Home Care In Haslet, TX

Barbecue has enjoyed a renaissance in Texas, and the trendy phenomenon has yielded two related byproducts. Like it or not, barbecue has become city-fied, and the price has risen substantially.

But neither has encroached on Lee's Bar-B-Q in Haslet — not yet, anyway. If you last walked into owner, operator, pitmaster and busboy Clarence Lee's operation on a slow afternoon in 2003, when the joint made Texas Monthly's Top 50, you'd find it largely unchanged in 2016.

"Start changing things up and you'll likely change yourself right out of business," Lee says.

The classic red-and-white checked tablecloths and the concession stand menus over the counter give the feel of some bygone good-ol' days. Lee's is a perfect spot for your next post-little-league sandwich run, and it has been for 28 years.

And then there's the meat. Cooking low and slow on Lee's Oyler rotating rotisserie-style pit gives his meat a more subdued smoke flavor than some may be used to from a hickory cook. It leaves the meat to do the talking, and with just a splash of Lee's sweet, tangy sauce, it's just right.

The brisket gets a fair little smoke ring, and it was moist on this most recent visit, but the sausage and hot link were probably better. Some sides may be canned, but lunch (or dinner) at Lee's is a no-fuss, no-frills engagement. It's one of the last remaining barbecue places diners can escape from for less than a 10-spot.

Or you can go for the Full House ($13.49): Brisket, ribs, sausage, hot links, two sides and a heavily buttered and lightly toasted piece of white bread await. Lee's unapologetically serves smoked bologna as well, as others have moved in a more "craft meat" direction in recent years.

"Those things are all nice," he says. "There's a new barbecue crowd and a new way of doing things in this business. If you're accustomed to that, if you're looking for that, I'm sure it's good. But this is what I know and this is what folks come back for."

Truth is, Lee added bologna to the menu a few years back because of customer requests, as he's done recently, too, with pulled pork.

It might be wise to get a taste of Lee's before the atmosphere of the area changes anymore dramatically than it already has, with all the development knocking on Lee's back door in the Alliance Gateway area. Fair warning, you do have to pass up Sonny Bryan's Fort Worth/Keller location on the way to Lee's, always a tall task no matter where your GPS is set to, but keep the faith. Lee's is well worth a try.

Lee's Bar-B-Q, 103 School House Road, Haslet, 817-439-5337. Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

HASLET, TX, October 03, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Maybe you don't have enough parking space at home, or you want a secure area to work on your project car. Or you just want to put away your jet ski, dirt bike, motorcycle, or ATV for the off-season. For whatever reason you're looking for an affordable self storage unit, Blue Mound 287 Self Storage has you covered.

"Our self-storage units are perfect for your vehicle," says Ashley Oliphant, the Marketing Manager of the facility. "We have enclosed, climate-controlled areas to protect your car or bike or any other small vehicle from the dirt, dust, wind, rain, hail and sun."

They also have covered storage and open vehicle storage spaces where you can park your pickup truck, SUV, crossover, hatchback, sedan, coupe or even an RV. Enclosed storage unit sizes range from small 5' x 5' to large 20' x 30'. Renters have access to the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Their customers seem pleased. "They have the best customer service in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Ashley is always so kind and happy to help with any issue we had. It's now the only place for storage for me," wrote Figgie Figueroa in an online review.

As you enter the facility, it quickly becomes apparent that the self-storage space is designed with customers in mind. The storage facility has wide aisles so you can load/unload into your unit. In addition to the multiple cameras positioned throughout the property, another notable security feature is personalized pin code access.

Just off Highway 287, Blue Mound 287 Self Storage is worth checking out for those looking for value for money. First responders and veterans are eligible for special storage discounts. Even if you don't fall in either category, feel free to ask them about current specials on auto storage Saginaw by calling (817) 439-1380 or check out specials on the company's self storage blog.

Office Hours Monday – Friday: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Sunday: Closed

About Blue Mound 287 Self Storage

Blue Mound 287 Self Storage is located at 870 Blue Mound Road in Haslet, Texas. The facility has drive-up outdoor storage units. Additionally, Blue Mound also offers excellent Fort Worth car storage. Learn more about self storage near me at Blue Mound 287 Self Storage by calling (817) 439-1380 or visiting our self-storage website.

# # #

FORT WORTH, Texas — Crews responded to a large grass fire Wednesday afternoon in northwest Tarrant County.

The fire could be seen burning in a field near West Bonds Ranch Road and North Saginaw Boulevard, which is in an area near Fort Worth, Saginaw and Haslet along U.S. 287.

As of 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, the fire is 100% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The fire burned an estimated 184 acres.

The fire started between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to Tarrant County Fire Marshall Randy Renois. He said a construction company currently doing underground cabling was cutting some rebar up, which caused sparks and the beginning of the fire. Once the wind shifted, it split the fire two ways and caused the fire to spread both northeast and northwest.

"We got people out here as quick as we could," Renois said. "I can't tell you how many fire trucks, brush trucks and personnel we have, but it's more than a handful. We have a bunch."

Renois said about six to seven homes had to be evacuated by the Gilmore Creen area.

Tom Le, a resident of 15 years in the area, told WFAA the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office asked him and his neighbors to evacuate.

"It was spreading quick," Le said. "It was just a big cloud of white smoke and black smoke, you couldn’t see nothing down the road. You never realize it’s that close to you."

"Shortly after we asked them to leave, it was all clear," Renois said. "So it was just a precaution because the fire jumped Peden Road just a little bit. Maybe a third of an acre? They put it out really quick."

Le said he was relieved. He told WFAA it was a wake-up call to the dangers of fire season.

"I need to have a better plan on what to pack," Le said. "You never know what’s gonna happen, especially nowadays, everything’s so dry."

Adam Turner of the Texas A&M Forest Service said his team requested assistance for the fire.

As of Wednesday night, Turner said he did not know of any structures damaged by the fire.

"There have been multiple fire departments coming in and out," Turner said. "Here in Tarrant County, there are lots of fire departments to come around and most of them are here to help."

Turner also said the high heat impacts the firefighters' ability to take care of the fire and requires many first responders to take breaks while working to stop it.

"It makes it more difficult," Turner said. "We can't work for as long without having to take breaks and cool off. All of that heat that's affecting us is also affecting all of this grass and brush that's out there."

Alert: Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to a request for assistance in Tarrant County on the #BondFire. The fire is an estimated 100 acres and 0% contained. Forward progression has slowed but is not stopped. #txfire pic.twitter.com/QGrKX9RVLh

— Incident Information - Texas A&M Forest Service (@AllHazardsTFS) July 19, 2023

Turner said, with it being the beginning of "fire season," many departments are ready to respond quickly.

"This is the normal period of time that we call fire season here in North Texas," Turner said. "Late end of July moving into August and September. We can now comfortably say that we're in fire season here in North Texas. It's something we need to be paying attention to."

"When you have such a large area burning like we do, we can't put it all out," Turner also said. "Even if we have a large body of water nearby, that's a ton of water to try and put out 100 acres of actively burning material. We're going to put out as much material as we can around the edge of it."

Grass fire producing heavy smoke in northwest Tarrant County

An Amazon warehouse in Texas is more dangerous than working in a psychiatric ward or a prison, leaked documents reveal.

Log books from the Haslet facility in Texas show injuries increasing from 2017 through 2019. Its Incident Rate (IR) - a measure of injury numbers relative to hours worked at a facility - was 8.15 in 2017, 8.72 the following year and last year 9.59.

To put those numbers in perspective a state psychiatric hospital has an IR of 7.4, a prison 7.3 and an aluminium foundry, 8.5. The report showed that the huge million-square-foot Amazon warehouse in Texas had a greater IR than all three.

In simpler terms around one in ten of the employees at the unit have been injured to the extent it has required reporting to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These are not just scraped knees, the injuries have to meet a level that requires 'medical treatment beyond first aid,' Gizmodo reported.

A woman working the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York, where other employees have criticized conditions at the warehouse

Amazon's Haslet facility in Texas which averaged an Incident Rate of 8.82 in the last three years according to leaked dossiers from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Amazon previously told the news site that the reason for its high rating was because it took 'an aggressive stance on recording injuries no matter how big or small.'

However, this would not explain why injuries at Haslet have been rising annually.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been accused of working staff too hard particularly in the run-up to the winter holiday season

The infamous 'peak season' in the run-up to the winter holidays took up a third of all injuries at the Texas facility.

The majority of these were recorded as sprains and bruises, but other injuries included heat stress, electric shocks, hernias, crushed hands and feet, concussions, fractures and lacerations.

It comes as employees at a New York facility called JFK8, on Staten Island claimed Amazon bosses 'care more about robots than about the employees'.

Jimpat Lacewell, who started working at Amazon in Staten Island in November, quit after three days because it reminded him of prison.

He also said CEO and founder Jeff Bezos could not finish a shift at the warehouse if he took part in the Undercover Boss reality TV show.

Lacewell told the Guardian: 'I would rather go back to a state correctional facility and work for 18 cents an hour than do that job. I'm sure Mr Bezos couldn't do a full shift at that place as an undercover boss.'

Rita Cummings, who works as a sorter on the outbound ship dock in three 12-hour shifts every week, has to scan a 1,800 Amazon packages an hour, which works out at around 30 every minute.

A woman working at a packing station in Staten Island. Some employees have complained of having their productivity constantly monitored by computers

She claimed a manager asked if she was 'sure you can't see?' and tried to place her in unsuitable job tasks, despite her visual impairment disability meaning she can only perform certain roles.

She told the Guardian: 'I had a manager ask me: are you sure you can't see?

'There are days I say I'm just at the mercy of God. There has been no real change. There are still injuries. They were saying the report [into safety] is not accurate, but it's just a way for them to avoid responsibility.'

Some warehouse workers complained of a lack of safety in that some violations were 'brushed aside'.

An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement: 'Like most companies, we have performance expectations for every Amazonian and we measure actual performance against those expectations.'

And on safety, the company said: 'Any effort to paint our workplaces as unsafe based on the number of injury recordings is misleading given the size of our workforce.

'While many companies under-record safety incidents in order to keep their rates low, Amazon does the opposite – we take an aggressive stance on recording injuries no matter how big or small.

The warehouse, which opened in 2018, sits at the corner of Gulf and Bloomfield Avenues inside the Matrix Global Logistics Park in Staten Island, New York

'We believe so strongly in the environment provided for fulfillment center employees, including our safety culture, that we offer public tours where anyone can come see for themselves one of our sites and its working conditions first-hand.'

Last August, Bezos was slammed on social media for throwing a multi-million dollar concert for certain head office employees not long after warehouse workers went on strike over pay and conditions.

He was spotted partying with celebrities such as Katy Perry and Lil Nas X backstage at Amazon's Post-Prime Day concert for employees in Seattle.

From a Google Maps view, the landscape around Haslet looks like a printed circuit board, just waiting for microchips to fill in the blank spots.

Tri Pointe Homes and M/I Homes will soon add a major chip to that circuit board. The two builders announced a joint venture that will plug in 900 new homes near Haslet.

Called LaPrelle, the planned community will be built on 372 acres west of Haslet. The space is there.

This is significant given the growth and development of communities north and northwest of Fort Worth. LaPrelle will be near Alliance Airport, BNSF Railway Co., an Amazon Fulfillment Center, and several distribution warehouses.

Sean Ricks, division president of Tri Pointe Homes Dallas Fort-Worth, said in a statement that the builder is dedicating a 10.5-acre city park and an additional 27 acres of interconnected open space adjacent to the park.

Ricks said Tri Point is committed to amenities, including pools, community gathering spaces, trails, and parks. The anticipated open-for-sale date will be the third or fourth quarters of 2023.

Tri Point, which has corporate offices in Irvine, Calif., and Incline Village, Nev., is familiar with the area. It has two communities in Fort Worth, another in Denton, and one on the way in Argyle. M/I Homes, based in Columbus, Ohio, has 18 communities in North Texas, including two south of Haslet (Cooper Creek and Berkshire), south of U.S. 287 off Blue Mound Road.

The additional housing inventory should come in handy. Haslet’s city limits occupy two counties — Tarrant and Denton. According to the MetroTex Association of Realtors, Tarrant had only 0.6 months of inventory and had 0.5. The city has a definitive strategic plan for growth.

Despite its population (Census estimate in 2019 was 1,923), Haslet has a healthy home value index. According to Zillow, the typical value of homes in Haslet is $567,296. Home values have gone up 25.2 percent in the past year. The average home value in Denton County is $440,350 and Tarrant County $345,000.

Is it spring yet? From the schizy weather we’ve had in North Texas this year, you might not know it. But in just a couple of weeks, we’ll be celebrating both Easter (April 17) and Passover (April 15).

Just in time, we’ve rounded up an assortment of holiday-inspired décor, gifts, and treats guaranteed to make this year’s festivities both stylish and delicious.

Butterfly Dessert Plates

A chic finale to your holiday meal. These porcelain plates from designer Christian Lacroix are hand-decorated with 24-karet gold and platinum.

Pastel Tiny Taper Candles

Add a touch of spring to your holiday table. The set of 12 includes three of each pretty pastel hue.

Bunny Hutch Pillows

This cheery fabric from Groundworks by Lee Jofa features artist Hunt Slonen’s signature bunnies.

Floral Vase

We found this beauty on MIHO, known for its “unexpected things.” Handmade in Italy, this silicone vase is bursting with colorful blooms.

Glazed Seder Plate

An elegant addition to your Seder table. This flower-shaped platter doubles as a cake plate.

Cabbage Garden Bunny Bowl

Mackenzie-Childs’ whimsical ceramic bowl is handcrafted at the company’s studio, located on a 65-acre former dairy farm in Aurora, N.Y.

Printed Matzah Tray

The handiwork of Israeli designer Yair Emanuel, this wooden box features a multi-hued floral motive.

Express Egg Cooker

A go-to for holiday brunches. Dash’s sunny yellow egg cooker prepares up to seven eggs in an instant.

Matzah Pot Holder and Oven Mitt Set

We can’t think of a more fun way to celebrate holiday hostesses.

Flower Mini Cakes

These yummy buttercream cupcakes from We Take the Cake come wrapped in green tulip paper.

Marzipan Black & White Cookies

The beloved black-and-white cookie gets a holiday makeover.

Easter Sugar Cookie Kit

Chef Daniel Boulud’s DIY kit includes brown sugar cookie dough, egg and bunny-shaped cookie cutters, and colorful royal icing.

Passover Sampler Box

A sweet treat from NYC’s renowned Magnolia Bakery. Each box includes a dozen assorted macaroons and two pieces of chocolate Matzo Crunch.

Dark Chocolate Ungapotchkies

The ultimate nosh from The Matzo Project. These bubbe-approved treats are a decadent mix of chocolate, salted peanuts, toasted rice, toffee, and matzo. (And in case you’re wondering, Ungapatchka is a Yiddish word used to describe something ridiculously over-the-top.)