dewster

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That's what I said. Do you read?

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You said this:

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Every other city would either pussyfoot around or couldn't provide a tract with decent infrastructure or were unwilling to.

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Cities don't typically broker deals like this. They don't provide land and they rarely own large plots typically desirable to private retail operations.

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Every other city would either pussyfoot around or couldn't provide a tract with decent infrastructure or were unwilling to.

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Cities don't usually broker real estate deals like this. They may help with zoning or infrastructure, but it's rare for them to get that involved. Cities do not typically own vast swaths of available land within their borders in this country. Louisiana has a site prep office for major industry deals, but they don't usually chase retail business.

And the land needs is one of the few flaws in the Buc-ee's impressive business model. The size and scale that makes them awesome also makes it very hard to find real estate and fund expansion. They don't move quickly -they move carefully.

You just have to visit one to see that Buc-ee's needs a massive chunk of land for one of those stores. Their footprint is basically the size of a large car dealership or Bass Pro Shops; and it has to be visible to the interstate with very easy access for traffic. It can't have major drainage issues, and the site generally has to fit a specific shape requirement for their giant store and gas pumps (it can't be bisected by a major canal or rail line). Zoning also has to allow for their use as well; and it's not always a guarantee that local governments will re-zone for this.

And their site also has to be reasonably distant from other stores to avoid cannibalization. It has to be a in populated enough area to support staffing, but not so populated that traffic becomes an issue.

There are probably less than 4-5 potential plots like that left along I-12. They exist, but they aren't all available. Eastern Livingston isn't a bad area if they can find the real estate for one of these. I don't know much about the Satsuma typography. But the demographics are there to support staffing.

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Enjoying my $14 egg sandwich and trying to figure out what to do with the other two and a half hours.

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A $8 cup of coffee?

Damn you can hear the controller give the truck clearance to cross, then frantically trying to get them to stop.

These guys have too much on their plates at these busy airports.

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Why should Republicans compromise on funding ICE?

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Why is funding ICE so objectionable that some members of congress are letting this happen? What did all of these people do to deserve the wrath of congressional Democrats?

I forgot what issue the Yankee progressives are holding us all hostage for this time. Why are they blocking funding for DHS and TSA?

200k illegal immigrants have CDL's? Does this explain the complete disregard for traffic laws written in English?

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Agreed.

And both would have better resale, one significantly so.

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I love the Corvette E-Ray. But a Z06 or ZR1 with that flat plane V8 sound......holy smokes. That's pure sex on wheels.

The Corvette team did the right thing by moving the engine behind the seats for this generation.

And it’s worth the watch to see what 1200+ horsepower does off the line. It’s astounding how insanely fast these road-legal cars are, and how much power can be put down with modern traction control systems.

Think he knows that he’s going to lose?

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It’s a shame the American dream is gone. No houses for the middle class and no vacations to Disney World for the middle class. That is unless you saved for years!

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I don’t think this is entirely true. Housing has gotten expensive and frustrating….thats painfully accurate in places like California. It’s even true in parts of Louisiana now.

And life is hard if you have the misfortune of long term health issues, addiction, or if you are a single parent.

But most people today have things we would never have dreamed of 40 years ago:
- high end, high tech computer that fits in your pocket
- car with navigation - usually an 250+ horsepower SUV
- ability to order affordable goods delivered to your door
- multiple streaming services that brings entertainment to your home on demand.

Disney isn’t cheap, but it was also jam packed with people when we went in December. And we were told that we went on a traditionally slow week. So if it’s only for the rich - nobody is getting that memo.