Charlotte Off Topic

[SouthEndCLT811]

https://www.cnn.com/style/amp/telosa-marc-lore-blake-ingels-new-city/index.html

Interesting concept, who knows if it'll actually happen..  But lists "Appalachian Region" as a potential location

Edited September 6, 2021 by SouthEndCLT811

[tozmervo]

TIL the uptown CVS on graham has a hidden drive-through (good for covid testing)

[Madison Parkitect]

22 hours ago, SouthEndCLT811 said:

But lists "Appalachian Region" as a potential location

Looking forward to seeing this... somewhere in a mountain region that crosses 13 states from New York to Alabama I guess? Love how non-specific that is.

[NCMike1990]

Google Maps Street View has been updated for many of Charlotte's main roads. The images are from May, June and August.
 

 

[kermit]

I was impressed with Lowes tool rental (Southend/Dilworth) today. High quality stuff (my trencher seemed new), nice folks and easy in and out thanks to the outbuilding.

Its nice to see the outbuilding being effectively used. Its still a shame that the street activation still hasn't happened (which I thought was a requirement of zoning), but this is a big improvement over using it to store straw and hay.

[Madison Parkitect]

Nice to know they have that now, I think Lowes as a whole just started tool rental really recently.

[SouthEndCLT811]

Lowes tool rental has been great, used it this time last year for tools to install flooring in a small sitting room.  And since I've had my reservation for this year in for weeks now, they also have 3-4 aerators which book up fast  

Edited September 13, 2021 by SouthEndCLT811

[Matthew.Brendan]

[DMann]

Just got a request in the mail from Duke Energy asking me if I would like to pay an additional $3, $6, $9, $12, or more on my monthly bill to hurry the inclusion of renewable energy sources to the grid, not that I will be getting that, just that it will hasten the move to renewables.  Now my wife has a Tesla, and I have a NIU electric Scooter and I totally believe in that but I would think that Duke doesn't need my money to make that happen!!!!!

[elrodvt]

Has anyone tried to receive a nextgen 4k broadcast yet? Charlotte seems to be ahead of the curve: https://tvnewscheck.com/tech/article/five-charlotte-n-c-stations-debut-nextgen-tv/

If you're using it:

Do you have a source for seeing what shows are presently available or planned in 4k?

What kind of a bitrates do you see? The streaming 4k sources are heavily compressed.

Are most shows in hdr or dolby vision?

[carolinaboy]

I went to Midnight Diner this Sunday for the first time. Is it *normal* for folks waiting outside to smoke a joint though? Seemed a bit brazen to me. I'm from the country though so I wasn't sure if this is just the way it is.

[kermit]

^ I haven't smelled that before but it seems appropriate for the location (food quality, life’s rich pageant, stoned people are less likely to start fights, etc.)

[tozmervo]

Has anyone else noticed a really significant decline in food/service quality at Bojangles in the past year or so? (relatively speaking, of course)

[TGIBridays]

14 minutes ago, tozmervo said:

Has anyone else noticed a really significant decline in food/service quality at Bojangles in the past year or so? (relatively speaking, of course)

Out of the three times that I've ever had Bojangles, the most recent time was the only time it was edible. So from my incredibly small sample size the quality has improved!

[EllAyyDub]

3 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Has anyone else noticed a really significant decline in food/service quality at Bojangles in the past year or so? (relatively speaking, of course)

The former Bojangles on Morrison Blvd was by far the best. None of their other locations come close.

[DH17]

5 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Has anyone else noticed a really significant decline in food/service quality at Bojangles in the past year or so? (relatively speaking, of course)

I've always had better luck with Bojangle's out in the countryside.

[kermit]

1 hour ago, DH17 said:

I've always had better luck with Bojangle's out in the countryside.

+1 to this. The further you get from West and S Tryon the better the Bo’s. Out in eastern NC I am always given fresh biscuits, But I can’t remember the last time I got a biscuit in Charlotte were the egg wasn’t cold.

[NCMike1990]

12 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Has anyone else noticed a really significant decline in food/service quality at Bojangles in the past year or so? (relatively speaking, of course)

I’ve noticed the chicken supremes are not as good as they used to be. Less chicken and more breading it seems. The chicken is not as tender.  I think they made a change in the last year or so like you said.

[carolinaboy]

Reading the last few posts has made me hungry. 

[kayman]

On 9/10/2021 at 9:43 PM, NCMike1990 said:

Google Maps Street View has been updated for many of Charlotte's main roads. The images are from May, June and August.
 

 

Now if Google Earth will update their 3D mesh of Charlotte by now to 2020-21 aerial imagery. We should be on the regular update 3D schedule as other cities are nowadys with the constant changes to our urban landscape here.

[NCMike1990]

Here's a cool video on how the lights of the skyline are changed for events and holidays. Always wondered how it was done. Interestingly enough the whole idea of the skyline having a lighting theme dates back to 2004.

 

[KJHburg]

I do think the lightning of our uptown buildings is now a signature of our skyline.  Most cities have a few buildings lit up but not like Charlotte.  At night I think our skyline is better than Miami.  (hard to light up all those condo towers and not make someone mad)  we are truly one of the best skylines at night.  We. Are. The. Vegas. of Banking.   Money is always moving and our lights are always on  Charlotte! 

[CLT2014]

On 10/1/2021 at 9:19 PM, KJHburg said:

I do think the lightning of our uptown buildings is now a signature of our skyline.  Most cities have a few buildings lit up but not like Charlotte.  At night I think our skyline is better than Miami.  (hard to light up all those condo towers and not make someone mad)  we are truly one of the best skylines at night.  We. Are. The. Vegas. of Banking.   Money is always moving and our lights are always on  Charlotte! 

An evening light show among the buildings sync'd to music could be great for tourism. Say once a day at 8PM or 9PM depending on season, with music at Bearden Park live and the ability to listen via the radio or a live stream on an app from more distant locations.  

While we are at it, we should get a Bellagio fountain too!

Edited October 4, 2021 by CLT2014

[KJHburg]

while Charlotte wants a 1000 room convention hotel there is but one in North Carolina.  In fact this new tower  has 725 rooms more than the Westin uptown.  Total room count here is now 1800 rooms plus.  Where?  3 hours to the WSW in Cherokee and built by the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.   and home to Guy Fieri's restaurants only one in southeast outside of Disney. 

[rancenc]

Interesting article from August concerning the negative aspects of remote work.  I am currently a HR Manager with a multinational engineering and manufacturing company that is based in Austria, and there is already discussions on how to outsource work, especially value added jobs in engineering and design from high cost countries to low cost countries.  There was already a focus prior to the pandemic in these types of job movements within Purchasing, Finance, and Data services.   Me personally, this not bode well for American jobs which could be remoted out to low cost countries.

https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/survey-most-managers-say-remote-workers-are-more-easily-replaceable/