The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[Hamish 1,369]

8911.

I'd like to see if it could be done. It must take a lot of work to get the soil back to a state where it could be farmed, but it would be a better use of land than whats currently there.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8912

The foundation upon which Detroit is built is quite poor, schools are awful (graduation rates regularly below 25%), there are not enough policemen and fire fighters, and emergency calls go hours before they are answered. City council is full of idiots and the mayor's office has not been any better. I'm not hopeful for the future of the city, however much I want it to succeed.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8913)

The issue with the soil probably wouldn't be lack of nutrients - years of not being farmed has given them time to replenish, after all. The issue would be if it's contaminated and if that contamination would make crops grown there not fit to eat.

Even that might not be as much of a problem as you'd think, though. Field crops don't have deep root systems and something like a leaking underground storage tank (environmental engineers abbreviate this as "LUST" - I kid you not) would certainly get to the groundwater but might not necessarily get to vegetation on the surface.

[Larks2242 251]

8914.

City council is full of idiots and the mayor's office has not been any better. I'm not hopeful for the future of the city, however much I want it to succeed.

Well when your a mayor and your last name has "Kill" in it, It is not the best idea to get yourself accused of murder.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8915

Well, his last name had "Kil" at the front, but let's not dirty ourselves over spelling. There was a thing a few years ago when a councilwoman named Monica Conyers called a leader on the council "Shrek" and then when a bunch of junior high schoolers visiting Detroit city hall called her out on it she got mad and defensive and just looked really, really bad. Apparently, she's in the middle of a three year sentence concerning corruption charges. This was the same group of people who refused turned down a deal for the rennovation of Cobo Hall, where the North American International Auto Show is, because one of the stipulations for it (which needed it in the worst way, leaky roof, broken facilities, all kinds of problems) was that management would be shared or transferred (I can't remember any more) to an outside group, losing them prestige and power and probably another bargaining chip for under the table deals. They eventually took a modified form of the deal and the NAIAS will stay in Downtown Detroit.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8916)

Downtown Detroit is interesting. There used to be a massive abandoned skyscraper (someone posted a thread with pictures from inside here years ago), but it's since been spruced up and is now inhabited. Progress, I guess, but that makes it less cool.

I had previously thought the GM Logo on top of the Ren Cen was static, but it's actually an LED that goes back and forth between various GM logos on a normal day and sometimes turns into the Tigers logo during games. They even changed the lights up top from blue to orange after the Tigers won the game I was at. That's pretty neat!

Another odd observation about the Tigers game is that there seemed to be just as many women in the crowd as men, and most of them were young women not there with kids. I suppose this reflects the fact that in Michigan there is a very pervasive sports culture... but in most places in the US, men typically outnumber women at sporting events by a significant margin. Especially football games.

Then you have the People Mover, which my father likened to the magic trolley from Mister Rodgers' Neighborhood. Driving or walking around downtown it seems to randomly pop out all over the place and you never know where it will show up next!

It also takes only 15 minutes to ride it in a complete circle. Fastest clinch of an entire transit system I've ever had!

[Larks2242 251]

8917.

Well, his last name had "Kil" at the front, but let's not dirty ourselves over spelling. There was a thing a few years ago when a councilwoman named Monica Conyers called a leader on the council "Shrek" and then when a bunch of junior high schoolers visiting Detroit city hall called her out on it she got mad and defensive and just looked really, really bad.

Ah yes Monica Conyers, Wife of congressman John Conyers Jr. of dearborn, the 3rd longest tenured congressman behind fellow MI congressman Dingell and fellow corrupt congressman Charlie Rangel.

How is she doing lately? Still enjoying life in her posh ritzy "prison" cell for famous people? Martha Steward enjoyed her time there as well.

  Edited October 23, 2012 by Larks2242  

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8918

Michigan's political situation is almost too depressing for words.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8919)

I suppose that means all hope is Michi-gone!

[Larks2242 251]

8920.

Theres more, Representing Flint, you got Congressman Dale Kildee, apart from looking like a creepy mime, he has been accused of some really sick things.

Not to mention 83 years old and first elected to congress in 1977.

[Waterclaw 80]

#8921

Oh dear, has Governor Snyder been talked about yet here?

[Duke87 1,070]

(8922)

Don't think so.

[Larks2242 251]

8923.

Haven't got that far.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8924

I'm going to punish myself and look at the World Series Game 1 box score.

Ouch, that was painful. Welp, time for Game 2!

[Duke87 1,070]

(8925)

I suppose I won't get anywhere if I request that baseball disussion go in the baseball thread...

[Ocram's Razr 963]

8926

An alarm went off across the entire campus today towards the end of a class I was late for (so I never showed up) then Integral Calculus was cancelled. Good thing I am wearing my new ski jacket and big headphones.

18926

[Larks2242 251]

8927.

Seems annoying.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8928)

I was woken up by a fire alarm at 3 AM once in college.

No, this was not a prankster. It was a planned drill. Brilliant.

[airman15 4,111]

8929

One could argue your school wanted to make sure everyone was prepared in situations like fires in the middle of the night, but doing it at a time that robs people of sleep sounds stupid..

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8930

Aw dang, the baseball thread, I forgot about that. I'll take my tears there from now on. Anyways, a question for you all:

Why would the owners of basic BMWs (323i, 530i, etc) put an M badge on their car? The only people who would know what it means (like me) will know right away that their badge is writing a check it cannot possibly cash, and the idiots who would be impressed by such a thing would not have any idea why they're supposed to be impressed in the first place.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8931)

Because it sounds bro-manly to say "Look at me, I have a racecar!", even if you don't actually.

[citiesxlfan42 27]

8932.

On the topic of Detroit:

I'm sure most of you have seen this website, but if you haven't, I encourage you to see it. Some interesting photography here on the urban decay.

LINK

On BMW's:

I have no clue why people are slapping M badges on any of them. Then again, I don't know much on it, driving a 2001 Trailblazer.

[Fatherted 129]

Sounds like a good idea

8933

  Edited October 30, 2012 by Fatherted  

[Duke87 1,070]

(8934)

The creator returns!

[Larks2242 251]

8935.

Just saw Argo, further cements my opinion that Jimmy Carter should have never got elected president.

[airman15 4,111]

8936

And cue political debate..

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8937

Can we avoid politics? It (they?) make me nauseous. Also, does anyone else find the spelling of "nauseous" strange? Could just be me, I suppose.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8938)

A little strange, maybe, now that you mention it...

[Larks2242 251]

8939.

Not a word I use often, @ Duke has the hurricane made its way up there yet? I heard google cancelled an announcement cause of it.

[astronelson 339]

8940.

Write any word often enough and its spelling starts to look odd.