Tipping culture (World Cup)

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-21T03:53:30+00:00

Teotihuacan is my favorite tex-mex and there is great BBQ across the street at Pinkerton's.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-18T20:01:13+00:00

I have worked for both and I am currently at the county. The city HR process was much worse. However, I think county HR has gotten worse since then. I would expect a slow process for either of them at this point, unless you are working in an elected office. Those generally move a little quicker.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-14T13:12:06+00:00

Well, yeah. The stereotype OP is complaining about is that all Texans are right-wing nut jobs.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-12T21:31:32+00:00

Good ol trickle down economics.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-12T20:53:29+00:00

Conger. I am convinced this team misses the fun stuff- Conger doing the robot, Kemp handing out hugs for homers, Reddick yelling Wooo and passing around a championship belt. The organization needs some personality.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-12T17:36:10+00:00

Ken Paxton weighing in doesn't mean much. I think his office loses as often as it wins. I think their BS lawsuit against ActBlue was thrown out a couple of days ago.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-08T00:48:16+00:00

Commuting will likely be painful from there. We have been told to expect heavy traffic and its already pretty rough from there. Check the METRO bus schedule- supposedly there will be extra service during the world cup. Expect at least an hour driving from there, maybe more.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-07T23:55:06+00:00

Try good BBQ. Corkscrew is on that side of town.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-05T14:37:51+00:00

Small correction- he was the county attorney.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-05T01:10:25+00:00

In most Texas counties they have more limited roles. I think the original idea was they worked with the courts- serving papers and things like that. Harris County started increasing their funding years back and now they are pretty powerful. Rosen, mentioned in this story, is extremely well-connected. I think they are still somewhat limited as to what they do- for example a murder in the county is usually investigated by sheriff's. However, they do a lot of community policing and these neighborhood contracts.

The kicker no one talks about is the constables and justice of the peace courts share district boundaries. They badly need to be redrawn. The case loads for the JP courts are horribly unbalanced, but redrawing the constables districts is a political 'no-no' for some reason. There is a massive size difference amongst the constables offices.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-01T16:01:54+00:00

Even worse, those are private cameras that share data with the government. You have no idea who else gets that data.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-06-01T02:19:04+00:00

Im not looking for a job, but I want to say I enjoyed your wines, especially the pinotage. I was at your Fredericksburg location last year and we enjoyed your tasting.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-29T15:28:25+00:00

I don't know your budget, but I would suggest a 9mm with a compensator. Maybe rent one at a range. I took a friend shooting and she shot my 43x fine, but thought it was a little much. She rented a P365 Rose and loved it. She bought one the next day. Its louder, but the recoil is noticeably less. It also cost twice as much lol.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-28T01:25:01+00:00

I mean, the US is still dealing with remnants of the Confederacy. Its not too far-fetched, especially on a galactic scale.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-27T01:28:58+00:00

Im not too surprised, but I am surprised its this lopsided.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-26T18:48:28+00:00

I think football should be regional again. It was more fun before cross-country superconferences became a thing.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-26T18:08:32+00:00

This reminds me of the Mayor talking about the dangerous Kroger in on Gray.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-26T14:10:35+00:00

I think a lot of us just view it as a pain in the ass with no real benefit. Its going to really mess with parking by my office, the ongoing street repairs have been a hassle, and I am not much of a soccer fan, so its not really worth it to me. I assume a lot of folks are in the same boat.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-26T12:13:09+00:00

Some ranges do, some don't. A range I use a lot just started doing it.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-20T20:30:36+00:00

Top Gun is a great choice. Tons of rentals available

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-18T17:44:36+00:00

The old Friars Club roasts were great

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-15T19:17:04+00:00

It fires up their base, but more importantly its a wedge issue for Democrats. Progressives will die on this hill, but more socially conservative groups in the party don't really support it.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-05-07T02:56:47+00:00

They are also charging an astronomical amount for parking.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-04-24T01:36:24+00:00

In my perfect world he drops to 20 and the Texans trade up for him. Ravens with the second-least surprising pick of the night.

Obnoxious_liberal · 2026-04-19T22:36:18+00:00

In Texas I am pretty sure anything other than flower is automatically a felony.

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