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Paper_jam

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  1. Up "only" 8% in 78754. I almost feel left out.
  2. Can anybody recommend a live weather radar website that doesn't suck shit? For some time now, the animated radar on KXAN's website, and other local TV channels' websites, all seem to use the same app or codec, which works terribly on my PC. They try to play back 6-8 hours of radar history, which is pointless--I only want to see the last hour or two. Starting 6 or 8 hours back means I have to wait forever to get to the current radar image. Trying to skip ahead using the slider bar doesn't do shit. Doesn't matter if I use Chrome or Firefox.
  3. I'm gonna start asking all my ladies to sign an affidavit of consensus (pre- and post-coital) and pass a written competency test before allowing them to experience my erotic talents.
  4. I'm not sure if this fits as a Larry David thing, but I recall a generally embarrassing event from my youth. When I was a freshman, I was living on the 19th floor of Dobie. One morning my roommate had gone to class or something so I had the room to myself. It's a quiet morning, no one's around, I have a ragged copy of Hustler that someone left in the laundry room. I figured I would take advantage of this privacy and release some pent-up sexual energy. So I go to work, feeling pretty secure in my privacy. After I'd been at it a little while, I hear a soft thump or squeak from the window (19th floor). Window washer, busted. (Actually, he gave no discernible sign that he saw me, and Dobie's windows are tinted, so maybe I got away with it. Still, I was startled and embarrassed.)
  5. Holy shit this is horrible: AP source: [Former] NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5, then himself https://news.yahoo.com/2-children-among-5-killed-010718996.html
  6. I'm terrible at gardening & landscape work, and don't much care for it, so I'm looking for a full-service nursery, garden center, landscaper, whatever, who can dig out some (five) dead Hawthorn shrubs and replant with something similar (probably just boxwood or yaupon holly). The hardest part of the job would be digging out the old shrubs, which I'm sure have a well-established root system. So far I've emailed four places in/near Austin to try to get an estimate, and no one has even replied to my emails or called me back. Probably all busy doing $20,000 jobs for rich techbros or something. Any recommendations for a nursery or landscaper who will take on a small(ish) job?
  7. Does the Governor's order against "vaccine passports" (I hate that term) just apply to government entities? So, I would hope, a private business such as a restaurant or retail store could still limit customers to "vaccinated only" if they so choose? If a restaurant can kick you out for not wearing a tie, I think it's more than reasonable that they can refuse to serve you if you can't show a record of vaccination. I know I'd be more likely to frequent establishments if I knew that the other customers were vaccinated. Of course, I fully expect a world of shit to come down on businesses or companies that try to implement such a policy, plus the general difficulty of figuring out if someone's record of vaccination is authentic.
  8. I got Moderna #2 yesterday, and getting out of bed this morning was haaaarrd. Achy all over and a little feverish. Right shoulder is angry. But at least no severe chills or headache.
  9. You can file this under "worst MS Paint" job ever, but
  10. I don't know much about biology or immunology, it's been 30+ years since my AP Bio days in high school. But maybe someone can explain to me, in layman's terms, why the Covid-19 vaccines (while still quite effective in most people) still allow a small percentage of immunized people to develop infection? Is this the result of their own immune systems, even after vaccination, being deficient in some way? Or is it due to some aspect of the vaccine itself not quite being able to replicate the behavior or characteristics of the actual, live virus?
  11. Need more pics to see if stained.
  12. Maybe we could lure Tom Penders out of retirement for Runnin' Horns II?
  13. Jeez. I remember when the limits for specs was 12 inches and like 20 fish.
  14. I do remember in the mid-90s you could open up the Statesman and there'd be tons of ads for local, mom-n-pop type computer businesses. (But by the later 90s the bigger stores mostly stomped them out.) What was the name of that big (at the time) PC parts store that was somewhere near Lamar & Anderson, where that chinese buffet used to be? I think it was next to NTB,
  15. Good season, but I was hoping for more behind-the-scenes coverage of the Mercedes tire fuckup with George Russell.
  16. I swear I wasn't going to drink tonight, but Jesus this game drove me to it. "Shitshow" doesn't even begin to cover it. How do you fuck it up this badly.
  17. Kind of a tangent but Shaka's "mask" is practically a see-through mesh that looks about as effective as a screen door in a hurricane. It ain't stopping shit.
  18. I never saw them fix it. Is that reviewable/reversible at this point? (I hope not.)
  19. The freeze really did a number on my indian hawthornes, which have otherwise held up well for almost 20 years with little care or maintenance. If they don't have a miraculous recovery, what would be some alternatives that would be a little more freeze-resistant (Zone 7ish), and meet the criteria below? Characteristics I'm looking for: Hardy in Austin climate, evergreen, low maintenance, will grow with limited sun but possibly also in full sun. (Will be planted in both shady and sunny areas.) Seems like my neighbors have some boxwoods that came through the freeze well, and I'm also thinking maybe dwarf yaupon holly. I'm no gardener, I just need something basic that will survive my brown thumb and whatever mother nature throws at it. Thanks for any suggestions.
  20. My dad and I went to a closed-circuit broadcast of the "Super Fight" in '87. It was close but I also felt like Hagler kinda got jobbed in the decision.
  21. Rant incoming: What is it about a mask requirement that is such a hot-button issue for Republicans, compared to every other thing we have in our lives that regulates our conduct to protect public safety? Why do I have to get a driver's license to drive a car? Why do I have to maintain auto insurance, or have my car inspected annually? Why am I forced to comply with onerous and arbitrary speed limits and traffic signals while driving? Why am I only allowed to water my yard certain days of the week? Why does my house need to meet all kinds of codes for construction and utilities? Why can't I freely discharge a firearm, or fireworks, within city limits? Why do I need a permit to discharge pollution to the air or a body of water? Why can't I burn trash in my yard? Why does a person need a license to practice medicine, law, or engineering? Why do I need a doctor's prescription to buy an otherwise- legal drug from a pharmacy? Shit, why can't I buy liquor on Sunday, or choose to gamble in a casino in Texas? All these things limit our freedoms, as much or more than a mask requirement. What is so uniquely terrible about masks? Regardless of how this pandemic turns out, when I go out in public, I'm going to wear a $%^&* mask every day for the rest of my life just because it seems to trigger these snowflakes.
  22. After the '83 freeze, didn't TPWD tighten the size/bag limits on speckled trout and redfish? Is there any indication of how this winter storm compared to that one, in terms of impact on the bays?
  23. Got Moderna'd (first dose) about 4 hours ago at HEB Elgin. (Conveniently next to Spec's.) No distinct symptoms yet. How sensitive is the vaccine to correct injection technique? I barely felt the injection and it happened pretty fast. I hope I got the full squirt.
  24. Any thoughts on this study about possibly reduced effectiveness vs. the South African variant B.1.351? https://www.businessinsider.com/south-africa-variant-vaccines-pfizer-moderna-covid-vaccine-study-mutation-2021-3
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