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August 22, 2022 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: Latest Intel re: IAH Pickup Lead Times?

My dad’s flight lands at 3:45p today and I’ll be picking him up.

Have read the IAH site re: idling in the cell phone lot but it leaves out how any info re: how long it is taking to make your way from the cell phone lot to the various terminals. I want to say the last time I was up there (Dec. of last year) it was maybe 60-70 minutes to make that very short trek.

Any recent experiences to share?

Hasn’t been assigned an arrival terminal yet but am aware he can use the underground tram to transit terminals.

TIA as always.

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August 22, 2021 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: Place for Used or Inexpensive Interior French Doors?

Wife and I expecting a baby in late November and need to ‘cordon off’ a room we have in the house and want to put in french doors to do that.

Not looking to invest in high end designer doors or anything and Home Depot/Lowes don’t have any available that won’t take at least 2 months to deliver.

Am curious if there is a source for ‘used’ doors like this or some sort of ‘wholesale warehouse’ where I could find a unit that we either recondition or whathaveyou.

Basically looking for a basic double french door that we can get our hands on w/o breaking the bank.

TIA

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July 28, 2021 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: Rec for Detail Oriented Aluminum Fabricator

Have a small metal fab project that requires some precision work and not sure where to take it. Have searched Google but finding it hard to separate good shops from bad. Project is modification of a high end aluminum bicycle frame to add a bracket for…

April 18, 2021 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: What Happened at north Houston facility for unaccompanied migrant children?

Story seems to be appearing at the national level this morning and until specifics are made known, it reflects very poorly on Houston. If not from the Governor, someone with an interest in protecting the reputation of greater Houston like Judge Hidalg…

September 13, 2020 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: Help Finding Mechanical Designer and/or Metal Fabricator for a Small Project

Am looking for some design and fabrication assistance for a small scale project to build a snow ski rack using a tubular ‘conduit carrier’ concept. Specifically assistance with designing/fabricating a bracket that would allow the tube to be clamped an…

July 17, 2020 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: Looking for Custom Woodworker to Build Entryway Bench with Cubbies/Lockers

Hoping someone here has a good referral for custom (but straightforward) woodworker to build entryway bench + lockers/cubbies scenario (similar to https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F423619908681108029%2F&psig=AOvVaw3KtduOynQxNUoSDu7Cmo7X&ust=1595080487965000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCPin1YG41OoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABB4

Def. have the skills but def don’t have the time to do this myself.

Have used Craigslist in the past for a couple of projects but was disappointed on both occasions.

Thanks very much in advance.

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April 6, 2020 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: 3D Printer Potentially Available to Lend

Still checking to see if I can get access to our building (closed corp office) but if able we are interested in lending our MakerBot to an existing operation that can make use of it. It’s a nice machine with low hours, pretty high end I think.

Any referrals or recommendations appreciated. Thanks!

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March 6, 2020 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: Starbucks Raise Their Prices Last Day or Two?

Warning The following will likely be the most ‘basic’ post you read all day:

Noticed my standard grande latte with extra shot went from $5.90 to $6.22 at the SB at Spring Valley/north side of I-10. Haven’t been to any other locations to validate but curious if others have noticed a price increase rolled out last couple of days also?

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February 5, 2020 /u/CarletonWhitfield

Houston, TX: Best Priced Wood Supply Shop in HOUSTON?

Just started scratching a woodworking itch and am curious which of the various wood supply shops in town you guys might recommend? Price would be priority as I’m sure as a novice I’ll be making mistakes and re-buying stuff, but quality and ability to s…