Month: April 2022

Bought some biodegradable bags because the city said you have to use those. Got some at Home Depot’s website shipped to the house. Low an behold the great City of Houston workers put a tag on the bag, we don’t take these, they’re not biodegradable. They are…that’s why I spent the extra money to get them. Called 311, of course the city needs to make sure they get their cut by forcing you to buy the Houston approved (stamped) bags from a local Lowe’s or something. Meanwhile I drive through neighborhoods all over that have trash and debris in the drainage ditches.

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Pick up the damn bags, no one asked for a bag police, no one needs it, because if you want to, you can just dump in the street apparently and you won’t have to be disappointed when the city doesn’t pick it up because you never expected them to.

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My issue is, my bags are the right bag, but no COH logo that I’m assuming the “approved” bags have. They’re green tinted like everyone else’s and cost a dollar per bag.

I was dinning solo at Hill Stone and took a call from my sister. Ten minutes in a woman working their dropped of a card with a smile. I look at the card and it says “Please! Respect other dinners by taking your call outside -thank you-“.

I just read it and laughed.

The place was a normal, busy, and loud restaurant. Nothing to indicate that they wanted it to be quite or super formal. There were even kids yelling from time to time.

But apparently on their corporate website they state they don’t want you doing that.

Not a big deal I guess (just confusing when considering the context of the general volume of the place) but patrons beware.

EDIT: It is mentioned in the comments all add it here as well. I did comply. I did not fight it, I refrained from using my phone further, asked for the check and a togo box paid and left.