Anybody know anything about Katy, Texas (29 mi outside Houston suburb)?

[ricksdisconnected]

That’s one bullshit cop right there.

that was Fl at the time. dont really know if much has changed mitch.
fl and ga are hand in hand bitch buddies. i promise you, these two states will be the very last to make
the cigaweed legal too. doesnt effect me either way but im just making my predictions ahead of time lol.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

I live in a small town SOUTH of Cocoa Beach. (Next one south of Patrick Air Force Base...excuse me, now it's Patrick Space Force Base.)

These days, in Brevard County, it's really hard to find cops with such a bad attitude as the one you described. Quite the contrary, our current Sheriff is quite clear in his advice to citizens to protect themselves and their property by all lawful means when the situation warrants it. And our police pretty much are all right there with him, in every department in every city. The result is that even the worst parts of the county have much lower crime rates than any neighboring county. Word has gotten out to the miscreants and those with criminal intent that Brevard is the wrong county to set up shop in.

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

@ricksdisconnected
I have been in an out of Atlanta a number of times, in my 20’s I honestly didn’t think it snowed out there , we have had a couple light snows at my elevation.
And yes people can’t drive for shit here either, used to drive through Katy to get there , and Houston which was my regular trip.
Cheers

 

[Adieu]

I did hear they were considered somewhat a flooding risk. Is this insurance-grade "aww dammit" nuisance flooding or "OH SHIII...we all gonna die" apocalyptic flooding?

 

[crossroadsnyc]

that place has GOT to be the hottest place on earth.

Not even the hottest in the USA ... though, I like warmth, so it's not a drawback for me.

Weird aside: We're covered in snow right now, and for the first time in many-many years, I'm absolutely loving it. I use to get excited about snow when I was a kid, but then I got into the cringe faze ... now I'm feeling like a kid again! Meh, in another month I'll probably be dreaming of the summer lol.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

I live in a small town SOUTH of Cocoa Beach. (Next one south of Patrick Air Force Base...excuse me, now it's Patrick Space Force Base.)

These days, in Brevard County, it's really hard to find cops with such a bad attitude as the one you described. Quite the contrary, our current Sheriff is quite clear in his advice to citizens to protect themselves and their property by all lawful means when the situation warrants it. And our police pretty much are all right there with him, in every department in every city. The result is that even the worst parts of the county have much lower crime rates than any neighboring county. Word has gotten out to the miscreants and those with criminal intent that Brevard is the wrong county to set up shop in.

good ole Brevard county lol. as a whole that place wasnt to bad.
i remember Ron Jons when it was a brick building and not what it
is today. i liked it much better before. you remember this case?
Junny was a cool kid man. his family use to come to my fav spot
on the beach.
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/...ed-pedophile-brevard-30-years-ago/4875235001/

 

[crossroadsnyc]

Speaking of Texas ... anyone else love JR Ewing?

 

[ricksdisconnected]

Speaking of Texas ... anyone else love JR Ewing?

i know who shot him.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

I've been here since 1975. When Ron Jon's was a small wood building. Today it's a stucco palace and retail tourist trap/shop. The glass bank in front of Brassy's was torn down years ago, and Brassy's was long gone before that. The last use of the glass bank was as a home base by a reclusive rich guy. He lived in it. City council didn't like that very much and tried to evict him.

I saw Leslie West play at Brassy's. I remember it was LOUD.

The port used to be a cool place, lots of local color and people just making an ocean based living. Today, thanks to Disney (Gag me...) and Royal Caribbean, they have made the place cleaner, more modern, and very boring.

 

[crossroadsnyc]

i know who shot him.

One of the all time greats.

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

@ricksdisconnected
I have been in an out of Atlanta a number of times, in my 20’s I honestly didn’t think it snowed out there , we have had a couple light snows at my elevation.
And yes people can’t drive for shit here either, used to drive through Katy to get there , and Houston which was my regular trip.
Cheers

@Mitchell Pearrow I lived in Atlanta for a total of 4 months. Long story. But from Jan through April in the very late 80's. BTW, it's farther north than Dallas, it just doesn't appear so. It snowed like I was in CO. Snow plows out, drifts along the steep roads. I don't know how often, or how much is normal, but my one winter there sucked!

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

Speaking of Texas ... anyone else love JR Ewing?

Never watched it. Most of my friends did, but I refused. It was a nigh time soap opera as far as I was concerned. If I remember right, it was on Friday nights. Because lots of my friends wouldn't show up to parties and stuff until after Dallas.
We were late teens to earlier 20's during its run. WTF, TV over parties and girls?

 

[ricksdisconnected]

I've been here since 1975. When Ron Jon's was a small wood building. Today it's a stucco palace and retail tourist trap/shop. The glass bank in front of Brassy's was torn down years ago, and Brassy's was long gone before that. The last use of the glass bank was as a home base by a reclusive rich guy. He lived in it. City council didn't like that very much and tried to evict him.

I saw Leslie West play at Brassy's. I remember it was LOUD.

The port used to be a cool place, lots of local color and people just making an ocean based living. Today, thanks to Disney (Gag me...) and Royal Caribbean, they have made the place cleaner, more modern, and very boring.

i remember Brassys, innerroom caberet2 also.
my wife was the original mascot for Ron's when
they had the Roo supporting the aussie locations
in cocoa beach. i also remember Captain Ed's out at the port.
one of the best eats around too.

you DO know the story of ole Ron dont you?
not how he came to be, as thats a story in of itself,
but why hes not allowed back in Fl right? cant go into it
here but there is a reason.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

@Mitchell Pearrow I lived in Atlanta for a total of 4 months. Long story. But from Jan through April in the very late 80's. BTW, it's farther north than Dallas, it just doesn't appear so. It snowed like I was in CO. Snow plows out, drifts along the steep roads. I don't know how often, or how much is normal, but my one winter there sucked!

they hardly have any of the snow plows or salt trucks any more.
maybe 2 of each but of all the yrs ive lived here ive never seen a one. EVER.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

Ron DiMenna. Yes, his history is easy to Google. Rumor has it that the original Ron Jons shop was...."creatively financed"....and sold items that didn't have a thing to do with cash registers and receipts...

 

[ricksdisconnected]

Ron DiMenna. Yes, his history is easy to Google. Rumor has it that the original Ron Jons shop was...."creatively financed"....and sold items that didn't have a thing to do with cash registers and receipts...

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[paul-e-mann]

All I know about the Houston area is 100% humidity and 105 degrees in the warm months.

 

[AlvisX]

She caught the Katy ......that's all I know

 

[crossroadsnyc]

Never watched it. Most of my friends did, but I refused. It was a nigh time soap opera as far as I was concerned. If I remember right, it was on Friday nights. Because lots of my friends wouldn't show up to parties and stuff until after Dallas.
We were late teens to earlier 20's during its run. WTF, TV over parties and girls?

I'm a little younger than you, so my introduction to the show was through my folks. I also remember Knots Landing and Falcon Crest being on every week

 

[CoyotesGator]

Katy is nice. There are lots of nice areas, though. Drive around awhile. You’ll find something that you like.

Come on down. There is room for good folks.