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Armybrat

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  1. APD reports a person shot at the Austin Public Library in downtown….. http://www.statesman.com/news/article/austin-public-library-shooting-reported-21119794.php?utm_content=cta&sid=689778998283b1454f057a30&ss=A&st_rid=null&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=alert&utm_campaign=stsm | breaking news and top stories
  2. So, a total flipflop on the sartorial side?
  3. Well, they hired Jeff Fisher and went with him for years.
  4. Metal detectorist finds 10,000 - 15,000 Roman coins in Wales. http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd67vv66wxxo
  5. Business as usual then?
  6. University policies were not a part of the national platforms, IIRC.
  7. Any changes in UT policy should come at the behest of the people of Texas through the State, not from any administration in Washington DC.
  8. Interesting post by a guy who put a can on his 10/22: http://www.rugerforum.net/threads/10-22-been-bannished.423810/
  9. My high school, St. Edward’s in Austin, was an all boys college prep institution, so shop and home economics were not offered. Mrs. Brat, a Taylor HS grad, said only the “country” girls took home economics
  10. He might have been pulling my leg to gross me out - because the gizzards & hearts he loved made me nauseous just to think about them.
  11. You & my grandpa…. Plus he loved scrambled chicken brains for breakfast.
  12. But the 416 is going to be a lot more fun than an air gun
  13. http://www.statesman.com/business/article/austin-gun-range-f1-international-tourist-21104878.php?utm_content=cta&sid=689778998283b1454f057a30&ss=A&st_rid=null&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=roundup&utm_campaign=stsm | daily briefing
  14. That is probably the best option for back yard small varmints instead of a .22.
  15. Basic threaded barrel version here: http://grabagun.com/firearms/handguns/semi-automatic-handguns/ruger-mkiv-22-45-22-lr-4-4-barrel-10-rounds.html
  16. CoTA private club…. http://www.performanceracing.com/magazine/industry-news/10-20-2025/cota-build-private-members-club-name-turn-20-after-mario-andretti
  17. http://www.kxan.com/investigations/austin-man-with-recent-manslaughter-conviction-faces-3rd-dwi-after-crash-into-river/ Another killer allowed to roam the streets creates mayhem at Walsh landing. Nice work keeping Austin safe, Garza.
  18. Sorry, but I didn’t catch your name.
  19. Saw this posted elsewhere - dude spotted a supercar on the road in California….. Looking it up, it is a 1,500 hp hybrid Regera, with a 0-250-0 mph speed run attained in as low as 28.81 seconds. This model is a few years out of production and has been supplanted by newer, faster and more expensive Koenigsegg’s. But depending on trim and colors, a Regera still commands between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 for a used one. https://luxurypulse.com/sales/show/5537-koenigsegg-regera That is $$ from another planet! Just for fun I did a Ca DMV license and registration fee calculation for buying a $4 million dollar car. Ca DMV would charge a buyer $350,000 in tax and purchase fees, and then tack on an additional $26,800 PER YEAR to register it. I’ll pass!
  20. I said years ago that Trump was/is unhinged and erratic.
  21. Giddings didn’t have anything like a WB when I lived there in the late 1960s. Didn’t have a ballroom either. That was before their short lived oil boom. Sheriff Bubba Rost would’ve run the delinquents out of Lee County anyway.
  22. Maybe not so trivial….. the continuing saga I posted about weeks ago: In late January some asshole broke the main access lock on our neighborhood USPS communal mailbox. As a result, we and 24 other neighbors have had to drive 11 miles one way from our street over to our USPS office substation to pick up our mail. I believe most of us make that 22 mile round trip at least once per week. Nine months later, after numerous inquiries, the postal service clerks say that the new lock to replace the broken one is still on back order. Since the IRS allows a 70 cent deduction per mile for vehicle business milage, that expense for the 35 trips (770 miles total) I have personally made to pick up our mail. That comes to $539 worth of income tax deductions. Not to mention the 26 total hours of travel time there & back over the 9 months @ 45 minutes per round trip. Now multiply those numbers by roughly 20 to estimate the total time lost, miles driven, gasoline burned, and $10,000+ in IRS deductions. All because the USPS cannot get a simple cheapass lock from wherever it was back ordered. What a country, what a government.
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