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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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 Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:14 am Post subject: Austin is such a fun city |
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Spent the day in Austin yesterday at the book fair. There's a river walk just a mile or two from the capitol building, so much fun! Loved the book fair, lots of famous authors on hand for readings/signing, bought some books and everyone was so nice...so refreshing not to be jostled and bumped and almost killed by buses and cars!
We were stopped by at least 40 people admiring our blue eyed doggie, with his merle coat - they all told us how beautiful he is *beams* he's such a good boy.
Love that city, thinking of retiring there one day!
(I'd post pictures, but we all know who ruined that privilege for us)
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:19 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I hear there are some pretty interesting folk over there. Good arts scene, too.
It's a place I'd like to visit some day.
That's your dog in the picture, I imagine. Really interesting colours. Beautiful dog. What breed is it? |
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John Stamos jr.
Joined: 07 Oct 2012
Location: Namsan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| As an Austinite, I'll politely ask most of you to stay away. It's turning into Dallas as every day goes by. |
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cheezsteakwit
Joined: 12 Oct 2011
Location: There & back again.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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I crashed on a friends couch in Austin a few years back as I drove across the USA.
Seemed like a nice town. It had a "bicycle ridin', coffee drinkin', hipster music bar' kinda vibe".
The next 20 hours or so driving across Texas to NM was one of THE longest days of my life, though.
My friend was miserable in Philly & moving to Austin really changed her life though (for the better). |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| 12ax7 wrote: |
Yeah, I hear there are some pretty interesting folk over there. Good arts scene, too.
It's a place I'd like to visit some day.
That's your dog in the picture, I imagine. Really interesting colours. Beautiful dog. What breed is it? |
He's an aussie (Australian Shepherd) we rescued him in Corpus Christi about six months ago.
He was abused from 0-2 yrs. old
Afraid of anything that resembles a stick.
Afraid of loud noises.
Only barked three times in the last six months.
But he's the calmest, most awesome dog I've ever had. I've owned three aussies before him, and he's the coolest, most loyal and loving pup of them all. I am now a believer in rescuing dogs. For a long time, I thought abused animals would be a lot of trouble, but I was definitely wrong - they appreciate you a lot more. Awesome guy. His name is Ulee C. Thunderbolt. |
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John Stamos jr.
Joined: 07 Oct 2012
Location: Namsan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| cheezsteakwit wrote: |
Seemed like a nice town. It had a "bicycle ridin', coffee drinkin', hipster music bar' kinda vibe".
The next 20 hours or so driving across Texas to NM was one of THE longest days of my life, though. |
Way too many hipsters in Austin, that's for sure. But, to be fair, if you're driving from Austin to New Mexico, it's only about 8 or 9 hours. 20 hours will just about get you to California, which is where I went to school. I made that drive at least fifteen times, brutal as it gets.
Austin is a great city though, very unique. But it's really turning into a monster with the influx of people. Traffic is terrible. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| 12ax7 wrote: |
Yeah, I hear there are some pretty interesting folk over there. Good arts scene, too.
It's a place I'd like to visit some day.
That's your dog in the picture, I imagine. Really interesting colours. Beautiful dog. What breed is it? |
He's an aussie (Australian Shepherd) we rescued him in Corpus Christi about six months ago.
He was abused from 0-2 yrs. old
Afraid of anything that resembles a stick.
Afraid of loud noises.
Only barked three times in the last six months.
But he's the calmest, most awesome dog I've ever had. I've owned three aussies before him, and he's the coolest, most loyal and loving pup of them all. I am now a believer in rescuing dogs. For a long time, I thought abused animals would be a lot of trouble, but I was definitely wrong - they appreciate you a lot more. Awesome guy. His name is Ulee C. Thunderbolt. |
Beautiful coat. Is that typical of that breed? |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| John Stamos jr. wrote: |
Austin is a great city though, very unique. But it's really turning into a monster with the influx of people. Traffic is terrible. |
The traffic wasn't too bad entering or leaving compared to Phoenix. If you think Austin is bad, don't ever take a job there with any kind of commute. Also, the access road system in Texas seems to work very well to offset traffic. Wish we had it in Arizona.
12ax7 - yes, typical. Blue Merle, red Merle and black tri are the most common. |
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John Stamos jr.
Joined: 07 Oct 2012
Location: Namsan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:21 am Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| John Stamos jr. wrote: |
Austin is a great city though, very unique. But it's really turning into a monster with the influx of people. Traffic is terrible. |
The traffic wasn't too bad entering or leaving compared to Phoenix. If you think Austin is bad, don't ever take a job there with any kind of commute. Also, the access road system in Texas seems to work very well to offset traffic. Wish we had it in Arizona. |
Well, first off, I've only driven through Phoenix, maybe got a hotel there once or twice if my memory stands correct, but that was usually on late night drives between California and Texas. I'm not trying to start an argument with you, but Austin's traffic is horrible, man. It's a mess trying to get anywhere between 3-7 pm if you live in the city, as I have post the parents divorcing and moving out of the suburbs. The population growth has been massive there in the last couple of decades and the infrastructure hasn't kept up with that growth citywide. The downtown area traffic is miserable. If there's a wreck, which there often is, expect long standstills. I35 runs right through the city and that is a monster highway. Most deaths on any road in the US last I heard.
Also, the idea of not taking a job with any kind of commute is asking a lot, considering the makeup of most American cities, and the situational workforce environment that generally exists. That's not really a feasible goal or reality for a large part of the population. You're American, I assume, so you're obviously mindful of the idea that you can't always live near where you work. And those things fluctuate. But, yes, the roads are wide open once you're outside of any major city. |
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cheezsteakwit
Joined: 12 Oct 2011
Location: There & back again.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| John Stamos jr. wrote: |
| cheezsteakwit wrote: |
Seemed like a nice town. It had a "bicycle ridin', coffee drinkin', hipster music bar' kinda vibe".
The next 20 hours or so driving across Texas to NM was one of THE longest days of my life, though. |
Way too many hipsters in Austin, that's for sure. But, to be fair, if you're driving from Austin to New Mexico, it's only about 8 or 9 hours. 20 hours will just about get you to California, which is where I went to school. I made that drive at least fifteen times, brutal as it gets.
Austin is a great city though, very unique. But it's really turning into a monster with the influx of people. Traffic is terrible. |
You're right. My bad. It just SEEMED like it lasted 20 hours , ha ha ... Not a lot of scenery in West Texas. Seemed like a lot of ranch entrances, though.
Two things I remember:
1. We forgot to fill up on gas when we should have , so we were driving on fumes ... at night ... in the middle of Nowheresville, West Texas & we miraculously made it to a gas station. ( I'm NOT a praying man,but I was that night.)
2. Somehow , we got the Eagles - Bears game on the radio (it musta been the Nat'l game of the night) & the Eagles had the ball on 1st & goal & juuust as the Eagles were about to score a TD, the radio reception cut out & all we could get was Mexican music ... Noooooo ! (The Bears stopped them on all 4 downs, No TD) |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:01 am Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| John Stamos jr. wrote: |
Austin is a great city though, very unique. But it's really turning into a monster with the influx of people. Traffic is terrible. |
The traffic wasn't too bad entering or leaving compared to Phoenix. If you think Austin is bad, don't ever take a job there with any kind of commute. Also, the access road system in Texas seems to work very well to offset traffic. Wish we had it in Arizona.
12ax7 - yes, typical. Blue Merle, red Merle and black tri are the most common. |
Well, looks like I know what kind of dog I'm getting when we eventually move back to Canada. |
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