Be careful where you park down there. A few years ago I parked in a garage downtown and Houston Police decided to shut down the street outside the garage, so no one could get out. The scene inside this underground garage rapidly deteriorated and we eventually abandoned our vehicle and took a cab all the way home to Katy(when I lived there). Needless to say, never again.
I am going to try to find something on the west side..
Plus I have 2000 missiles left over that I need to find a place to light off at one time..lol Go Big
The traffic is really bad leaving after the fireworks are over, last year it took me an hour and twenty to get out of Taylor street and Washington Ave.
Damn, that sounds like it sucks. Was your car in the same condition you left it in, when you went back to get it? I'll definitely keep that in mind when I'm picking my parking spot. I've been once before, I parked a few streets over from the entrance, and it took about an hour or so for the traffic to start flowing once we were ready to leave, so we sat there for over an hour just waiting.
Also, I wasn't 100% sure if CCW was prohibited on the event grounds, I looked on the "rules" page, and all it says is "weapons are not allowed" (vague statement that has no legal bearing).
And being the CHL holder that carries concealed EVERYWHERE he goes, I had been searching for the answer to that question, and still came up with a not-so-certain answer, so I finally decided to call HPD and ask. Wow....as you said, "never again". What an asshole, by his response you'd have sworn I was asking him if I can have a sleepover with his teenage daughter or something. I was waiting for him to call me an idiot, seriously. I'm not sure if he misunderstood the question, or if he is unaware that thousands of Houstonians carry concealed handguns with them everywhere they go, I'm surprised I was the only one wondering about that. But in case anyone is wondering, no, CCW is not legal on the event grounds this evening. But I fully intended to carry if it were not prohibited, as I do everywhere else I go.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. I decided not 2 go inside the actual event, and instead 2 pick a spot on a pedestrian bridge a few blocks back. Got my red white and blue star spangled banner posted up right in the middle of the bridge too...Keep in mind alot of HPD officers will tell you its illegal to carry a gun in you own home. Its an outside event, its not a sporting event so i dont see anything that would prevent you from carrying.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. I decided not 2 go inside the actual event, and instead 2 pick a spot on a pedestrian bridge a few blocks back. Got my red white and blue star spangled banner posted up right in the middle of the bridge too...
Go Big then Go Home Flash..lol