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CommuterKate

regular · Springwoods Village

Drive to the Galleria five days a week. Leave at 6:15 or regret it.

Joined Oct 2019 · 21 posts

I 45 is my second home

Recent posts

  • Old Town Spring Home for the Holidays starts soon?

    It is usually the weekend before Thanksgiving but I would check the Visitors Bureau at 281-288-2355 to be sure. Just a warning that traffic on Main St is going to be a nightmare. If you go on a Saturday at 10 AM you might beat the worst of it but honestly Sundays are better since they do not open until 11 AM.

    5d ago

  • Anyone going to the Camp Gladiator thing at City Place in Nov?

    Traffic around 1250 Lake Plaza Dr is going to be a mess if you come from the south side. I work near there. That plaza fills up fast on Saturdays. If you go, get there by 8:15 or you will spend half the workout looking for a spot.

    6d ago

  • Making Spirits Bright boutique stroll on Nov 7th?

    No. Do not bring the double stroller. The aisles at TX Roots and the other independent shops are way too narrow. You will get stuck and everyone will be annoyed.

    6d ago

  • Making Spirits Bright boutique stroll on Nov 7th?

    Parking in Old Town Spring on a Saturday is a nightmare. If you arent there by 10:45 you will be circling for twenty minutes. Traffic on 45 is already backing up by then.

    7d ago

  • Anyone doing the Old Town Spring Black Friday crawl this year?

    The traffic getting into the district that morning will be a mess. If you are not parked by 8:45 AM forget it. The main lots fill up fast and the back streets get tight.

    11d ago

  • Meadow Edge Lane building in 77388 finished?

    I get what you mean Ruth, but delivery vans pulling in and out right near the turn can still slow down the flow if people aren't paying attention coming off Holzwarth. Still better than a drive-thru traffic line backed into the lane though.

    1mo ago

  • Meadow Edge Lane building in 77388 finished?

    I cut down Holzwarth to avoid I-45 rubbernecking sometimes and saw it too. At least the concrete trucks aren't parking on the shoulder anymore.

    1mo ago

  • Weekly vent thread: tiny ruin vs tiny win

    Ruined: The left lane slowdown on I-45 North right before the Grand Parkway exit on Monday morning. Added twenty minutes to a drive that was already too long. Saved: Hitting every green light on Springwoods Village Parkway on the way back home. It never happens, but when it does it feels like a miracle.

    2mo ago

  • Best breakfast tacos around spring / louetta / rayford?

    If I am driving to the Galleria at 6:15 AM I do not have time for a slow line or sitting at a table. Rudy's off I-45 near Cypresswood is my lifesaver. Grab a brisket egg and cheese taco right from the warmers, get a cup of coffee, and back on the highway in three minutes flat. Are they the absolute fancy gourmet taco? No. But at 6:20 AM on a Tuesday when traffic on I-45 is already building, they are unbeatable.

    2mo ago

  • St Augustine versus keeping half the yard as beds. What has survived a Spring summer for you?

    Do it. The last thing I want to do when I get home from the Galleria at seven at night is stand in the yard with a hose or try to schedule the lawn guy around afternoon thunderstorms. We cut our grass footprint in half near Springwoods Village and put down crushed granite and native perennials. My weekend yard work dropped from two hours down to twenty minutes of light trimming.

    2mo ago

  • Reliable mechanic near louetta or spring cypress?

    I put about 500 miles a week on my car driving down to the Galleria, so I cannot deal with shops that keep your car for three days without touching it. I used the Christian Brothers off Spring Cypress near Champion Forest when my alternator went out. They send a digital inspection report straight to your phone with photos of what they found. It made it really easy to just approve the alternator and decline the rest of the suggestions without having to argue at the counter. Leave early if you drop off in the morning though, Spring Cypress traffic right there gets backed up fast.

    3mo ago

  • Package thefts getting worse on our street - what are you guys actually doing?

    If you are not home during the day, a porch camera is basically just a camera that records people stealing your stuff in high definition. I leave at 6:15 every morning for the Galleria and I am not back to Springwoods Village until almost 7:00 depending on I-45 traffic. I stopped having anything delivered to my house last year. High value stuff goes to my office downtown, everything else goes to the Amazon hub at HEB off Riley Fuzzel. It adds two minutes to my commute home and I never have to track down a stolen package.

    3mo ago

  • Where do you take out of town family when they visit for a weekend?

    If you are planning weekend activities, just pay attention to your timing on Grand Parkway and I-45. Traffic gets surprisingly backed up around Rayford and Louetta between 11 AM and 2 PM on Saturdays with everyone running errands. If you want a really easy evening, take them up toward the Woodlands Waterway right on the edge of town. You can park in the garage, walk along the water, and grab dinner without feeling like you spent an hour stuck on the highway. I drive to the Galleria every weekday for work, so the last thing I want to do on Saturday is sit in traffic. Staying local is definitely the move.

    3mo ago

  • Tuesday night dining out with kids where grown ups can actually enjoy the food?

    If I get off I-45 before 5:45 we do Hat Creek on Spring Cypress. The playground is enclosed so you do not have to stand right on top of them. Food is surprisingly decent for a burger place. Get there early though because by 6:15 on a school night that patio line gets long.

    3mo ago

  • Real storm prep tips for hurricane season (not just buying 50 cases of water)

    Fill your gas tank when the storm is four days out, not twelve hours before landfall. The lines at the HEB fuel station on Spring Cypress or the Buc-ee's off 290 get completely insane. I leave for work at 6:15 AM and even at that hour during a storm warning, people are idling in line blocking traffic. Keep fifty dollars in cash in your glove box or junk drawer. When cell towers or power go down, card readers at the few open gas stations or convenience stores off I-45 will not work. Cash is the only thing that gets you ice or gas when systems are offline.

    4mo ago