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corvairkeith · #**421** Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

The city seems to only have gotten involved with the Hardy Dr. hoarder because of the KXAN story. Austin has some pretty strict zoning that keeps some nice projects from being built - or at least built as envisioned by the developer. Yet crap like this gets ignored.

I've had as many as nine non-running cars in various states of disrepair parked on my property at any given time and have never had a complaint from the neighbors or the city. Of course this was part of the reason I bought on the East side.

http://atxcarpics.com/corvair-cache-in-east-austin

I also have salvaged body panels from multiple cars that I've parted out over the years hanging on the fence between my driveway and next door neighbor.

The ATX · #**422** Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 7:19 PM**

But your "mess" is at least organized along a fence.

drummer · #**423** Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 10:12 PM**

Yeah, those are two different situations altogether in my book.

jngreenlee · #**424** Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 10:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by corvairkeith

I've had as many as nine non-running cars in various states of disrepair parked on my property at any given time and have never had a complaint from the neighbors or the city.

I sense disappointment, like you've tried for a long time but have not yet been properly recognized

Kidding!

lzppjb · #**425** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 12:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by corvairkeith

I've had as many as nine non-running cars in various states of disrepair parked on my property at any given time and have never had a complaint from the neighbors or the city. Of course this was part of the reason I bought on the East side.

http://atxcarpics.com/corvair-cache-in-east-austin

I also have salvaged body panels from multiple cars that I've parted out over the years hanging on the fence between my driveway and next door neighbor.

Yours is art.

lzppjb · #**426** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 12:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

A couple of weeks ago KXAN had a story about a hoarder in the North Austin Neighborhood of Crestview. It looks to be an up and coming neighborhood, and some neighbors are not happy. The owner wouldn't talk to KXAN, but he appears on Google Streetview.

Here's the story and video from KXAN:

http://kxan.com/2015/04/10/city-dema...ustin-eyesore/

Here's the home as seen from Google's last drive by. I can't imagine why he doesn't get along with his neighbors:

For someone so disorganized and messy, that is one perfectly square shrubbery to the right of his front door.

drummer · #**427** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 7:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

For someone so disorganized and messy, that is one perfectly square shrubbery to the right of his front door.

Ha! I wouldn't have even noticed that amidst all the junk...good eye!

The ATX · #**428** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 8:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

Ha! I wouldn't have even noticed that amidst all the junk...good eye!

I suspect that the house must be packed full because the front door is inaccessible due to piles of crap. (And that's different from spare car parts neatly stored and evenly spaced on a fence, corvairkeith.)

airwx · #**429** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:26 PM**

HGTV was filming a show on Morrow and the street was kind of hectic, so I detoured and ended up riding by that house on Hardy. Code Enforcement had about half a dozen guys out there cleaning it up. Guess going to the news can get stuff done.

KevinFromTexas · #**430** Posted **Apr 23, 2015, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

A couple of weeks ago KXAN had a story about a hoarder in the North Austin Neighborhood of Crestview. It looks to be an up and coming neighborhood, and some neighbors are not happy. The owner wouldn't talk to KXAN, but he appears on Google Streetview.

Here's the story and video from KXAN:

http://kxan.com/2015/04/10/city-dema...ustin-eyesore/

Here's the home as seen from Google's last drive by. I can't imagine why he doesn't get along with his neighbors:

This guy needs to move to South Austin. People down here don't care. I have a neighbor a few doors down with a rooster and some chickens. lol

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1994...bA!2e0!6m1!1e1

^That wonderful scene went away around a year or so ago when that RV caught on fire and burned to the frame. The last time I was there the house and everything else on the lot were gone. There's a new "pocket park" across the street that just opened last year. There's actually a decent skyline view right around the corner on Cooper.

The ATX · #**431** Posted **Apr 23, 2015, 1:29 AM**

But like with most hoarders as was the case with this one, the mess gets recreated rather quickly after somebody cleans it up for them.

AusTxDevelopment · #**432** Posted **May 6, 2015, 12:38 AM**

Here is something you don't think about, and something that will probably never happen in Austin, but too many hi-rises blocking out the sun? Hello NY.

The Washington Post
In the shadows of booming cities, a tension between sunlight and prosperity
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...nd-prosperity/

KevinFromTexas · #**433** Posted **May 6, 2015, 4:40 AM**

I guess in a climate where you had a lot of rain and overcast weather that would be a problem, but we live in Austin. Just look at my location on my profile. lol

the Genral · #**434** Posted **May 6, 2015, 5:05 AM**

NYC averages 107 sunny days per year, 127 partly, Austin has 115 sunny, 114 partly. NYC, total days with sun, 234, Austin, 229. Surprise, surprise...NYC averages 5 more days of sun per year than we do. Btw, partly sunny is define by 40 to 70% cloud cover.

wwmiv · #**435** Posted **May 6, 2015, 5:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

NYC averages 107 sunny days per year, 127 partly, Austin has 115 sunny, 114 partly. NYC, total days with sun, 234, Austin, 229. Surprise, surprise...NYC averages 5 more days of sun per year than we do. Btw, partly sunny is define by 40 to 70% cloud cover.

Those are statistically indistinguishable counts.

jngreenlee · #**436** Posted **May 6, 2015, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

Those are statistically indistinguishable counts.

Oh sure, right away the Austin apologists come out of the woodwork. I guess Laura Pressley should have won too!

/Kidding!

wwmiv · #**437** Posted **May 6, 2015, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by jngreenlee

Oh sure, right away the Austin apologists come out of the woodwork. I guess Laura Pressley should have won too!

/Kidding!

Funny.

the Genral · #**438** Posted **May 6, 2015, 5:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

Those are statistically indistinguishable counts.

Perhaps, but I did expect the stats for Austin to be higher and NYC to be lower. Just an hour and 1/2 north of NYC in my hometown, the chance of seeing sun, drops to around 54%. Maybe jdawgboy has an explanation for this. And maybe that explains why people in Poughkeepsie seem kind of miserable most of the time, that and the fact they live in Poughkeepsie...seems like everytime I made camping or boating plans, it rained. But for all the time I spent in NYC and mostly Queens or Brooklyn, I honestly can't remember it being rainy. Maybe we think its sunnier here because we are constantly reminded that for 4 months, it just about cooks our brains...

The ATX · #**439** Posted **May 9, 2015, 8:15 AM**

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream is trying to capitalize on Blue Bell's problems.

http://www.kvue.com/story/life/food/...exas/26981325/

the Genral · #**440** Posted **May 12, 2015, 5:39 AM**

Can any of my fellow forumers please answer me this..., we had the 19(20's), 30's, 40's, ...90's, what the heck do we call today? 20 teens? For some odd reason I need to know.