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austingirl

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  1. So my friend whose daughter took the video of the second explosion - her husband works at that plant. He left at 1247 and the first explosion was at 1258. Crazy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Parts of PA now too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Thank you. My parents didn't leave with us. Still deciding what they want to do. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. That's Merriman, the street the high school is on. The view from 73 as we head out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. Going to the in-laws in Crosby, who live on Lake Houston. They have a well-stocked liquor cabinet, a boat, and cable TV, so we should be set. Unless one of the plants near there explodes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Motherfucker. I see it now. We are getting ready to leave.
  7. Wait what? Source?
  8. As of now, no - they are telling people outside the 1/2 mile radius to shelter in place.
  9. This from one of my FB friends - her daughter was Facetiming with a friend and caught it on video.
  10. There was just another boom. Not as loud as last night but it shook the house. Will update when I get more info. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Tail's a-going. Love it.
  12. Just took this from Tony’s on Twin City. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. I'm confident that someone here can make this happen. Do your thing, internet.
  14. From someone's Ring camera.
  15. Well, not to tempt fate, but I did grow up here and as of yet have no extra eyes or horns. Maybe there's some SETX immunity I can count on. Husband and kids are fucked, though.
  16. That plant is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, ones in the area. The road it's on (136) has been called Rubber Plant Road as far back asI can remember. Drove in to Groves yesterday. The boom woke me up, but we were supposed to get storms last night and I thought it was thunder. We are at my parents' house, about 1.5 miles away as the crow, flies but no damage. The hand of God must have been over that place because it is amazing that no one was killed.
  17. Jesus. Like it's not bad enough just to live in Anahuac. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. My husband and I and his whole side of the family hates Trump. My parents don't hate him as much as we do, but they aren't fans. My mom's sisters and their husbands and kids, though, are super brainwashed MAGA people. It sucks because I love them but they are definitely beholden to the opinions of their circles of friends and the Fox News crowd and believe every bullshit meme they come across. I avoid politics at all costs around them. There's no point in arguing with people when you don't share the same standard of truth. I usually volunteer to get everyone more drinks when it comes up.
  19. He's the goodest boy ever is what he is.
  20. So I did one of those Wisdom Panel DNA tests on him a while back and was very surprised that lab didn't show up. Here are his results. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. A while back I mentioned to my 7-yo that puppies are puppies till they turn one. This morning he announced "Today, he's a dog." Happy 1st birthday to our giant, lovable Rocket .
  22. We did obedience training with both of ours as soon as we adopted them, both around 9-10 weeks old, and the trainer always emphasized how much dogs' core... behaviors, beliefs, etc (for lack of better words) are all but set in stone by 12 weeks old. Not that you can't alter or undo some stuff after that, but it gets exponentially harder. It really isn't much time. Living the dream, if you ask my 11-yo. Or my husband.
  23. Generally speaking, federal law does not currently require private-party sellers to ask for ID or perform background checks as long as the gun isn't crossing state lines and isn't one of the gun types regulated by the National Firearms Act. Several states do have background check requirements beyond what the feds require, though, and I guess it's possible for private sellers to do their own background checks as a matter of personal policy.
  24. Moses the cat died some time last night, in the room he had of late come to share with Lucy and Bella, the pugs. He was born in 2005 and adopted by my grandma (Mawmaw) that same year. He evacuated from Hurricane Rita in the backseat of my mom's Toyota Avalon, with my grandma feeding him kibble through the bars of his carrier. They were on the road for 21 hours, which is how long it took them to drive from Port Arthur to Austin after the evacuation order was issued. This was probably, admittedly, a shitty way to begin one's life and maybe was part of the reason why he was such an asshole most of his life. Mawmaw died in 2010 and my parents took over his care. He had 9 good years with my parents and the pugs before he got sick. Because this is a thread about awesome dogs, I want to point out that Lucy and Bella accepted him as their BFF once he came around, despite him being a jerk to them most of the time. God bless dogs and those of us they love - feline, human, or whatever else.
  25. I cannot imagine how someone's first reaction to news like this is "well, statistically, it's very unlikely for a kid to get shot at school." The odds may be low, but the stakes are about as high as they can get. That "fraction of a point" is people. I DGAF if y'all keep your hunting rifles and your pistols and whatnot, but for the love of Christ can we at least implement universal background checks and close the gun show loophole? I mean sure, maybe it won't solve the problem, but it won't hurt anyone and best case scenario, it could save a few lives. Those lives could be my children, or someone else's loved ones. How is that not worth the effort?
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