I say now that Bass Pro is officially gone (and I don't believe that they were actually going to be here anyway) the Powers That Be should try to get an IKEA to replace it.
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Goodbye Bass Pro; Hello, IKEA05/04/2010 18:41 #51502
21st voterI just voted in the School Board election. I was the 21st voter at my local polling place for two election districts combined.
I heard that turnout was low. But I had no idea it i was this low.
I heard that turnout was low. But I had no idea it i was this low.
tiburon1724 - 07/31/10 11:42
I'm guilty of being a non-voter myself. I really only vote in Presedential, Governors and Mayors races as I know nothing about the other candidates nor do I really care enough to spend the time to research it to be perfectly honest. I'm lazy. As are most Americans.
I'm guilty of being a non-voter myself. I really only vote in Presedential, Governors and Mayors races as I know nothing about the other candidates nor do I really care enough to spend the time to research it to be perfectly honest. I'm lazy. As are most Americans.
james - 05/05/10 14:11
I was #344 out of 28K at my polling place at 7PM.
This election was awful. Our choices were either incumbents or candidatures illegally receiving tens of thousands of dollars from out of town special interests, as written about in Artvoice: :::link:::
Generally, the incumbents were terrible. But, between the incompetence you know and the incompetence someone buys I would rather in the incumbents.
Jay McCarthy is an special disaster. The son of a judge, the product of private schools, a bartender by trade he is replacing one of the few sane voices on the school board. Far be it for me to say anything bad about bartenders, but this man has not shown up to any of the candidates night I or my colleagues have gone to. Instead he has sent his campaign manager. His campaign pitch: "He was a bartender at the pink, so you know he loves you!"
His platform is fluff. His literature with my notes:
Busing - don't let black kids into your white neighborhood!
Accountability - How? He wont say.
A waste of a seat. I hope he does some good, but I doubt he is doing anything more than letting his daddy polish up his roguish GW Bush like son into something respectable.
I was #344 out of 28K at my polling place at 7PM.
This election was awful. Our choices were either incumbents or candidatures illegally receiving tens of thousands of dollars from out of town special interests, as written about in Artvoice: :::link:::
Generally, the incumbents were terrible. But, between the incompetence you know and the incompetence someone buys I would rather in the incumbents.
Jay McCarthy is an special disaster. The son of a judge, the product of private schools, a bartender by trade he is replacing one of the few sane voices on the school board. Far be it for me to say anything bad about bartenders, but this man has not shown up to any of the candidates night I or my colleagues have gone to. Instead he has sent his campaign manager. His campaign pitch: "He was a bartender at the pink, so you know he loves you!"
His platform is fluff. His literature with my notes:
Busing - don't let black kids into your white neighborhood!
Accountability - How? He wont say.
A waste of a seat. I hope he does some good, but I doubt he is doing anything more than letting his daddy polish up his roguish GW Bush like son into something respectable.
uncutsaniflush - 05/05/10 10:57
I usually vote early in the morning so being a single digit voter doesn't seem all that weird to me.
I usually vote early in the morning so being a single digit voter doesn't seem all that weird to me.
heidi - 05/04/10 23:32
4.19% according to the unofficial results here:http://www.elections.erie.gov/content.aspx?id=133
4.19% according to the unofficial results here:http://www.elections.erie.gov/content.aspx?id=133
janelle - 05/04/10 22:50
They said voter turnout is usually 6% and this year was closer to 2%. So sad.
They said voter turnout is usually 6% and this year was closer to 2%. So sad.
heidi - 05/04/10 20:35
I was #11 around 6:30 tonight :-/
I was #11 around 6:30 tonight :-/
metalpeter - 05/04/10 19:58
well voter turnout is low generally and if you don't have kids who go to public school then you even have less voters, and maybe even people who do have kids don't really care. I think the only time when turn out for that is good is when there is some political issue with the schools.
well voter turnout is low generally and if you don't have kids who go to public school then you even have less voters, and maybe even people who do have kids don't really care. I think the only time when turn out for that is good is when there is some political issue with the schools.
03/29/2010 21:07 #51293
Still more monkeys than people
I found this by accident on the google web. The Costa Verde
hotel has a "house" that is made out of the fuselage of a 727.The little boy in me says "golly gee, it's swell!"
tinypliny - 03/30/10 20:10
Golly Gee, IT IS swell!
Golly Gee, IT IS swell!
metalpeter - 03/30/10 17:21
That looks really amazing. That being said two things.
1. The landing gear is kinda half way out there wonder how they do that.
2. It looks like there is a lot of the planes front end that isn't supported I wonder how safe that is?
That looks really amazing. That being said two things.
1. The landing gear is kinda half way out there wonder how they do that.
2. It looks like there is a lot of the planes front end that isn't supported I wonder how safe that is?
11/28/2009 11:42 #50393
It's Snowing in Iceland
It's snowing in Stykkisholmur, Iceland right now. It's not snowing in Buffalo, USA.
And I say that the latter is a good thing.
paul - 11/28/09 17:07
I keep wondering if we'll make it to December with no snow.
I keep wondering if we'll make it to December with no snow.
metalpeter - 11/28/09 16:12
Great Post
Great Post
mrmike - 11/28/09 13:50
As it should be
As it should be
tinypliny - 11/28/09 11:53
THAT is an AWESOME AWESOME SUPER AWESOME turn of events for buffalo. :D
THAT is an AWESOME AWESOME SUPER AWESOME turn of events for buffalo. :D
11/23/2009 22:28 #50370
11/22/09 03:43:56 pm
uncutsaniflush - 11/25/09 09:18
Thanks to (e:all) for all the kind words. (e:paul) - The photo was taken on a trail on the grounds of the Royal Botanical Gardens :::link::: near the Burlington Hamilton border in Ontario, Canada.
The woood is part of a railing on a boardwalk over a marsh.
Thanks to (e:all) for all the kind words. (e:paul) - The photo was taken on a trail on the grounds of the Royal Botanical Gardens :::link::: near the Burlington Hamilton border in Ontario, Canada.
The woood is part of a railing on a boardwalk over a marsh.
paul - 11/24/09 19:56
Great Photo. Where is that?
Great Photo. Where is that?
metalpeter - 11/24/09 19:17
nice shot
nice shot
matthew - 11/24/09 15:26
Very nice, great photo!
Very nice, great photo!
joshua - 11/24/09 09:51
Nice snap!
Nice snap!
uncutsaniflush - 11/24/09 05:42
(e:tinypliny) - yes, I took it. As (e:terry) said, it is a chickadee.
(e:tinypliny) - yes, I took it. As (e:terry) said, it is a chickadee.
terry - 11/23/09 23:04
chickadee-dee-dee-dee-dee
chickadee-dee-dee-dee-dee
tinypliny - 11/23/09 22:32
Priceless! Did you take it?! What kind of a bird is that? :)
Priceless! Did you take it?! What kind of a bird is that? :)
Sonic is a fit for the suburbs, not so much the city and definitely not downtown. It focuses on people driving there!! Their food is ok; we had it in Orlando. Once the novelty wears off after about two visits, it's nothing special. And it's awkward to go alone lol. The best thing is their crazy drinks....you can basically get whatever you want. Chocolate Coke is better than it sounds.
Well what I would (even though I don't drive) like to see is (this doesn't exsit by the way) A Sonic, like from what I understand the way (or even not them but some other company) they are in the south with the drive up service and pretty girls and for the girls guys on Roller Skates. Some of them (or other dinners) have car show nights, have those, and then, Also since this is catering to cars have a Drive In.......... Yes you could have food roller skated out to you at the drive, how awesome would that be??????
IKEA would be awesome!! I don't go to any in Canada now because I don't know the details of crossing the border with the stuff. And Pittsburgh's too much of a hike to make it worthwhile. The other ideas you guys have floated are great too but who are we kidding...Canalside will look like Main Place Mall, Main St, the Casino location, etc forever thanks largely in part to NIMBYs.
I would love a whole foods, although I suspect that would cause the coop to close. Maybe not though, since they are far enough apart.
Yes, A Trader Joe's downtown would be cool. So would a Whole Foods.
Since we are dreaming, I would really like a Trader Joe's AND a chain haircut place, say, Fantastic Sam or Supercuts in downtown, please. Thanks.
(e:matthew) - A boy can dream. I just like the idea of an IKEA in Buffalo.
Ikea said "NO" years ago when they were approached about it.