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by bigredmed1
Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:53 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
Replies: 818
Views: 188311

Re: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)

I live at 120th and Pacific. I moved in in 1993 and there was a bus route on Pacific connecting 144th to points east and you could ride with a transfer from my area to the West roads and then points east. It was killed in the late 1990's. My knowledge of the system dates back to 1995. At that point...
by bigredmed1
Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:49 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)
Replies: 818
Views: 188311

Re: METRO (Formerly Metro Area Transit - MAT)

All I know is that routes along 120th, 132nd, 144th and Pacific Streets are LONG overdue. They should've been added 30-40 years ago. I live at 120th and Pacific. I moved in in 1993 and there was a bus route on Pacific connecting 144th to points east and you could ride with a transfer from my area t...
by bigredmed1
Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Papillion Assault Case... how does this work?
Replies: 4
Views: 1324

Re: Papillion Assault Case... how does this work?

Sounds about right. Class one felony trials are huge money. Start at $250k and most are atleast double that. The DAs figure a plea is an admission of guilt that is not appealable and he gets 10-15. He will probably serve most of it and realistically would only serve 20 for a murder. So he gets half ...
by bigredmed1
Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:59 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Best Margarita in Omaha
Replies: 10
Views: 830

Re: Best Margarita in Omaha

Is Netti's still a good source of margeritas?
by bigredmed1
Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Countryside Village (87th and Pacific)
Replies: 224
Views: 61074

Re: Countryside Village (87th and Pacific)

Camille's should work with Casual Pint to have some cookies or sna k level food available after hours. Casual pint does offer a pretty decent amount of pub/snack type food to go along with your craft beer selections- https://countrysidevillage.thecasualpint.com/food-selection/ Ciao..LiO…Peace Yes, ...
by bigredmed1
Sun Jul 10, 2022 12:30 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Countryside Village (87th and Pacific)
Replies: 224
Views: 61074

Re: Countryside Village (87th and Pacific)

Camille's should work with Casual Pint to have some cookies or sna k level food available after hours.
by bigredmed1
Fri Jul 08, 2022 4:32 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: 2022 annexation package for Omaha
Replies: 18
Views: 2137

Re: 2022 annexation package for Omaha

Yes, those additional 180 residents will really put a strain on resources..... Pay your taxes, Vinny, and maybe resources won't be a problem. To be fair, cops are not exactly abundant in west O. While it's not a huge area, the power plant and the hospital both add substantial high risk targets. So ...
by bigredmed1
Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:36 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Bloody Mary
Replies: 2
Views: 349

Re: The Infusion: Bloody Mary Mix Off

It is always fun, even for us non BM drinkers.
by bigredmed1
Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:04 pm
Forum: Rumors
Topic: Fiserv
Replies: 116
Views: 27204

Re: Fiserv

We have two. Fischer has been reelected once and Sasse who was reelected once. Hardly "keeps getting reelected". The issue of tech hub status depends on perspective. A steady opinion from the eco-left is that these data centers are not great as they suck up a lot of resources and space for...
by bigredmed1
Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:58 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: American Rescue Plan Act funds
Replies: 29
Views: 3363

Re: American Rescue Plan Act funds

Interesting that lots of social agencies got money, but Children's and CHI were blanked as were the inpatient psych facilities.
by bigredmed1
Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:01 am
Forum: Welcome to Omaha
Topic: Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau
Replies: 40
Views: 6539

Re: Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau

Stothert must get a lot of Mutual money. Their MTC investments have lost money due to a lot of factors. Moving the visitor's bureau to there seams like the same thing Sarpy Co did when they moved their visitors center to Neb Crossing back when it was largely empty before remodeling. A great way to g...
by bigredmed1
Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:51 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Affordable housing
Replies: 32
Views: 4074

Re: Affordable housing

If we are going to have a city wide plan, let's make sure all the city has to play according to the same rules and expectations. Even if Fairacres gets renovated into multifamily homes. Fair. Let me know when you're ready to consolidate school districts and we can work from there. I live in OPS. No...
by bigredmed1
Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Affordable housing
Replies: 32
Views: 4074

Re: Affordable housing

Hopefully, this will be more equitable than the scattered site housing program where the leftists in Dundee got to preach a good game, but the only part of town that met it's allotment of scattered site houses was old Millard. If we are going to have a city wide plan, let's make sure all the city ha...
by bigredmed1
Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Omaha attractions I miss...
Replies: 13
Views: 2480

Re: Omaha attractions I miss...

Pfefferonis had great food and made a convenient date night in med school. WC Frank was too much a kids thing. The landmarks I miss are: Virginia Cafe in downtown. Tropics Bar on Saddle Creek There was a very high end Vietnamese restaurant in the Old Market whose name eludes me that had stunning Vi...
by bigredmed1
Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Omaha attractions I miss...
Replies: 13
Views: 2480

Re: Omaha attractions I miss...

Pfefferonis had great food and made a convenient date night in med school. WC Frank was too much a kids thing. The landmarks I miss are: Virginia Cafe in downtown. Tropics Bar on Saddle Creek There was a very high end Vietnamese restaurant in the Old Market whose name eludes me that had stunning Vie...
by bigredmed1
Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:10 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Union Omaha 2022
Replies: 80
Views: 5143

Re: Union Omaha 2022

Agreed! Not a soccer fan, but they made some noise in this tournament. Good going!
by bigredmed1
Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Julio’s - Closed
Replies: 65
Views: 14757

Re: Re: Julio’s - Two new Omaha locations

There is sign up over the old Jack and Mary's for Julios. Looks like interior work has started as well.
by bigredmed1
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Good Asian Food
Replies: 113
Views: 17890

Re: Good Asian Food

Pan Asian Terrace has delicious Pho'
by bigredmed1
Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let's play what if
Replies: 108
Views: 6543

Re: Let's play what if

Here's another what if: Rosenblatt Stadium isn't demolished. Instead, it's still there and the College World Series is still played there every year? The answer to your “what if”, which trickles down to most all of your others- if Rosenblatt Stadium wasn’t demolished (and the downtown stadium not b...
by bigredmed1
Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:10 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Authority
Replies: 49
Views: 3077

Re: Omaha Streetcar Authority

I feel like it’s already been exhaustively explained the difference between a streetcar and a BRT system. Not really. Just people like you screaming till everyone else stops listening. So, again, other than ego stroking the urbanists who can not stand that we don't have some toy that someone else h...
by bigredmed1
Sun Jun 12, 2022 7:58 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Authority
Replies: 49
Views: 3077

Re: Omaha Streetcar Authority

I feel like it’s already been exhaustively explained the difference between a streetcar and a BRT system. Not really. Just people like you screaming till everyone else stops listening. So, again, other than ego stroking the urbanists who can not stand that we don't have some toy that someone else h...
by bigredmed1
Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:54 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Authority
Replies: 49
Views: 3077

Re: Omaha Streetcar Authority

One question:. Given the large expense, why not just expand ORBT?
by bigredmed1
Sat Jun 04, 2022 1:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let's play what if
Replies: 108
Views: 6543

Re: Let's play what if

Donna Meyer was first. Sho got poached from.channel 3 by channel 7. Carol Scott replaced her and was famous for her 3 dimensions (keeping it family friendly). We used to joke that she could stand in front of Wyoming and block out Des Moines.
by bigredmed1
Mon May 30, 2022 8:31 am
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Omaha Public Schools
Replies: 84
Views: 10498

Re: Omaha Public Schools

All districts in the metro are reporting greater exodus of teachers leaving the profession, not just OPS. It's a sign of the times and poor parenting as much as anything else, with parents sending their poorly-disciplined, ill-prepared and disrespectful kids to school expecting the teachers to turn...
by bigredmed1
Fri May 27, 2022 3:09 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: The Stothert Administration
Replies: 451
Views: 69955

Re: The Stothert Administration

This is weird right. Not really. It's way more common for widowers to both remarry and remarry soon, but it's not really that out of the ordinary for widows these days. Especially if the new man is close to start with. Also, they remarried in a private ceremony. That cuts a lot of lag time. Conside...
by bigredmed1
Fri May 20, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New omicron variant
Replies: 1
Views: 645

New omicron variant

This new strain of COVID 19 presents like bad hayfever. I am sick with it now. Can attest to that.
by bigredmed1
Thu May 19, 2022 8:09 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Cherry Hills Village (I-680 and Blair High Rd)
Replies: 26
Views: 3585

Re: Official: Cherry Hills Village (I-680 and Blair High Rd)

SabrinaFaire wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:15 pm It looks like there's some more dirt moving around again closer to Blair High, anyone know what might be being built?
Google data center?
by bigredmed1
Tue May 17, 2022 12:41 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Authority
Replies: 49
Views: 3077

Re: Omaha Streetcar Authority

63rd street would boost the value of those apartments by a ton. Get from your home to the old market without an effort beyond getting on and off the street car. UNMC to Ak would be great and pulling the streetcars off Leavenworth at the earliest opportunity would be great. Could you not just shoot d...
by bigredmed1
Mon May 16, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Omaha Public Schools
Replies: 84
Views: 10498

Re: Omaha Public Schools

My niece has a teaching degree and did her year of student teaching. She is petite and had physical threats made against her. She wrapped up her degree, went to work for Amazon as an executive assistant and now works for one of the chiefs of AWS and not only makes better money, but works for a compa...
by bigredmed1
Fri May 13, 2022 6:25 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Council Bluffs in dire need of lifeguards
Replies: 5
Views: 597

Re: Council Bluffs in dire need of lifeguards

So back in the day, you could get a job at your local pool and thus net more cash. Now, you might be able to walk to a pool, but you are a noob and have to drive across town. Pools used to have swim lessons in the AM, pool hours, and adult lessons/family swim at night. You could get in a decent numb...
by bigredmed1
Wed May 11, 2022 2:00 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Replies: 99
Views: 6461

Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Lindstrom had the early big lead, but Pillen caught up. As long as Herbster lost, I am cool. 👍👍👍👍👍😁 AGREED So now I need to figure out if Trump will turn on Herbster and call him out for the accusations... or will he come up with some extravagant explanation as to why "his" candidate coul...
by bigredmed1
Wed May 11, 2022 3:10 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Replies: 99
Views: 6461

Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Lindstrom had the early big lead, but Pillen caught up. As long as Herbster lost, I am cool.
by bigredmed1
Tue May 10, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Replies: 99
Views: 6461

Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Polling was interesting. At my place, I was line 177. There were a sizeable number of people. 4 marking ballots and 4 in line before me.
by bigredmed1
Mon May 09, 2022 12:50 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: The Mio - Former Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)
Replies: 81
Views: 7197

Re: Lo Sole Mio Ristorante Italiano (3001 S. 32nd Ave.)

Definitely need to keep our local places going. But they need to meet part way. Take reservations! Have a balanced menu such that people eating pasta don't have a dump truck full and people eating other food have normal portions. Definitely annoying trying to go out as a couple.
by bigredmed1
Mon May 09, 2022 12:46 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Replies: 99
Views: 6461

Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

I'd vote for Gonzalez, but unfortunately not within my county. 😕 I agree with the police grip in this city - find it irritating they're in bed with the local govt. Unrelated to that part but definitely related to the governor election, what am I missing when I look at these videos/photos of all of ...
by bigredmed1
Mon May 09, 2022 9:42 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Replies: 99
Views: 6461

Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Makes it easier to decide who not to vote for.
by bigredmed1
Mon May 09, 2022 9:38 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election
Replies: 99
Views: 6461

Re: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

He only got a ticket???
by bigredmed1
Thu May 05, 2022 2:17 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Former Fitness Building Going Apartment (North 120 & Miami)
Replies: 29
Views: 3751

Re: Former Fitness Building Going Apartment (North 120 & Miami)

Still, not for me. Don't want to be 6 months into a lease and have my insurance get jacked up on car and renters.
by bigredmed1
Wed May 04, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill (Southport - 126th & Giles - La Vista)
Replies: 37
Views: 2384

Re: Hail Varsity Club (Southport - 126th & Giles - La Vista)

Sports bars in this town suck. None of them keep.the noise down. There are a lot of cool local joints with better food and noise levels and they also have them new fangled thingamabobs called TV sets.