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Central Texas Community Thread of Heat, BBQ, Heat, Hail, Heat, and Heat
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squidhands
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I'm staying at this age from now on, so hurry the hell up. 41 is lonely.
ExitPlanetDust
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I'll be there soon enough. 36 in July. Dat on the way to 40 hump.
ExitPlanetDust
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Brilliant Disaster
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I will be hitting 37 this Sept.
Let the Clerks jokes commence!!!!
Let the Clerks jokes commence!!!!
RoryDropkick
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I have a week off next week, so Monday I will probably travel up to Austin from SA to do another nerd trip of ramen, Pinballz and UFO. Excited!
Beautiful day in Austin. Enjoy the weekend all!
Great shot! Where the heck do you actually live? That seems like it must be ages from downtown!
Beautiful day in Austin. Enjoy the weekend all!
Wow, that's a nice shot. I like the framing of downtown in the distance.
Beautiful day in Austin. Enjoy the weekend all!
Stop it, you'll just encourage more people to move here.
Non-Austinites: this is richie rich west side during mid-Spring.
Quick someone post pictures of Plfugerville during a drought near I-35.
Here you go. Welcome to beautiful Austin.
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wants to fuck an Asian grill.
That's definitely more green than where I live. That grass is all brown but it's actually there. On the ground!
Shhhh. I intentionally picked the worst of the time lapse street view years to discourage migration. Though the truth is half way between what I posted and what Groovy posted - his image is the rich part of Austin. If you want that, it's like $1M+ houses. Most of Austin is not green, lush, and hilly. Most is flat. Nearly half is not very wooded (the trees are like large bushes to me, I grew up in Tennessee).
RoryDropkick
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I'll be up at Pinballz and Arcade UFO later in the day tomorrow, looking forward to it!
Zoe
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You can find some cheaper neighborhoods like that off of 620!
Still out of my price range 
Brilliant Disaster
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Yet to go to Franklins. Heard both ways, its amazing and that its overhyped. Also dont feel like waiting for a couple hours.
I do however want to try Micklethwait Craft Meats as i heard its good and the lines are not long.
I do however want to try Micklethwait Craft Meats as i heard its good and the lines are not long.
Zoe
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That's probably the latest you'd want to get in. Keep in mind there will be a ton of line hoppers.
BTW, they plan to be closing some time in July due to their smokehouse expansion.
And wtf, their June pre-orders are already full! Now the site says you basically have to email at midnight each time they open it up.
Zoe
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Man, Cover 2 meets the hype. I'm gonna have to come back with a full appetite for more mac and cheese.
There's a CVS or Walgreen's around the corner--lots of beer runs during the wait :lol
People drink openly, and they let people into the restaurant starting around 9:00 to use the restroom.
There's a CVS or Walgreen's around the corner--lots of beer runs during the wait :lol
Etrian Oddity
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Anyone got a good bike shop recommendation? I think I'm just gonna go to Bicycle Sport Shop's north location. Need to put on two new tires and fix the chain on an old bike I was handed.
In other news, good lord this weather. Totally going for a jog at Barton Springs on my day off.
In other news, good lord this weather. Totally going for a jog at Barton Springs on my day off.
Zoe answered this as well, but they also have someone go around selling soda, water and beer throughout the day. I'm not really sure the legality of any of it, but it's what is done.
Zoe
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You like this weather?? I was dying at the Silicon Labs 5K the other day.
I go to Mellow Johnny's because I get a kick out of seeing Lance Armstrong's rescinded Tour victory jerseys still being up on the walls.
Had to take my daughter to the kindergarten roundup over at Robert E. Lee Elementary this morning. So weird being in an elementary library again! The parents were all nervous wrecks and the kids were crazy excited. Funny. Wasn't sure how long I wanted to stay in Austin with job opportunities for me in Northern California, but I like that school and feels like maybe I should just get a more stable job than contract tech writing work and settle. I moved around a lot as a kid and it sucked.
FiveElementNinja
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Worked from home today because the weather forecast said 80% chance of rain with up to 0.5 inches of rainfall. Didn't rain once.
Ol' Lance rode past me as i was on my way to SoCo yesterday.
Going to Franklin BBQ for some Austinite larping. Yep, Yup, Yep, MmmHmm.
Zoe
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Good luck! The sun is much more intense than when we went.
How's it going? Line should be moving a bit by now at least!
Brilliant Disaster
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There was a CL posting from some business paying $30 an hour to wait in line at Franklins.
Still not convinced to wait in line that long though.
Still not convinced to wait in line that long though.
Also interesting application of time lapse street view is how much Austin has changed in the last 7 years.
ExitPlanetDust
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Beautiful.
Brilliant Disaster
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Such loveliness.
Much yum.
Much yum.
Really has become world famous. My girlfriend and I talked to a guy at developer at Dell and his Mom from St Louis for a few hours while re-enacting King of the Hill. A large group of 20 somethings behind us were from all over Europe.
Etrian Oddity
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My parents (who first came to Austin in 1970) are just blown away by how this town has grown. Shit, I'm still wrapping my head around the fact I'm here now. Just hope all the gentrification won't cost it its status as one of the world's greatest cities.
In any case, the bike I got from my friend had a cracked frame so it was scrap. Spending all day tomorrow bicycle shopping. Hitting University Cyclery and Performance Bikes [Anderson] tomorrow.
In any case, the bike I got from my friend had a cracked frame so it was scrap. Spending all day tomorrow bicycle shopping. Hitting University Cyclery and Performance Bikes [Anderson] tomorrow.
If you get there at 8 or earlier, you should hit the shady area. I'm not sure if you went when they started expanding, but there's a tarped area that goes fairly far back into the old parking lot (formerly much larger parking lot).
I think the top of my head was hitting the sun as the line started moving but shortly thereafter I was under the porch area.
The brisket was the best I've ever had anywhere. The ribs were really good, hard to compare because I don't recall getting it at Saltick Driftwood or any other top notch BBQ place nearby. I thought the sausage was good but outclassed by Salt Lick Driftwood. Whenever I go back I'm going all brisket and maybe some more ribs; I ordered 1 lb of ribs not thinking through the weight of the bones.
adamsappel
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My mouth is watering. I have an exact sense-memory of how that brisket tasted. sogood.gif.
Erin S Kittens
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New to the thread. My name's Erin, I grew up in Cuero, lived in Austin, Victoria, and Houston at different points, and currently rep San Antonio's city center. Love my communities here so much!
We're talking about birthdays? I'm turning 30 in a week
We're talking about birthdays? I'm turning 30 in a week
Brilliant Disaster
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New to the thread. My name's Erin, I grew up in Cuero, lived in Austin, Victoria, and Houston at different points, and currently rep San Antonio's city center. Love my communities here so much!
We're talking about birthdays? I'm turning 30 in a week
Welcome to Thunderdome and Happy Birthday!!
InfectedZero
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Welcome! I'm in SA myself and have live here a majority of my life. I'm in the Leon Valley area. Any plans for your birthday?New to the thread. My name's Erin, I grew up in Cuero, lived in Austin, Victoria, and Houston at different points, and currently rep San Antonio's city center. Love my communities here so much!
We're talking about birthdays? I'm turning 30 in a week
Also went to the comal river for the first time yesterday and it was really awesome!
Erin S Kittens
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Thank you, and thank you!
Welcome and I am sorry to hear about you having to live in Victoria (despite it being home to the Stone Cold Stunner) and Houston
Best wishes on your Birthday this weekend. I have to throw a Frozen party for a 5 year old myself.
Victoria, Houston, and Cuero were all pretty terrible. San Antonio's my favorite, I've come to love it even more than Austin <3
Thank you! I invited a bunch of old friends I've made all over the state, we're probably gonna do the typical Texas backyard thing with a queer veneer. :3 Have fun at your Frozen party!
Just hanging out with loved ones and maybe getting drunk and naked--you only turn 30 once!
What's the Comal like? I've never been, but I always hear it spoken of.
InfectedZero
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That sounds gooood! Drunkness is sounds good haha.
Comal was fantastic, all you need is your tubes you can buy and you just need to find parking over in by the park entrance. You can bring booze as long as its not glass, and the whole floating trip takes about an 1 hour and a half and is relaxing as hell. When you reach the end its like a 10 minute walk to the beginning and you can do it again. You definitely need to check it out. What are some of your favorite spots in SA? This goes to everyone in SA by the way.
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