tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post184868106578953246..comments2023-11-05T04:34:10.303-05:00Comments on The Naked City: When cultures collide ... uptownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-39257942960951632152009-12-09T12:59:38.298-05:002009-12-09T12:59:38.298-05:00^
"Hey, you get what you pay for"
My p...^<br /><br />"Hey, you get what you pay for"<br /><br />My property tax is $5,200 a year. <br />What exactly am I getting for this ?<br /><br />....... that's what I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-52265092364421236762009-12-08T18:09:51.836-05:002009-12-08T18:09:51.836-05:00Nothing to do with taxes. The police come when you...Nothing to do with taxes. The police come when you complain about noise. They just don't do anything about it.<br /><br />Mayberry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-78639120238222757902009-12-08T16:24:26.420-05:002009-12-08T16:24:26.420-05:00"Now if they would only enforce it."
I ..."Now if they would only enforce it."<br /><br />I agree. But doesn't that require something called govt.?<br /><br />The low tax/small govt. folks want govt. that is so tiny, you'll have a two man police dept. And then their primary function will be to route traffic in and out of busy fast food joints.<br /><br />Hey, you get what you pay for.consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06212860754280555647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-47115506528612523352009-12-08T15:17:05.554-05:002009-12-08T15:17:05.554-05:00It's simple, it doesn't matter who was the...It's simple, it doesn't matter who was there first (bar or condo) it's the law. It's just never enforced in CLT. It doesn't matter if you live uptown or in the burbs, after a certain hour everyone is entitled to a little peace and quiet. Some of these places blast their bass music until 2am. If you can still hear it with ear plugs and a white noise machine then it's too loud.<br />CMPD just doesn't get it.<br /><br />I've been to many hotels in NYC. SoHo, The Village, Midtown. I've never once had an issue with noise. NYC has ordinances as well, some even stronger than CLT. I guess that NYPD either enforces them better or partiers are a bit more mature in the Big Apple. Not once did I ever hear the famous Southern Rebel Yell "Woooo Hoooo" while visiting other metropolitan areas.<br /><br />I know there are $500 fines for blowing your car horn in areas of SoHo and the Village.<br />People are in general more infantile in CLT than in other cities.<br /><br /><br />Off CMPD website:<br /><br />Sec. 15-64. Amplified sound.<br /><br />(a) It shall be unlawful to:<br /><br />(1) Operate or allow the operation of any sound amplification equipment so as to<br />create sounds registering 55 db(A) between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. or 50 db(A)<br />between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., as measured anywhere within the boundary line of the<br />nearest residentially occupied property.<br /><br />You can feel however you want about it, but it's the law. Now if they would only enforce it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-24956122813848893442009-12-08T06:57:24.035-05:002009-12-08T06:57:24.035-05:00You can sound proof all the hotels and maintain al...You can sound proof all the hotels and maintain all the vibrancy you want. As long as people are still being busted for sellin' moonshine, Charlotte will be less than a "world class city".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-73042363775119246062009-12-08T06:43:44.535-05:002009-12-08T06:43:44.535-05:00If they had built the hotel near the hospital woul...If they had built the hotel near the hospital would they have to stop flying patients in on helicopters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-84148985907820189162009-12-08T04:27:24.719-05:002009-12-08T04:27:24.719-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-81482743640657637582009-12-08T00:32:43.064-05:002009-12-08T00:32:43.064-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Cedar Postshttp://cedarposts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-713683412463383472009-12-07T23:11:08.673-05:002009-12-07T23:11:08.673-05:00Looks like Charlotte needs some real music. I mean...Looks like Charlotte needs some real music. I mean, if you're going to have noise, might as well have some real noise.<br /><br />I'll send over a couple of dozen of Atlanta's finest crunk artists. The best. <br /><br />Tell the Ritz to start sound proofing the rooms.consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06212860754280555647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-31548532410164160352009-12-07T22:42:42.927-05:002009-12-07T22:42:42.927-05:00The uptown banker scene bands suck. That's th...The uptown banker scene bands suck. That's the problem. Bon Jovi covers seasoned with the occasional Jimmy Buffet gem would make we wish for soundproofing as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-11970644336562394882009-12-07T21:29:49.466-05:002009-12-07T21:29:49.466-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-3393499746377633982009-12-07T21:07:13.715-05:002009-12-07T21:07:13.715-05:00I stay in downtown Boston on a regular basis and c...I stay in downtown Boston on a regular basis and constantly hear noise outside the hotel, well into the night. It's to be expected when you have a hotel (no matter how expensive) in a lively area. For the people that complain, get a noise maker or cut on the fan in the room like I do. I guess these guests were expecting complete quite when staying in a sleepy southern town. Guess it's not so sleepy anymore...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-73151689097887839052009-12-07T20:37:06.725-05:002009-12-07T20:37:06.725-05:00Its a good thing I live here, so I don't have ...Its a good thing I live here, so I don't have a good reason spending the night at the Ritz. But yea, sounds like they should have added more sound proofing, it is in the center of Uptown after all; I don't see the EpiCentre ending "Live after five" for the hotel.WashuOtakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373968014645656779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-37931994078043346572009-12-07T20:36:20.333-05:002009-12-07T20:36:20.333-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lady gaganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-45203972354809930602009-12-07T20:26:55.846-05:002009-12-07T20:26:55.846-05:00Some lyrics from my new song, “Charlotte, Charlott...Some lyrics from my new song, “Charlotte, Charlotte!” If I just had Sinatra to sing them:<br /><br />“Don’t wanna wakeup<br />in my hotel room after 10.<br />And find I’m above the 8th floor,<br />@*$& out of luck,<br />top of the Ritz!”JDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-24536892110629692502009-12-07T20:25:06.253-05:002009-12-07T20:25:06.253-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-37002824622255778192009-12-07T19:48:12.837-05:002009-12-07T19:48:12.837-05:00presidential was $3500/night (or $3700). Its HUGE....presidential was $3500/night (or $3700). Its HUGE. Was lucky enough to have a tour of the hotel and the room is probably the same size, if not bigger than a condo in downtown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-17588372390410383402009-12-07T19:24:03.818-05:002009-12-07T19:24:03.818-05:00Aloft and the Omni have noise issues. I believe t...Aloft and the Omni have noise issues. I believe the Omni offers sleep kits for their patrons on the side of the Epicentre. I've also heard of noise regulations that are in effect (think amphitheatre) that are in effect for other parts of the city but rarely enforced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-53887312563920385702009-12-07T19:15:55.645-05:002009-12-07T19:15:55.645-05:00Charlotte isn't a 24 hour city. There isn'...Charlotte isn't a 24 hour city. There isn't THAT MUCH noise late into the night. I can't imagine it is that bad that the windows are vibrating. It isn't that loud from the street! Must be a slow news day, again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-77444521222977229892009-12-07T19:15:47.085-05:002009-12-07T19:15:47.085-05:00A related comment: Why do so many bars and restaur...A related comment: Why do so many bars and restaurants in Uptown and elsewhere in Charlotte need to pump their trashy, distorted music <i>outside</i> onto the streets and sidewalks and strip malls? I notice they always mount their tinny little speakers too high on the wall to reach with a sledgehammer. At the corner of 6th and College, for instance, you're serenaded by the cacophony produced by the Cosmos Cafe, Fuel Pizza and Brixx Pizza all at once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-25049614468214770062009-12-07T19:11:34.381-05:002009-12-07T19:11:34.381-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-24404631478182219852009-12-07T19:10:01.426-05:002009-12-07T19:10:01.426-05:00If there can be luxury hotels in the midde of Time...If there can be luxury hotels in the midde of Times Square I see no problem with the Ritz Carlton next to the Epicenter...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-58471273876788679052009-12-07T19:05:24.925-05:002009-12-07T19:05:24.925-05:00The same thing happened with the Avenue condos--th...The same thing happened with the Avenue condos--they'd constantly call the cops to complain about the noise from the bar below, which was there long before the condo tower was there. It boggles the mind that people expect peace and quiet AND a vibrant center city--the 2 just don't coexist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-68348625479752737002009-12-07T18:55:20.111-05:002009-12-07T18:55:20.111-05:00The culture collision will get even more entertain...The culture collision will get even more entertaining when the HOF opens up its doors.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-76698703985464525452009-12-07T18:53:05.717-05:002009-12-07T18:53:05.717-05:00sure the ritz should have decent soundproofing, bu...sure the ritz should have decent soundproofing, but i have zero sympathy for anyone who chooses to stay or live in an urban area and doesn't expect some street noise. the sounds of live music and people having fun means something good is happening in our city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com