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From: petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic)
Subject: Re: City Council & CO Ammendment 2
Reply-To: petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic)
Organization: Henry's Laughing Gas Co., Inc.
Date: 18 Dec 92 16:58:50 GMT

In article <SCANNON.46.724686473@novell.com> SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon) writes:
>What is your opinion on the Austin City Council approving unanimously the 
>city's boycott the State of Colorado?  
>
>I'm not trying to start a flame war, but merely interested in others' views 
>on the matter.
>
>Be kind! :-)

Since I get the NYTimes instead of the local paper, I'm wasn't aware
of this.  Anyway, I think it's a good-thing[tm].  But of course,
that's just because I'm in favor of boycotting Colorado.  If I didn't
feel that a boycott of Colorado was a good-thing[tm] for private
citizens, I certainly wouldn't feel it to be appropriate for a City
council.

-pet-
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From: SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: City Council & CO Ammendment 2
Date: 18 Dec 92 13:47:53 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc. --Austin


What is your opinion on the Austin City Council approving unanimously the 
city's boycott the State of Colorado?  

I'm not trying to start a flame war, but merely interested in others' views 
on the matter.

Be kind! :-)

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|Internet: scannon@novell.com       | 5918 W. Courtyard Dr.             |
|MHS     : scannon@novell           | Austin, TX  78730                 |
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From: robear@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jay Michael)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: Lights
Date: 16 Dec 92 01:44:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

Funny about all the talk about headlights being on in dim/twilight times.

I'm originally a resident from chicago, my permanent address has been in 
Austin for about a year now.  One of the things that me and my family
has noticed as different about Austin is how early they all turn their
lights on when it starts to get dark.  We attributed it to everyone wearing
sunglasses all day ;).  Another thing was how bright the lights are down
here, people seem to drive around with they're brights on with no concern
for others retinas, in some cases.

A different view, Robear
.


Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: rohwerwd@netcom.com (Mr. Tickle Monster)
Subject: Re: Hows life in Austin?
Organization: The Tickle Palace - Moonyvale, CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 10:00:36 GMT

In article <WILL.92Dec4094028@spotted.owlnet.rice.edu> will@spotted.owlnet.rice.edu (Bruce E. Williams) writes:
>
>	I'm taking a break from school for a while, to go work and,
>well, find myself.  Whats it like living in Austin?  Is it hard to
>get a cheap apartment?  I'm looking for a job in a computer related
>field (because those are the guys I like to be around).  I've
>completed most of a Computer Systems Engineering degree here at Rice,
>but then again, I have no real-world experience.  Are there (m)any
>jobs like these out there?  Thanks for any response (email please)
>and merry christmas.
>

     Please post your replies to this newgroup because I am interested,
also.

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From: george@wixer.cactus.org (George Wenzel)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: Re: Lights
Date: 18 Dec 92 01:26:16 GMT
Organization: Real/Time Communications

In article <lg70486@pro-lep.cts.com> wixer!cactus.org!wixer!pro-lep.cts.com!syslep@cactus.org (System Leprechaun) writes:
>
>A lot of cars headlights are out of adjustment, and the Texas car inspection
>doesn't look at headlight alignment.
>
Hmmm, I know they used to check headlight adjustment, and charge $2.50
every time they have to adjust it for you.  This isn't done any more?
(wasn't paying attention to the inspection last time he was in)

One note on trucks...  They tend to have lights higher off the ground, but
the headlight angle to the ground is the same as cars, so they tend to
converge with the ground at a greater distance from the front bumper than
headlight beams on cars.

One more note on trucks...  All it takes to put the headlights out of
alignment on a truck is to put a bunch of stuff in the back.  Keath, have
you had your headlights checked since you had the camper shell put on?
Never know, might tip the body back a bit, doesn't take much.

George
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From: reaper@wixer.cactus.org (Keath Milligan)
Subject: Re: Lights
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 19:12:37 GMT

In article <85419@ut-emx.uucp> robear@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jay Michael) writes:
>Funny about all the talk about headlights being on in dim/twilight times.
>
>I'm originally a resident from chicago, my permanent address has been in 
>Austin for about a year now.  One of the things that me and my family
>has noticed as different about Austin is how early they all turn their
>lights on when it starts to get dark.  We attributed it to everyone wearing
>sunglasses all day ;).  Another thing was how bright the lights are down
>here, people seem to drive around with they're brights on with no concern
>for others retinas, in some cases.
>
>A different view, Robear
>.
>
>

Could be... but I drive a truck, as many Texans do, and I'm always getting
highbeams flashed at me because car drivers think I have my brights on when
I really don't -- they don't like it when I really show them what bright
lights are...

Maybe lights just seem brighter down here because we don't have all the gunk
in the air that Chicago does...

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Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: purp@wixer.cactus.org (Jim Meyer)
Subject: Re: City Council & CO Ammendment 2
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 14:20:53 GMT


I've been out of town for a week, and so I missed the most recent
council meeting. Why is it we're boycotting the state of Colorado?

--Jim, rather curious.
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From: wixer!cactus.org!wixer!pro-lep.cts.com!syslep@cactus.org (System Leprechaun)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: Re: Lights
Date: 17 Dec 1992 11:47:10 -0600
Organization: The Texas Leprechaun BBS, Austin, Texas
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

reaper@wixer.cactus.org (Keath Milligan) writes:

>Could be... but I drive a truck, as many Texans do, and I'm always getting
>highbeams flashed at me because car drivers think I have my brights on when
>I really don't -- they don't like it when I really show them what bright
>lights are...

A lot of cars headlights are out of adjustment, and the Texas car inspection
doesn't look at headlight alignment.

>Maybe lights just seem brighter down here because we don't have all the gunk
>in the air that Chicago does...

A lot of truth in that.  When I lived up north (just east of Chicago, in
fact), I had to clean my headlights often in the winter because of the nice
film that formed on them from all the salt on the roads.

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Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: repass@austin.ibm.com (Jim Repass)
Subject: Re: speed traps in Austin
Originator: repass@futserv.austin.ibm.com
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:07:30 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: IBM Corporation, Advanced Workstation Division


In article <1992Dec16.154221.1269@pencom.com>, stecz@pencom.com (John Steczkowski) writes:
> In article <SCANNON.42.724340533@novell.com> SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon)  
> writes:
> > What's the need to speed in the first place?  :)
> 
> It depends...On city streets I drive at the prevailing traffic speeds, don't  
> change lanes excessively, etc.  On highways, I drive at whatever speed is  
> comfortable and safe for conditions.  Case in point.  This weekend, I drove to  
> Dallas (Reunion arena).  From my house in Cedar Park, it is just under 200  
> miles.  On the way there (Saturday, starting at 7:30am).  I made it to Reunion  
> arena in 2.25 hours.  As an experiment (and the weather was bad, I drove home  

Average speed >88 Miles per hour?

> with my cruise control set on precisely 65mph).  It took me 3.5 hours.  So, by  

Average speed 57 Miles per Hour?

Does this mean that on the way up you actually were going over 90 MPH?
Or does it mean that on the way down you stopped for dinner?

> driving fast, I was able to sleep for an additional 1.25 hours.
> 
> Additionally, the drive to Dallas was much less stressful.  I didn't tailgate  
> anyone, changing lanes excessively was unnecessary.  However, on the way home,  
> I didn't pass a single car, but I got passed on the shoulder twice, an 18  
> wheeler almost rear-ended me (he got close enough that I pulled onto the  
> shoulder), and an uncountable number of cars waited until the last moment to  
> change into the left lane to pass.
> 
> Basically, that's probably the last time I drive the speed limit on a main  
> highway. (not that I actually wanted to :-)  )
> 
> --
>   John Steczkowski                        stecz@pencom.com
>   "Achilles raised his spear, took careful aim, and hurled."
>   					    from the Iliad
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Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: will@austin.ibm.com (Will Fiveash)
Subject: Re: Hows life in Austin?
Originator: will@vulcan.austin.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:41:30 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: IBM, Austin, Tx.

In article <1992Dec12.100036.13265@netcom.com> rohwerwd@netcom.com (Mr. Tickle Monster) writes:
>In article <WILL.92Dec4094028@spotted.owlnet.rice.edu> will@spotted.owlnet.rice.edu (Bruce E. Williams) writes:
>>
>>	I'm taking a break from school for a while, to go work and,
>>well, find myself.  Whats it like living in Austin?  Is it hard to
>>get a cheap apartment?  I'm looking for a job in a computer related

I believe that the occupancy rate in Austin is around 97% and thus rent
has been going up all over the city.  You will have better luck
apartment hunting if you look in May and December when the students
leave.  Also, if you don't need to live central then the outer extremes
usually have some deals.

-- 
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Internet:  will@austin.ibm.com 
Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: johniac@johniac.austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Subject: Re: speed traps in Austin
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 18:20:23 GMT
Distribution: austin
Reply-To: johniac@austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Organization: IBM Advanced Workstations and Systems, Austin, TX

In article <SCANNON.42.724340533@novell.com>, SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon) writes:
|> What's the need to speed in the first place?  :)

What's the need to go the speed limit? :)

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 system of government"
Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: johniac@johniac.austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Subject: Re: City Council & CO Ammendment 2
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:18:36 GMT
Reply-To: johniac@austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Organization: IBM Advanced Workstations and Systems, Austin, TX

In article <SCANNON.46.724686473@novell.com>, SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon) writes:
|> 
|> What is your opinion on the Austin City Council approving unanimously the 
|> city's boycott the State of Colorado?  

I think it's mostly symbolic.  How often do city employees need to go
to Colorado for city business?

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"Look, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a
 system of government"
Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: amym@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Amy Moseley Rupp)
Subject: Where To Post Nanny Opportunity?
Reply-To: amym@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Amy Moseley Rupp)
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin, Texas
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:07:26 GMT

I'd like to post a job description for a nanny for my infant daughter.
I'm putting it in the Statesman, but hey, what is Net News for
if not to post things like this, too?  austin.general seems too general,
although I did see a housekeeper wanted post there.  tx.jobs seems
like too much a broad audience; besides do the jobs have to be technical
jobs???

I did not see an austin.wanted in my active file of newsgroups.  Or 
an austin.jobs.

Is there such a thing as an FAQ for the austin.* newsgroups?  Like
what is appropriate for which groups?  Most of the time I can
figure it out, but this one has me stumped.

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amym@oakhill.sps.mot.com		born 11/4/92 
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From: jbm@hal.com (Brad Might)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: kitten needs a home
Date: 17 Dec 92 10:42:38
Organization: HaL Computer Systems
NNTP-Posting-Host: infinity.hal.com



Anyone want a kitten, or know of someone who does ?

We have a black short hair 9 months old and well trained who needs a home.
(Our other cat hates him).

We saved him from a car accident and he now has a limp but is as fast and
catlike as any other kitten. Aside from the limp he is in excellent health.

Let me know if you can help.


thanks,
brad
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From: reaper@wixer.cactus.org (Keath Milligan)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: Re: Lights
Date: 18 Dec 92 04:23:18 GMT
Organization: Real/Time Communications

In article <1992Dec18.012616.2076@wixer.cactus.org> george@wixer.cactus.org (George Wenzel) writes:
>In article <lg70486@pro-lep.cts.com> wixer!cactus.org!wixer!pro-lep.cts.com!syslep@cactus.org (System Leprechaun) writes:
>>
>>A lot of cars headlights are out of adjustment, and the Texas car inspection
>>doesn't look at headlight alignment.
>>
>Hmmm, I know they used to check headlight adjustment, and charge $2.50
>every time they have to adjust it for you.  This isn't done any more?
>(wasn't paying attention to the inspection last time he was in)
>

They certainly used to... 

>One note on trucks...  They tend to have lights higher off the ground, but
>the headlight angle to the ground is the same as cars, so they tend to
>converge with the ground at a greater distance from the front bumper than
>headlight beams on cars.
>
>One more note on trucks...  All it takes to put the headlights out of
>alignment on a truck is to put a bunch of stuff in the back.  Keath, have
>you had your headlights checked since you had the camper shell put on?
>Never know, might tip the body back a bit, doesn't take much.
>
>George

I experienced the problem primarily with my previous pickup, a fullsize
Ford -- which had no camper shell.

Highbeams-in-the-face is kind of a pet peeve of mine, because people always
seem to wait until they're only a short distance from me before they nail me
-- guess they want it to have full effect... Frustrating further still is
the fact I don't have time to give them a taste of their own medicine.



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Newsgroups: austin.talk
From: michael@chpc.utexas.edu (Michael Lemke)
Subject: Re: Lights
Organization: The University of Texas System - CHPC
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 06:47:40 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.042318.5045@wixer.cactus.org> reaper@wixer.cactus.org (Keath Milligan) writes:
>In article <1992Dec18.012616.2076@wixer.cactus.org> george@wixer.cactus.org (George Wenzel) writes:
>>In article <lg70486@pro-lep.cts.com> wixer!cactus.org!wixer!pro-lep.cts.com!syslep@cactus.org (System Leprechaun) writes:
>>>
>>>A lot of cars headlights are out of adjustment, and the Texas car inspection
>>>doesn't look at headlight alignment.
>>>
>>Hmmm, I know they used to check headlight adjustment, and charge $2.50
>>every time they have to adjust it for you.  This isn't done any more?
>>(wasn't paying attention to the inspection last time he was in)
>>
>
>They certainly used to... 
>
But they certainly don't as long as I live in Texas (1990).  At the place
where I got my car inspected there was a poster saying something like as of
August 1990 (or 1989 not sure anymore) adjustment of headlight beam is
no longer considered a safety item by some Texas law.  So they don't 
check anymore.  

Michael
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Astronomy, UT Austin, Texas
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From: kneff@teton.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Ken Neff)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: Re: speed traps in Austin
Date: 11 Dec 92 16:12:37 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: TIVOLI Systems

In article <21947@rpp386.lonestar.org>, jfh@rpp386.lonestar.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
|> I don't know how true this is.  I know that State Farm does not rate for
|> speeding tickets (they just cancel you if you have any and get in a
|> wreck ...).  But I know that other agencies =do= rate for tickets.

John, do you have any proof for the statement "they just cancel you if you have
any (tickets) and get in a wreck"?  My wife had a speeding ticket on her record
a while back, was in a wreck, claimed the wreck on our State Farm policy, and
was (surprise) NOT canceled.  Her rates were raised slightly.

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From: stecz@pencom.com (John Steczkowski)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: Re: speed traps in Austin
Date: 16 Dec 92 15:42:21 GMT
Reply-To: stecz@pencom.com
Distribution: austin
Organization: Pencom Software

In article <SCANNON.42.724340533@novell.com> SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon)  
writes:
> What's the need to speed in the first place?  :)

It depends...On city streets I drive at the prevailing traffic speeds, don't  
change lanes excessively, etc.  On highways, I drive at whatever speed is  
comfortable and safe for conditions.  Case in point.  This weekend, I drove to  
Dallas (Reunion arena).  From my house in Cedar Park, it is just under 200  
miles.  On the way there (Saturday, starting at 7:30am).  I made it to Reunion  
arena in 2.25 hours.  As an experiment (and the weather was bad, I drove home  
with my cruise control set on precisely 65mph).  It took me 3.5 hours.  So, by  
driving fast, I was able to sleep for an additional 1.25 hours.

Additionally, the drive to Dallas was much less stressful.  I didn't tailgate  
anyone, changing lanes excessively was unnecessary.  However, on the way home,  
I didn't pass a single car, but I got passed on the shoulder twice, an 18  
wheeler almost rear-ended me (he got close enough that I pulled onto the  
shoulder), and an uncountable number of cars waited until the last moment to  
change into the left lane to pass.

Basically, that's probably the last time I drive the speed limit on a main  
highway. (not that I actually wanted to :-)  )

--
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  "Achilles raised his spear, took careful aim, and hurled."
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From: SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon)
Newsgroups: austin.talk
Subject: Re: speed traps in Austin
Date: 14 Dec 92 13:42:13 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: Novell, Inc. --Austin

What's the need to speed in the first place?  :)

(I'm not trying to be crabby but am asking a genuine question.)
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|Internet: scannon@novell.com       | 5918 W. Courtyard Dr.             |
|MHS     : scannon@novell           | Austin, TX  78730                 |
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From: durway@devnull.tandem.com (Lindsey Durway)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: Re: Lobster Ball Bucket for sale
Keywords: tennis ball machine
Date: 11 Dec 92 23:10:37 GMT
Organization: Tandem Computers, Inc.

>maj3852@zeus.tamu.edu (JEW, MARK ANDREW) writes:
>> I have a lobster ball bucket for sale.  It has rarely been used and comes with
>> a spin adaptor.  It can also oscillate.  I am asking $200.  I can ship it
>> to you COD or you can send me a money order and I will send it to you.
>> It works excellent...  I have only used it a few times.  

Is it the old D300 model with the alloy adapter cuff?  I had one of the
newer ones, with the polymerized bushings under the glideplate, and it
wore out too fast, so I've been looking for the older alloy model.  If
you throw in some LobsterMaster gimbal lube and a few spare ratchet
tie-downs, you've got a deal.

-- 
Lindsey Durway, a guy.  durway@mpd.tandem.com
I'm not deaf--I'm ignoring you.
From: werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: Re: NEED 4 1Mx9 SIMMS
Date: 12 Dec 1992 00:45:36 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: dimebox.cs.utexas.edu


>I need 4 1Mx9 SIMMS as soon as possible.

	I bought some cheaply at Howard's Electronics last week.
	$2x per ...  check the phone book for them.
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Newsgroups: austin.forsale
From: mike@flex.austin.ibm.com ()
Subject: Furniture sale
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 14:49:57 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: IBM, Austin


I have the following furniture items for sale. They are in excellent 
condition.

  Queen size bed and frame - King Koil mattress, only 4 years old,
  turned regularly. $225 

  Wooden Armoire - Approx 5 ft tall, medium finish. Doors open out in
  middle to provide ~5 cubic feet of storage with a shelf. Has 1 drawer
  above and 2 below. Has a couple of small dings near base. Orig paid $700,
  want $375.

  Gold couch - This couch is in great shape but the color scheme is not
  the most compatible one I've ever seen. $75

Mike Meacham
331-0988
Newsgroups: austin.forsale