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the urban heat island is real, and austin is hot enough already, so thanks for the very humane suggestion! the screen on my phone used to turn black if i forgot
by elipsey 6y ago
the urban heat island is real, and austin is hot enough already, so thanks for the very humane suggestion! the screen on my phone used to turn black if i forgot it in my car at work. sometimes i left frozen tamales on my dashboard and came back for them at lunchtime.
in my student coop, i once looked up from my studies to see that my clock/thermometer said it was 110F on my desk. so yeah, if you're going to cut down all the shade, can a bro at least get some awnings?
- samstave 6y agoI have only been to Austin once to consult on an OpenStack install - Cray was in the same building as my client... But when I was packing for the trip - I was like "I am going to texas - so I don't need a jacket and only packed short sleeve shirts and brought a pair of shorts! When I arrived in Austin, IT WAS FUCKING SNOWING I was so damn cold.
- throwawaygimp 6y agoMe too! I got stuck there because taxis weren't running to the airport due to snow. Had a rad time... everything was covered in snow, not a car on the road. Apparently the locals hadn't seen anything like it, so maybe a freak one. This was late 2000's, can't remember exactly when
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- SOLAR_FIELDS 6y agoWe had a good snow last month - about 6 inches. But yes that kind of thing is so exceedingly rare (about once every 10 years) that the entire city economy basically grinds to a halt so everyone can go outside and play in the snow. The last time that happened was probably the incident you are describing.