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Docs on locale-specific early punk rock scenes
horn4life replied to Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand's topic in Music
I was about to come over here and put those links up. I think The Stranglers were the first band i saw there, and I was going to so many shows there I thought I might as well get a job there. So I was a busboy and rarely bartender. I was going to work the door but I wanted to see the bands, not the upstairs bar. Anyhow the documentary is neat, and I am up to the Sex Pistols show in SA. Saw so many bands up close at Club Foot it spoiled me for life. I especially liked the early part of the documentary, regarding the accordion and it's evolution in Central Texas. As a soccer trainer I used to work with joked to me one time very dryly, "I hate the German People! Because they gave my people that damn accordion!" But pretty good documentary, I hope the folks that made it get into the black and can make some more. -
I understand the desire for total shutdown but it will never be that way, because of a variety of reasons. the Military in particular. But in this shutdown they were paid by a political donor correct? But the military should always get paid, and anyone that is forced to go to work, should get paid, period. IF NOT, there should not be any repercussions for workers that decline to come to work. Of course if they don't come to work they won't get paid. But it seems unreasonable to fire somebody for not showing up for a job that is potentially forcing them to destroy their credit rating? The plane thing is a no brainer. Get rid of the least economically impacting flights, exactly the ones NOT initially targeted for reduction. I simply do not understand the logic involved in deciding that shutting down commercial airlines first and not other less impactful flights. It was stupid from any perspective. If your goal is to do right by the amercian taxpayer.
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It was a Lil something... can't quite remember what...
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So if you were managing a business, say the FAA, your first move would be to put the most productive and income producing flights at a 4,5,6% cuts? Then you would look at the least income producing flights carrying the fewest people? From a business, or putting the public first perspective, it's a strange starting point for me? Assuming my goal is the least disruption and minimize economic damage? That's why I think it's so clear that private flights should always be the first one's cut, before a commercial flight? I would be fascinated to know the number of private and non-commercial flights allowed to displace commercial airline flights? From an economic perspective is a no brainer. Having Air traffic controllers paid is a no brainer to me. And I don't fly all that much, but it's like closing an interstate from a business perspective. So again a no brainer for me from an economic perspective.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
horn4life replied to texifornia's topic in π€«$9.95π€«
When you suck against teams you should roll, this is the outcome. I hated it last year and was pissed a Ewers, for not playing better to get Manning some PT, earlier. And on offense, it damn hard to get more folks snaps in a live game when you can only give your regular receivers a couple of snaps before you punt. Maybe we can roll Arkansas and get a lot of PT for the freshmen. But I bet our offensive snap count this year is as low as it has ever been. -
I do NOT want to go cloak room on this. I really just want to know if you think airports are such important infrastructure to the public that they should be paid during shutdowns? And do you think that Private Jets (low passenger counts) should or should not have the same access to the flight path as commercial airlines during periods of flight restrictions? My personal feeling is yes, they should be paid as the overall threat to economic activity, makes me feel like Air traffic controllers are essential. Conversely, I think that the first flights to lose access to the flight path should be private planes. Simply as their are a lot of alternative landing places for smaller airlines, that could be utilized. The same cannot be said for commercial airlines. I just think you start off restricting the flights with the fewest passengers is the most logical way to manage such a crisis in the future.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
horn4life replied to texifornia's topic in π€«$9.95π€«
And Niblett is still mostly waiting in line at WR. It's not three years ago, where if you were a talented freshmen you were almost assured of getting a lot of snaps. Depth and competition means more time waiting until you can push that super talented starter out of the way at Texas more and more. And THAT is a very good thing! -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
horn4life replied to texifornia's topic in π€«$9.95π€«
Probably words to live by for every non-starter freshman at every University in the country. The question is whether you can push they guy who is currently better and getting more snaps than you out of the way? Or are you certain that while you were unable to make yourself happy with your achievements at Texas, can you guarantee a bigger check or playing time starting over. I think soon you we may see some sort of legislation restricting the movement of players. Just to give more than 6 month stability to rosters? I never fault a kid for trying to put themselves in a better situation. But being a starter at Texas, even if you have to sit a year or two, is starting to become a pretty lucrative route beyond the NIL checks. So they unhappy freshmen have to weigh that future potential as well. And if you do not see a route to eventual playing time, I would look around too. But ALL freshmen, not getting a lot of playing time are disappointed, and unhappy. Almost Universally, because they truly believe that if they could just get some more reps, they could prove they deserve more playing time. That has been true since college football was played with leather helmets. -
My vote is for the Colorado Buffaloes, or Colorado School of Mines, But only as the opening game every season. It would be cool, in more ways than one to make that trip every few years.
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
horn4life replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
horn4life replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
You wonder what level of desperation the owners actually have? Making this big a downward move during a period of obvious traditional weak pricing. But the low, low,l ow no money down payments.... (forever). Sure would suck to miss a couple payments in the 49th year... When you start needing 50 year loans, you also can't afford kids. Which in helps opens a completely different can of economic worms. -
Where apparently, you can freely shit in the lot... So watch your step getting out of the car if you arrive late?
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Small Claims Court - Advice Megathread
horn4life replied to Enchubben's topic in Can You Help Me With This?
Ahh... Check's in the mail.... said fondly so many times... Said truthfully so few.... -
Shit, parking has been fucked on campus since the beginning of time... Well my time... 1979. In fact my only act of vandalism ever, was in a dead end spot over by the swim center that was going to connect in eventually. So curing finals I parallel park at the end of the dead end, like the guy on the other side. The dead end went up into a hillside (which becomes important later). So I come out of my final, and some prick in a VW just parked in the middle of the dead end blocking me and the other parallel parker in. AND I had another final I needed to study for in a couple hours. I was fucking furious. I end up doing like a 32 point parking maneuver to get my car out, and not hit the other cars as I got out over the median. Well I dug around in my trunk and found an old carpet knife (no idea why it was there) and I went to work on that SOB's driver's side rear tire. I took about 10 steps back toward my car and then turned and went to work on the rear passenger tire as well. I was going to teach this asshole, that sometimes, it's really inconvenient to be an ass hole. But really, jamming in two people because you are an asshole. But yes looks cool, but can't we just always now make it a rule to add parking bigly to ANY large footprint buildings?
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
horn4life replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
Funny thing is I came realy close to buying a house up behind Zilker back in 1999... Austin unfortunately is like any other cool place, not so cool people want to feel cool, and are willing to pay. The wife and I nearly exclusively eat at local or locally created places here in town, and going to SoCo is how we still "feel" like we are part of Austin. Trying to keep the folks that actually made it cool in business. Continental club and C-boys get a lot of our entertainment money, even though we are at like Oak Knoll and 183, because the music played there is still Austin at it's best. If they will sell me that place for list price, I promise I will support all the local businesses near my new Zilker house.... might even let the yard go to shit in honor of South Austin... -
All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
horn4life replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
With prices in that range the elementary school won't be there long anyhow. So... what do you guys think the final sale price will be? Obviously the sub $1 mil is designed to create a buss and hopeful bidding war, but what is the final close out sale price? -
Let me explain why we will ALWAYS get fucked by the referees. Go out to any youth sports league out there. You have young referees at all the kiddos games. Guess what school's graduates are nearly nonexistent in these ranks. That's right Texas grads. What you do see is a shit ton of Aggies, and other schools. Twenty plus years later they are refereeing college games. There will always be an inherent bias against Texas, by the referees. It's part of our mystique, the hatred of us, is simply part of the package. For every call that goes our way, you can usually count about 8 that went against us. But that's the cross we bear, and it's one we will never shed. Doesn't make me less furious, when I see the repetitive nature of the calls and especially non-calls with our defense for holding. But at least this game we didn't help the refs as much with our own brain farts as much. With one notable exception brain fart. Anyhow the ref's suck and are for whatever reason make so many non-calls a game in favor of our opponents it's ridiculous.
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Well, tonight was the wife and my 40th anniversary. We had a reservation at Red Ash for a daylight saving time 5:30. But thought, you know the one thing that makes me feel like I am still part of Austin is SoCo. So I thought a decent Sunday pre-game time killer would be Chicken Shit Bingo at C-Boys. The long story short is, we walk in, and shortly later they toss the chicken in. Well the first "bingo" was pretty large... And with some time to kill I buy the suggested $20 for 5 tickets. Then they toss in the chicken, and it dropped two almost undetectable pebbles, that nobody but my non-drinking wife would have noticed. But there it was, BINGO! I just assumed they were gong to bring us the winnings. But you have to go up front and let them count the money out to you in front of the band. The best part was when the band leader said, "Well congratulations on your 40th anniversary, and what a romantic son of a bitch bringing her to chicken shit bingo." Anyhow what could be more Austin that Chicken Shit Bingo followed by Red Ash...
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
horn4life replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
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This evening, take a moment to step outside as the sun starts to set. In my neighborhood there there will be the little bitty Halloweeners. If seeing those very young kids, out for what may be their first Halloween doesn't make you smile (and perhaps bring a tear if you are an old like me) there is something wrong with you. So free good vibes tonight early! (think about those sweet kids, when the asshole teens roll up a few hours later)
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
horn4life replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
Curious about what you pros think about the uptick in delistings? To me is sort of confirms what I have been saying for quite a while now, there are a lot of listings that are NOT priced to sell. The sale is not the goal, the high sale price memory from two years ago is the goal. And when you don't need to sell, are you really trying to sell? Or just wasting everyone's time? Anyhow this article is about how much higher than historic delistings are helping keep listing prices high. A growing number of home sellers are taking lingering properties off the market instead of lowering their prices. -
Because the "I never carry cash" contingent don't think about other people as much. IMHO- no offense to super credit card tippers unaware of taxation... @Brisketexan did make a good point, in tipping daily, to make sure the worker who does the cleaning that day gets the tip. If we stay a week, we might have the maid come in twice. We might ask for towels if we see them, So we do a lot of big back end tipping. (pun intended)
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I don't really care about anything but eliminating unknown letters. TREAD PIOUS MANGY BLACK Then I start solving... I'm basically 98% in the 725 tries. A couple of those were my forgetting to finish, or trying to guess early. PIOUS is the most often throw away. I used to use MONEY rather than MANGY, as eliminating or confirming A and E locations is a good strategy too. But that extra G elimination or confirmation. Anyhow good brain game on the crapper.
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