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  1. Y'know, Cabo Steve more or less rightly gets a lot of barfback on this, but "Li'l Casar" is the main culprit in this shitbag (now turbo-flushed) ordinance. It was he in June 2019 who wanted to ramrod this thing through, despite some councilmembers' hesitancy, wanting to postpone the vote for at least 2-3 months to study more solutions. But Li'l Casar wouldn't have any of it. He pushed it up for a vote, and in typical Casar fashion, pontificated while blaming it on leaders who, uh, had nothing to do with it in the first place. From Austin Chronicle, June 28, '19: https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2019-06-28/council-dials-back-laws-targeting-homeless/ | "A stain on my conscience." Aww, how poetic. Sounds like Fitlump from the other side of the aisle. Sanctimonious crap. You don't think like I think? You are morally inferior to me! Bow to my moral GREATNESS! Blow it out your ass. Anyway Adler's getting all the shit, but it was Casar who steamrolled this thing in and the only comment he has so far is a blah blah blah roto-tweet on "we all want to get people into homes." Duh. He needs to be called out onto the carpet, too. Greggy, that's not why people shot your little prop down; it was because they're sick and tired of the dirt, repulsive manners (remember when Greggy said it'll all be good, y'know, because aggressive panhandling (and assaulting people) is still illegal, and y'know the police will serve justice! (I had a good laugh at that one). But the biggest irony is the jackass that rammed this through and croaked about "needing to fix it" hasn't fixed shit. And all he could muster is some halfass tweet in the face of burying his activist ideas into the shit that's found in many areas now in Austin. And This from 2019, AAS: https://www.statesman.com/news/20190621/city-council-rescinds-measures-that-critics-say-criminalize-homelessness Again, Casar, sponsored this... While Adler went along for the love-ride. Also, I love how he repeats the mantra at the time... "We haven't fixed everything yet." Nor ever did. My point is that Casar is a power-hungry faux saint - that his moral stances are the right ones, and there is no room for disagreement. And if he has to shanghai the entire city to see his views manifest, well, that's just a product of the morally inferior either suffering necessarily to eventually make life fantastic, or the morally superior knowing how everyone else should act. Even in this loss of his little experiment all he could muster was a clouded, self-egotistic filter which was another misrepresentation of why this idiotic ordinance went down in flames. But he'll be back espousing another self-aggrandizing intolerant project soon, so he won't fail to deliver soon. There are two kinds of homeless people: those who need help and those who need a kick in the nuts. I wish every day (especially when I drive by one of Casar's beautiful campsites) that both would get their just desserts. But Casar did nothing, nothing with that dumbass ordinance except make himself feel better that his little utopian view of the world could happen. And now its 10X worse than it ever was. Casar for Mayor!!!
  2. I looked her up expecting to see what you'd expect with the academic types. But she's not half-bad, considering the depth of the pit her category entails. I mean, it could have turned out a lot more horrific.
  3. (Just got back in from errands while there was a break). Downtown Austin is about to get flooding-type rain for the next 45 minutes. Enjoy (and think back to today on like August 19th).
  4. Well yeah, that and just a bad radar filter (temporary). Cautiously optimistic that the heavy stuff will be south and east of us (T&P San Antonio right now), and of course on Bushwood's 18th green. Should move out of the area (towards the east) over next few hours. Then tomorrow it will rain.
  5. My guess is no they won't play based on the forecast. Always a chance a break would open up, if they flex again like today. But I'm 75% nope.
  6. We play all the time. No room for weather pussies here. What's a little dew on the grass?
  7. Update: Things are converging (literally) to produce a lot of rain on us, or very near us. The frontal boundary between the two lows is just SE of us but close enough that moderate to heavy rain is popping up. Travis is now on the northen edge of the Flash Flood watch area (Wiliamson isn't). Most of the heaviest rain should be a little SE of us (Bastrop, Lee Fayette, etc. co's) but certainly it could waft towards us. Easily 4-8 inch totals in this area; we're not right in the worst, but keep alert, we could get there. This heavy rain event should last well into this evening and well into the overnight hours. As the low moves east, the rain might move with it, but the frontal boundary could still be somewhat stationary and allow for training. Definitely a flash flood situation could develop on or near us. Just keep an eye out. Should get a bit of a break early just around dawn, but heating will cause the second wave of this. NWS has chances of rain 100% tomorrow, somewhat uncommon, means it's gonna rain everywhere if you're in SE Texas. Again, ootential for heavy rain and a bit more risk of strong storms briefly. Keep an eye out. Should all move out by late Sat. night (or at least taper off). Saturday is not going to be and outdoor day, especially after mid-late morning.
  8. Oh, can't forget the foo-fooey video reveal image (that's pink confetti showering the happy father (and accomplished pedo fan): "It
  9. Well, this aged well only 3 days in... Pregnant Anna Duggar Responds to Critic Asking How She and Husband Josh Duggar Can 'Afford' 7 Kids By Jen Juneau April 27, 2021 12:17 PM The comment Anna Duggar responded to was left by a critic on her recent pregnancy announcement, when she revealed she and Josh Duggar are expecting a baby girl. Anna Duggar is hitting back at a comment concerning her family's finances. After announcing on Friday that she and husband Josh Duggar are expecting their seventh child together, Anna replied to an Instagram user who asked, "How do you afford all those kids? Does Josh even work?" "Yes, my husband is a diligent worker and provides well for our family," replied the 19 Kids and Counting alum, 32. Anna's reveal post on Friday included a video of her and Josh, 33, holding an umbrella that released pink confetti as their six children — Maryella Hope, 5 months, Mason Garrett, 3½, Meredith Grace, 5½, Marcus Anthony, 7½, Michael James, 9½, and Mackynzie Renée, 11 — ran around them excitedly. "It's a GIRL!!!!! 🎀" she wrote in the caption. "We are overjoyed to announce baby seven is on the way and we can't wait to hold her in our arms this fall!" https://people.com/tv/anna-duggar-clapback-affording-7-kids-pregnant-expecting-7th-child-josh-duggar/
  10. Update: Alright, after a break I looked at more crap and here we go. We're in the heaviest-rain forecast we've been in for several months at least. However, that's kind of relative, as we've had few big-rain events since at least early last year spring (2020). I think most of the severe threat (if you can call it that) is rain. A couple of storms might be loud/strong, but this doesn't involve a cold front plowing through and causing hail/tornadoes/wind turbulence - much. Mostly heavy rain in strips/areas, etc. The setup we have makes things a little tricky to predict rain - we're kind of squeezed between lows. That's always potentially a heavy rainmaker and difficult to pinpoint. Here's the situation: The big low that caused Wednesday night's fun has lost some energy but is still sitting in N. Mexico. A trough (low ridge) is forming out in the Gulf SE of the TX coast. South Central/SE Texas is caught between a rock and a hard place (these two lows). Basically they can feed off of each other and strengthen (including infusing the low in Mexico again). Plus this low is slowly resuming its track east - getting closer to the Gulf trough, and to more moisture. We're the middle of the sandwich. And that's always a possibility of huge rains. Once it hits the boundary between the two lows, it could ramp up bigger TS's. This is a Saturday/night event. Right now NWS has most of the bullseye SE and E of us in the eastern third of the state, esp. SE Texas. A flash flood watch up for counties east of us - but again that could waft back into our area. These two lows will fire at us from opposite sides, starting later today (radar already showing heavier rain expanding toward us from the SE). I think most of our rain will come this direction for most of today beginning late afternoon. Then tomorrow the other low will fuse up as it moves up into our area more or less. That puts heavy rain likely for some of us (wouldn't be surprised if a FFW expanded to us). This low will really take over Saturday and especially later in the a.m. through overnight. Not only heavy rain possible, but a few low-end severe (wind, maybe some very scattered small hail, but this isn't a softball-sized situation). This is not a widespread flooding event, but more a few strands within the region getting 4-5 inches. Some places in SE TX could get 8-9 or more, though not officially forecast (I've seen this too often to not at least consider it). What sucks is people could get 1/2 inch total - or 5-6 in our area. Very tough to pinpoint. So, here's the best I can coin flip: Fri.: Rain picks up, gets steadier through the afternoon. Chance of heavy rain, esp. Bastrop/Caldwell and SE of us... BUT, could bleed back into ATX. My guess is most of us will see periods of light to moderate rain maybe 1/2 to 2 inches in the region. That's a guess. Sat.: As the Mexican low moves east, it merges more with the coastal trough, and fires up bigger storms along the boundary, which is now just SE of us. Still, larger storms, some possibly a bit severe, could come through. This is a Saturday - Sat. night event. Really up in the air right now if the storms get strong (right now not so much, that'll change possibly). Again, targeted mostly E-SE of us, but could bleed back to us easily. So the "likelikood" for ATX is maybe 1-2 inches of rain, much more east and southeast of us - but watch the weather it could get really rainy here. I.e. "He's not gonna want to walk the bases, so look low and away." "Right." "But watch out for in your ear." Sun.: Outta here by mid day, some clearing. Moar Latur iff needdedd.
  11. I thought you were purty, I thought you were nice, You were butterflies, sugar and spice, But I got busted, things are a mess, For layin' my pipe at an illegal IP address; © 2021 Have A Seat Music, Inc.
  12. Ollie Weather Forecast 'cause I wrote a lot yesterday. "Storm done stopped!!" "Be here for 2-3 days!" "It's gonna rain!" "Not all day, everywhere, but off/on!" (Later)
  13. Tornado warning expired for Hays.
  14. Back for a sec... Tornado warning for New Braunfels area, moving toward San Marcos. Golf ball sized hail. Should move well south of Austin proper, maybe skirt SE Travis County.
  15. Alright, for ATX I'm cautiously optimistic that we won't get slammed by the first wave dry line. Storms are trying to build but just aren't. I chalk that up to the lack of sun today, ground wasn't really warm so it didn't radiate heat up the way it might. Anyway, the dry line should pass through by 10 or so. The following storms are part of the system proper, and we'll have periods of all intensities of rain all over the greater portion of Texas through tomorrow morning. Sure some storms might be loud, but I think the worst severe will move off soon. Rain totals could pile up, but are forecast to mostly be west of us with the greater ones. Still, it'll probably be a rainy night with occasional moderate storms, yeah 1-2 could be low-end severe but mostly not. Later, I'm out unless sumpin' happens.
  16. I've been watching the radar all up and down 35 and these storms are weakening, as NWS said they should. They've nailed this forecast right on... so far. The stuff behind this first wave contains thunderstorms, some strong, but I'm hoping if we dodge this first, worst bullet over the next hour we'll be okay all night. Waves of rain here/there and of course still a chance for a TS, but hopefully the worst (as expected) is in this first wave. Crossing fingers.
  17. Yes, because it is. You're gonna get the northern half of that thing. But at least it's weaker.
  18. It's possible to have L & T in a dry-on-the-ground situation. If the cloud contains enough moisture, the positive charges mostly in the mid/upper cloud will cause enough friction with the lower par, which has mostly negative charges. You might get a flash/peal even though it's not storming. That's my guess. 45 miles is a helluva long way to throw a lightning strike.
  19. Y'all might really have to remember the Alamo after this (jk... probably).
  20. Does this bring Jim Spencer out of retirement? Jim right now:
  21. Yeah, I heard a decent peal of thunder, looked at the radar, and didn't see a storm within 50 miles. I'm like, what in the world??? Sometimes that happens right when a storm blows up, but no storms. Not unusual for lightning to strike well away from storms (a product of the electricity in the air generated by warm/cold friction) but 45 miles is a pretty good distance.
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