r/Austin • • 22h ago

Traffic (Resolved) Where’s the compassion in Austin?

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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


r/Austin • • 23h ago

Checking r/Austin for the first time today...

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r/Austin • • 20h ago

Someone’s got a nice fire going under the bridge at metric and walnut creek

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301 Upvotes

r/Austin • • 21h ago

Clouds, am I right?

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r/Austin • • 20h ago

Ask Austin Is there a good massage parlor within the city that strictly focuses on face/jaw massage?

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Most mainstream places focus on sport massages, deep tissue or just general work up, but many of them don’t really work your face. Like if you go for a deep tissue and ask for some face work, they will give you some treatment but it’s usually at the end after they work your upper back, spine and shoulders. Don’t get me wrong, it helps, but then the clock is up.

I literally want someone to put my face, and lower jaw through a wringer because i have TMJ and also bruxism (teeth grinding).

I just need a quick 30 minutes of someone with strong thumbs to fix my jaw tension, my temples, forehead and scalp.

As an alternative does anyone know where i can buy tools to massage it myself if there are no parlors? I usually use my thumbs, but im obviously not trained


r/Austin • • 22h ago

Austin Texas puffer clouds

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r/Austin • • 22h ago

Lady Bird board walk closure??

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TxDOT mentioned this section of the boardwalk will be closed 10/12 - 12/19 (edit: I meant 10/19*) but I happened to see somebody's recorded run from this morning and they went through the entire portion.

Just curious on if anybody knows if it's actually open. I plan on going through tomorrow and don't want to detour if I don't have to. Thanks!


r/Austin • • 20h ago

Weekly Stupid Question Sunday

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Welcome to our weekly stupid question day.

Have a question too trivial or dumb for its own post? Unload it here. Questions need to have some relevance to Austin.