Charlotte Off Topic

[KJHburg]

Always Remember.  Flags in  Charleston SC, Houston TX and Johnson City TN respectively. 

[rancenc]

I am quite sure the current US administration will take credit for this job creation throughout the country!!!  MAGA (Make Americans Gigantic Arses)!! 

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/09/11/wendy-s-to-start-serving-breakfast-in-2020-hiring.html

 

[Merthecat]

Any readers of Strong Towns may be interested to note that as part of the Strong America book tour, they'll be making a stop in Davidson on Saturday, 5 Oct.  (And Asheville the previous day, and Pittsboro the following day.)

[XRZ.ME]

what's the name of the chemical factory on South Blvd between Woodlawn and Tyvola.

 

Can not find anything on google map. Very curious every time I drive by.

[kermit]

6 minutes ago, XRZ.ME said:

what's the name of the chemical factory on South Blvd between Woodlawn and Tyvola.

 

Can not find anything on google map. Very curious every time I drive by.

Cargill. Its cooking oil recycling.

[XRZ.ME]

18 hours ago, kermit said:

Cargill. Its cooking oil recycling.

Thanks.

Recycling into bio-fuel?

 

 

[kermit]

49 minutes ago, XRZ.ME said:

Thanks.

Recycling into bio-fuel?

 

 

I had thought just more edible oil, but not sure.

[Nick2]

[NCMike1990]

There is a guy on YT (Mileage Mike) who has been posting driving videos of Charlotte neighborhoods. These are some really good videos and they show all the construction activity and growth of the city up close (I had no idea Trade Street was such a mess!)

If you don't live in Charlotte or haven't visited in a long time I believe you will appreciate these videos.

Here is a tour of Uptown, NoDa, University City, and Plaza Midwood.

Source

Edited September 21, 2019 by NCMike1990

[Windsurfer]

On 9/6/2019 at 5:35 PM, Nick2 said:

So she was against it because family was bootlegging because alcohol was illegal?

Sorry. Just now seeing this.

She was against it for two reasons: 1) family situation  2) the suffragette movement was allied with prohibition. There's some kind of vague history I believe regarding booze and suffragettes. 

[tozmervo]

25 minutes ago, Windsurfer said:

Sorry. Just now seeing this.

She was against it for two reasons: 1) family situation  2) the suffragette movement was allied with prohibition. There's some kind of vague history I believe regarding booze and suffragettes. 

I'm not real well read on the subject, but my general understanding was that women were suffering the most from alcohol abuse. That came in the form of men/husbands drinking too much and causing them physical & mental abuse.

[videtur quam contuor]

The saying is French but the English equivalent is "Alcohol makes a victim of a child, a martyr of a woman, and a brute of a man". 

[KJHburg]

News you can use this upcoming month.

 

[lit]

On 9/29/2019 at 4:25 PM, KJHburg said:

News you can use this upcoming month.

 

Who TF eats Milk Duds?

[KJHburg]

1 minute ago, lit said:

Who TF eats Milk Duds?

I do.  But I would prefer a Snickers bar or Reese's Cup over some Milk Duds. And M&Ms over all but the Snickers. 

[videtur quam contuor]

This is based on searches on Google so likely people entering "who TF eats Milk Duds" as search term.

[videtur quam contuor]

https://www.ncdemography.org/2019/10/03/nc-is-rapidly-growing-where-are-our-new-residents-moving-from/

[grodney]

Whaaaaat?!  South County library (at Rea and 51) is closing Nov 3 for "renovations"....re-opening **winter 2021?!?!!!**.  What the actual?  I mean, you could bulldoze and completely rebuild by 2021.  They build goddam skyscrapers in less time.  This is like when the airport needed 6 months to install a metal detector.  And what is winter 2021 anyway?  Is that Jan/Feb 20201 or Nov/Dec 2021 and why don't people think of this when writing "winter 2021"?

 

[KJHburg]

wow this is a terrible crane collapse in downtown New Orleans at the Hard Rock Hotel.  anyone know about this project were they adding floors above something existing or what?

https://abcnews.go.com/US/person-killed-18-hospital-crane-collapses-hard-rock/story?id=66232002  video here

more photos at Nola.com

https://www.nola.com/news/article_32bf6f0c-ed19-11e9-bbf3-83ac53629e42.html

Edited October 12, 2019 by KJHburg

[NCMike1990]

^ I saw that that on the news. What a tragedy and sad for the loss of life. How does something like that even happen and what caused it? OSHA will be all over this. I bet it will be a long time before construction resumes. This happened at the corner of Canal and N. Rampart Street. Here’s the video.

 

Edited October 12, 2019 by NCMike1990
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[XRZ.ME]

Nearly 7k duke energy customers in South End are out of power this afternoon

 

[CLT2014]

^ I wake up everyday and am pleasantly surprised the power isn't out because Duke can't keep their power lines from falling off poles in 2 mph winds. I'd say I budget 2 fridges worth of food being thrown out per year due to 12 hour+ power outages and plan on 15 - 18 minor power outages a year that get resolved within 12 hours. Most typical cause is it is raining and the power line into the neighborhood falls back onto the street again. 

Edited October 17, 2019 by CLT2014

[videtur quam contuor]

I have asked Duke about this and they say (among other responses) that underground connections are also vulnerable. I laughed and I cried at that.

[Nick2]

Urbanplanet's support is always great. I reached out to them concerned about a full page pop up ad and they replied immediately.

[grodney]

Found this on the innerwebs.....of unknown provenance.  That's not Charlotte pictured, but oh my word.  (Perhaps most hilarious is that BINGO needed six columns to fit all the stuff!)

 

EDIT:  Just noticed the swear word.  My apologies.  NC-17 only!  Click here if underage: http://www.nickjr.com/the-backyardigans/

 

 

 

 

Edited October 30, 2019 by grodney