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Wally Pryor

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  1. Was reminded yesterday of the goodness that is Giovanni's on Lamar and Barton Skyway. It's tucked away inside the Food Mart there. Hadn't been there in some time but still so good.

    Run by the chef at the old Mezzaluna downtown. 

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  2. 16 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

    Next Saturday we're burying my grandmother at Arlington.

    RIP to your grandmother. What a final resting place, just so beautiful. If you're in the DC area Arlington is a must-do priority. 

    More details about her? 

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  3. 2 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

    Too much money spent in the wrong areas for the wrong things.  In south austin, I rarely see bikes in any of the new bike lanes they built.

    Most all the bikes in south Austin aren't being ridden. They're under the 290 bridge near South Lamar being dressed down by the bums. Used to be at least.  Guessing they're back now if they left. 

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  4. 14 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I don't know when (or if) Alex sobered up, but if he was downing a 12-pack per day in the mid-80s and is still doing so, he's at Keef level immortality.

    In their day 12 paks were just appetizers.

  5. 17 hours ago, Steel Shank said:

    Why on earth would prosecutors need to even consider a plea?

    https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-mother-her-2-girls-shot-at-28-times-shooter-gets-plea-deal

     

    Nauseating, but it's rinse and repeat. Nothing will change. And we won't get more than 7% or 8% turnout the next time this scum runs, and it will be more rinse and repeat. If Garza's bullshit hasn't resonated by now it's never going to resonate enough to bring people out for change. Sad but true. 

    And Garza will appear next Thursday in a Travis County courtroom in some ludicrous attempt by the state to remove him for incompetence. No one's questioning that issue but I hope the state falls flat on its face because the idiotic voters made the call, end of story. And the 93% of idiots who didn't vote especially deserve every minute of this unbridled piece of shit.  

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  6. 5 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

     

     

     

    At the risk of derailing things the Katrina bulletin from the NWS will always go down as the worst.

     

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    WWUS74 KLIX 281550 NPWLIX

    URGENT — WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28, 2005

    ...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...

    HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH... RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

    MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

    THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

    HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.

    AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.

    POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

    THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE KILLED.

    AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

    ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE!

     

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  7. On 5/4/2024 at 10:46 PM, Ghost of LL said:

    Paige Ellis. And yeah—she’s completely useless.

    Is this a term worse than "worthless"?  If so, it applies to Ellis. 

     

    On another front, and speaking of useless, more money for the Texas Bungalow to do absolutely nothing, of course. High comedy continues.  Just need fatter pockets to continue lining them. 

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    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council unanimously voted Thursday to nearly double the amount of money it will spend renovating a former hotel in north Austin which is intended to become permanent supportive housing for people who are disabled and have a “documented history of chronic homelessness.”

    The Bungalows at Century Park, formerly the Texas Bungalows Hotel and Suites, on Burnet Road will be run by Integral Care when opened (lulz). It is expected to provide 60 beds.

    Of the more than $2.3 million additional dollars the city will spend on the project, $1.3 million of that will come from 2022 General Obligation bonds and the remaining $1 million will be American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, according to Jamey May, Austin’s Housing and Community Development Officer.

    With the additional funding, the City of Austin will spend roughly $4 million total on the renovation, according to council documents.

     

    https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/price-tag-could-go-up-for-north-austin-hotel-meant-to-house-people-who-are-homeless/

  8. 11 minutes ago, texasdago said:

    Even in Houston we got 11" of rain at our house.

    But that Memorial Day flood... 

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    That was simply incredible.  All the rain sounded so good until, not unexpectedly really, we started hearing stories about houses floating down the Blanco. People inside. 

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