I-10

https://www.hctra.org/katymanagedlanes/faqs.html

Late Oct. 2008 – Spring 2009, the managed lanes will be open to:

• METRO buses and school buses 24/7
• HOV 2+ vehicles and motorcycles during HOV hours as follows: 5am to 11am and 2pm to 8pm, Monday through Friday, both eastbound and westbound
  
• All vehicles that do not qualify by vehicle type or occupancy must use the general purpose lanes
  
• The managed lanes will remain closed during non-peak hours during initial operations (through Spring 2009)

After the initial phase of operations, the managed lanes will be open as a tollway to all vehicles during non-peak hours. If sufficient capacity exists, the managed lanes may also be open to single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) during HOV hours for a toll. Harris County Commissioners Court will set these operating guidelines based on HCTRA’s findings during the initial phase of operations.

big man vs little car

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-28-124/Big-Baby-vs–Small-Italian-Car.html

Glen Davis:

I told my mom I got hit by a car, and she was like, “Oh, lord, are you hurt?” I told her, “No, mom, I’m way bigger than the car.”

something you don’t see everyday

Driving in Houston you get to see more exotic cars.  I told Annie that this guy had to import this car from Japan.  We then passed him up and she was shocked that the driver was on the right side of the car.  It then clicked in her head that people in Japan drive on the other side of the road.  I had to change my normal habits when we were in London.  When two people walking meet in a path, the people in London naturally go left, unlike right here in the US.  Sometimes at the mall, I still go left on accident.  Of course the London rule did not apply in the tourist areas where people weren’t naturally from the UK.  There, it was just a crap shoot.

is the week over yet

So school has been a lot of work.  At the same time since we don’t have tests, I have no clue how well I am doing.  I’ll be glad to get some time off this weekend for some fishing.

The Rockets tickets are going pretty fast so if you want one, let me know (see post below).

In other news, I got a new car battery.  The week before I went to Austin, since my car was around 60k, I went and got my oil and transmission fluid changed.  I also got two new tires (I replaced the other two earlier this year), replaced the air filter, and changed the in-cabin air filter.   This past Saturday after a little San Dong, where a certain color of egg was a hot topic, we went to JuiceBox.  Afterwards I tried to start my car and it just wouldn’t go.  Thanks Jing for the multiple jumps that allowed me to get my car to my apartment for the night.   I got a new battery at Wal-Mart on Sunday and everything seems fine now.

Besides that, dinner this week is a boneless stuffed chicken from http://www.hebertsmeats.com/ on Richmond.  For $10.95 I basically have food for 3.5 days.  It doesn’t have bones, which is a plus and it is stuffed with goodness.  I picked broccoli, cheese, and rice.  It is a bit on the salty side so you may want to go ahead and make some white rice with it as well.  I never got around to the rice making and since it already has rice stuffing…I just drink a lot of water.

Lunch this week has been provided by the American Constitution Society.  Free food and interesting topics are a nice mix.