Arlington NASCAR track dead?

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote in message If you worked hard as a cropduster,
you would have made enough
to retire 10 years ago....

Then I would have to spend every day with the wife- not good for our
marriage or my sanity. Five day trips seem to improve the home life.
Besides, I still have fun flying. I just missed out on a fun flight. The
flight involves moving a DHL A-300 from Bahgdad to Amman with a no-flap,
no-slat landing due to a little wrinkled skin from a missile.

D. (Lord knows it ain't for the money)

"Capt.Doug" wrote

I just missed out on a fun flight. The
flight involves moving a DHL A-300 from Bahgdad to Amman with a no-flap,
no-slat landing due to a little wrinkled skin from a missile.

D. (Lord knows it ain't for the money)

Damn, that was one good, or lucky (or most likely both) crew that brought
that SOB back in that kind of condition. And wouldn't you #*%$*#%ing know,
the French standing by while it happened.

I am surprised with the damage, that the plane is not a total loss. It has
got to be hard to get the brown streak out of the pilot and copilot's seats!
g
--
Jim in NC


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"Capt.Doug" wrote:

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote in message If you worked hard as a cropduster,
you would have made enough
to retire 10 years ago....

Then I would have to spend every day with the wife- not good for our
marriage or my sanity. Five day trips seem to improve the home life.
Besides, I still have fun flying. I just missed out on a fun flight. The
flight involves moving a DHL A-300 from Bahgdad to Amman with a no-flap,
no-slat landing due to a little wrinkled skin from a missile.

D. (Lord knows it ain't for the money)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Oh, so true.

Retirement can be stressful to the point of divorce,
so, work until the "death do you part" becomes
one's best option. However, one may care to exercise
that option later, rather than sooner. If later appeals to you,
stay the f__k out of Baghdad or... Bahgdad, Capt Crunch.
It's a big world. "Fun" exists elsewhere, even for someone
that considers cropdusting... boring.

P.S
Did you know cropdusters get shot at, too?
Ya just gotta be in the right place at the right time...
kinda like "Bahgdad".


BB -- fly with a kevlar seat and Depends

Bob,
There's available industrial (I1 ?) buildings in the North Gardland / East
Plano area (see Shiloh @ Plano Parkway in East Plano).

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...rchtab=address


Russell Kent


"RobertR237" wrote in message
...



We have all heard of the Trickle down theory of economics but when it
comes
to
sports stadiums and sports complexes, the correct name if "Trickle Up
Economics". That means that everybody in the community will by way of
increased taxes to build and support the complex will have their money
trickle
up to the super rich owners of the teams and are the only benefactors of
the
centers. The worst part of it all is that people seem to ignore all the
facts
in some mistaken loyality to these sports enterprises. I have watched
all
this
crap occur three separate times in the last 10 years in Houston and
couldn't
believe my eyes. Now I have seen it occur again in Arlington Texas, as
those
people who were already paying through the nose for the Texas Rangers,
voted
to
tax their asses off to get the Dallas Cowboys Football team. And NO,
they
Cowboys don't intend to change their name either.

While a few people in each community receive great benefits from these
sports
stadiums, that benefit is always at the cost of the tax paying citizens,
not
from outside the community. Even though Houston claims to have received
millions in economic benefit from hosting the Superbowl, the reality was
that
it cost even more millions for the city to host it. The taxpayers paid
for
the
stadium, paid for the preparations, paid for the thousands of hours of
police
overtime to provide security, and paid for the cleanup after all the
drunken
fans left tons of trash littering the city.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

You are absolutely correct.

I lived in Arlington for 32 years and have had my business there for
27 years. It is only a half mile from Ameriquest Field, formerly the
Ballpark at Arlington. The traffic on game day is horrific. When the
Ballpark deal was on the ballot, they promised all sorts of
development around it. The only new businesses I know of are sports
stores in the stadium.

They promised the same thing for the new Cowboy stadium. My question
is why there hasn't been all this development around Texas Stadium
(their current home). The only businesses near there are freight
companies.

I'm surprised there was not an uprising of Texas Eastern Star and Free
Mason members over this. It will literally be in the backyard of the
state Eastern Star retirement home.

I'm looking for a suitable location to move my business. Their loss?
Only about $30,000 annual sales tax revenue plus inventory and
personal property tax.


I checked on the property tax for homes in the Arlington area and what has
all
the big stadiums and such done for property tax, make them higher than
other
areas of Dallas. Now, they will have higher sales taxes as well. Yes,
the
area around Irving Stadium has been a total loss and nothing has developed
around it, at least not because of it.

I am looking at the Garland or Rockwall area but still haven't made a
decision
yet.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

Sorry, I thought you were looking for business space. You could always look
around my house (Springpark North subdivision, SE corder Renner @ Jupiter):
Collin county (better taxes), City of Richardson, Plano schools (I know, not
an issue for you now, but if you grandchildren move in ... :-)

Russell Kent

"RobertR237" wrote in message
...



I am looking at the Garland or Rockwall area but still haven't made a
decision
yet.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

In what area will you be working? Kids in school? I'm familiar with
most areas of the Metroplex. Plus traffic arteries.


UTSouthwestern / Parkland Medical Center area. I am looking to locate
close to
DART Rail since an annual DART pass will only cost me $40. No kids in
school,
she is grown and supposedly on her own but I am not sure what that means
anymore, seems to cost me more now than when she was in school. The
number one
area on my list right now is the East Shores Country Club area of Garland.
Like the older homes with mature trees.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

Sorry, I thought you were looking for business space. You could always look
around my house (Springpark North subdivision, SE corder Renner @ Jupiter):
Collin county (better taxes), City of Richardson, Plano schools (I know, not
an issue for you now, but if you grandchildren move in ... :-)

Russell Kent


Nope, need a residence with big garage for my plane. I am looking a many areas
but trying to locate close to DART center since I can get an annual pass for
$40. As for the grandchildren, shhhhhhhhh don't even thing it.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

"Morgans" wrote in message -
I am surprised with the damage, that the plane is not a total loss.

A team of US mechanics airlined to Jordan and then rode a C-130 into Iraq
with a spiralling approach. They patched the hydraulics and are patching and
replacing wing skins. The basic structure is good enough to ferry. The
captain for the flight has been practicing no slat/ no flap landings in the
simulator. Approach speed will be around 210 KIAS and about 10 knots below
max tire speed. Five of the seven mechanics had the runs by their second day
there. The logbooks for the airplane take up 3 pallets (not including the
current repairs). Someone figured it was financially viable to fix it rather
than scrap it.

D.

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote in message Did you know cropdusters get shot at,
too?

I get shot at just driving down the interstate. How do you return fire from
a cropduster?

D. (Don't shoot- I'm not a tourist!)

Capt.Doug wrote:

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote in message Did you know cropdusters get shot at,

too?

I get shot at just driving down the interstate. How do you return fire from
a cropduster?

D. (Don't shoot- I'm not a tourist!)



You spray them with your nasty chemicals. They will that way die a slow
and painful death...


Matt

Russell Kent wrote:
Sorry, I thought you were looking for business space. You could always
look
around my house (Springpark North subdivision, SE corder Renner @ Jupiter):
Collin county (better taxes), City of Richardson, Plano schools (I know,
not
an issue for you now, but if you grandchildren move in ... :-)

Bob Reed replied:
Nope, need a residence with big garage for my plane. I am looking a many
areas
but trying to locate close to DART center since I can get an annual pass
for
$40. As for the grandchildren, shhhhhhhhh don't even thing it.

Some of the houses have three (2+1) car garages. Dunno if that is
sufficient. Rear entry (alleys) might be a problem though. I've walked to
the Bush station. It's a long walk. There's bus service to the station,
though (two routes!).

Russell Kent