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  1. Buck Turgidson

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    C&D Scrap needs to start stockpiling $2 bills.
     
    #1361 Buck Turgidson, Dec 31, 2020
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  2. Carl Herrera

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    Move Joe Osteen there and get his ass out of the Summit so he can stop haunting the Rockets!
     
    #1362 Carl Herrera, Dec 31, 2020
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  3. KingCheetah

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  4. Nick

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    Call it.
     
    #1364 Nick, Dec 31, 2020
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    thought this is who the thread was about. am disappoint
     
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  6. Master Baiter

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    I think the problem is that the Astrodome is full of asbestos and it would be a costly PITA to demolish. Either way, it it needs to go.
     
    #1366 Master Baiter, Dec 31, 2020
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  7. leroy

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    That's a big part of it. Asbestos and other things in the caulk that can't just be blown up. My brother works in environmental consulting and said that it will cost tens of millions just to clean it up enough to blow it up. Same reason the Astroworld property hasn't been developed. The ground is so badly contaminated that the cost to fix it isn't worth it to any developer. They'd have to remove something like the top 8-10' of soil to get it all*.



    *It's been a while since I've had this conversation with my brother so I might be wrong about the amounts.
     
    #1367 leroy, Dec 31, 2020
  8. KingCheetah

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    I think the problem is @Astrodome is full of sh*t.


    HO HO HO
     
    #1368 KingCheetah, Dec 31, 2020
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  9. Invisible Fan

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    It's not it's first rodeo
     
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  10. Nick

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    Let the Texans and the rodeo split the cost for whatever it takes to perform abatement and demolition. They're going to be the sole benefactors of the extra space.
     
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    I don't disagree...but never gonna happen.
     
    #1371 leroy, Dec 31, 2020
  12. Nick

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    So it sits there.... forever... unused... and decrepit.

    Hell, NRG stadium will be ready to be torn down/replaced before they ever find a need/role for the Astrodome.
     
    #1372 Nick, Dec 31, 2020
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    They can demo the dome at the same time as NRG in 2045.
     
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    I believe it but that’s crazy
     
    #1374 ROXRAN, Dec 31, 2020
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    Casino or scrap it.

    DD
     
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    Calling own shot! :eek:

    #estateplanning
     
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    How is the Astroworld property contaminated -- was it a landfill or something?
     
    #1377 KingCheetah, Jan 1, 2021
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    Giant Pappasitos or bust
     
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    I believe the land had oil derricks originally.
     
    #1379 leroy, Jan 1, 2021
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