HotCarl

Yeah I'll admit its a hell of alot easier gettign in and out of the car with the flat magazine but i HATE shooting it with that mag.

Oh and as for this comment Im not exactly sure where your coming from on this but Im a firm believer in "in takes a village" theory. HOWEVER if your going to whine and piss and cry about it then take matters into your own hands and do something if your not happy with the outcome. I would never expect anyone to raise my child for me or educate them for me either, its takes a 'team' effort with teachers and parents. Trust me i hear this shit from my sister-in-law all the time and Im years away from poping out any kids.

For my sister-in-law, she's already exploring options with the teachers union (which im not too positive she was apart of because the school was considered a charter school, somehow those are viewed differently from the teacher's union's. Honestly I have talked to her in depth about it since it happened 3 weeks ago, i still think its pretty rediculous that teacher's aides are now teaching 4th graders, and so it goes. As for 'shutting out others' point of views' I cant agree with you there. Why in the world would I even create this post if I was just going to shoot everyone down. Yes, your right I think I am in the right on this one and Im really just trying to spread the word and get people at the very least informed on what could be an impact on our city. But I have yet to hear a single point made that would make me reconsider my point of view. Again, to me this is an investment for the city/county and its tax payers. What we would pay for in taxes we would make a huge return on in the coming decade with economic growth. To be more specific (as you mentioned) we wouldnt be investing in a company we'd be investing in real estate that a company would occupy. After purchasing the Arena (at a deep deep discount) we could dictate the lease agreement with CBJ to help them be more profitable, in addition we could also control non-hockey operations increasing revenue and hell, if we really wanted to try to find another tenant (NBA, even though I personally dont think they would come to Cbus) we could. As for something Immediate I think the only other option would be for a third party to come in. Basically it would solve all the problem's without having a public funding option at all. That would be great, and maybe there are arrangements being made but nothings public yet, never know.

Unfortunatly the deck of my apartment is facing the wrong direction to use any sort of dish and installation is way expensive (the previous occupant told me). I called Uverse today and as much as i hate to be "that guy" that complains to bitch i still did it. But it worked, i got 22$ a month off my bill for the next six months and their sending a technician out to reinstall the wiring. Im happy for now I guess but i did tell the phone support guy that had he not offered a kickback on my bill i wouldve just cancelled.

"Lining rich mens pockets" are you fucking kidding me? Go back and read the whole thread before you start making rediculous comments that make you look like even more of a narrow-minded, slightly racist fool... you fucking moron. You think schooling is so damn important tutor your own kid or better yet send her to private school where you dictate exactly how good of an education she receives. As Ive said before, I could care less about the Columbus Blue Jackets, I care that Nationwide Arena has a tenant that produce's taxable income to the tune of 30 million a year, which by the way will INCREASE and DOUBLE by 2018 (all dependant on steady economic growth). If you would take your fucking head out of your ass you would realize CBJ and the Arena itself are a moneymaker for the county and city, money that goes to your precious fucking schools! You have to understand its not like their going to tax the public and GIVE it to the McConnell's. Nationwide Arena would be partially owned by the public, we'd be buying an asset that makes a substantial return on our investment.

Great gun, I use mine with a grip extension for daily carry and love it. However if anyone buys it you might want to invest in another grip extension for the other mag (theyre like 7$ i think).

I finally fucking had it with this shitty company. From the rediculous "installation" of running wires through my phone outlet and not even under the rug, to constantly getting my billing address wrong to the shitty product and overall service (jesus the fucking dvr doesnt even work when its suppose to) and lets not forget the FUCKING REDICULOUS 640$ BILL I JUST RECEIVED! Mind you my bills are usually never exceeding 100$. And dont even worry about calling to get any kind of explanation for any of this, it goes to some sort of atnt overall billing (which of course is completely different than uverse billing) then when trying to connect to the correct phone line they connect me to some sort of resort spa in Miami?! seriously wtf?! The only reason i went with Uverse over Time Warner or other companies was b/c it was cheaper. Hell that doesnt even seem like a good reason anymore.

My bad, didnt even see your post.

There's a list of states that Ohio has reciprocity (sp?) agreement with, im positive Florida is one of them. Not sure about Utah.

Judging from the way your wrote this post I can totally understand your stance as being a firm supporter of the educational system and its lack of accountability.

Couldn't have said it better myself. My sister in law, an educated and Ohio certified teacher was laid off from her job at a Columbus Public charter school along with 4 other certified teachers only to be replaced by TEACHERS AID'S! People with little or no graduate or post graduate education are actually teaching kids in a charter school, a school in which the parents send their kids thinking they will get a better education than in a regular school. Dont get me started, schools are the worst at mismanaging appropriated funds it doesnt matter how much cash you throw at them.

He was probably 70 when camaro's first came out... well maybe 60ish?

One more post and i promise Im done! I think its pretty clear Im a big Jackets fan however I think this problem supercede's the team itself and has to do more with our city and the people in it. To me, the Jackets in all of this are simply a tenant that the city makes money off of (lots of money). For the area and city to be profitable we need to keep a tenant in Nationwide Arena. The City and County have gotten off easy for the last 10 years not having to invest any tax revenue from us yet receiving all the revenue the team/arena/district create's. Its time to invest so we can grow. At the time of the Susan Buser report the Casino wasnt a viable option. Now it obviously is however the Columbus Chamber has already ruled out this being some sort savior for the Arena. If anything it will attract people away from the district into its own bars and hotels rather than stimulating our local economy, and as other have noted not all of their profits are being taxed like the bars, restaurants and arena is in the district so in effect we'd be losing money. In closing, here is some interesting reading possibly giving a perspective no one has thought about. http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/poll/index.html http://www.columbus.org/media-center/news-archive/?id=63 http://b700441e9603e56472e76fceed3901483f5d7759.gripelements.com/pdf/news/optionsfinal.pdf http://www.lightthelamp.com/2009-articles/november/brace-yourselves.html#comments

Not completely true. When Mr Mac was alive he just kept everything behind closed doors. Like I said, this has been a problem for a long time and its just coming to fruition now. Before his passed McConnel gave two simple orders to his son's. Fix the on ice product (which they did by hiring GM Scott Howeson) and fix the Arena lease issue.

Thats it, and the 5,500+ jobs the Arena District supports and has generated can all apply for a "contingency plan" called UNEMPLOYMENT. Smart. Its important to know this shouldnt be looked at as a BAILOUT for the county but an INVESTMENT. We invest tax dollars in becoming part/full owner's of the Arena what little taxes we do spend on it we gain back in tax revenue and jobs created and keeping people off of unemployment.

When's the last time you've been to a game? Huntington Green seats sell for 10$!!!!, any upper bowl seat only sell's for 26$ and hell if you know how to work it you can get 26$ seats for 10$. Hockey is by far the second least expensive when it comes to seating revenue (second only to soccer). As for the public getting kickbacks if we "bail them out". Consider this, the county receives a little over 30 million a year in taxes generated from the CBJ and the Arena, thats 30million dollars that the county and its people have been getting FOR FREE because there was NO public funding when the Arena was built. Also consider out of 121 professional sport arena's and stadium, only 2 are fully privately funded. San Fransisco Giants stadium and, you guessed it, Nationwide Arena. So it looks to me that the county has been given a free pay-day for the last 8 years, we didnt invest anything yet we're gaining 30 million annually. And to your point about the Arena district "booming" despite the team or any tenant occupying Nationwide. The Columbus Chamber produced a report that when boiled down simply says the team drive the arena, the arena drives the district. Without the team eventually the city will suffer and lose money http://www.columbus.org/media-center/news-archive/?id=63 EDIT: here's the exact report done by Susan Buser, PhD of The Ohio State University. She was brought on to do a third party review over the whole situation and give an unskewed look at what needs to be done as well as what options are there. http://b700441e9603e56472e76fceed3901483f5d7759.gripelements.com/pdf/news/optionsfinal.pdf

Hockey operations and Arena operations are almost two seperate things. Look at it this way, if they dont improve their product no one will come see games therefore NO revenue is generated. Scott Howeson (GM for the CBJ) has a clear cap that the owners have given him, every year we are MILLIONS below other teams considering cap space. The Jackets have always been considered a budget team. Yes they gave Nash a hefty contract, but they had to simple as that. Also consider, even if they were the least expensive team in the league, contract wise (which they very well could be) they would still be bleeding money. Even if they were the best team in the league and selling out every home game, they would still be bleeding money. The issue here isnt the product they're selling, its the lease issue as pertains to public support.

I didnt hear this until Rimmer made an announcement during the CBJ game, sending out their condolence's. Sad day, I just heard Spielman on the radio yesterday I hope it was a recording god know's i wouldnt work just after my wife passes. Sad day, she/they did alot for the community especially breat cancer awareness.

So for those of you who do not know or haven't heard yet (hey some people really do live under rocks). The Columbus Blue Jackets, the primary tenant of Nationwide Arena, are losing money.... LOTS OF FUCKING MONEY and fast. Something to the tune of 10-12million a year is the most ive heard, the least was 8 million per year since the team debuted in 2000. Obviously this isnt a new problem, its a problem that has been festering behind closed doors for years, a problem in which the CBJ organization wanted to keep behind close doors and resolve amongst themselves and Nationwide. However its become painfully clear that the only way this will be resolved is with public help (read: funding). No one wants to say the dirty word but it has to be said, more taxes. My question for CR, would you support a tax referendum to keep the Columbus Blue Jackets in town and Nationwide Arena a viable arena for a professional team of any sport? If a mod could add a poll it would be greatly appreciated, I looked for the funtion but couldnt figure it out. A poll might make this a bit easier but by all means post your opinions.

I just loved watching that fucking bitch cry like she pissed her pants.

touche', i thought you meant they would work for 12 months, then be laid off. reading comprehension obviously owns me. Hell even if they dont start work for another 12 months at least they have SOMETHING, maybe deliver pizza's in the meantime?

what? why not? Unless you think VW will only sell this new midsize sedan for the next 12 months then stop production?

Im so pissed, my dvr blows and didn't record the first 13minutes of the show. Apparently Opie found out about how it went down with his wife?

Good show, i watch it regularly.

I went to both games last week and sat in section 112, row K I think, best seats i've ever bought. Awesome to see Nash's SO goal last friday night. Anyone heard about this Filatov situation? God I really hope we can hang on to this kid but Hitch has zero confidence in him and hasnt given more than a handful of shifts all season. For someone who was highly regarded as being one of the up and coming premiere NHL scorer's I hope they work their shit out. EDIT: here's the dispatch article. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/11/16/filatov.html?sid=101