, but I would not put it past some developer to put yet another strip mall in the area fronting 168th. I'm sure that they will be widening 168th. in the near future.
by Omababe
Sun Jul 19, 2020 5:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is anybody here into Urban Exploration?
Replies: 9
Views: 2447

Re: Is anybody here into Urban Exploration?

I'm definitely not into it, but there's this one blog that keeps coming up on various photography and NYC sites which discusses the topic, and not just the NYC area.

https://ltvsquad.com/
by Omababe
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dr. Melissa Loseke:
Replies: 4
Views: 904

Re: Dr. Melissa Loseke:

Physicians often times have admitting privileges at multiple hospitals and multiple clinic affiliations.
by Omababe
Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:58 am
Forum: Rumors
Topic: Harrah's status
Replies: 17
Views: 3796

Re: Harrah's status

They are saying (the ubiquitous "they") that Harrah's will open July 3.
by Omababe
Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:19 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Country eats
Replies: 32
Views: 2776

Re: Country eats

Farmer Brown's in Waterloo. I'm not sure if they are open again, but I assume they are.
by Omababe
Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:18 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Permanently Closing Restaurants
Replies: 117
Views: 8619

Re: Permanently Closing Restaurants

Rule number one for doing business: Don't p*ss off your customers!
by Omababe
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:59 am
Forum: Council Bluffs Development
Topic: Doozie's Homemade Ice Cream and Burgers - Former Jimmy's All American (Manawa)
Replies: 125
Views: 31565

Re: Jimmy's All American Malt Shop and Grill (Manawa)

Greg S wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:45 pmLooks like this place is still open.
That's encouraging. It was good (and busy) the one time I had a few minutes and stopped in last summer.
by Omababe
Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:56 am
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: LA Freeways
Replies: 9
Views: 1081

Re: LA Freeways

Omahacritic wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:38 pmAnd now, where they exist, people just refer to “the Toll road“.
"The Pike." :)
by Omababe
Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:29 am
Forum: Rumors
Topic: Harrah's status
Replies: 17
Views: 3796

Re: Harrah's status

swinquest wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:28 pmWould the sister property be Mid-America Center?
No, Horseshoe.
by Omababe
Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:11 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Centurylink
Replies: 18
Views: 3871

Re: Centurylink

Out here in the Hinterlands we have Century Link for Internet and on those speed test sites I get about 8 megs. That's not much compared to what people are advertising, but it works fine for me, remoting in, occasional streaming, and it very seldom goes down. At work we have Cox, a business grade se...
by Omababe
Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:40 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

Ryan Air wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:06 amWN begins OMA-ATL service in December. 3x daily
That's a surprise! Gives Delta some competition.
by Omababe
Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:03 pm
Forum: Business
Topic: JC Penny's
Replies: 21
Views: 3561

Re: JC Penny's

EastCB wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:27 pmFrom what I’ve heard, the one in CB does very well.
Actually, that's the one I usually end up going to. LOL, I've always said that you could fall asleep in the JCP in CB and wake up in the one at Shadow Lake and you would not notice the difference. :)
by Omababe
Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:57 am
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: LA Freeways
Replies: 9
Views: 1081

Re: LA Freeways

In Omaha, I hear both "go north on 480" and "go north on the 480" at times.
by Omababe
Fri May 29, 2020 12:09 pm
Forum: Rumors
Topic: Harrah's status
Replies: 17
Views: 3796

Re: Harrah's status

CET has announced that the local Horseshoe will be opening on June 1.

However, there's no word on any date for the Harrah's, except for a note that the "sister property" would be opening as planned on June 1.
by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 10:10 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

Argumentative, aren't we, this morning? :)
With the real possibility of having to quarantine for 14 days if one is traveling state to state
Sorry, that report is far from any blanket one-size-fits-all 14 day mandatory quarantine from any state to any state.
by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 10:01 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

I don't consider it very practical or enforceable to quarantine when going between Omaha and Council Bluffs, or even flying between Omaha and Chicago. With the "quarantine fatigue" growing every day, I would doubt that the Teeming Millions would voluntarily participate in any one-size-fits...
by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 10:01 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

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by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 9:58 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Hwy 36 84th to 108th
Replies: 7
Views: 1011

Re: Hwy 36 84th to 108th

I wish I could remember where I read this, but I read that 36 was at one point considered an alternative to West Dodge as linking Fremont to the Interstate and they did some prep work for it, then once Dodge was officially the chosen route they kinda lost interest That makes sense. I'm trying to th...
by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 9:53 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

I've heard some one-off reports of some states trying to enforce this (Florida, Hawaii) but no blanket any state-to-state quarantine.
by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 9:52 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

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by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 9:52 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

Omababe wrote: Sun May 24, 2020 9:44 am
Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun May 24, 2020 1:49 amWith the real possibility of having to quarantine for 14 days if one is traveling state to state,
Do you have any cite for this "fact"?

I've heard some one-off reports of some states trying to enforce this (Florida, Hawaii) but no blanket any state-to-state quarantine.
by Omababe
Sun May 24, 2020 9:44 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1441209

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun May 24, 2020 1:49 amWith the real possibility of having to quarantine for 14 days if one is traveling state to state,
Do you have any cite for this "fact"?
by Omababe
Sat May 23, 2020 5:40 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Hwy 36 84th to 108th
Replies: 7
Views: 1011

Re: Hwy 36 84th to 108th

You mean this "project"? These photos were taken in 2010, 10 years ago.

https://omababe.blogspot.com/2010/02/hi ... r-was.html
by Omababe
Sat May 16, 2020 2:24 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Permanently Closing Restaurants
Replies: 117
Views: 8619

Re: Permanently Closing Restaurants

The Amigos at 72nd and Giles appears to be down for the count.