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Jdawgboy · #**3581** Posted **Jun 9, 2023, 4:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

I always assumed King of the Hill was based in a fictional DFW suburb.

Edit: Just found this:

https://www.wfaa.com/article/enterta...0once%20lived.

True, however there is a lot of Austin within King of the Hill. Rainey Street for example is named after Rainey Street here. There are other small bits and pieces of Austin sprinkled in. Remember the flood episode.

JoninATX · #**3582** Posted **Jun 9, 2023, 6:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by IluvATX

Apparently the smashing of the copy machine scene happened at what is now The Domain. Also, is Mike Judge from Austin? King of the Hill is also obviously set in some Austin suburb yet they live on Rainey St.

Geography speaking King of the Hill is actually set in Temple. In a few episodes like Bill's Birthday, Hank said "we are and hr away from Austin". Also with the home coming games with Belton and Bill working at the Army base nearby. With that said, I do like how Mike Judge conglomerated alot of what makes Texas special in the small fictional town of Arlen.

lzppjb · #**3583** Posted **Jun 9, 2023, 8:34 PM**

Nice rundown of 5 Austin locations for Office Space: https://community.spiceworks.com/top...y-tech-classic

lzppjb · #**3584** Posted **Jun 9, 2023, 8:46 PM**

You can see the green building in the background. That's called the "Emerald Building" by workers around there.

The ditch is labeled on Google Maps. That angle is easiest to see if you place your streetview guy in the entrance into the parking lot right where Freidrich Ln doglegs East. It's the entrance just north of the ditch label on the map. Then look back S/SW.

https://www.ampll.com/blog-posts/10-...n-office-space

SproutingTowers · #**3585** Posted **Jun 10, 2023, 12:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

You can see the green building in the background. That's called the "Emerald Building" by workers around there.

The ditch is labeled on Google Maps. That angle is easiest to see if you place your streetview guy in the entrance into the parking lot right where Freidrich Ln doglegs East. It's the entrance just north of the ditch label on the map. Then look back S/SW.

https://www.ampll.com/blog-posts/10-...n-office-space

I used to work in the Southpark office building on the 5th floor and not only watched the filming of Office Space but Miss Congeniality at the Omni Hotel.

SproutingTowers · #**3586** Posted **Jun 21, 2023, 4:53 AM**

With temperatures into the 100s does this mean high rise construction can go faster with concrete drying at a faster pace?

DougRockstead · #**3587** Posted **Jun 21, 2023, 12:14 PM**

I am no sure how accurate this is, but I heard that this place was the interior of Chotchke's (or whatever it is called.) I seem to remember them having a photo on the wall from the shoot. It used to be an Old Alligator Grill back in the day, and I can't remember what it was before that.

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2426...8192?entry=ttu

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

Nice rundown of 5 Austin locations for Office Space: https://community.spiceworks.com/top...y-tech-classic

lzppjb · #**3588** Posted **Jun 21, 2023, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by DougRockstead

I am no sure how accurate this is, but I heard that this place was the interior of Chotchke's (or whatever it is called.) I seem to remember them having a photo on the wall from the shoot. It used to be an Old Alligator Grill back in the day, and I can't remember what it was before that.

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2426...8192?entry=ttu

This site backs that up: https://www.austintexas.org/film-com...ilm-locations/

Exterior was the bank. Interior was Alligator Grille.

DougRockstead · #**3589** Posted **Jun 22, 2023, 2:33 AM**

Thanks for that. Now I know for sure. I was pretty sure but didn't want to mis-speak.

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

This site backs that up: https://www.austintexas.org/film-com...ilm-locations/

Exterior was the bank. Interior was Alligator Grille.

LoneStarMike · #**3590** Posted **Jul 3, 2023, 11:34 PM**

[QUOTE=DougRockstead;9974373]I am no sure how accurate this is, but I heard that this place was the interior of Chotchke's (or whatever it is called.) I seem to remember them having a photo on the wall from the shoot. It used to be an Old Alligator Grill back in the day, and I can't remember what it was before that.

There's a whole 21-minute video on Youtube that covers all the filming locations of Office Space.

• Video Link

Urbannizer · #**3591** Posted **Jul 7, 2023, 6:13 AM**

My Reddit post on a Chik-fil-a delivery vehicle partially blocking the sidewalk has prompted Vade to produce an article on how food delivery vehicles block the travel lane on this stretch of West 6th.

Lane Closed for Chicken: How a Chick-Fil-A Blocks a Travel Lane for 90% of the Day in Austin, TX

FrankLloydLeft · #**3592** Posted **Jul 7, 2023, 7:17 PM**

Even though I only get Tiktok days later through Instagram reels, I found this and thought y'all would enjoy it.

Rare urbanism humor

https://www.tiktok.com/@citiesbydian...88534089911595

lzppjb · #**3593** Posted **Jul 11, 2023, 9:30 PM**

I have a question about commuting and surrounding areas being officially grouped into our metro area.

I know it's based on work, or am I mistaken? Does it have to be physical commuters? Because I was thinking, would all of the work-from-home e-commuters qualify? If enough people move to, say, Lampasas, but their employer is Austin-based, do those people count toward the commuter numbers?

drummer · #**3594** Posted **Jul 11, 2023, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

I have a question about commuting and surrounding areas being officially grouped into our metro area.

I know it's based on work, or am I mistaken? Does it have to be physical commuters? Because I was thinking, would all of the work-from-home e-commuters qualify? If enough people move to, say, Lampasas, but their employer is Austin-based, do those people count toward the commuter numbers?

Good question. I struggle with the remote work application, personally, but I don't know what the standard is. If that is the case, then half the country might be part of the Bay Area due to remote workers tech companies.

GoldenBoot · #**3595** Posted **Jul 11, 2023, 9:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

I have a question about commuting and surrounding areas being officially grouped into our metro area.

I know it's based on work, or am I mistaken? Does it have to be physical commuters? Because I was thinking, would all of the work-from-home e-commuters qualify? If enough people move to, say, Lampasas, but their employer is Austin-based, do those people count toward the commuter numbers?

No. Remote work does not count. One must physically commute to be counted as a commuter. Work-at-home (remote) employees do not "commute" anywhere.

lzppjb · #**3596** Posted **Jul 12, 2023, 1:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by GoldenBoot

No. Remote work does not count. One must physically commute to be counted as a commuter. Work-at-home (remote) employees do not "commute" anywhere.

How do they keep up with that?

Riverranchdrone · #**3597** Posted **Jul 12, 2023, 2:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

I have a question about commuting and surrounding areas being officially grouped into our metro area.

I know it's based on work, or am I mistaken? Does it have to be physical commuters? Because I was thinking, would all of the work-from-home e-commuters qualify? If enough people move to, say, Lampasas, but their employer is Austin-based, do those people count toward the commuter numbers?

Forgive my ignorance but is remote work even still a thing? I thought all companies brought all their employees back in to the office. I know many of the major employers here have.

GoldenBoot · #**3598** Posted **Jul 12, 2023, 3:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

How do they keep up with that?

Easy. Employers know exactly how many remote workers they have. And, when the federal government inquires (or the company is required to report such), the employer provides said information.

Where it gets dicey is when a company's remote workers are not 100% remote. Here, a company requires a "remote" worker to report to the office a certain number of times a week. This is where the definition of commuter may need to be adjusted/refined.

drummer · #**3599** Posted **Jul 12, 2023, 1:27 PM**

In that case, they're still commuting, even if only a couple times per week.

All said, as I mentioned in another thread (metro, perhaps?), I have seen an increase in longer commuters who drive an hour or so one-way into the Austin metro. In some cases it's due to cost of living, others they just want to be on land, others near family, etc. I've seen Copperas Cove to the Domain, Marble Falls to Tesla and Samsung, Salado to downtown, etc. At my office in Georgetown, we have a lot of people in the warehouse commute from Belton and Killeen (30 and 50 minutes, respectively).

Novacek · #**3600** Posted **Jul 12, 2023, 2:12 PM**

seems like a revision of the criteria would be good regardless.

If you work 100% remote from Burnet, but drive to Williamson/Travis several times per week (socializing, shopping, sports events, etc.) do you contribute to Metro cohesiveness. I'd say yes.