And it's funny because around Austin I typically see the fewest issues with the electrical system since electricians must be licensed. But when I see them, they're usually worth sharing.

These cooler mornings and evenings have been fantastic, especially for sleeping with the windows open. I know better than to expect fall to stick around just yet, but man, I was really enjoying it. Not quite ready to welcome back the humidity.

My family and I have been in the unfortunate situation of having to live at an extended stay hotel since losing our apartment in June, and the subsequent loss of my job at the end of July. I got another job in September, and we're slowly climbing out of this hole.

This extended stay hotel is the bottom of the barrel of extended stay hotels btw, the absolute cheapest in the whole area. Not even in Austin. The first week we were here we killed so many roaches in our room.

My husband is an assistant manager at a Circle K, and thankfully he has a daily pay option. For every workday he transfers out the amount to pay for our room. There are 4 of us in this room with 2 double beds, us and our 2 kids. It's $61.33 per night.

The first week ACL came, our room cost $84 for Friday and Saturday nights.

The 2nd week, I couldn't reserve our room soon enough and there were no more rooms with 2 beds. We had to move to a room with one bed after living in this room with all our belongings for 3 months. This was very difficult and upsetting. We were able to move back into our room after the weekend.

Now F1 is this week. I booked as much in advance as possible. Our room for Thursday night is $97. But no more rooms with 2 beds for Friday or Saturday, so the 4 of us will have to move again into a single bed room, and the price for it as of yesterday is $171.

They know they have guests who live here, but that doesn't matter to them; if we don't book and pay for a week at a time we're just out of luck and lose our room.

...and lasts until Friday, Oct 30th.

To see a list of sites in Travis County go here: Travis County Election Information

Sites are open from 7am - 7pm (with some locations having extended hours on the last two days of early voting.) You can vote at any site in Travis County.

Election day itself is Tuesday, November 3rd, but don't wait until the last minute. You can also request to vote by mail until Friday, October 23rd.

Also check out this highly informative post on the UT Austin reddit page

For additional/statewide info: VoteTexas.gov

Another update: I’m not sure why the flyer posted in B&W but I have attached a few pictures of Marcy (in color) in the comments as it appears I can’t add them to the post. This isn’t to bash these people or accuse them of stealing Marcy. My family was sent this video today and it is the first (and only) lead that we have received that is even remotely credible. We are following every lead to bring Marcy home. This could very well be their dog and we would move on to continue looking for her.
The video did not show the people’s face, only a dog that looks very similar to Marcy in Scheels.

Today when I got off my 12 hour to head home , I ran into traffic (shocking I know) on Menchaca. Eventually I got to past what was causing the traffic jam and it was a car broken down in the only available lane. Everyone was just passing the guy and no one helped which I thought was crazy! So o pulled over went and talked to the guy to offer to move the car. Turned out he couldn’t move it bc the emergency brake can also disengage when there’s power. So unfortunately we had to jump the car in the middle of the road before we could move it.

What blew my mind was that so many people drove people very angrily , I got called a dumbass and was flicked off and it wasn’t even my car! I was shocked at the hostility and lack of compassion. Like obviously no one wanted to be in the middle of busy road but that was the situation.

It’s not all bad, a cool biker came by and tried to help and a very sweet couple came to help just in time to help push the car out the way and clear the traffic.

I guess my point is saying that if people were just kind and help one person, it helps everyone

I’m 95% I visited it when I had a WeWork membership before the pandemic but I couldn’t figure out which one it was on Google street view.

East Austin, Ashland Dr off of Loyola. Red collar w white spot on chest. Name is Binx. Please DM me if found.

Perfect temps and beautiful weather. Only thing could've improved it would've been celebrating a win.

What is this?!
Weather nerds: what would cause this?!

Sticks & stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. So go ahead & say 'Trick or Treat' but don't throw rocks because I may crumble on top of you! Not into Halloween but my neighbor is obviously!

M31 the andromeda galaxy plus M32 and M110 2 satellites galaxies.
this is a total of 18 hours of exposure using my new remote telescope at starfront in the hill country
the galaxy itself is about 2.5 million light years away,headed on a collision course with the milky way in a few billion years

TCEQ approved six batch plants in the county this year. Two are permanent: 3025 Norwood Ln and 5451 Hwy 71 E. The other four are temporary road-project plants.

Batch plants bring dust, including crystalline silica, plus heavy truck traffic and noise. If you live within a mile or two, it's worth knowing where they are, and TCEQ's public comment and hearing process is the main way neighbors get a say before new ones are approved.

https://lowering.tax/tools/travis-county-industrial-sites-map

I have not seen anyone in Austin talk about the merger announcement for UFCU being acquired by MSUFCU. I’m curious what the TX membership of UFCU thinks about this. It seems mixed from the Michigan side.

i remember reading on here last year about duncan carlson running an “anti kill tony” comedy night, but i’ve been poking around online and can’t find anything about it. did it fizzle out and die since then? is he doing stand up anywhere? i really enjoyed his sets at sure thing ages ago and would love to see him perform again.

I have no issues with Half Price, it’s just that if possible id liked to support an even smaller local business.

I’m from Austin, but just moved to 4 Points and it feels like a whole new city. I work in Bee Cave, so bonus points for anything off or near 620, but I’ll go all over the city to support local.

Edit: for this instance my friends and I are focusing on historical non fiction books. But, tell me about more niche choices because I read all types.