Everything posted by swraith
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2020-21 Winter weather; bring it on
I’m 78757 and been shit all day
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2020-21 Winter weather; bring it on
Checking in while charging phone in my car that is idling in my driveway. like many, power has been off since 2am. House is pretty cold but I think we can sleep with enough blankets. I fear for the pipes in the house. Nothing to be done at this point. taking leftover chili to a neighbors house to get it warmed up on their gas stovetop to get a hot meal for the day.
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2020-21 Winter weather; bring it on
Crossed the 3 hour mark on our power outage. This is not good for my chances of making it through this without frozen pipes.
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2020-21 Winter weather; bring it on
Power has been out for us in 78757 for over an hour. Austin Energy map has me covered with 3 different outage shapes.
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Texas deep freeze carnage thread
I want to do this and thoughts about it several days ago. But I can't. Inevitably my wife or kids would hit the garage door opener and everything would be fucked. I just have to accept the air penetration since my family is incapable of paying attention to details.
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austin radio stuff
With the abundance of streaming options and the volume of music and podcasts, I don't get the appeal of listening to local radio these days..
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Stacey Abrams for VP
Wait what’s going on with this necro bump? Is somebody knocking on Stacey after what happened in Georgia?
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Where to park $300k for a year or so
This. It sucks...but today's reality is forcing savers to accept almost no short term return unless they are willing to accept substantial levels of risk.
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What in the fuck is this green bin the city just dropped off at my curb?
https://www.organicsbygosh.com/ https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/article/austin-city-council-approves-composting-contract/
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What in the fuck is this green bin the city just dropped off at my curb?
I have three blue recycling bins. I could get by with just 2...but I don’t pay extra for them so 3 it is. I’m fairly certain the compost in the green bins all gets taken to the Organics by Gosh composting facility east of Austin. It’s not going to the dump.
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Window Replacement Rec & Advice
The Marvin Austin dealer you referenced...is that Amazing Exteriors on Burnet? I was just thinking about contacting them based on the upstream recommendation about Marvin.
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Hostage Situation - 1900 Block of West 35th Street (Jackson Ave.) Near Mopac
I’m not one too put much stock in a literal “hell”, but I hope that hostage taker has some serious karmic suffering based on the amount of pain caused tonight.
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Hostage Situation - 1900 Block of West 35th Street (Jackson Ave.) Near Mopac
Fuck. This is my kids pedi office and the alleged hostage is our actual doc. Scary shit.
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Window Replacement Rec & Advice
I've had Energy One try to sell me windows multiple times via door to door channel. Any company selling door to door....I assume is sketchy.
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Window Replacement Rec & Advice
I'm in Austin. Have original early 60s aluminum frame single pane windows with brick exterior. I've been thinking about replacing them throughout the entire house. I was thinking about calling Window World. Then I read your comment. Who should I call instead of them...in Austin? I'm thinking the old windows need to be removed, new windows installed, and any clean up on the exterior walls.
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Pollen: Texas ongoing thread
today wasn't terrible....so that's a good day in the context of the last 30 days
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Shit just disappears...
- Policy shit I like (for non liberals)- in the spirit of unity
I heard Biden say he will admit when mistakes are made. That's good. Acknowledge imperfection and that mistakes are going to happen....not due to negligence but just b/c that is life. Set expectations at a reasonable level.- Mike Pompeo is a fucking dunce
I am not in any way defending Trump, Pompeo, or their views. But this is over the top. How would one even prove the above statement in a criminal court? Trump is still President today. The Secretary of State is still empowered to execute foreign policy as the current President sees fit. The current administration doesn't have to stop until Biden is sworn in. It would be nice to shorten the timeline between elections and inauguration in an attempt to mitigate this problem...though it does seem like incoming administrations need as much time as possible to execute their transition plans. It would be fun to see if the DOJ could go after Pompeo for Hatch Act violations.- Pollen: Texas ongoing thread
today wasn't too bad. down to half the allergy meds I was taking. but in full disclosure...I haven't left the house in like 4 days....ugh.- Pollen: Texas ongoing thread
I really want to go outside. Then I see the wind blowing from the northwest....and its a big nope. Have to stay inside.- AISD's (and other districts) Plans for Schools Starting August 18
We voluntarily complied with the district request. Kept both kids home. They are Having zoom calls today. Both kids would prefer to be at school. Wife is concerned about them getting bored. Of course they are going to get bored.- Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!
So the Leg has to approve the $43 million request? What is the mechanism for that to occur before the Leg is in session again?- AISD's (and other districts) Plans for Schools Starting August 18
Oh for FUCK sake. AISD do not go remote for the entire week.- Pollen: Texas ongoing thread
Up through last night....fucking grade A miserable. Today...actually not too bad. Of course...I still didn't go outside. I haven't been outside this week for more than 10 minutes each day....b/c yeah....FUCK CEDAR. - Policy shit I like (for non liberals)- in the spirit of unity
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