🚀 go-pugleaf

: I must say that I agree with you on the Convention Center. It beats me why 
: San Antonio can have a convention center that is no bigger and attract 
: shows on a regular basis. Maybe it's the damn blase attitude of Austinites
: that keeps the major events out of town.


: at the convention center or one of the downtown hotels, bringing revenue to
: those facilities. That's how they do it in New York, Chicago and Dallas
: (and don't whine about how you don't want your city to turn into any of

I've watched the Midwestern home town of my parents turn into sinkholes. 
The money that comes into the community benifits a few wealthy people and 
as the city grows so does the crime and urban decay. I'm not sure why you 
dont just move to Dallas, Chicago or New York if these cities do in fact 
reflect your urban ethic. I feel safe when I 
walk down the street here. I can afford to forget to lock my door on 
occasion. There isn't a yellow haze producing blood-red sunsets. Count 
your blessings folks.  There's 
a reason that this town is 
nice to live in and its not 
because of stadiums.                                              
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