I need to install a VHF radio antenna on the roof (for the aviation band). It's a funny shape (discone), about the size of a TV antenna. I can't do it because it's too dangerous (my wife will kill me if I climb high enough on a ladder where I could get hurt). Anyone worked with a good handyman or TV antenna installer that could handle this project?

This is mostly aimed at folks that life near 290 and the Loop. The Live Oak Grill on Hempstead, which recently went through a re-imagining that did not please many of their old clientele, now has a "Closed until further notice" sign out front and on the door. Anyone in the know on what's happening? I'm hoping the rebranding has failed, and their gonna go back to the old staff and menu.

I've been watching some of the black and white horror classics this week, showing because of Halloween, and it reminded me of a program on one of the Houston public access cable channels. It was a goodly number of years ago. It had a host that was a mad scientist in a butcher shop looking lab, surrounded by cut up victims. He wore a mask and did commentary during breaks in the movies, all old B&W grade Z horror movies. It was on the weekend, late nights. Anyone else recall this? Remember the name or source of it?

I just got back from taking a load of household waste to the Houston Environmental Service Center on Neches Street. Along with some old gas and some aerosol cans, I had some used oil filters. The guy there told me that they don't take them there. Well, I can live with that - they always think of some reason to not take something. But then he told me that they were just considered trash, and I could just put them in the garbage can at the house. This used to be illegal in Texas. I suspect it still is. I have a call in to 311 to look into it. In the meanwhile, has anyone heard about that law being changed? Is it legit now to toss used oil filters in the trash?