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It's ok, he will be protected by his faith in the free market. Though sucks to be anyone that has to deal with the gas spill he is going to cause.
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The station attendants should tell 'em to gently caress off, it's pretty much against the law to dispense gas into containers that aren't made for it. Even more important than the fact that it will eat the container is that they are open top. Wide open top constantly venting fumes. People seem to forget that it's the vapor that's the huge fire risk with gasoline, and I can never figure out what it's so hard.
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Happy Texas Sword Day!!!!!  Let the Gathering finally begin!!!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGMGwWWUkII 
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Also, statewide texting while driving ban goes into effect.
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https://twitter.com/amanbatheja/status/903698434292666368 In 2117 Dan Patrick IV will still be saying this is no time to tap into the $5 trillion balance of the Rainy Day Fund.
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Badger of Basra posted:https://twitter.com/amanbatheja/status/903698434292666368 Tbf 5 trillion will be like five cent in that time.
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Jiro posted:Tbf 5 trillion will be like five cent in that time. Possibly worse: There are some estimates saying that, unless there's another insane oil boom, the rainy day fund may end up being a one-time thing. Like, if we actually ever spend any significant chunk of it, then it'll never return to its current level.
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We could always stop handing out billion in incentives and tax abatement lol
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zoux posted:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpFMIOoF5bU I like small town stories. Here's a bad one. The only business in Mustang is a porn shop after the all-nude strip club went under. Now the town's on the market for $4 million, but I have a hard time believing it's worth that much as the whole "town" appears to be a plot of land with a couple of trailers on it, and the aforementioned porn shop. The town thrived in a way, as it went wet before the rest of the county, but was later overtaken once other nearby towns eased their "blue" laws. In fact, the town came into being in 1973 specifically to sell alcohol. Once in decline, however, the club owner carried out a coup d'etat of sorts and purged the town council, who left, and he was then later indicted, convicted and jailed (for one year) for beating a Hispanic pipeline worker to death inside his club with a horse whip following an argument about stripper money. An inglorious end to Mustang, Texas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang,_Texas http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_news/sinclair-one-year-k-fine-for-assault/article_5753adb4-b384-58de-a3ad-d9117832b9f5.html BrutalistMcDonalds fucked around with this message at 10:02 on Sep 8, 2017 |
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https://twitter.com/EvaMarieAyala/status/906182048230060033 Good. Pecans are garbage nuts. gently caress em.
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/EvaMarieAyala/status/906182048230060033 gently caress you, they go great in stir fried anything.
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Get out out the state if you dont like pecans. Bet you hate fritos too.
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Killer-of-Lawyers posted:Get out out the state if you dont like pecans. Bet you hate fritos too.
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He puts beans in his chili and gets his salsa from New York City!
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New York City?!?!?
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Get a rope
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So can perhaps lifelong Texans tell me what the politics are like here? Texas is a huge place and I've been informed of geographical/regional differences between North, South, East and West Texas but is there any differences politically or culturally? I've lived in North Texas since 2013 but whenever I hear about protests and stuff it's in Austin or other places that aren't here. Made me curious about what the rest of the state is like and I just kind of got unlucky.
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I think the political divide in the state is primarily rural-urban like the rest of the country, with some exceptions like the border areas which are largely Hispanic and vote Democrat -- and which are not particularly urban (though El Paso is). Austin is the most liberal city but I think its liberalism is overstated relative to Houston and Dallas. I will say one of the big political differences with Austin is the high level of public participation at the local level, and the more (lower-d) democratic/participatory nature of Austin politics, with everyone from environmental activists to neighborhood associations crowding city hall meetings. Dallas, though liberal, is more authoritarian in how the city government makes decisions, which I think reflects the dominance of business elites in the city's history and the relative lack of political organization/mobilization among (the majority of its) citizens. Mainly this expresses itself via decisions made with minimal time for public input, and surprise when Dallas officials are asked whether they consulted local organizations before doing X. Can't really speak for Houston or San Antonio having not lived there. BrutalistMcDonalds fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Sep 11, 2017 |
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Austin is liberal in that we vote for democrats but on the local level a lot of City government is driven by people who don't want anything to change, ever. Especially if it might affect the price of their single family home.
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Badger of Basra posted:Austin is liberal in that we vote for democrats but on the local level a lot of City government is driven by people who don't want anything to change, ever. Especially if it might affect the price of their single family home. 
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zoux posted:
Go gently caress yourself, scumbag.  Edit: San Antonio definitely good. El Paso apparently good, too bad it's El Paso. If Trump destroys the GOP enough we'll have their rep as Senator, though, and Beto's pretty awesome.
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I'd note that makes Dallas an un-sexy and kind of concrete-brutal place to live, though the city (and metroplex) built some drat fine highways. Which you need when you're going to the shopping mall. 
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Lived in DFW as a kid, and I was shocked, SHOCKED, to return as an adult to see the Central Expressway was still under construction. Houston's rad. Hot as hell and the traffic blows, but the population is friendly and fairly diverse. Agreed that Austin's liberal reputation is a bit overstated. Gentrification has been a rising issue for the last decade or so.
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Badger of Basra posted:Austin is liberal in that we vote for democrats but on the local level a lot of City government is driven by people who don't want anything to change, ever. Especially if it might affect the price of their single family home. Get involved with smaller races. With how many votes it takes for them in non-POTUS election years, one person's volunteering could easily make up the difference in getting voters needed. Also, stack local political clubs with friends to influence club endorsements. Local elections in Austin aren't as hard to win as you'd think, it's just a small pool that actually goes for it or is competent when attempting to do so.
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Houston is ever present swamp rear end and has some horrifically conservative doucheclowns in it that you absolutely will be confronted by while living there. They are also absolutely out numbered by fairly to very liberal people who just want to get on with their lives and have an amazing sense of community, recently showcased by Harvey. I'm currently in North Dallas and I am constantly homesick for Houston, though summers up here are admittedly nicer. Dallas the first major metro in Texas to urbanize and that old money attitude persists. Also Dallas has the worst drivers.
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Dameius posted:Houston is ever present swamp rear end and has some horrifically conservative doucheclowns in it that you absolutely will be confronted by while living there. They are also absolutely out numbered by fairly to very liberal people who just want to get on with their lives and have an amazing sense of community, recently showcased by Harvey. I'm currently in North Dallas and I am constantly homesick for Houston, though summers up here are admittedly nicer. Wheras Austin has the worst roads. Not bad in condition, but bad in "not enough road for a city of its size" way. Good loving luck going East<->West with any reasonable speed if you're between 183 and 270.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Go gently caress yourself, scumbag. I had a beer called "The Senator" at El Paso's Ode Brewery. They described it as a "Beto IPA." It was tasty and bitter, like this thread's tears in 2018.
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Number Ten Cocks posted:I had a beer called "The Senator" at El Paso's Ode Brewery. They described it as a "Beto IPA." It was tasty and bitter, like this thread's tears in 2018. 
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It couldn't possibly be worse than Wendy Davis going down in flames. The kick-in-the-nuts to all kicks-in-the-nuts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAg1r6zw7Bg
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isk posted:Houston's rad. Hot as hell and the traffic blows, but the population is friendly and fairly diverse. This in a nutshell. It's humid as an armpit, but it got a lot heart and a lot good folks. Kind of goes hand and hand with being the most diverse city in America by far. Back Hack fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Sep 12, 2017 |
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The most Nigerians in the world not in Nigeria. Something like ~250,000+ Indian subcontinent peoples, a huge and thriving Viet community as well as Chinese and other East Asians. Last I saw numbers for it, it was something around 110 native languages spoken there. And everyone loves showing off their food and blending and mixing it together. The food is just so drat good in that city.
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https://i.imgur.com/EclScLs.png NSFW image link. Texas news, this was Cruz' ending to 9/11 this year.
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To be fair to Ted, I can't think of a better way to cap off 9/11 memorials by erecting my own tower as well. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
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There are TWO kinds of beans in this. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016036-texas-chili
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I put kidney and black beans in my chili because I grew up poor and it's cheaper than meat. Come at me.
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If You Know Beans About Chili, You Know That Chili Has No Beans by Ken Finlay, singer, songwriter, and owner of Cheatham Street Warehouse (a music hall in San Marcos), written in 1976. You burn some mesquite And when the coals get hot You bunk up some meat And you throw it on a pot. While some chile pods and garlic And comino and stuff Then you add a little salt Till there’s just enough You can throw in some onions To make it smell good You can even add tomatoes If you feel like you should But if you know beans about chili You know that chili has no beans If you know beans about chili You know it didn’t come from Mexico Chili was God’s gift to Texas (Or maybe it came from down below) And chili doesn’t go with macaroni And dammed Yankee’s don’t go with chili queens; And if you know beans about chili You know that chili has no beans
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/EvaMarieAyala/status/906182048230060033 As someone allergic to pecans, gently caress'em.
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JUST MAKING CHILI posted:I put kidney and black beans in my chili because I grew up poor and it's cheaper than meat. Come at me. That's exactly what dirt grubbing poors from Kentucky should put in their chili when the squirrel hunting isn't very good. But majestic Texans don't have to live like that.
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