Who lives in Austin TX?
Apr 17th 2006, 2:39 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Yosser
NICE...I'm jealous now.
Its weird it only took me 6 years to discover the place, everyone kept saying how nice Austin was, but its not until you see it for yourself just how nice it really is.
Feel really sorry for you Yorkie...spent a few months working in Houston last year, had no desire at all for the place....and of course the traffic...mental!
Mum is coming over next month so we will go back down to Austin for a couple of days, then a night in San Antonio so she can see the riverwalk. Then a week after that the whole herd (about 14 of us) is going to MAUI for a week
windsurfing, kitesurfing, deep sea fishing and golf. I'm so excited I could piss meself.
Its weird it only took me 6 years to discover the place, everyone kept saying how nice Austin was, but its not until you see it for yourself just how nice it really is.
Feel really sorry for you Yorkie...spent a few months working in Houston last year, had no desire at all for the place....and of course the traffic...mental!
Mum is coming over next month so we will go back down to Austin for a couple of days, then a night in San Antonio so she can see the riverwalk. Then a week after that the whole herd (about 14 of us) is going to MAUI for a week
windsurfing, kitesurfing, deep sea fishing and golf. I'm so excited I could piss meself.
can I come too? 
Apr 17th 2006, 3:16 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by snowbunny
We have had two dry winter/springs in a row so the wildflower bloom is next to nil this year. 
I have heard it is supposed to hit 98 this week before it cools down for a little while. The weather here is never "average" -- you can combine the numbers into an average, yes, but the variation from "average", especially in winter/spring, is pretty high.
I'm so not ready for 98 F!
I have heard it is supposed to hit 98 this week before it cools down for a little while. The weather here is never "average" -- you can combine the numbers into an average, yes, but the variation from "average", especially in winter/spring, is pretty high.I'm so not ready for 98 F!
Apr 18th 2006, 12:24 am
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I am sooooo ready for 98F.
Got to go, pool is looking inviting, and there's a beer with my name on it.
- Tim
Apr 18th 2006, 12:28 am
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by TimFountain
93.4 out at the moment, (7:30 PM). Pool is already up to 83, WITHOUT heating....
Got to go, pool is looking inviting, and there's a beer with my name on it.
- Tim
Got to go, pool is looking inviting, and there's a beer with my name on it.
- Tim
Enjoy your beer and your evening.
Apr 18th 2006, 1:24 am
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by TimFountain
93.4 out at the moment, (7:30 PM). Pool is already up to 83, WITHOUT heating....
Got to go, pool is looking inviting, and there's a beer with my name on it.
Got to go, pool is looking inviting, and there's a beer with my name on it.
Looks like ERCOT wasn't ready for 98F either. Rolling blackouts, traffic lights out, etc as demand surges due to the heat. We have been asked to keep thermostats set high and not use any electricity that is not necessary.
Supposedly one more day of this and then back to "normal" or mid-80s.
Apr 18th 2006, 11:48 am
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by snowbunny
I didn't know there was a beer called Tim Fountain?
Looks like ERCOT wasn't ready for 98F either. Rolling blackouts, traffic lights out, etc as demand surges due to the heat. We have been asked to keep thermostats set high and not use any electricity that is not necessary.
Supposedly one more day of this and then back to "normal" or mid-80s.
Looks like ERCOT wasn't ready for 98F either. Rolling blackouts, traffic lights out, etc as demand surges due to the heat. We have been asked to keep thermostats set high and not use any electricity that is not necessary.
Supposedly one more day of this and then back to "normal" or mid-80s.
yeah one more day for us in the 90's then back down to the 80's....our house was not affected yesterday however i returned the crap my hubs used to give me..lol ..all the yrs i've put up with him in the uk laughing about water shortage and now some warm weather in texas and what do we have here blackouts
...lolol omg haha for sure what goes around comes around
Apr 18th 2006, 11:50 am
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by TimFountain
93.4 out at the moment, (7:30 PM). Pool is already up to 83, WITHOUT heating....
Got to go, pool is looking inviting, and there's a beer with my name on it.
- Tim
Got to go, pool is looking inviting, and there's a beer with my name on it.
- Tim
Apr 18th 2006, 11:57 am
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
ours got to 81 yesterday but still too cold for delicate british skin...temp has to be above 90 for moi
Everyone thinks I'm nuts because I won't use the pool unless its over 90F, so join the club.
Apr 18th 2006, 12:38 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Morning TruBrit. How's little Millie?
Everyone thinks I'm nuts because I won't use the pool unless its over 90F, so join the club.
Everyone thinks I'm nuts because I won't use the pool unless its over 90F, so join the club.
morning jersey and how are you??...millie doing much better thank you
yep the pool has to be mid 90's for me otherwise no can do...too chilly
Apr 18th 2006, 1:40 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
You're jealous??!!
can I come too?
can I come too? 
Apr 18th 2006, 5:57 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
I'm in Austin, too, and very nice it is. Plenty of green areas, and half the time you wouldn't know you're in a city.
Lunchtime at work at the moment, and a chance to play with my new cell phone - I'll point the camera out of my office window for you
Now, unless I've completely messed up the attachment stuff, you can just see the arch of the 360/Pennybacker bridge over the trees.
Lunchtime at work at the moment, and a chance to play with my new cell phone - I'll point the camera out of my office window for you
Now, unless I've completely messed up the attachment stuff, you can just see the arch of the 360/Pennybacker bridge over the trees.
Apr 18th 2006, 6:35 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Scorchio
I'm in Austin, too, and very nice it is. Plenty of green areas, and half the time you wouldn't know you're in a city.
Lunchtime at work at the moment, and a chance to play with my new cell phone - I'll point the camera out of my office window for you
Now, unless I've completely messed up the attachment stuff, you can just see the arch of the 360/Pennybacker bridge over the trees.
Lunchtime at work at the moment, and a chance to play with my new cell phone - I'll point the camera out of my office window for you
Now, unless I've completely messed up the attachment stuff, you can just see the arch of the 360/Pennybacker bridge over the trees.
On the way out back to Dallas we stopped by this pristine stream/creek, water looked good enough to drink...in fact some hitch hiker dude was walking along the creek stopped and drank out of it...so I take it there are no sewage works up stream then?
Apr 18th 2006, 6:42 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Yosser
Thats a great pic...That could be the bridge we drove over, unless there are several around there? my FIL lives in 'Bee caves' close to Lake Austin, are you familiar with that area?
There's an unwritten rule that every street / highway has to have at least two names if not more. That way we can confuse the out-of-towners.
Apr 18th 2006, 6:45 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Yosser
Thats a great pic...That could be the bridge we drove over, unless there are several around there? my FIL lives in 'Bee caves' close to Lake Austin, are you familiar with that area?
On the way out back to Dallas we stopped by this pristine stream/creek, water looked good enough to drink...in fact some hitch hiker dude was walking along the creek stopped and drank out of it...so I take it there are no sewage works up stream then?
On the way out back to Dallas we stopped by this pristine stream/creek, water looked good enough to drink...in fact some hitch hiker dude was walking along the creek stopped and drank out of it...so I take it there are no sewage works up stream then?
Apr 18th 2006, 7:01 pm
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Re: Who lives in Austin TX?
Originally Posted by Scorchio
I'm in Austin, too, and very nice it is. Plenty of green areas, and half the time you wouldn't know you're in a city.
Lunchtime at work at the moment, and a chance to play with my new cell phone - I'll point the camera out of my office window for you
Now, unless I've completely messed up the attachment stuff, you can just see the arch of the 360/Pennybacker bridge over the trees.
Lunchtime at work at the moment, and a chance to play with my new cell phone - I'll point the camera out of my office window for you
Now, unless I've completely messed up the attachment stuff, you can just see the arch of the 360/Pennybacker bridge over the trees.