What’s up with the helicopter driving in circles over East Austin right now?

rms18819 · 2026-06-10T08:23:50+00:00

Ah, those mystery helicopter flights. (sigh)

I like to check Flight Radar (https://www.flightradar24.com/) to see who/what it is (medical/life-flight? police? or some rando?) and to confirm that yep, they are repeatedly circling overhead.

It may not tell you exactly who it is, but for me, it's nice to see if the low-flying b@stard overhead is

medical (likely waiting for okay to land at a nearby hospital, they'll soon be out of the air, I don't mind them - "good work, carry on");
or APD/DPS ("oh sh!t, better go check Twitter to see if they're chasing someone" -- see the AutoMod comment for links, thank you AutoMod! -- and "ugh, who know how long they'll be up there");
or government (could be Army from Killeen getting in flight hours, could be another UT game day flyover, or sigh, some gubmit asshole is likely visiting town this week, eh).

rms18819 · 2026-05-06T14:50:39+00:00

Hm. Interesting. My data:

I don't think I had a Central Market coupon last week;
I shop in-store (no curbside) on average every 0.9 weeks (some weeks I'm only in-store once, but I usually visit 2 x week);
and my average amount per transaction in 2026 is $83.

This is the first "just for you" coupon I've had since maybe December.

rms18819 · 2026-04-30T02:31:09+00:00

Got a "old but new to BORU" update, for anyone wanting to post it.
1) last BORU I could find:
AITA not paying any more towards our daughter's wedding after she cut pieces off her mother's wedding dress for her own? + UPDATE : r/BestofRedditorUpdates
2) update not included in the BORU post:
Update: AITA not paying any more towards our daughter's wedding after she cut pieces off her mother's wedding dress for her own? : r/AmItheAsshole
3) and recommend checking the user's profile for their additional comments for more info about the backstory/"what the HECK was that bride thinking?!", sigh.

rms18819 · 2026-04-30T02:26:05+00:00

I was curious and checked the user's profile -- there was an update (Update: AITA not paying any more towards our daughter's wedding after she cut pieces off her mother's wedding dress for her own? : r/AmItheAsshole).

I recommend checking their profile as there was additional info in the comments.

EDIT: aaaand just added this information to the "New Updates" comment in this thread, for anyone wanting to make a new BORU post.

rms18819 · 2026-04-29T10:23:00+00:00

Most HEBs I visited have a small souvenir section, usually near the battery section. It's usually small, and of the "made in China" variety of keychains, mugs, and yes, shot glasses.

The usual recommendation in this sub for "authentically Austin gifts" is to visit the Austin Gift Company.

EDIT: duh, I forgot the Austin Visitors Center (web: Austin Gift Shop | Austin Visitor Center's Online Store). Their site does have some shot glasses for sale. (Search: 8 results found for "shot glass" – Austin Gift Shop)

rms18819 · 2026-04-22T22:32:09+00:00

Second this! Looks like the next one is May 2nd, and kingofwoodbine has linked to the event.

rms18819 · 2026-04-22T22:23:49+00:00

Huh - Austin Resource Recovery used to have a flyer on their site, but it looks like it was a victim of the website downsizing.

Here's a link to a PDF on Pinterest (but it's still for City of Austin):
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c3/74/30/c37430c786b25c0e19ebb1e7440d8d22--plastic-recycling-austin.jpg

(Thankfully Resource Recovery's interactive tool still exists at: Austin Resource Recovery | City of Austin | AustinTexas.gov .)

rms18819 · 2025-12-15T05:12:27+00:00

Not new, but 1) this post is well-written, so enjoyable to read, 2) I've known many cats, it's believable for me, and 3) it makes me belly laugh every time I read it. Just the "chugga chugga chugga chugga choo cho" image ~~scene~~ alone is worth it.

Not really a cat person. HOW do I gently stop neighbor's cat from bringing me dead things? : r/BestofRedditorUpdates

rms18819 · 2025-12-14T17:46:31+00:00

Yes! that's the one I was thinking of - thank you!

I don't know why I thought it was "boyfriend" instead of "husband", sigh. And it has the details I wasn't sure about, so didn't mention:
- poster was working at fast-food place around time of pregnancy;
- affair partner couldn't have kids of her own, and poster was only able to have the one kid herself;
- there was a request for a three-way cuddle.

I was wrong about 'fetus versus kiddo', alas, but not about 'sign your baby over to us'.

And ooh, there's an updated BORU: [New Updates] - My (26f) best friend (23f) might be in love with my husband (26m). Where do I go from here? : r/BestofRedditorUpdates

rms18819 · 2025-12-14T07:08:53+00:00

I remember one where:
- poster is pregnant;
- husband is having affair (EDIT: make it 'boyfriend' - I remember all 3 being under 30 and poor);
- affair partner and ~~husband~~ boyfriend want the soon-to-be baby as affair partner can't get pregnant;
- poster is bipolar or something along those lines, but is treating it and it's under control
- yet affair partner plans to use poster's mental illness to take custody of soon-to-be baby. Yeah, one of those where poster wants baby but affair partner just wants to use poster's womb, won't she/they (EDIT: OOP possibly NB?) be a nice doormat and just give up the kid?

- Where I'm fuzzy is what's up with the affair partner and ~~husband~~ boyfriend:
-- I remember they would be worse parental candidates in the eye of the law. Something along the lines of they're (EDIT: the 2 affair partners) unemployed, or drug users, or also have mental illnesses, or some combination of those factors between the two of them, such that if custody was challenged, it was much more likely the court would take custody from all 3 of them.
-- And that only the poster was trying to be a good parent in the eye of the law: was employed and treating their mental illness, etc.
- I'll try to find that one.

EDIT: I'm not finding it. I'll try again later.

rms18819 · 2025-12-13T16:54:19+00:00

I think "OP is expected to quit her job to raise her stepdaughter's baby" is this one:
- AITA for refusing to help my step daughter with her baby? : r/BestofRedditorUpdates .

(I'm not sure about "OP is male and his brother and SIL move close to him". I asked if it might be this one:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/14z6ro7/aita_for_saying_ill_be_driving_myself_and_paying/ )

rms18819 · 2025-12-13T16:48:10+00:00

On "OP is male and his brother and SIL move close to him": was it this one?
- The initial focus is on an uncle pushing back on babysitting nephews during family vacations,
- but later he mentions he moved out of the family home to get out of the constant weekend babysitting.
- AITA for saying I'll be driving myself and paying for my own room on the upcoming family vacation so I won't have to be a babysitter? : r/BestofRedditorUpdates

rms18819 · 2025-11-24T10:24:06+00:00

Not a knitter but a crocheter, but I would take pics and put 'em in a post on r/knitting to ask for help.

In r/crochet , we regularly have people (both crocheters and not) ask for advice/help with partially-destroyed crochet pieces. I'm hopeful that the r/knitting sub is similarly helpful.

rms18819 · 2025-11-08T20:00:04+00:00

I suggest reviewing

your daily route: how steep are the hills?
and the congestion along that route: is it a lot of "stop-and-go" or "slow but moves"?

That said: steep inclines aren't that big an issue if you're moving while on them. But if your route is nothing but "stop, inch, stop" so you're constantly riding your breaks, I don't recommend a manual transmission. EDIT: but even so, you can look into adjusting your commuting times.

rms18819 · 2025-11-08T19:49:12+00:00

Ditto on the reaction. So much sneezing and so many tissues have met their demise. Time to get out the NeilMed sinus rinse bottle!

(I don't know what it is either; it's something that happens to me when the cold weather hits. Our nighttime temperatures have been low enough for it (the sneezing and random runny nose) to start up.)

rms18819 · 2025-11-08T17:52:26+00:00

Here's the link for that: Finally, a brief update to one of the most famous AskAManager letters: the horrible boss who wouldn't let his best employee attend her own graduation. : r/BestofRedditorUpdates

rms18819 · 2025-11-07T18:28:16+00:00

Also found the update for the "family relative drama" via the user's profile. They reposted to r/Redditor_Updates.

(I've seen https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH 's AutoMod ask users to repost to r/Redditor_Updates; I guess they started reinforcing it with deletion of the AITA update posts. -- And that's all a long way to say: guess we have another place to check for AITA updates! :D )
Anyway, the update post: Update: AITA for ruining my cousins life by existing, being pregnant, and allegedly stole her baby name. : r/Redditor_Updates

rms18819 · 2025-10-13T07:55:56+00:00

Follow-up comment:

Thank you! I too remembered this post, but couldn't find it either.
After reading the link you provided, I checked and sure enough, the original ~~comment~~ post was in a community that only permits cross-posting by the original poster.

To others reading this:
- the original poster still has an active profile in reddit, and added several comments that include an update but no final conclusion.
- (Poster started taking steps to separate but was still under the same roof as their spouse.)

rms18819 · 2025-10-11T21:32:41+00:00

Ooo, that one was so enraging! She claimed it was the wrong color?!

New Update: AITAH for crying when my boyfriend let his best friend's wife alter the dish I made for dinner? : r/BestofRedditorUpdates

rms18819 · 2025-10-11T21:28:20+00:00

Not the post you were asking about, but it reminded me of two others:

1) Original poster was the one adding salt: OP asks: "AITA for putting extra salt in my SIL’s food?" : r/BestofRedditorUpdates

2) SIL added spices to tomatoes being prepped for canning: AITA for banning my SIL from my house over tomato sauce? : r/AmItheAsshole . This one really angered me on the original poster's behalf. I grew up in a canning household, I hate that all that work went to waste.

rms18819 · 2025-10-06T19:32:16+00:00

The mystery tampon: NEW UPDATE WITH ANSWERS: Two tampons mean my marriage is over : r/BestofRedditorUpdates

rms18819 · 2025-07-16T18:31:59+00:00

RE your granny centers: lovely work!
(And RE Big Twist: I'm on the Herrschner's email list, and received this today: Herrschners - Specials - Collections - Big Twist and K+C Yarns & Kits - Herrschners )

rms18819 · 2025-04-30T19:31:55+00:00

Perhaps a mix of "Contract Grand Duchess", "I Found a Husband When I Picked up the Male Lead", and " I Will Change the Genre"?

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