This big Wal-Mart Supercenter opened on july 15, 2009, at the New Wyoming Mall, in the Mid-Northeast Heights area of Albuquerque, New Mexico. it is the newest of the seven (7) Wal-Mart Supercenters in Albuquerque, as well as, still, the newest of the 35 Wal-Mart Supercenters in the whole state of New Mexico, though that might soon change, as there are two additional Wal-Mart Supercenter proposals in New Mexico, one in New Mexico's second largest city of Las Cruces, and another in New Mexico's capital city of Santa Fe. Unfortunately, the Santa Fe proposal has been stalled since it was first introduced back in 2005, since the city of Santa Fe is notorious for NIMBY opposition to big developments, let alone one which includes a Wal-Mart Supercenter. However, thankfully, the proposed Las Cruces location, which would be that city's third Wal-Mart Supercenter, is moving forward at a satisfying pace, as it was first proposed only two years ago, in 2008, and is likely to break ground sometime within the next year, for a grand opening around the first quarter of 2012. I usually shop for neccesities and mild luxuries at the Wal-Mart Supercenter pictured here, as it is only like three miles from my house, although, sometimes, I also go to the old, Non-Supercenter Wal-Mart in the Far Northeast Heights area of Albuquerque, as that one is even closer to my house, and, I took and uploaded to Flickr the picture of that one yesterday. Also, I occasionally go to the Wal-Mart Supercenter in the Near Northeast Heights area of Albuquerque, which opened in 2004 as a replacement for an old Non-Supercenter Wal-Mart that was in the same location, as that is the nearest one with a Tire and Lube Center, and, it's not that far either, as it's about five miles from my house, and, about two miles from the one pictured here. The Wal-Mart Supercenter pictured here does not have a tire and lube center because that was a compromise made with some area residents who were opposed to this Wal-Mart Supercenter, and, while I would prefer it to have a tire and lube center, I'm just glad we were able to compromise with the NIMBY people on this one, as, shortly after this Wal-Mart Supercenter was approved, there was another Wal-Mart Supercenter proposal, in the Mid North Valley area of Albuquerque, but, unfortunately, that one was turned down by the NIMBY groups, and Wal-Mart backed down. However, now that Albuquerque has a Republican mayor and slight Republican majority in the city council, the city just might be more open to such developments. *I'm not, however, endorsing any party or elected official, it's just that Republicans usually are less prone to opposing large developments, such as Wal-Mart Supercenters, or new roads and such, and, on that particular issue, my views are more in line with those of the Republican party. Photo taken on April 17, 2010.

The guy on the ladder watched as I took pix of the line. As I approached the shop, he got all up in my business.

"DID YOU DO THIS?!?! WHAT KINDA CRIMINAL ARE YOU??????" (seriously)

I laughed AT him and said no, I was just taking a break and following it. It goes ALLLLL over downtown. Apparently, Angry Ladder Guy works at DT Tire and was NOT amused to find "The Quest" in front of his shop over the weekend. He was painting the front of the shop, so he was sure it hadn't been done behind him on Friday afternoon or anything.

I told him he should follow it and see where it leads if he had a spare hour.