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How was the trip?

Awesome. Where did you get the gator?

Appears to be all clear: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/05/09/acc-northridge-campus-placed-on-lockdown-due-to-armed-person-nearby/70199045007/

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This is my first spring in our house in NW Hills, Austin. I posted in November about my yard guy spreading some perennial ryegrass with fertilizer. It did add some green, and does not look like it's choking the st. augustine or anything. I'm a total noob at this. What's the most important thing I should be doing right now? Some sort of fertilizer? We've been getting decent rain, but I might start running the sprinklers too. My st. augustine is just not very thick/green so I'd like to improve on that.

Brother I just shit and pissed myself!

Had a friend that did this while attending UT (the real one). Got a bunch of free Longhorn athletic gear every semester. Said if you left them open they could shoot fast and accurately, but he didn't have many other nice things to say about their game.

Completely agree with po elvis. I would add that if you can stay the night in Ronda, you won't regret it. The tourist buses all leave, and there are some bad ass hotels on the cliffside. We stayed here. I haven't been to Cordoba, so can't comment on that.

Does anybody have a fireplace/chimney sweep person they like and trust in the Austin area? We had 2 companies come out to inspect the fireplace/chimney at the house we bought in NW Hills. Both said we needed $5k+ of work, but had differing reasons and ways of spending all that dough. They wouldn't really answer the direct question of, "Ok, but can we safely use it today?". One company was Top Hat Chimney Sweeps, who I was not a fan of. I forget the other one.

Taking my 4 year old to his first Horns bball game. Would like to avoid stubhub. Don't really care where we sit.

Looking at this for fun family use. Have an almost 5 year old that I think will enjoy it. Amazon Telescope Any objections or alternative suggestions for amateur home use?

And while I wait for that answer, any suggestions on best parking? Right now my plan is the AT&T Hotel garage.

About to buy a couple off stubhub for tonight. Long time fan, but this will be my first in person experience. Do they sell beer?

Google is not making me feel good about it

New homeowner in Northwest Hills area of Austin. Our St. Augustine has some brown patches as the house was vacant during the summer so we weren't watering much. The yard guy I have hired suggested spreading perennial ryegrass with fertilizer (Fairway Supreme by Pennington to be exact), saying it will live in the winter and then die when it gets hot. I meant to research it, but didn't have a chance and he came and spread the seed today while I was on a work call. Was that a good choice? Will it mess with our St. Augustine? Or should I get my tweezers and pick up seed all weekend?

New to the game. Put in a Bio Bidet Bliss 2000 in the master of our new house pretty much based on this thread. It's cool, but how is there still something to wipe after I've been blasted for 2-3 minutes? Am I doing this wrong? Is that just to be expected? Also, am I right that there is basically an enema setting? I haven't tried that.

I went down the rabbit hole of watching a bunch of courtroom videos. Fuck that waste of space and tax payer money. I have no idea how the judge kept her cool through all of it. I don't know anything about courtroom procedure, but how was he not in contempt of court on numerous occasions? He was constantly interrupting witnesses, the prosecution, and the judge. He would disobey direct orders from the judge, and straight up yell at her. The worst she did was send him to the adjacent courtroom and put him on mute. My only guess is that putting him in contempt would've prolonged the trial, which she had no interest in doing.

New to pool ownership and the leaves are starting to fall. Any issues with this? https://www.amazon.com/ProTuff-Pool-Pole-Rake-Bundle/dp/B08BZVX2XR/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8 The pole by itself is $165 and has great ratings/reviews: https://www.amazon.com/ProTuff-Pool-Pole-Telescopic-16ft-for-Cleaning/dp/B07PKTH7Q8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=OFCDYSZU6W2R&keywords=piranha%2Bpool%2Bpole&qid=1666627723&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjY3IiwicXNhIjoiMi4yNyIsInFzcCI6IjEuNzUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=piranha%2Bpool%2Bpol%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.18ed3cb5-28d5-4975-8bc7-93deae8f9840&th=1

We did Osaka-->Kyoto (+Nara day trip)-->Tokyo. All 3 were great, but Osaka was my favorite. Often referred to as Japan's Kitchen, the food is accessible and incredible. I'd shorten Tokyo and Kyoto to give you a couple days in Osaka. Regardless, you'll have some of the best steak, fish, and fruit (was surprised by this) of your life.

Perfect, thanks guys.

My Mom asked for a bowling ball bag for her bday. She's not fancy, just something for her ball, shoes, and wrist brace. I'd like it to be good quality. Brand and/or specific 1 ball bag recs?

Has anyone actually eaten there recently? I heard a rumor the food has improved, but I haven't been in 15 years.

I did not go to Luang Prabang and this is from 2007, but I would say you need 2 full days to see Angkor Wat. I did a 1 day guided tour, and then rented a bike and did my own thing the 2nd. Both days were awesome for their own reasons, which I could expand on if you care. I was at the end of month of traveling and running very low on money, so I really didn't do much outside of Angkor Wat. Also was pretty exhausted after full days exploring. All that to say, if you plan on doing anything else in Siem Reap, you probably need a 3rd day.

The Highlands is MUCH better than The Glen. This is no secret so demand for The Highlands is higher.

Flights are finally booked. We arrive in Zagreb on 9/13. We need to be in Split on 9/16 as we get on a boat the next morning. My loose plan is for us to drive from Zagreb to somewhere near Plitvice Lakes on 9/13. We land in Zagreb at 2 PM and it's only a 2 hour drive, so I think it's doable. Hopefully find a good meal and get some sleep, then hit the park in the morning and head onto the next destination in the afternoon/evening. Any recs on where to stay in/around the park? Bonus points for on site dining and a hot tub Food recs in the area? From Plitvice we basically have 2 nights to fill. I'm thinking Zadar or Pag as the logical path toward Split. From upthread, I think @AnotherUTFan's vote would be for Zadar. Less logical but still doable would be Istria Peninsula. Good food & lodging, and fewer tourists are the main things we care about. Thoughts on where to spend our couple nights? Where to stay and eat? Things to do (we'll have a car)? From there we'll make our way to Split, hoping to stop at Krka National Park on the way. We'll then be on a boat for 7 days doing the Hvar/Vis type stuff before flying home out of Split. TIA for input.