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Tex-Mex restaurant El Arroyo, in Austin, Texas, offers more than what's on the menu—it also puts up the wittiest signs that are sure to make everyone's day.

El Arroyo took up this "hobby" in the early '80s, and much like LeBron James, it is still going strong after all these years in the game.

We at Bored Panda have already covered these signs here and here, but since it brings so much joy to the community (and the Internet), we decided to make a new piece sharing some of El Arroyo's latest gems. Enjoy!

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Jo Johannsen
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5 years ago

😊

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    Scagsy
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    5 years ago

    Also applies to doggos.

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    Laura Schulte, brand partnerships and social media manager at El Arroyo, told Bored Panda in an earlier interview their marquee was first put out by the street in front of the restaurant by their original owner over two decades ago to promote restaurant specials and write funny quotes.

    Now, El Arroyo gets several submissions a day from people from all over the world who wish to get their witty one-liners heard. Laura said the staff picks what to put up in terms of “what makes us laugh and is most applicable to current events.”

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    chi-wei shen
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    5 years ago

    Times have changed. In 2019 you could have been arrested for wearing a mask inside a bank and today for not wearing a mask.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    5 years ago

    Oh, yeah!

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    On April 1st, locals probably have had a real scare when they saw the landmark El Arroyo sign was missing. Restaurant representatives said on social media that it was stolen.

    "It is with great sadness that we share some disheartening news... Our famous marquee sign has been stolen," El Arroyo staff tweeted. "If you have any information about the whereabouts of the sign, or any leads, please comment."

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    ADHORTATOR
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    5 years ago

    Me too

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    ADHORTATOR
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    5 years ago

    That is what I try to do

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    According to KXAN-TV, a server who answered the phone when ABC13 called confirmed this information. "It was stolen," Gilberto Camacho then said. "At least as far as I know. That's what the manager told me anyway."

    The drama took a turn when El Arroyo shared a video of Gov. Greg Abbott showing animated concern about the sign.

    "I said alcohol to go... not signs to go," Abbott said on-camera. "That sign is missing. We must find it. I'm asking the DPS to help us find that sign."

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    Kristen Kidd
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    5 years ago

    So I'm not the only one who noticed my phone listens to me..

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    Jo Johannsen
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    5 years ago

    Every surgical patient's worst nightmare.

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    However, observant viewers noticed that Abbott's video, featuring the governor wearing a tie while in his Capitol office, was recorded on a different day since he was seen in live ABC13 streaming video along the Texas border at the same time the clip was tweeted.

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    An afternoon Instagram post from El Arroyo revealed the signs' whereabouts, a relocation in conjunction with a promotion with the drinkware and cooler-maker, Yeti. "Y'all fell hard for that one, huh?" El Arroyo posted, calming down its followers. Looks like we'll see more signs after all!

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    LesAnimaux
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    5 years ago

    I thought it said 'petty' at first and that is also correct.

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    Alex the awful German
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    5 years ago

    what a pitty it isn't handed down exactly what the parrot said....

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    Sum Guy
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    5 years ago

    That's better than forgetting it at home and having to buy one when you know you have a box of them at home

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    Jo Johannsen
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    5 years ago

    Not like it floats, or can cook/keep warm with it, won't heal a broken leg or cure a fever. You can't even fight off zombies with it.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    5 years ago

    Especially the under-5 crowd.

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    Kaleo Hayase
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    5 years ago

    And 2021 so far

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Wouldn't it be funny if the whole world tried that at the same time for just one day? ( walking only)

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    Carol Emory
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    5 years ago

    I like the one I found a few years back that said "You can only say WTF so many times a day before you just start drinking."

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    Jo Johannsen
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    5 years ago

    🤔

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    Sue Simmons
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    5 years ago

    Brilliant. This restaurant is hilarious. Love their signs.

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    Rose the Cook
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    5 years ago

    Honesty at last.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago (edited)

    Yep,oh yeah yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Yeah?

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    Elaine Mattingly
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Here again Yep,yep,yep

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    2021: "What part of HOLD MY BEER, didn't you understand?"

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    #24

    A Poem For #nationalguacamoleday 🥑 Who’s Coming Over For Some Guac And Margs Later?

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    cookie panda
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    5 years ago

    ah yes

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    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Beware of the bat virus.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    I love this one!

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    LesAnimaux
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    5 years ago

    Quarantiiiiiine

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    #28

    Just 2020 Small Talk!

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    Elaine Mattingly
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Sad but true.

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    Sum Guy
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    5 years ago

    Hurts, but true

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    Hermien Greeff
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    5 years ago

    There are a few movies that are sooo slow that I cannot watch them without playing a game on the phone.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Persistance wins the ............whatever.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    5 years ago

    sure!

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Well Slap me upside my head why don't you?

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    That's too true.

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    Elaine Mattingly
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I'd even pack a lunch as long as he keeps his mouth shut. Quareintined too long with someone who talks too much.

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    Logically Reasonable
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    5 years ago

    This also works with chocolate!!!

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    BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing
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    5 years ago

    Aww I hope so.

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    It's called a tornado.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    5 years ago

    I'm working on my Ph.D. in Procrastination. Been at it for 43 years so far.

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    Life Hack!

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    SykesDaMan
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    5 years ago

    ... If you know/guess that it's a dream... If not you can't help it...

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    Jo Johannsen
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    5 years ago

    Messy tacos are the BEST!

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    Marcellus the Third
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    5 years ago

    So I must be wild.

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    Rose the Cook
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    5 years ago

    We all know someone like that.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Good thinking.

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    Sue Hazlewood
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    5 years ago

    Nice burn

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    Sum Guy
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    5 years ago

    It's only beaten by "I don't need to write that down, I'll remember"

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    Kristoffer Rahbek-Jensen
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    5 years ago

    Yup!

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Absolutely.

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    I have: "Excuse me Sir's, are you lost?"

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    cookie panda
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    5 years ago

    apparent punnn

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    #51

    I Haven’t Seen My Friend Jerry In Over Six Months 😒
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    rspanther
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    5 years ago

    Also contributes to memory loss.

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    Rose the Cook
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    5 years ago

    Most people's life at the moment.

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    Leodavinci
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    5 years ago

    Not for some people apparently... if the past 4 years are any indication.

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    Big If True.
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    rspanther
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    5 years ago

    Can mine be taco flavor?

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    I'm a gay trans bitch
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    THIS

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    #56

    Other Than The Sneezing Sneezy Is Relatively Asymptomatic And Doing Very Well

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    Angela B
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    5 years ago

    Lol! Clever!

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    #57

    Thanks To Jeff J For Keeping It In Perspective.

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    Hermien Greeff
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    5 years ago

    Somedays you are the pigeon, somedays you are the statue.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    That's depressing.

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    Kristoffer Rahbek-Jensen
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    5 years ago

    Spot on!

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    Elaine Mattingly
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Figured you'd know when I ran over you just now.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    You're callng me a nacho?

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    I bet you wish you haden't written that.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Me too.

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    Your Average Pooh
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    5 years ago (edited)

    My gym shorts have never been to gym!

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    #65

    👻👻👻
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    Kay blue
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    5 years ago

    I just speak to the ghosts, they are more interesting than most of the still living humans.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Laughing out loud again.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago (edited)

    Took a minute to grasp the idea. Poor cauliflower feels like a cheap immatation of the real thing.

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    cookie panda
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    5 years ago

    mee

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    Sarah Simons
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    5 years ago

    This describes my life

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    #70

    This Kale Was Supposed To Fix My Marriage.

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    son Goku
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    5 years ago

    I have practically eaten an entire buffet and i'm still just as fit! (for the reason why i'm acting like this, read my bio.)

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    Rose the Cook
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    5 years ago

    That's an excuse that could really catch on.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    Because some people refuse to change the channel with a mask and stay home.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    I said,"To the left, to the LEFT!"

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    Raven Sheridan
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    5 years ago

    And uninfluenced by Russia, China or North Korea.

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    Elaine Mattingly
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    5 years ago

    And they are full if it.

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    Jennifer Szabo
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    5 years ago

    Try 3 and late at night 😄

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    Sarah Simons
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    5 years ago

    Some are people

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    A Head
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This was during the big Texas freeze, when we all had to melt snow because the Austin water utility went down after the power went out. That was a fun 3 days.

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    Sue Hazlewood
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    5 years ago

    Blame De Joy and Trump for that

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