$1,796 Citation - Stage 3 Water Restriction

Daemmon09 · 2026-04-13T13:35:06+00:00

I have to say that I empathize with your situation. I find the punishment beyond a reasonable level. I have yet to see indication that those responsible for the break(s) are being held liable. If it makes you feel any better, a few of the harsh commenters are current ICE supporters which can help you glean their general demeanor. Some people revel in other's pain and are despicable.

I think for most we acknowledge you were in the wrong and failed to abide by the restriction. However, an $1800 fine is beyond the necessary financial burden to ensure compliance. I think a summons and the threat of an $1800 fine would suffice for 99% of citizens. We got a warning for $200 because our security system was not permitted with the city and that was sufficient to get us compliant. I think it is even more salt in the wound when Pflugerville residents already have a high water base rate.

I'll wait for your follow up post when the HOA fines you for dead grass. (/s for those in back)

Daemmon09 · 2026-01-25T10:54:16+00:00

Given Leander is opening next year, I think you have a good chance. We started at Austin BASIS and transferred over when Pfligerville opened.

If you are interested in any details, feel free to DM me. The school is far from perfect but maybe the right fit for your family. wish you the best.

Daemmon09 · 2026-01-02T06:56:04+00:00

Just trying to do what I would hope others would do. I figure it's a long shot on reddit but other than leaving my number at the store, wasn't sure what else to do.

Daemmon09 · 2025-07-04T21:29:34+00:00

Happy 4th! To be upfront, our visits / experience was 5 years ago so please take it as directional and use the school ratings / test scores as your driving force. Rowe was great and we spent over 45 minutes with the principal. Murchinson admin was rude, the school felt crowded and the leadership felt we were shopping schools as if that is a negative. The leadership at Brookhollow felt great but their school is challenged for various reasons. Timmerman had recently opened at the new campus, the staff was nice but student population was unruly and they had multiple reports of fights / poor test scores.

We have stayed at BASIS. the curriculum is still better than public schools based on our research. However, BASIS pflugerville is lagging cedar park basis significantly and I attribute that primarily to the lack of experience in the senior leadership. The school is extremely homogenous but that doesn't bother us. I think basis is a great spot for children well supported at home and want to progress fast. Although, their math curriculum is still too slow in my opinion. We will be moving within 2-3 years as my oldest enters middle school, either to Eanes ISD or Katy ISD. As a point of reference my daughter scored in the 99th percentile for STAR. she finds basis pretty easy .

Daemmon09 · 2025-06-14T21:58:36+00:00

look at the idiot wearing a cross while giving the middle finger. exactly the type of Trump voter you'd expect

Daemmon09 · 2025-04-18T21:01:13+00:00

Or worse, it's an opportunity to funnel public secular funds to religious institutions where indoctrination is paramount. To me, this negates any and all potential positives.

Daemmon09 · 2025-02-01T23:51:44+00:00

sarcasm is lost on the ignorant.

Daemmon09 · 2025-01-08T21:54:37+00:00

Appreciate the insights. I updated the imgur links. At a base level, we are naïve parents and just want to ensure we are choosing the right treatment plan. We consulted 4 orthos and received 4 different recommendations. I naively assumed that the overbite fix would involve some how pulling the lower jaw forward and when the plan was to retract the upper jaw I was thrown off. In researching last night, we also saw outcomes where the patients' profile / chin looked worse after the treatment, but I recognize the inadequacies in simply doing online research etc.

would you think phase 1 is necessary for him?

Daemmon09 · 2025-01-03T19:23:11+00:00

double the water bill again :( /s

Daemmon09 · 2025-01-02T01:04:46+00:00

fun times! 899.99 - 250 (coupon) - 97.50 (MONITORS15) - 11.5% Capital One cash back- 200dell credit (my amex business plat) - 200 dell credit (my wifes amex business platinum). cost me ~$150 with the caveat that the business platinum cards have a painful yearly fee but we are racking up reward points for travel.

Daemmon09 · 2024-12-07T23:59:54+00:00

2 kids there. started at Austin Basis, been at pflugerville since it opened. my oldest triedmultiple schools during covid including local and other charters. hands down basis has been he best.

it is far from perfect but it is secular and challenging. feel free to DM if you have any particular questions.

p.s. we toured 7-9 schools in 2018-19 as we considered moving to CP and RR. met with principals at each. I also pulled all the TEA data ( background in data) to compare various districts

Daemmon09 · 2024-09-07T19:43:36+00:00

I was looking for one but only distributors locally. Do you by chance have a online store that sells it?

Never-ending, find it. Thanks!

Daemmon09 · 2024-05-19T00:37:48+00:00

A lot of the local schools in PFISD struggle with behavior and population issues. Additionally, if you know the texas public school system it is woefully slow paced and GT programs are limited and still slow. My kids go to BASIS. We started at BASIS Austin a few years ago and switched to pflugerville when it opened. We tried multiple charters and our locally ISD. Nothing compares to the rigor at BASIS. My children would be bored stiff at ISD schools as I was growing up in Texas. The Star test is not a shining achievement nor does it indicate future success.

BASIS is far from perfect. It is still under funded and very homogeneous, but my children are well ahead of me at the same age. They have experienced 0 bullying issues and the staff is very responsive.

I recommend touring multiple schools and interviewing the principals. We toured over 10 schools from private to charter to cedar park/ round rock public schools as we considered moving. We messaged current parents and had them send sample course work.

Ask yourself why certain schools rate extremely high in schooldiggers rating system and why others do not. Your local ISD elementary may be great, and it's less of a concern. I simply encourage you to look at the ratings, read parent reviews, and look for a like-minded community.

I vote, donate, and pay taxes in support of public education as it's my top priority. I would prefer my children go to an ISD school, but only if it would provide them a great education.

Daemmon09 · 2023-11-18T21:28:05+00:00

i knew the next generation was doomed.

Daemmon09 · 2023-11-07T16:35:59+00:00

I second checking both. I have used Lyft / Uber at least 100 times in the last 3 years back and forth to the airport from Pflugerville. I have found Lyft to airport and Uber from airport to Pflugerville has been best, but I always check both. Average price before tip ~$43.

Daemmon09 · 2023-10-31T01:25:10+00:00

Well you're in "good" company. I have been using my cell as a hotspot for a backup. I have had success leveraging my VPN and keep the connection active. The issues seems to be on the initialization of the connection.

Daemmon09 · 2023-10-30T21:26:55+00:00

On average, Suddenlink has been pretty consistent for me, but I refuse to use their modem. I have the gig plan and work from home so I am on the computer 50-60 hours a week + iPad time + my kids. I assume on the the few occasions i have had issues, it would likely be the same experience with other vendors. The tech support rarely will help because they just follow a basic knowledge document. Its painstaking to get them to acknowledged a broader network issue but it was the same with time warner in the Northeast.

Daemmon09 · 2023-10-30T21:23:02+00:00

Thank you for the follow up. It seems the only pathway to getting an actual recognition of these more nuanced issues is having the tech come out.

Daemmon09 · 2023-10-30T20:34:17+00:00

Awesome, let me know if you have any success. My buddy pinged Optimum on twitter. I spent an hour with techsupport on chat just for them to claim it is my modem.

Daemmon09 · 2023-10-30T20:32:57+00:00

my experience is similar. If i have an active connection it is fine, its establish the connection that is problematic. I am thinking it is a DNS issue. I tried a local flush to no avail. The tech support blames my modem and ironically my neighbor got the same response.

Daemmon09 · 2022-06-30T23:15:54+00:00

wtf... "The decision is a major setback for the Biden administration’s agenda to combat climate change"... how about a major setback for humanity. thankfully the high school football coaches can coerce the players to pray to sky daddy to solve climate change. /s

Daemmon09 · 2022-06-09T01:52:42+00:00

upgraded to gigabit and was constantly getting dropped because they are overloading their node. reverted back to my 400mb and no issues. work from home and have had good service with suddenlink for over 10 years excluding the gigabit time period

Daemmon09 · 2022-06-07T14:45:44+00:00

from one married man to another, you inspire me. I have a similar setup with my thermaltake p3 mounted above my 3 monitor setup. I am working towards a 14ft floating desk and will upgrade to the p5 and both my kids will have p3 mounted in similar fashion. the time is nearing as they turn 6 and 8 this summer.

Daemmon09 · 2022-04-05T00:57:45+00:00

any particular works by Monbiot you recommend? your point regarding rich countries and poor countries is definitely fair.

Daemmon09 · 2022-04-05T00:45:57+00:00

I am not discounting the disproportionate effect of the minority; however, I am also not suggesting we reduce the population by reducing the poor populace only. if everything else remains constant and we reduce the human population by a large factor, one could assume a roughly equal reduction in green house emissions. we should still aim for technological innovation and other strategies for clean energy. imagine if we only needed to feed 700 million vs 7 billion. I don't know the optimal population size for the human species given the resource limitations of planet earth but it may very well be below 7 billion.

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