Takin' the Blog for a Walk - All Comments

re: lost in the "woods"

Brien Lee — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:56:38 GMT

You're not from around these parts are you?

re: lost in the "woods"

scorpgirl68 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:47:54 GMT

Brien, you should find this interesting that my subdivision's theme is "explorers" since you are somewhat one yourself. There's Loftus, Marin, Langlade, LaSalle, Raddison, Cortez, Joliet, DeSoto, Jonathan, Marquette, Nicolet, Andrae, Guerin, Piccard, Balboa, Magellan and the street I live on, Menard. Am I right?

re: One one-hundredth of a second!

scorpgirl68 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:10:25 GMT

Funny opener Brien. Love the play by play.

re: milk run

scorpgirl68 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:05:37 GMT

So, you're one of those people, eh Brien? Wasting gas to save a few pennies? Next time ride your bike to the corner store and support a local.

pedalling to the beat of a different drummer

Takin' the Blog for a Walk — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:21:58 GMT

I blogged about a similar topic in November , but this week's event promised to benefit the earth

re: Where Everybody Knows Your Name

NHoneck — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:20:37 GMT

Brien, I shop at P&S and was initially very against the automated check outs. My thinking was that this was another job that was being replaced by machines. When I was in high school, I spent a couple of years working at P&S in Oak Creek as a bagger/cart person/sweeper/etc. , which falls under the corporate-speak distinction of Utility Clerk, in case you didn't know. When I was a bagger, I had a good relationship with a number of the clerks, so it was nice to have someone to chat with, if only for a bit. Anyways, these days when I go shopping, I always marvel at some of the things that the clerks say to me. Maybe this is just because I am a younger guy and they feel I can relate and all, but honestly, I don't want to hear how they are tired or how today isn't going well. I am usually a live and let live kind of guy, but I have noticed that increasingly, young employees feel that they can tell me exactly what they are thinking or how they are feeling that day. I remember that when I did the job, I was constantly polite, and regardless if it was a good day or not, I'd never tell a customer. Anyways, this is just something I've noticed and it frustrates me...

Steve: the Advantage Cards are free, I believe... you just have to sign up at the counter.

re: Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Steve Bukosky — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:06:03 GMT

Oh, you mean the place where if you don't have a preferred customer card your money isn't as good as one who does? I don't care if anyone there knows my name. I just want to be treated as fairly as the next person when I check out. Pick and Save doesn't. They are also a big part of the reason that the city has lost Sentry stores downtown and on West Moreland, which many of us could walk to for a bag or two of groceries. Sorry to disagree with you Brien but in this case Pick and Save is part of the problem rather than the solution.

re: when a blogger dies

scorpgirl68 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:33:46 GMT

Brien, what a remarkable life your uncle led. I'd love to read more...

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flying peppers — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:04:13 GMT

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re: when a blogger dies

Mark Maley — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:15:42 GMT

Thanks for sharing your memories of your uncle. He sounded like a great guy!

re: :'(

scorpgirl68 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:39 GMT

I'm so sorry Brien for your loss. What a wonderful tribute! He seems to have lived a full and happy life up until the very end.

re: got e.s.p.?

NHoneck — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:35:38 GMT

Haven't gotten mine yet either, I actually won't believe it is coming until I actually see it.

re: got e.s.p.?

Steve Bukosky — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:22:54 GMT

No ESP yet but I got my state tax refund in the mail Saturday. Strange.

re: must be Friday the 13th

Brien Lee — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:04:13 GMT

I'd leave the fire station alone because it's needed (even if we can't afford to staff it) and, like everything else, would cost so much more to build in the future. There could be a design problem, undersized pumps or whatever, but when it comes down to it this was an unusual stationary storm system. Fortunately, in normal storms we don't have problems. I would really like to know how all that rainwater is getting into the sanitary sewer though. Probably wouldn't be as many problems if there weren't leaky pipes and illegal hookups.

re: thanks for two years

Mark Maley — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:07:19 GMT

No, Brien...thank YOU for your contribution to WaukeshaNOW.com for the last two years!

thanks for two years

Takin' the Blog for a Walk — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:27:22 GMT

The weather cleared in time for an enjoyable Father's Day though rain dampened Flag Day and graduation

thanks for two years

Takin' the Blog for a Walk — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:27:20 GMT

The weather cleared in time for an enjoyable Father's Day though rain dampened Flag Day and graduation

thanks for two years

Takin' the Blog for a Walk — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:27:19 GMT

The weather cleared in time for an enjoyable Father's Day though rain dampened Flag Day and graduation

thanks for two years

Takin' the Blog for a Walk — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:27:17 GMT

The weather cleared in time for an enjoyable Father's Day though rain dampened Flag Day and graduation

re: must be Friday the 13th

Steve Bukosky — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:19:00 GMT

One of the things that I always thought when I bought my house is that I'm so much higher than the Fox River that I'd never have to worry about flooding. I didn't consider that being downhill of the Northview area would present a problem due to undersized drain pipes. My question is if this is an engineering mistake or not. Personally, I'd stop the building of the new fire station and spend the money to get this drainage problem fixed. Our neighborhood has been here since the 1960's and I've seen the intersection by my house flood several times since I've lived here. Our area deserves better.