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  1. On 4/5/2024 at 12:58 PM, Orange&White said:

    My GF's daughter lives 20 miles away (as the crow flies), and her report to her mom was "It shook so bad I almost fell out of my bed".

     

    She wasn’t referring to the earthquake.

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  2. 54 minutes ago, troph said:

    I’ve explained to Derka he needs to bide his time, ignore mo and accept imma’s approach. It took damn well near 7-8 years to convince this place that tranny and other similar slurs are offensive and should be off limits and I fucking left right before they made that decision. Johnny Sack’s and immortal13, immaculate vibes and a bunch of other trolls view points were held in more esteem than mine - for years. Let that sink in for a hot minute.

    The gay mafia here spent at least as long getting the term faggot on the bannable list of slurs.
     

    mental health challenges is even harder because the self-sabotage. At least I was able to weather the storm, advocate for myself and be patient. Change takes time.
     

    But repeatedly insulting and railing on the owner won’t help. And in fact it will get you banned. But to acknowledge Derka’s considerable short comings without acknowledging grown men with no mental health excuse engage him and gas light him - because we are surly assholes - is disingenuous. 

    Hey, @Frank Drebin why did you change your username? Have you ever owned up to your bigoted viewpoints?

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  3. 47 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

    JW at Camelback.  Did not think about lower rates and the riff raff.  Saw some rates there for $300/night in July.  I wonder if that would still weed them out?

    Camelback is much more low key. You should be good. Book a spa service early in the day and you can use the spa pool and facilities all day. Their spa is great.

  4. 1 minute ago, rage-a-holic said:

    Pepper spray is not the reliable solution you think it is. Our two airedales will fight each other to the death over a piece of dropped popcorn. 

    We've hosed them down with pepper spray multiple times to get them stop and it didn't even faze them. We just end up having a house full of pepper spray and dogs that need several baths.

    Have you tried shooting them?

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  5. 20 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    The owner owns a bunch of restaurants + a catering business. He’s  doing fine. 

    Since you know him, let him know you’re actively discouraging people from patronizing one of his establishments the next time you see him. Report back on his reaction.

  6. 10 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

    Texas has variety in the summer?  Are you talking about the two days where it might rain?

    But yes, summers seem to suck everywhere now.

    We’re thinking about going out there in the summer and staying at the JW Marriott or something on the summer rates and see how bad it is.

    At least the temperature varies a little here and there in TX. I’m not saying it’s great, because it most definitely sucks, but there’s a smidge of variety.

    Which JW Marriott? Desert Ridge or Camelback Inn? I ask because Desert Ridge has a big water park and can be overrun with kids. Cool if you have kids, but not so cool if you don’t.

    Also, small warning, summer rates at the resorts can have a side effect of bringing out a different clientele than you see during the season. The wife and I were at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain one summer 5-6 years ago sitting by the pool when a group rolled in a cooler full of glass bottles and a boombox. The GM admitted to me that they had overshot the discounts that summer and lo and behold the next summer the rates were substantially higher.

  7. 1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    It’s worth the risk to me. They do a lot of catering and weekend brunch business. They’ll be fine. 

    Unless your lunch secret is a corporate chain, you have to admit it’s kind of a dick move to a small business owner working on extremely thin margins.

  8. 1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Le Jardinier blows March out of the water and is like half the price

    Le Jardinier is the best fine dining in Houston, IMO. It hits all the notes and the attention to detail is unmatched in the city. Even the olive oil they serve with the bread is amazing. I love taking out of towners there for dinner. 

  9. 6 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

    About that.....

    We know some people that live in Scottsdale.  They said the summer really isn't that bad.  Wake up early, do whatever, nap in the afternoon, and then go back out at night.  (They're 55 and retired so there's that.)  

    How true is that?

    The monotony wears on you after three months of stifling heat. It’s the same day after day after day. I loved living in AZ and would move back (my wife might disagree), but I find the TX summers to be slightly less taxing since there’s a little bit of variety. That said, unless you’re in someplace like Montana or the PNW, summers at this point suck in the sunbelt.

  10. 2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Friend of ours is a nurse who occasionally works ER shifts.  She says nay nay stay away.  Sees more Saturday night head injuries than you can shake a stick at.

    My wife previously had a coworker whose college aged son took a header off of one late at night on S Congress. Kid spent a couple of days in the hospital and ended up requiring tens of thousands of dollars in dental and reconstructive surgery. If I remember correctly, he also ended up having to withdraw from school and miss a semester.

  11. 3 hours ago, BevoAbyss said:

    Have not lived in Austin since finishing UT in 1990s. 

    But It's seriously mind-blowing to see Austin become a hub for major MAGA fascists and fascism.

    -- Alex Jones, Abbott and cronies, Musk, Rogan, and others, like Gabbard who seems to be going MAGA now.

    --  Probably some rich Tech Bros, too (though they might not admit it).

    -- "Civitas" think tank on UT campus is a academic smokescreen for fascism/theocratic policies.

    -- The move to SEC is MAGA alignment from BMD and BOR. 

    Just amazing. 

    Left out University of Austin

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