My first visit to Austin, TX

[tmperez]

Do it every day for 10 years. Mass transit sucks!

I have a love hate relationship with mass transit. The nice part about NYC is that in the AM you can jump on a train (yes a very crowded on) and space out for 30-45 minutes. Its also nice that you can go get a few drinks and not worry about driving home. While mass transportation may not be as comfortable as riding in a car its a lot more efficient. I also hate the NYC subway, but its hard to argue that is makes it easier to move around, I think Austin would benefit from this, just not sure how it can be paid for, I dont want my taxes to go up,

 

[Austin]

Sorry, all I came away with was: You are still listening to the radio in 2014? Seriously?


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[breakingcontact]

sorry, all i came away with was: You are still listening to the radio in 2014? Seriously?


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kgsr koke

 

[Austin]

kgsr koke

I have no idea what that means.


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[breakingcontact]

I have no idea what that means.


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Radio isnt all bad

 

[Austin]

I don't think it is bad, I think the format irrelevant. There are radio shows that I quite enjoy. I just don't listen to them over the air. No one I know does. That is all I was getting at. I'm waiting on the Guns Over Texas guys to get on the podcast bandwagon!


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[breakingcontact]

I don't think it is bad, I think the format irrelevant. There are radio shows that I quite enjoy. I just don't listen to them over the air. No one I know does. That is all I was getting at. I'm waiting on the Guns Over Texas guys to get on the podcast bandwagon!


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I listen to podcasts a lot. Mostly comedy shows on earwolf. Some of the morning show radio guys are trying podcasts. Most dont get it it seems.

 

[tmperez]

I listen to podcasts a lot. Mostly comedy shows on earwolf. Some of the morning show radio guys are trying podcasts. Most dont get it it seems.

Podcasts are great...I find them to be similar to a Scotch, its an acquired taste but once you get into it, its non stop. This American Life, Radiolabs, 99% invisible, so good!

 

[Vaquero]

Huh?

 

[franzas]

Heard about a In-N-Out Burger in Austin and lots of weird people.

Sounds familiar...

 

[Rios]

Sorry, all I came away with was: You are still listening to the radio in 2014? Seriously?


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Yes. I also have a few CD's in my vehicle.

 

[vmax]

Austin is a nice place and it's only about a 30 minute drive in any direction back to Texas from there

 

[Big Dipper]

Austin is a nice place and it's only about a 30 minute drive in any direction back to Texas from there

Except during evening (and sometimes morning) rush hour. Then you can easily double that time!

 

[breakingcontact]

Except during evening (and sometimes morning) rush hour. Then you can easily double that time!

What have you been up to this summer? Fishing? Swatting Wisconsin mosquitoes?

 

[AustinN4]

The only way Austin will ever get ahead of the curve is to install mass transit in some capacity.

This is correct, and the mass transit I recommend is putting people on planes, trains and busses and shipping them out of town to some other place.

 

[AustinN4]

This should help ease the traffic problem (not):
Jul 23, 2014, 12:31pm CDT

Austin near top in Forbes' ranking of best U.S. cities for future job growth

Austin near top in Forbes' ranking of best U.S. cities for future job growth - Austin Business Journal

 

[Big Dipper]

What have you been up to this summer? Fishing? Swatting Wisconsin mosquitoes?

Nah, I won't go along with the threadjacking.

I'll send you a PM.

 

[benenglish]

If you want rough Houston's wards will help remind you of what rough is.

I know it's not a ward but I spent the better part of a decade knocking on doors in Acres Homes. From time to time, my former employer had me walking down alleyways in Brooklyn (before the gentrification) and Detroit, occasionally in the middle of the night. I lived in the Gulfton Ghetto when it actually was a ghetto; listening to your next-door neighbor get knifed to death, five feet away on the other side of the sheetrock, is the sort of thing that alters your perspective on the desirability of a neighborhood.

While I tend to have a higher tolerance for "rough" than most folks, I think comfort levels are extremely personalized to the individual, a result of their experience. If someone thinks Austin is particularly bad, that is valid for them. I probably wouldn't agree but to each his own.

 

[Vaquero]

This should help ease the traffic problem (not):
Jul 23, 2014, 12:31pm CDT

Austin near top in Forbes' ranking of best U.S. cities for future job growth

Austin near top in Forbes' ranking of best U.S. cities for future job growth - Austin Business Journal

Gotta import the workforce.
The leeches won't apply.

 

[jordanmills]

Cool Story, Bro!