On the way to work in the morning I was walking past this building and what appeared to be a Realtor outside was telling a couple that the building I circled in red was slotted to become a parking lot. They were just working with the city to get the permits or something. Maybe, I heard them wrong. I really don't care either way as that part of the street is so dead from Medina Deli to the Dare Care but I wonder just how many parking lots will be on Main Street in the end.
For some reason, that was the only picture I took yesterday. It's weird.
Work
It was a great day for programming. I got so much done but I still feel like 10 feet underground because of the crazy amount of stuff I have lined up. There are seriously like 17 million things I have to program. Maybe I need a 30 inch monitor like (e:jim).
I got this security system deployed for the IP cameras at work. I was really happy with the result and apparently so was the VP of secuirty.
Uh, can I RAVE about this Paul Visco guy just a little bit right now.
Smokin hot.
So, seriously, I am a hard worker and I love doing what I do - and it is so great getting positive feedback from work. During my five years at Canisius I did some amazing stuff which I thought really helped the program and I never felt appreciated. What a difference it makes to feel like you are making a difference at your job and that you are important.
Night Time
(e:terry) and I went out with (e:jim) and (e:james). It was fun as usual and the first time I had some drinks since the Crohn's thing started. I felt fine. In fact I didn't feel sick at all today. Asacol is seriously a miracle drug. I just wish I didn't have to take 9 pills a day.
First of all glad you are feeling good paul.
Here is the thing with the train. Allot of people use it. If you live in the burbs and work downtown my understanding is that at the park and ride it is free to park then you can catch the train downtown and I'm sure that is cheaper then driving all the way down there and then paying at a lot. allot of people do use the train. I here the excuse the train killed downtown Buffalo you can't drive down main.
1) first of all what killed Main St. is the Galleria mall. The few Big time stores that brought people to the Main Place mall area all left and went to the Galleria mall or some other mall and then a store at the mall moved to the galleria.
2) There are two street you can drive down on the other side of main st that will get you to everyplace you need to get to on main. Some buildings like sheas and the building next to it and T.G.I. Fridays/hotel have entrances on two entrances one of wich is on Main. One of those takes you to the movies and the arena. The other goes behind sheas and can take you down past the pearl st. grill. Oh yeah and they both along with Elmwood & Delaware take you to the chip strip and isn't that really all we need.
Yeah it would be great if our Downtown was the center of town but I think those days may be over forever. Lets say some one gets there stuff together and builds a great waterfront where you can drive up on your boat park it and shop then go back out and fish and the fish are safe to eat. Then that Casino becomes a fire star casino that people from Asia come to visit and there is a strip club and high priced Asian Hookers. Then they build I state of the Art Football stadium that is a more modern skydome (now rogers center) and the Bills are a playoff team and so are the sabres, bisons and Bandits. That is all well and good but you will still have the two downtowns. The people who work there will go home after work. You will have the chip strip people and then there will be the waterfront Area and downtown I think will allways be that kinda middle unused area. It will never be like Torontos young st. Where people are out at 2am and you can't figure out what is really still open.
All that being said I would love for Buffalo to be Like TO where you have the rail down the center of the road and then you have traffic on both sides of it and people also walk down the street. I don't know as that would really work here though. I used to use the train allot when I went to Canisius and haven't used it in a long time. But It may get used on friday not sure yet.
thats so awesome that you are feeling better with the aid of Asacol.
I'll admit I don't find the train all that useful to me currently. But once I start classes on south campus I will probably use it everyday instead of driving.
Really, where would you go on main street that you have been avoiding becaus eof that lack of car access. The freakin' main street mail, lol?
I don't think the street trolley/subway being on main street is what makes it not work. I guess they could do like they do in toronto and mix the trolley plus cars but seriously, that subway is really used a lot.
Having worked right downtown at HSBC one for several years and seeing if first hand - I think peple don't realize how much that subway is actually used. It is often very packed. Its not lkie this empty unused system that just needs to go.
"I wonder just how many parking lots will be on Main Street in the end."
There can never be enough. Like it or not, we suburbanites are spoiled with having a parking lot in front of every establishment. Honestly, this is good... Make it easier for us to get downtown and spend our money and we will!
The next step should be to get that stupid "subway" off of Main.