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56 minutes ago, Covri said:

I guess you missed the “or is supposed to be” reference to the new years news. I’ll give you a pass though, jimmyjazz, not like you’d know anything about New Orleans or you’d have named yourself jimmypelicans.

I'll take it on faith that you don't know the genesis of my user name.

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25 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'll take it on faith that you don't know the genesis of my user name.

I've always appreciated the reference 

On 1/15/2025 at 11:52 PM, Mittens said:

 

The city of Austin should be a study 20 years from now in how to do every single thing wrong. The number of times I was angry that 6th St was closed to traffic was 0. The numbers of times I screamed AIDS!

Austin

Idiot

Driver

Syndrome

On nearly every other road that is identical to when I went to school in the late 90s is infinite

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43 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'll take it on faith that you don't know the genesis of my user name.

It seems like you’re missing or ignoring my references so I’ll leave you to it and not bring it up again tonight, tonight, tonight.

5 minutes ago, Covri said:

It seems like you’re missing or ignoring my references so I’ll leave you to it and not bring it up again tonight, tonight, tonight.

Do you seriously think I'm unaware of NO NBA team history?

Whether you know anything about legendary British punk bands is another question entirely.

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Do you seriously think I'm unaware of NO NBA team history?

Whether you know anything about legendary British punk bands is another question entirely.

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Glad you got my references lol.

Will you two stfu and let’s get back to discussing Angela. 

3 hours ago, Underdog said:

Will you two stfu and let’s get back to discussing Angela. 

Exactly, they need to get room already.

29 minutes ago, BurntEyes said:

Exactly, they need to get room already.

I'm cheap, but I'm not THAT cheap.

On 1/16/2025 at 6:17 PM, Covri said:

Honest question I don't know, but do they close broadways street in Nashville weekend nights? Bourbon is closed in New Orleans or is supposed to be.

 

i haven't been on 6th in 15 years and really haven't partied down there in 20 so none of this actually affects me in the slightest. Was just thinking out loud the problems I could see with it, I think keeping the riff raff in the bars and not the streets during drinking hours is smart.

 

 

The times I’ve been on Lower Broadway in the last couple years it has been open to cars. Super fun to sit on a rooftop bar and watch bachelorette party after bachelorette party roll through in open air buses. 
 

I’m pretty sure they do close it off for major events.

1 hour ago, skittlebrau said:

The times I’ve been on Lower Broadway in the last couple years it has been open to cars. Super fun to sit on a rooftop bar and watch bachelorette party after bachelorette party roll through in open air buses. 
 

I’m pretty sure they do close it off for major events.

Nashville doesn't close Broadway to traffic typically outside NYE and perhaps July 4th. There are police and traffic monitoring nearly every intersection on heavy traffic times. There are specifically closed streets when the Predators play as Bridgestone Area in about a block or 2 from Broadway. There is always heavy police activity. They crowds keep moving and I rarely see riffraff causing issues outside of some silliness on side streets. Then it's usually just slow rolling while cranking jams. Maybe a little flex and tire spin. Nothing particularly fiendish. Pretty damn mellow. Think Austin 15-20 years ago. Which very well describes Nashville as a whole.

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Why in the fuck would you want to drive down Sixth Street at night? Don't get shot at enough during your normal day?

I guess it makes it easier for kids from Killeen to do drive bys .

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15 hours ago, Deej said:

Why in the fuck would you want to drive down Sixth Street at night? Don't get shot at enough during your normal day?

I guess it makes it easier for kids from Killeen to do drive bys .

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45 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

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You don't think there's white kids in Killeen? That's a little racist. 

3 minutes ago, Deej said:

You don't think there's white kids in Killeen? That's a little racist. 

That's why it was only a little racist.

I see a lot of people oneline bitching about the new experience and, as best as I can tell, they were the ones that would go down and just hang out and not go in and patronize bars or clubs. 

\Womp womp  

Good.

I haven't been on Dirty Sixth in several years, do they have drink vendors selling to people on the streets or is it "buy inside and take it to go"?

(I honestly don't remember where it's legal to have an open container in Austin.  Mine are open in my house or in a bar.)

18 minutes ago, texasdago said:

I see a lot of people oneline bitching about the new experience and, as best as I can tell, they were the ones that would go down and just hang out and not go in and patronize bars or clubs. 

\Womp womp  

Good.

I pay the Homer Tax : r/Simpsons

They should open dirty 6th to bulldozers. Free unfettered access to demolish any structure or person between I-35 and The Driskill.  

I often wonder what tourists staying at The Driskill think about the location.  We spent our wedding night at the Stephen F. Austin and that was bad enough.  (Not the night or the hotel, the location.)

It's funny that the reddit post is complaining about rednecks. Not exactly the clientele I think most people would be complaining about on dirty 6th. 

On 1/20/2025 at 9:13 AM, jimmyjazz said:

I haven't been on Dirty Sixth in several years, do they have drink vendors selling to people on the streets or is it "buy inside and take it to go"?

(I honestly don't remember where it's legal to have an open container in Austin.  Mine are open in my house or in a bar.)

I'm fairly certain open containers are illegal everywhere downtown or in any of the bar districts. 

20 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I'm fairly certain open containers are illegal everywhere downtown or in any of the bar districts. 

From reddit.com/r/Austin (Google Maps link) -

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On 1/20/2025 at 10:30 AM, randomhorn said:

They should close Rock Rose to traffic. 

I always use it to drive to the Blue garage.

On 1/21/2025 at 6:21 PM, smokebomb said:

From reddit.com/r/Austin (Google Maps link) -

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Probably still fairly accurate but that's 11 years old. I thought you were* allowed to on SoCo - may have been a recent change. Assuming W 6th is included now as well.

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8 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I always use it to drive to the Blue garage.

He means after dark.

2 hours ago, Mittens said:

He means after dark.

Well, you got me there - we’ve always left the area by 5:30.

12 hours ago, smokebomb said:

Aaand you are correct. In October 2020, the city council voted to remove the restrictions on areas 2, 5, & 6:

 

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/public-drinking-ban-lifted-in-areas-of-east-austin/269-0f9dd50e-b6fe-4e8f-92a6-11bbdcb63fd2

Seems to be based on the homicide map that keeping the ban in place in section 5 might be good.

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Can confirm you can drink legally on South Congress.  You go to the Tiny Grocer walk-up window and get a drink.

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Lulz. Like the bullshit with Austin Water during Icepocalypse, someone prob forgot how to flip the switch to close the gate.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/lady-bird-lake-levels-longhorn-dam-failure/269-521afa47-56cd-4cbe-bf6d-c05d01f5c70d

Lady Bird Lake levels dropping as Longhorn Dam gate gets stuck open

AUSTIN, Texas — Levels at Lady Bird Lake continue to drop after a gate at Longhorn Dam failed while in the open position on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Austin Water, crews were performing scheduled work when one of the nine gates failed, causing the lake level to begin dropping. As of 2 p.m., the water level was down by 1 foot and was continuing to drop. By around 5 p.m., the lake had dropped 2 feet.

The cause of the failure is under investigation.

Crews and contractors are working to manually stop the flow of water out of the dam, Austin Water said.

Austin Water says that the issue will not impact water or wastewater services for Austin Water customers. The water level at Lady Bird Lake will remain low until repairs can be completed.

The people upstream must get at least a little chuckle watching the hoity toits downtown have to deal with even a little bit of a drop in the water level.  Do Lake Austin next!

On 1/22/2025 at 9:02 AM, texasdago said:

Seems to be based on the homicide map that keeping the ban in place in section 5 might be good.

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Can confirm you can drink legally on South Congress.  You go to the Tiny Grocer walk-up window and get a drink.

Yeah so like I suspected those maps weren't accurate. 🤷

14 hours ago, crash_davis said:

Lulz. Like the bullshit with Austin Water during Icepocalypse, someone prob forgot how to flip the switch to close the gate.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/lady-bird-lake-levels-longhorn-dam-failure/269-521afa47-56cd-4cbe-bf6d-c05d01f5c70d

Lady Bird Lake levels dropping as Longhorn Dam gate gets stuck open

AUSTIN, Texas — Levels at Lady Bird Lake continue to drop after a gate at Longhorn Dam failed while in the open position on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Austin Water, crews were performing scheduled work when one of the nine gates failed, causing the lake level to begin dropping. As of 2 p.m., the water level was down by 1 foot and was continuing to drop. By around 5 p.m., the lake had dropped 2 feet.

The cause of the failure is under investigation.

Crews and contractors are working to manually stop the flow of water out of the dam, Austin Water said.

Austin Water says that the issue will not impact water or wastewater services for Austin Water customers. The water level at Lady Bird Lake will remain low until repairs can be completed.

Man, thoughts and prayers for the Lake Travis folks.  Some dumbass with Austin Water screws the pooch royally, and costs Lake Travis another foot or two of water.  Maybe this would be a great time to drop Lake Austin for some much needed shoreline maintenance?

14 hours ago, crash_davis said:

Lulz. Like the bullshit with Austin Water during Icepocalypse, someone prob forgot how to flip the switch to close the gate.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/lady-bird-lake-levels-longhorn-dam-failure/269-521afa47-56cd-4cbe-bf6d-c05d01f5c70d

Lady Bird Lake levels dropping as Longhorn Dam gate gets stuck open

AUSTIN, Texas — Levels at Lady Bird Lake continue to drop after a gate at Longhorn Dam failed while in the open position on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Austin Water, crews were performing scheduled work when one of the nine gates failed, causing the lake level to begin dropping. As of 2 p.m., the water level was down by 1 foot and was continuing to drop. By around 5 p.m., the lake had dropped 2 feet.

The cause of the failure is under investigation.

Crews and contractors are working to manually stop the flow of water out of the dam, Austin Water said.

Austin Water says that the issue will not impact water or wastewater services for Austin Water customers. The water level at Lady Bird Lake will remain low until repairs can be completed.

Poor Nicole. Now she's having to drag the bodies further to dump them in the lake. 

1 hour ago, PvilleStang said:

Man, thoughts and prayers for the Lake Travis folks.  Some dumbass with Austin Water screws the pooch royally, and costs Lake Travis another foot or two of water.  Maybe this would be a great time to drop Lake Austin for some much needed shoreline maintenance?

Can't afford to take any more water from Lake Travis... this drop is the best opportunity for any clean-up that needs to occur for at least a year.  

Man, thoughts and prayers for the Lake Travis folks.  Some dumbass with Austin Water screws the pooch royally, and costs Lake Travis another foot or two of water.  Maybe this would be a great time to drop Lake Austin for some much needed shoreline maintenance?

This is a problem with Lady Bird Lake aka Town Lake. Lake Travis is controlled by the LCRA. Longhorn Dam impounds Lady Bird Lake and is maintained by the City of Austin.

LCRA is who you want to own your dam, if you care about your dam functioning well.

Longhorn Dam (at the east end of downtown) has had problems in the past and has gotten stuck open and closed. It probably needs to be replaced.

When the dam is stuck open, the lake drains. When it’s stuck closed, the SRV statue takes a swim.
9 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

this drop is the best opportunity for any clean-up that needs to occur for at least a year.  

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13 hours ago, hayden_horn said:

"right lane closed ahead"

EVERY FUCKING MAJOR STREET

South Lamar says,

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15 hours ago, hayden_horn said:

"right lane closed ahead"

EVERY FUCKING MAJOR STREET

When you drive by, there is one dude working and 3 other dudes standing on the street watching him. That's the golden rule for every road construction project. 1 dude works, 3 dudes watch.

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4 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

When you drive by, there is one dude working and 3 other dudes standing on the street watching him. That's the golden rule for every road construction project. 1 dude works, 3 dudes watch.

Also applicable to South Austin's mom...

5 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

When you drive by, there is one dude working and 3 other dudes standing on the street watching him. That's the golden rule for every road construction project. 1 dude works, 3 dudes watch.

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