built after I left i guess. I was there 79-91. back in arkansas since. On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:28 AM, bruce majors <[email protected]>wrote:
> Do you remember it or had the built "Harrison Square" before you left? > > > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know that area well as my apt was at the corner of 13th and RI ave nw. >> >> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 8:47 AM, bruce majors <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> DC had an area that was about 4 square city blocks on the northern edge >>> of the gay neighborhood that was an abandoned children's hospital (between >>> 11th and 14th streets and V and W). It sat behind a chain link fence and if >>> you were unlucky enough to park your car beside it when parking was tight >>> your chance of being mugged or robbed was very high as there was no one >>> around, no eyes on the street. >>> >>> The DC government for OVER 10 years said it was taking requests for >>> proposals and studying the best way to use the property. 10 years of high >>> crime, blight, and no property taxes. >>> >>> Finally they got a big enough bribe from one group and let it be >>> developed into 3 and 4 story row houses with garages tucked underneath right >>> around the time the real estate boom started. If they had waited 5 more >>> years it would have sold for a lot more; if they had done it 10 years >>> earlier the neighborhood would have been safer and they would have collected >>> property taxes. >>> >>> This is how all bureaucracies work. >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Keith In Tampa < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Bruce, >>>> >>>> I was unaware that this was still going on. I don't recall all of the >>>> details, but that kind of crap went on in Florida, and other states and >>>> communities for years, until several municipal city councilmen went to the >>>> pokey for about five years. The City of Tampa, (among other Florida >>>> Cities) stopped that practice long ago! >>>> >>>> I got FIOS about 4 years ago. Verizon had huge gangs of illegal aliens >>>> slapping the wiring around Tampa for months. As soon as one had it wired >>>> up, you could call and have it turned on. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:02 AM, bruce majors >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> In Washington DC Verizon constantly runs ads for FIOS, the TV they >>>>> provide, which is apparently much better than Comcast. >>>>> >>>>> But you cannot get FIOS in DC, only in the less dense Virginia and >>>>> Maryland suburbs >>>>> >>>>> The (all Democrat) city council will not let them sell it to you until >>>>> the whole city has been wired for the infrastructure, inclduing >>>>> neighborhoods where everyone is on welfare and presumably should not be >>>>> buying cable with their food stamps. >>>>> >>>>> Now the city is fully wired and we still cannot buy it. Apparently >>>>> more bribes must be paid under the table. >>>>> >>>>> Most of the city only has comcast (or dish) and a few areas have RCN >>>>> for houses but rarely for condos and apartments >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 9:54 PM, RICHARD BROWN < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dial-up is the only service available since the government-backed >>>>>> monopolies of phone and cable companies have prevented a Wi-Max system >>>>>> to be installed. A three-minute video takes half-an-hour to load at >>>>>> best. 9.5 hours just to load a new version of I-Tunes and even then I >>>>>> had remain vigilant because my server disconnected me after eight >>>>>> hours. >>>>>> Some of us still live in dinosaur land. :-) >>>>>> Dik...the buddy of Alley Oop. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 19, 6:43 pm, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Why don't you just watch TV on the internet? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > www.hulu.com >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 9:17 PM, RICHARD BROWN < >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > I love the internet because I do not have access, (Thank the >>>>>> Supreme >>>>>> > > Identity) to TV or newspapers. I have many sources on >>>>>> line...meaning >>>>>> > > dial-up, so forget video, and I love to read this stuff. But >>>>>> thirty or >>>>>> > > fifty topics per day is just a bit much. By the time I do just a >>>>>> page >>>>>> > > load and a quick scan I will have spent two hours trying to glean >>>>>> > > useful information. >>>>>> > > Censorship? >>>>>> > > Not in my life. >>>>>> > > I am a CLASSIC LIBERAL with a huge leaning towards independence >>>>>> that >>>>>> > > borders on anarchy. I have put my life where my mouth is too, >>>>>> which >>>>>> > > is why I am somewhat isolated. >>>>>> > > If all the three of you want to do is post links or paste material >>>>>> > > that you find interesting and not actually write your own >>>>>> thoughts, a >>>>>> > > better, certainly more economical way is for you to collect it all >>>>>> on >>>>>> > > a note pad and post it all in one go and title it with something >>>>>> like, >>>>>> > > "Bruce Majors' Daily Choices". Those who find your choices >>>>>> > > interesting could read it and comment on those pieces that they >>>>>> have >>>>>> > > an opinion on...or not. >>>>>> > > By my estimation that would cut down about 110 of those topics. >>>>>> > > Instead of having a thousand cars on the avenue, maybe some of the >>>>>> > > topics could be put on a bus. >>>>>> > > What do you say guys? >>>>>> > > Dik (Who rode the short bus to school) :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *~@):~{> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
