Etrian Oddity
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I approve of this post.
Also, some neo-nazis stabbed some guys by East Side Pies last night. I was super close to going to drink on hipster 6th last night but wound up going to dirty/west 6th.
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Austin and Central Texas Community |OT| Tacos, Tunes, Traffic, and Torridity
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Also, some neo-nazis stabbed some guys by East Side Pies last night. I was super close to going to drink on hipster 6th last night but wound up going to dirty/west 6th.
Make the switch Troubled Bat
Etrian Oddity
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Zoe
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Noon actually isn't the hottest time of day, so you have that going for you at least!I walk home from work (2.5 mile walk) and I get out at noon.
Troubled Bat
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I went bike riding... Biggest mistake of my life. I swear I almost passed out in the heat, which would have been because I was in a deserted area.
Etrian Oddity
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The plan was to ride my bike from east 12th to my job downtown, but fuck that. These hills are too much for my amateur ass. XD I'll ride to HEB and I'll keep walking home.
I'm considering it.
Hmm...
I worked for the company that makes all the Keep Austin Weird, SXSW, Rot Rally, and Chuys tees for a couple of years. I drew a lot of bat themed tee shirts, haha. Always tried to sneak bats and 'dillos into the touristy stuff I had to make.
Sorry to hear it. Ive lived in san diego, san fran, seattle, and boston and texas drivers are by far the worst. I despise driving here. Was curious to what extent I was confirming my bias with observations and researched national acccident rate data. Texas is indeed in top ten most dangerous states to drive and austins fatal crash rate is extremely high. F150s, silverados, and rams drivers are the lowest of the low.
I've lived/worked a few places and Texas is the worst I've experienced. LA, Toronto, and Chicago have nothing on Texas traffic. Though Chicago has pockets of awful during construction season.
Traffic itself is far worse in three of the four cities I listed, but the drivers here are dangerous. Unecessary lane changes, aggressive, tailgating, low impulse control,speeding, etc. Accident data reflects these idiots mistaken sense of immunity in their gas guzzling super duty trucks.
Zoe
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You know we have the largest urban colony of bats, right?
I agree with that impression. Traffic has been as bad or worse other places, but the general skill level of driving here seems lower.
I've kinda always attributed that to a lot of people in Austin are from other parts of the country, so there's a mix up of generally accepted driving rules that clash with each other.
Makes sense.
EatinOlives
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This heat.
How does anyone deal with cars w/ leather seats during the summer? This is my first summer with my car and it's a straight up iron on my seats. I could press my suit just by laying it out inside my car.
How does anyone deal with cars w/ leather seats during the summer? This is my first summer with my car and it's a straight up iron on my seats. I could press my suit just by laying it out inside my car.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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I'm sooo excited to finally get back to Austin in a couple of weeks for school. After my first year there, being in Lubbock again for the summer has been a little boring. This year I'm hoping to venture outside of the campus area a little more for food so I'll definitely be reading through this thread for suggestions. Those ramen places on this page are at the top of my list, they sound great!
Chance Hale
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Thanks for the replies! For those who have been to San Francisco often, how would you compare the drivers in Austin to there? That's the one place I've been where I felt scared driving just because everyone seems insane. On every ride around someone was pulling into a no turn lane, performing sudden uies, and so on.
Zoe
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You'll probably see that behavior around downtown and UT, but get farther out and it's not that bad.
Troubled Bat
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It gives me even more reason to use the avatar. :3
Random Fact: My username isn't just some random thing I came up with. It's because of the bats in Austin, TX. Whooo!
Awesome. I worked in animal rescue while doing art stuff before the latter became my full time.
I have pigs, cats, and chickens right now, but we've had goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, guinea foul, ducks, rabbits, ferrets, horses, lizards...
You get the idea. I've never had bats, though. They're so rad. I used to talk to one of the dudes that did bat wildlife rehab here, but I haven't seen him online for a year or two.
Etrian Oddity
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Just cruised from east 12th (my hood) to Guadalupe on my bike and it was a damned blast.
FRIDAY! So I can finally make it!
Hell yeah! Sounds good to me.
We'll shoot for Friday, August 21st. I'll put up a post about it shortly. Stay tuned.
The Super Official August Rainey Street Meet-Up, Hang-Out and Social Gathering
Friday, August 21st - 8:00 PM
Rainy Street - Starting at Container Bar
This one is going to be relaxed. I feel like we have the most fun when we're just chilling, anyway. So just come down, have a drink, and hang out while we figure out what the hell the big deal is about Rainey Street.
We need somewhere to start at. I've only been to Rainey like once or twice, and I forget basically everything. Let us know. I know Blackheart was suggested as a good bar.
Friday, August 21st - 8:00 PM
Rainy Street - Starting at Container Bar
This one is going to be relaxed. I feel like we have the most fun when we're just chilling, anyway. So just come down, have a drink, and hang out while we figure out what the hell the big deal is about Rainey Street.
We need somewhere to start at. I've only been to Rainey like once or twice, and I forget basically everything. Let us know. I know Blackheart was suggested as a good bar.
Chance Hale
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Will I be able to get google fiber at my apartment or is it only in very specific parts of town?
Zoe
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Only certain neighborhoods, only if the complex signed up for it.
https://fiber.google.com/cities/austin/fiberhoods/
I stopped there yesterday on my way home from work. I read somewhere that the employees were kept on while they rebuilt it, cool to see that it was true.
Etrian Oddity
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Container Bar is trendy as hell, and it's at the (north) start of Rainey.
I may or may not be able to make it, depending on how my work schedule pans out (next week is posted tomorrow morning). If I work the day after it'll be a no-go, since I wake up at 2:50am for my job.
Man, that's really cool of them.
Container Bar is trendy as hell, and it's at the (north) start of Rainey.
I may or may not be able to make it, depending on how my work schedule pans out (next week is posted tomorrow morning). If I work the day after it'll be a no-go, since I wake up at 2:50am for my job.
Awesome, thanks. Hope you can make it.
Troubled Bat
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I don't want summer to be over. I won't be able to get my full body tan.
shadowstew
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I've been lurking this thread for months. But, I think I can finally make the meetup for this week.
I will be ass broke so I will pre game before I come. Lol I'm real tite rite now but I wanna hang with ATX GAF.
Etrian Oddity
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Saw Incubus at CotA tonight. Fuuuuuuuuck that was a good show.
Cool thanks I don't know how people classify the geography of Texas. I should make more trips out to Austin. I know I have to make my first trip to Ikea in Round Rock to buy a table.
Guys, it wasn't that hot yesterday. Our ac at work decided to not work as hard, though. So it felt like it. Hope this weekend isn't as much of a squelcher as the last one.
If people are still interested, then yes.
Batty pls.
If people are still interested, then yes.
Etrian Oddity
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Fuck, those were two really good days off. ^-^
The evenings are getting more and more comfortable, and I see more cyclists when I'm out around town. It's gonna be a really fun autumn.
Are there any other central or east-side Gaffers?
The evenings are getting more and more comfortable, and I see more cyclists when I'm out around town. It's gonna be a really fun autumn.
Are there any other central or east-side Gaffers?
Zoe
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I'm not wandering into the Mr Robot thread because I'm watching Suits right now, but they're gonna show the season finale at the Drafthouse: http://drafthouse.com/movies/atx-fest-mr.-robot-season-finale/austin
There were still seats to the Hannibal showing last I looked too.
There were still seats to the Hannibal showing last I looked too.