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Cap33

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  1. Gotta hand it to the guy’s spokesperson — why stop at “deter” when you can throw in “repel” to convey the image of an insect, rodent, or other pest attacking us. Disgusting.
  2. Went about a week after @South Austin and also had the large seafood tower, along with a few other small plates and lots of drinks. I love this place.
  3. Kara Swisher had Lawrence Wright on her podcast during SXSW, and they talked about the influx of SF/Silicon Valley and all the ways Austin has changed rapidly. Despite our new neighbors' saying how they know damn well how they ruined SF and vowing to do better in their new city, they just can't help themselves because of their unwillingness to do one fucking thing that doesn't benefit their net worth. So the cycle will continue. And FWIW, my kid gets $12 at a Sno-Cone stand when she decides to work.
  4. Who's gonna tell him?
  5. 1000% this. He follows whatever his advisors tell him is good for Greg on that particular day.
  6. Look at the bright side: now we all can tint the shit out of our windows.
  7. Yep. I used to walk through there all the time and let my dog off leash to swim if there was enough water. But in the last few years, there’s been a homeless presence back in the bamboo, including one asshole who threw rocks at dogs. She was finally arrested, but this DA prob let her back out after 5 min. Initial reports were that the victim was in their 20s. Just hope it wasn’t someone out for a run and crossed paths with a meth’d up homeless dude. Lots of students use the Shoal Creek trail around there.
  8. Body found in Shoal Creek at 29th & Lamar https://twitter.com/DocumentingATX/status/1668045748842250243?s=20 Haven't walked through here in a while bc of some homeless asshole throwing rocks at dogs a while back.
  9. Yep, law and ethics are for pussies.
  10. Well, he did spend millions of dollars chasing cases of voter fraud only to find a handful of cases. Then when he tried to prosecute to save face and justify the wasteful efforts, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (all Rs) dismissed the cases because, as @TwiceHorn points out, he lacks constitutional authority to pursue criminal cases unilaterally. But he goes on MAGA talk shows and brags about how he's nipped voter fraud in the bud, and without his efforts, Texas would be just like one of those hot mess states like Georgia and Pennsylvania. And dipshits believe him. So there's that.
  11. Pos rep
  12. I was 37. Mine was also minor and just on my legs, but it was very painful. Getting my vaccine as soon as I turn 50. I think that's the minimum age it's approved?
  13. This is pretty much exactly my story. I think our kids have turned out to be kind and empathetic people, and we've always told them that if they ever have an interest in seeing what church is all about, we'd support them 100%. And yet every time I hear some snide, judgmental comment from one my parents' church friends about how we are not religious and therefore not good people, it confirms for me that we've made the right choice sparing the kids that aspect of it. It amazes me that, with shrinking congregations across the country, some churches continue to double down on exclusionary teachings and practices. From a purely business standpoint, you'd think they'd be trying to grow membership.
  14. How should we expect APD to focus on crime when they have their hands full with elderly deaf women trying to fly home? https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-03-24/austin-jailer-breaks-elderly-deaf-womans-arm-after-misunderstanding-at-airport/
  15. Reporting was that the defense did not object to the juror's dismissal. They whined about it, but that isn't the same as an objection and ruling on the record.
  16. Watched it last night. I've been following the story from early on, but the wow-moment for me was how shady the whole fucking family was/is. Maggie was all in on protecting her son and her lifestyle. Alex's dad and brothers are just as horrible and complicit in covering up Alex's and his sons' bullshit, yet the brothers gave an interview to ABC News early on pretending to be shocked and horrified by all of the dirty laundry coming to light. I think the whole law firm is dirty, and the only reason they cut Alex loose was to shield the rest of their shit from being exposed. And man, I feel so sorry for the kids who survived that boat crash.
  17. Our Council Member posted her attempt of an explanation for our outages on Nextdoor, which a friend set me last night. Basically, if you're north of 29th, AE can't figure out why you don't have power yet. If you're south of 29th, you're fucked for a while.
  18. I might murder someone. Fucking Monday.
  19. AE has texted twice that the power is back on when it's not, so we're having to re-report outages. The five trucks here last night are nowhere in sight. Zero expectation that they get power restored this weekend.
  20. I hope neither of you is on Wooldridge between 29th and Claire. Same neighborhood, and we've had a flurry of activity down the street. One AE guy told my neighbor that they can't understand why it's not coming back on. So here we are in night three of hotel living.
  21. Neither. Not sure what aspect of the coverage it falls under (not a coverage lawyer), but it looks like it's a payable claim as long as you're not claiming other property damage to the home from the storm or power outage. I claimed $500.
  22. Homeowners policy might cover your food spoilage. Made a claim on mine (USAA) yesterday, and they paid it right away.
  23. We did the same thing. Never seen this neighborhood so quiet and dark with no street lights even. Just the gas lanterns and a few well-prepared houses with a generator.
  24. Still out in 78703
  25. Sounds like that'll pay for 100 miles of buried lines. Start with the big ones that take out entire neighborhoods when they go down. Coming up on 34 hours with no power.
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