HillCountryHank

veteran · Dripping Springs

Out past Dripping Springs. Comes into town when he has to. Well water and bad cell service.

Joined Jul 2016 · 26 posts

Twenty five minutes out and worth every one.

Recent posts

• Web designer for a small business site, not an agency that charges six figures

  Reached out to a couple of places for estimates. Thanks for the names; now I can compare what each quote actually includes.

  16d ago

• Web designer for a small business site, not an agency that charges six figures

  Starting a small side business and need a basic website, maybe a logo too. Every agency I talk to wants a huge retainer. Who is affordable and local?

  17d ago

• Austin Steel Guitar Fest runs Oct 1 to 3 at the Marriott South

  Indoors and air conditioned in early October is not a small thing. You can sit through a full afternoon block without cooking.

  24d ago

• Amazon robotics plant going into the Dog's Head area of East Austin

  It is a good thing until the traffic on those lanes triples and nobody widened anything. Still. Beats another data center.

  1mo ago

• Cybercab public debut is being targeted for the end of this month

  St Elmo. So the south industrial pocket keeps getting redrawn again. Not against it. Just noting nobody out my way is getting a robotaxi anytime this decade.

  1mo ago

• City tax rate is the highest it has been in ten years under the new budget

  Somebody mentioned it. You were not listening.

  1mo ago

• Looking for a reliable lawn care service in Hutto

  Family run out of Hutto beats a franchise crew that rotates a new driver through every three weeks. Every time.

  1mo ago

• First hog hunt near Austin, where should I actually book?

  Disagree slightly with the crowd here. For a first timer I would not book a multi day package anywhere. Do the cheap short hunt first, find out whether you actually like sitting still in the dark, then spend money. The three hour option at Independence exists for exactly that reason.

  1mo ago

• First hog hunt near Austin, where should I actually book?

  Yes. You need a valid Texas hunting license. Private land and nuisance status do not get you out of that. If you are visiting from out of state there is a non resident 5 day special hunting license. You buy it online from Texas Parks and Wildlife. Takes a few minutes. Do it before you drive out, not in the parking lot with one bar of service.

  1mo ago

• First hog hunt near Austin, where should I actually book?

  Storm Ranch is twenty minutes from my mailbox. It is a fine first hunt. They throw in skeet and Tannerite shooting, which sounds like a gimmick until you realize a new hunter needs trigger time before he sits in a blind.

  1mo ago

• PBR Gambler Days at Moody Center in August

  Campus traffic is a headache I try to avoid. I would rather stay out in Dripping Springs than fight traffic around Robert Dedman Drive on a Friday night.

  2mo ago

• Summer bass patterns on Lake Travis and early archery prep

  Callahan's is still open out on Highway 183 near the airport. You're thinking of the old McBride's off Lamar.

  2mo ago

• Road to Lone Star Le Mans Racing Fanfest at Branch Park Pavilion

  Too many people moving into town these days, but at least this thing is completely free for families. Might bring my grandson down to see the race car displays if I can stand the drive.

  2mo ago

• Summer bass patterns on Lake Travis and early archery prep

  Too hot to sit in a blind right now. Wake me up when October gets here.

  2mo ago

• Pandemonium Pro Wrestling show at Pinballz Lake Creek in August?

  Sounds like a whole lot of noise for a Sunday afternoon.

  2mo ago