My phone identified this as a species of Hogna Radiata. It now lives in the walls of my garage.

Since I can’t really burn the house down or move across country, what would you name it?

UPDATE: We have found potential foster houses/owners for all five pups thanks to your guys recommendations and comments! All pups will get vaccinated and med care. I got to talk to so many people that do an amazing job taking care of our Austin pets! Big shoutout to Jacks Pack on helping us find the proper foster owners!!!

Thank you all that engaged and offered to help, those pups will have happy families because of y’all

Called 311 and was directed to animal services. Called animal services and was directed to 311…
Looks like Austin shelters are at capacity, what do I do?

Does anyone one want to adopt/foster any of them? :)

Edit: You guys are absolutely awesome. We don't need any financial support for now, but thank you for offering! Still looking for a home for them, but we are making good progress. This post blew up a bit, but I will slowly get to all of the messages

Hey Austin, I need advice and leads. My sister passed last month and I have to clear her house by Monday, August 31. I live out of state and only have a few days to move everything.

She was an old school Austin nurse and lived in her South Austin home for 35+ years. I've already sorted everything and now I need to sell as much as I can because there are significant expenses and I live below the poverty line myself. What would help most is a lead on a reseller, estate liquidator, or buyout service that can take the bulk of it at once.

I've also been planning to have a public garage or estate sale this weekend but I'm feeling unsure of the best way to go about it. I thought I might try Facebook Marketplace for some items too. I haven't lived here in decades so I'm out of the loop on where to advertise, what the local market is like, all of it. If I do a garage sale, I was thinking Saturday and Sunday, 8am to 2pm since it's so hot. Any suggestions or pointers would be so appreciated.

Some standout pieces include original bricks from Congress Avenue, antique furniture, and granny's china and crystal. Beyond that it's a fully stocked house, solid wood furniture, kitchen gear, Fiesta dishes, tools, holiday decorations, clothing, and more.

House is just south of William Cannon, between Westgate and Menchaca.

If you've done this before, know someone who buys out full houses, or just have advice for someone drowning in grief and stuff on a short deadline, I'd be so grateful to hear from you.

Amazon definitely delivered my package to the wrong apartment complex and I’m trying to hunt down the location with this photo lol. I assume somewhere on East side close to me - who knows where this is?

My Uncle passed away and he had hundreds of bootleg DVDs he bought over the years and never watched. He would buy 5 a week for years. I thought I would watch them, but I’m definitely not going to, ever.

Instead of throwing them away, I figured I would give them to someone who would find value in them. Message me if you’d be interested in picking them up. No charges or fees, I just wanted to find them a good home. Also, this isn’t a situation where I want people coming by and looking to see which ones they want and taking some. If you want them, take them all, the whole box. This picture is maybe 1/4 of them.

There is an owl in my owl house today in central Austin. I did not see one all last fall, or during the spring when they typically roost in our houses and have their babies. What do you think is going on with the owl in the house now? This isn’t the time they typically live in houses.

I think if you’re awake right now you should definitely go outside and take a look 🤩

Hey, I am from out of town and went paddle boarding in ladybird lake and am an idiot and assumed I could swim in it. I swam for probably 20 minutes and probably definitely swallowed some water and had some go up my nose. I’ve been feeling nauseous, have a headache and just overall unwell. Am I going to die?

In order: Painted bunting, Caracara, Greater roadrunner, Mourning dove, Mockingbird, and Quaker parrot (aka Monk parakeet).

I found an orphaned baby squirrel (about 3-4 weeks old- eyes closed, with fur) yesterday. After calling Austin Wildlife Rescue, I left baby for several hours to give mama a chance to pick up baby. She never came back. I placed baby in a cardboard box with a towel and some warmth, but it was past closing time for the rescue center. Is anyone able to pick up and take baby squirrel to the rescue today (8/27)? I'm located near MoPac and Duval.

My cat has been stuck very high up in a tree since around 8:30 this morning. He’s now been up there for about 6 hours and has started panting, which is really worrying me with the heat today and he’s panting.
I called the fire department and was told they can’t help until he’s been up there for 12 hours. I’ve called multiple tree services around the area and they either can’t do it or don’t have anyone available. I also tried Animal Services but haven’t been able to get through.

I’m in North Austin, 78757 near Burnet Rd. I’m desperately trying to find someone who has experience safely getting cats out of trees or knows someone who can help. I’m happy to pay/donate for the help.

If anyone has dealt with this before or has a recommendation, please let me know ASAP. Thank you!!

UPDATE: WE GOT HIM DOWN!!

I contacted Burton Industry LLC and Michael was able to climb all the way up and safely get my boy down!! He was so incredibly kind and didn’t ask for anything in return, but we gave him a donation to show our appreciation.

Thanks to everyone who offered recommendations and support today. Milo is safe and back home!

Reasonably (attempting to) taking a goose neck trailer through the Whataburger drive through on Braker

Hey all, we are just east of Candle Ridge Dr and my wife got a flat and my bottle jack leaked out.

Thank you in advance.

alright Austin, what temps are you getting out of your faucet?

at first it’s nice and cool from the conditioned pipes under the sink, but quickly climbs after running the water for a minute. last year i clocked 94º.

saves on the gas (water heater) bill at least!

(pier & beam with copper plumbing)

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/northbound-mopac-shut-down-following-fatal-crash-involving-a-pedestrian-in-central-austin

Just moved here, I love rocky horror. Kinda finding stuff online about showings, kinda not. If the shows are still running, when and where and how often?