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[KevinFromTexas]

We found her safe and sound. We looked for her for 8 hours yesterday. I rode my bike around the neighborhood for 5 hours looking everywhere and calling for her, and also talking to neighbors. She was missing for about 24 hours and was out all night by herself. I walked down the driveway last night and saw a skunk up the street, and we have raccoons and even foxes around here. She seems ok, and we're going to take her the vet to get her checked out to be sure.

Our neighbor across the street called us this morning and said she had her cornered in someone's carport at the top of the street after she spotted her walking along the curb. I had helped that neighbor in the past when two of their dogs got out.

Yesterday really sucked. We have two gates leading into our backyard that are normally closed and locked, but the workers we had over left them both open when they left. And my mom let dogs out after they left and for whatever reason, she didn't check the gate. I discovered they were open and THREE of our dogs were missing. The first one was in the driveway, but apparently, she had wandered down the street a few houses and actually came back into our driveway because a neighbor said he saw that one. The 2nd one I found in someone's driveway at the bottom of the street next to their house in the side yard. The third one is the one we couldn't find, and she was out all night. It's so crazy because I rode all over the neighborhood looking even riding up into people's driveways to check.

And I'm really sorry to hear about you losing one of yours. One of ours passed back in February. It never gets easier.

[Airwave Dynamics]

Q2 Stadium - full circular aerial view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQh5-j_PGkY

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

We found her safe and sound. We looked for her for 8 hours yesterday. I rode my bike around the neighborhood for 5 hours looking everywhere and calling for her, and also talking to neighbors. She was missing for about 24 hours and was out all night by herself. I walked down the driveway last night and saw a skunk up the street, and we have raccoons and even foxes around here. She seems ok, and we're going to take her the vet to get her checked out to be sure.

Our neighbor across the street called us this morning and said she had her cornered in someone's carport at the top of the street after she spotted her walking along the curb. I had helped that neighbor in the past when two of their dogs got out.

Yesterday really sucked. We have two gates leading into our backyard that are normally closed and locked, but the workers we had over left them both open when they left. And my mom let dogs out after they left and for whatever reason, she didn't check the gate. I discovered they were open and THREE of our dogs were missing. The first one was in the driveway, but apparently, she had wandered down the street a few houses and actually came back into our driveway because a neighbor said he saw that one. The 2nd one I found in someone's driveway at the bottom of the street next to their house in the side yard. The third one is the one we couldn't find, and she was out all night. It's so crazy because I rode all over the neighborhood looking even riding up into people's driveways to check.

And I'm really sorry to hear about you losing one of yours. One of ours passed back in February. It never gets easier.

After we buried Seven, I left our gate open when I was putting the shovels back in the garage and my wife let the dogs out of the house and three of them went straight through the gate. Luckily we were able to catch them. And while I was getting emotional looking at Seven's body in her little casket, my wife said the same thing to family members there, it doesn't get easier. We have around a dozen pets buried in our pet cemetery over the years. I cried over all of them, except for the three cats. Really happy you got your beautiful dog back, and I am impressed with your efforts to find her. That had to be rough.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by Airwave Dynamics

Q2 Stadium - full circular aerial view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQh5-j_PGkY

I'm really 'digging' the look of Jacuzzi Tower.

[Tyrone Shoes]

May 4 fun in Kyle

[Echostatic]

Pretty serious commitment to the bit. I like it

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by the Genral

After we buried Seven, I left our gate open when I was putting the shovels back in the garage and my wife let the dogs out of the house and three of them went straight through the gate. Luckily we were able to catch them. And while I was getting emotional looking at Seven's body in her little casket, my wife said the same thing to family members there, it doesn't get easier. We have around a dozen pets buried in our pet cemetery over the years. I cried over all of them, except for the three cats. Really happy you got your beautiful dog back, and I am impressed with your efforts to find her. That had to be rough.

Sorry to hear that about your dog. Yeah, it really never gets any easier. We lost one last July, one in November, and another in March. All older dogs.

And, oh, yes, I wasn't going to just hope for the best. I posted on multiple Facebook groups, Craigslist, Nextdoor, we alerted the vet and AKC, and HomeAgain. I also put up 20 signs around the neighborhood, including inside businesses that would allow it, and I talked to at least a dozen or more people I saw outside Saturday. I also went back this afternoon to retrieve all of the signs I had put up and also updated all those posts I made.

[drummer]

Well done, City of Kyle! That's hilarious. I love it when people are able to find creative ways to make things fun.

[DougRockstead]

has nyone heard anything about this? I just heard about this yesterday. A proposition to turn over Zilker Park to a non-profit with ties to ticket master?!? or something like that?

https://savezilker.org/

[Echostatic]

Originally Posted by DougRockstead

has nyone heard anything about this? I just heard about this yesterday. A proposition to turn over Zilker Park to a non-profit with ties to ticket master?!? or something like that?

https://savezilker.org/

Almost everything on that site has been thoroughly debunked already. It's more SOS obstructionism

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by Echostatic

Almost everything on that site has been thoroughly debunked already. It's more SOS obstructionism

yeah, it doesn't even pass a first glance check

The master plan talked about creating an umbrella non profit to serve as a partner for certain activities (not "turning it over" *).

How can a nonprofit that doesn't exist yet "have ties to ticketmaster"?


https://www.austintexas.gov/ZilkerVisionFAQ
https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/de...-03-22-web.pdf


*page 209
"PARD will maintain a strong management and planning presence
in Zilker Park, including phasing and implementation of the Vision
Plan, overseeing capital improvements, day-to-day operations
and maintenance, reserved area reservations, and permitting and
management of large events (ACLMF, Kite Festival, Blues on the
Green, Trail of Lights)"

[FrankLloydLeft]

Howdy y'all!

Long time lurker, finally jumping into the convo.

Re: Save Zilker. omfg been a battle to correct my friends on socials spreading the post from AustinMutualAid that is just blatantly pushing the SOS nonsense.

[Tyrone Shoes]

Saw this article on the Drudge Report:
Can Joe Rogan Make Austin the Comedy Capital of America?

By Olivia Reingold
May 9, 2023

On a recent Thursday night inside Comedy Mothership in Austin....
https://www.thefp.com/p/can-joe-roga...tin-the-comedy

Originally Posted by Novacek

yeah, it doesn't even pass a first glance check

The master plan talked about creating an umbrella non profit to serve as a partner for certain activities (not "turning it over" *).

How can a nonprofit that doesn't exist yet "have ties to ticketmaster"?


https://www.austintexas.gov/ZilkerVisionFAQ
https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/de...-03-22-web.pdf


*page 209
"PARD will maintain a strong management and planning presence
in Zilker Park, including phasing and implementation of the Vision
Plan, overseeing capital improvements, day-to-day operations
and maintenance, reserved area reservations, and permitting and
management of large events (ACLMF, Kite Festival, Blues on the
Green, Trail of Lights)"

Why not have the best of both worlds by raising money for the COA by selling Zilker Park to Live Nation but also having PARD maintain that strong management and planning presence?

[drummer]

Selling Zilker Park would be one of the worst mistakes the city could ever make. Not gonna happen.

[lzppjb]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoes

Saw this article on the Drudge Report:
Can Joe Rogan Make Austin the Comedy Capital of America?

By Olivia Reingold
May 9, 2023

On a recent Thursday night inside Comedy Mothership in Austin....
https://www.thefp.com/p/can-joe-roga...tin-the-comedy

I know a stand up comedian. Met her through tik tok. She's down in south Florida. She came to Austin late last year with some other comedians for a visit. Austin is already on the radar of comedians from all over.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by FrankLloydLeft

Howdy y'all!

Long time lurker, finally jumping into the convo.

Re: Save Zilker. omfg been a battle to correct my friends on socials spreading the post from AustinMutualAid that is just blatantly pushing the SOS nonsense.

I freaking hate SOS.

Welcome to the forum!

[ATX2030]

Downtown Austin is not what it used to be, study says

A new study shows Austin’s downtown activity levels are only about half of what they were prior to the pandemic.

Author: Melia Masumoto
Published: 6:23 PM CDT May 10, 2023
Updated: 10:51 AM CDT May 11, 2023

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/e...b-fd7c396ca77c

AUSTIN, Texas — A study from the University of Toronto showed that Austin’s downtown activity levels are only 53% back to what they were before 2020.

[FrankLloydLeft]

Originally Posted by We vs us

I freaking hate SOS.

Welcome to the forum!

Thank you!!

Same. It's a shame they've essentially turned into the shills they initially stood up against.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoes

Saw this article on the Drudge Report:
Can Joe Rogan Make Austin the Comedy Capital of America?

By Olivia Reingold
May 9, 2023

On a recent Thursday night inside Comedy Mothership in Austin....
https://www.thefp.com/p/can-joe-roga...tin-the-comedy

"In 2022, Rogan bought The Ritz, a historic theater in his new city’s downtown that had seen better days."

as a big fan of the Alamo Drafthouse, I take a lot of offense at this