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  1. Unconfirmed but probably weak tornado going through Bastrop county.
  2. Update: This was kinda not 'posed to happen (yet), but it did. One storm sailing W→E across the area made the typical right turn and barreled through Cedar Park, Steiner, NW Austin, and smack into downtown. That was the stormiest core. The rest was a good bumper but nothing severe. This was supposed to be the "1" of the "1-2 punch". The first batch was coming as it did from the N/NW. This was sorta supposed to fall apart before it got to us. But uh, maybe you noticed, it di'int. Next batch is coming more from the W/NW, 10 or later. This is the "2". But the atmosphere has been so worked over (stabilized) by this first punch I wouldn't expect severe. So far radar is "maybe." But if stuff gets here from the next wave, it'll be, I dunno, about the 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. range. Tomorrow is supposed to be decent, but first might be some showers to clean up. Later Saturday and Sunday look decent, but 30% chances of rain each day (again, it is Memorial Day, end of story). Memorial Day Monday was looking clean, but now increasing rain possible, esp. after noon. Chances are going up. Gee, really? On Memorial Day? Since when? Yeah, right. Best time to get drunk and almost drown in Lake Travis will be from Sat. noon thru Mon. noon. After that, don't come cryin' to me. More in the future if need be. Happy Memorial Day! Er, have a good Memorial Day.
  3. Floury tortillas, hot sauce, some cheesy chicken, and salt around the rim. If you really wanna know.
  4. Which one??? Sammy Davis Jr.?
  5. I'm near that hail area, but no hail just very heavy rain and wind. 2222 and 620.
  6. Which one of you fuckers is Jesus pissed at tonight?
  7. Eating out in four points, where the end of the world is occurring.
  8. Lahhno, or LAY-no? Not the best place to go but we'll see. Honest to gawd it's hit or miss up there. A big cluster is moving SE from San Angelo, but that looks to go west of Llano. But if it fills in, nope. Best hope is for a brief passing shower, but not a washout, until after 10 or so.
  9. ... and no 90's forecast through next Thursday or so. Will I take this instead? You bet your mother's sweet ass.
  10. I guess it depends where you're going. Out west looks okay, most of the line is N/NE of us. However, there's a complex around San Angelo that's building now, but if you're going south/southwest from us, it'll probably not hit until after 8. Up 71 to Mason/Brady, maybe not. Another big complex, actually the main one, is supposed to hit us around 10 or after. So there should be a break. Other than that, it'll be hit or miss I guess.
  11. Storms have been sliding west to east north of us but are slowly chiseling down toward Austin. Looks like they might get here a little earlier than forecast. Yes, I would say outdoor events around 6:00 or after are at risk now. I'll update later. I do think it'll get pretty stormy though around or after sunset. Williamson County under a severe thunderstorm watch, Travis and South/West are not (at least right now)
  12. People are trying to make this about political positions, but that's not the issue. Yes she happens to believe (or was told what to believe) that jibes with what a lot of her more conservative voters wanted in NW, but that's nothing new. That district is a conservative one. The only issue that matters is her absolute egotism and self-aggrandizement. I don't think most people, even if they disagreed with Ellen Troxclair's political positions, found her to be a Shaggy/Surly punching bag. And that's fine - people with conservative positions up there are more likely to win. Free country and all. This really has very little to do with pure politics. If Lump could advance her position in the world by bashing Ronald Reagan, she would. Her only solid stance is the posing she did on her FU Pay Me site. That's it.
  13. Maybe, but I heard a few out there got hold of it and it never went anywhere. My guess is that they'd try to say it's all made up and put together by hippie commie AOC lovers who wanted to smear her. That stuff would have to be presented in a proper context so as not to just never pique anyone's interest; e.g. a well-respected reporter or something. Just because the shit's there doesn't mean it'll stink. She has a lot of defenders on the "local state" (i.e. state people from Austin). To be effective, it would have to have some context, I'd think. Just putting it out there doesn't make me confident that anyone would buy it.
  14. username really checks out
  15. Well not 'zactly. Only the lucky few in NW Austin where she ran could vote for her in the 10-1 format. The rest of the city is off the hook.
  16. Probably small? Most models have it coming in well after sunset, like 9-10 p.m.
  17. I gave this thread about 18 hours before it started going to shit. So it's pleasantly exceeded expectations (by 5 hours).
  18. Thx. I love the recoil on the larger calibers, which is one draw for me. (Does that sound weird?). I've heard the 2nd+ shot on the 2.0 is a little tougher due to the recoil but I'd enjoy messing with that. I'll def. post pix when I get it.
  19. Many of you probably don't know about or forgot this one, but it got huge press when it happened. Vail 1976 2 cars dropped, killing 4 and seriously injuring 8. What makes it particularly gripping is that one of the cars flipped on the way down, and the very heavy roof/linkage arm plowed through the car, essentially flattening the riders, much like a potato masher: Somehow Car 67, dangling by its thread of steel, stayed aloft. But Car 60 jumped off the line. Its wheel carriage remained attached to the car top. As it fell, the weight of the carriage tipped the car over and it landed upside down in the snow 23 feet up the hill from Car 25. The impact forced the carriage through the car roof, lethally battering the passengers on their heads just as they hit the ground. Ironically, the fact that the cars hung over ungroomed/unpacked snow probably saved the other 8, providing a cushion of sorts - if they had dropped on packed or groomed ground, they would all most likely have died. But it made rescuing a nightmare - they had to wade through hip-deep snow. Sports Illustrated wrote a pretty compelling story on it. It's not overly long, maybe 10 mins. https://vault.si.com/vault/1976/12/13/the-tragedy-on-gondola-ii
  20. Gonna buy here within the next week. Anyone have any feedback on newer 2.0 vs. FS S&W .45 ACP? Was gonna get the full size but have seen good reports on the slightly smaller one. I'm leaning toward it plus it's $100 cheaper. Nowadays a single .45 bullet is giving the entire gun a good run for its $ but I still like/want the big bore. Thx.
  21. Update: Friday night probably gonna rain as a front blows through. Slight severe very scattered. Saturday maybe rain in the morning then drying. Sunday-Monday no rain, temps high 80's.
  22. Combo of a little hubris, new variant infections (UK and India) bad organization, vaccine shipment delays (that one not their fault), and one of the most densely populated countries in the world doing what they might be expected to do - infect. Like India. Very surprised it didn't happen last year, so this don't surprise me at all. They're saying call off the Olympics. Might have time to rescue it, but it doesn't seem like a good idea at all right now. I'd recommend a slight change in plans. Still have them but for instance this would be the diving competition:
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