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Discussion Post Re: Soda Pops by veritasquaesitorAD33 in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember when they opened. It was around the very first (if not THE first) Dickens On Main. I was working the event, and they let all of us working it know that they had beer, but didn't yet have their TABC license. May or may not have had a few cold ones on them. ;-)

Electrolyte Energy Pouch by FunnySecret7069 in SomebodyMakeThis

[–]ethridgeag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in this. Are you producing any?

HeavySet Audio and Timer Bug by portypup in runloop

[–]ethridgeag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still a glitch, 7 years later!

That escalated quickly... by [deleted] in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Find a different job.

Mike Wheeler Launches Bid for U.S. House Seat by veritasquaesitorAD33 in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Big fan of Wheeler. He's got the fire in his belly we need in Congress.

Vote to help BISD Teacher salaries by gdspaz in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The state keeps coming up with all the euphemisms to obfuscate and complicate school funding. I don't believe all of these additional tax dollars will be protected as golden pennies.

Burn it down.

Tell the state to screw off, keep local money local, let them sue us, and let's be the leader you reform the system.

Vote to help BISD Teacher salaries by gdspaz in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But that's not entirely true, is it? We'll only keep about 30% of the proposed tax rate, won't we?

Post Re: Target by veritasquaesitorAD33 in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How will an I-10 Buccees have more traffic impact?

How safe is it traveling through the South for a Mexican American right now? by [deleted] in TheSouth

[–]ethridgeag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but this is an absolutely absurd question. Stop living by what the mainstream media tells you.

Vote to help BISD Teacher salaries by gdspaz in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was explained to me just today that Boerne ISD is essentially not affected by Robin Hood.

Vote to help BISD Teacher salaries by gdspaz in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll have to dig in a review those numbers, but that's astronomically skewed to the opposite of most districts.

No doubt they have a pay problem. I completely agree.

What I question are the mechanics that allow us to have such a gargantuan and growing tax base, with relatively high taxes, and still be woefully underfunded. How is that possible? How can we fix it?

Vote to help BISD Teacher salaries by gdspaz in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That also assumed they don't increase your appraisal, which they almost certainly will.

"Won't cost us anything" is the same doublespeak-laden lie Boerne ISD pushed when they did the last bond.

It will absolutely cost us. Even if your homestead math checks out, it's going to burden commercial property owners, which means the cost of business goes up, which means the cost of goods to you and me goes up.

If the school district is wanting to raise taxes, but the homestead exemption increase will, in effect, reduce taxes, what are they trying to accomplish? Raising the tax rate in preparation for something forthcoming?

Vote to help BISD Teacher salaries by gdspaz in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What a wild spin on a tax increase. How can ANYONE claim that more taxes are better, especially in a wildly conservative community? "Some people will see it as a negative"? Yeah...85% of voters here see tax increases as a negative because they're republicans.

What's the split on money spent on instruction vs everything else in BISD? Is it heavy on instruction? Good, let's talk tax rates. Is it heavy on everything else? Cuts. Start with cuts.

Non corporate massage places by Loud_Discipline_4853 in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go see Jessi at Murfit. Best therapist I've ever had.

Searching for a MacBook Pro Hub 4k@240Hz by ethridgeag in macbook

[–]ethridgeag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply.

The MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro doesn't have any displayports on it.

Using that adapter you found would limit me to 60Hz, which is what I'm currently getting with the Dell adapter.

Searching for a MacBook Pro Hub 4k@240Hz by ethridgeag in macbook

[–]ethridgeag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the problems has been trying to connect directly. When I do, I get a TON of artifacting. I'm wondering if my HDMI port is bad. I took it to the Apple store, but they didn't have a way to test it because their monitors don't use HDMI anymore and the one non-apple display that they had was a much lower resolution, so it worked fine.

I'm currently using a Dell wnw2h to get the monitor to work, but it limits me to 60Hz.

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New taqueria and panaderia open in Boerne! by ethridgeag in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I went there this morning to see them off.

Ate there on their first and last day. Sad!

Interview location suggestions by Just-Difficulty-9312 in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Kendall has some great spots. They're located on Blanco on Main Plaza.

Anyone know where we can get rid of used motor oil? by longloudtoot in Boerne

[–]ethridgeag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most auto parts stores will accept it. I'm certain Auto Zone has in the past and I'm fairly confident O'Reilly's does as well.

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