Whats living in austin tx like pros and cons or is it over hyped (new construction, bus)

[Austin97]

i think that different areas of town will have different concentrations of mosquitoes. The west side is very rocky, in the summer when it hasnt rained for a month, there are no mosquitoes. East side clay maybe holds more moisture.

I can sleep on our deck almost all year round without getting bitten and Im always the first to get bitten during the rainy season. Even during mosquito season, i mainly get bitten around dusk.

[SteveHolt]

I just reached 5 years in Austin and I haven't found mosquitoes to be much of a problem. There have been times during the summer where it would get really hot, rain very hard leading to standing water, and then get hot again and the mosquitoes would be horrible for 2-3 weeks afterwards but overall I've found them less of a nuisance then Illinois/Wisconsin. I have no creeks or streams near the house though.

[Snowpacked]

Mosquitoes will be plentiful anywhere there is standing water. It does not have to rain for standing water to accumulate. There is plenty of water leakage for them to prosper. Even if you are determined to rid them from your property your neighbors may not be so enthusiastic about the problem and the issue persists.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by riaelise

I'm by no means a "snowflake" and you must live in la la land if you think that the Austin doesn't have a mosquito problem. .

It depends on where you live. I'm west of Austin in the hill country and have never been bit by a mosquito at my house. We've been here for 15 years.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Roadking2003

It depends on where you live. I'm west of Austin in the hill country and have never been bit by a mosquito at my house. We've been here for 15 years.

I'm thinking that it is a function of if you are in the karst section of town (Hill Country) where limestone absorbs water or in the clay soil section of town (Round Rock, Pflugerville, etc) where the soil prevents water penetration and so there are areas with standing water.

The experiences between the two parts of town appears to be vastly different so I'm thinking that's the case. Now I'm so glad I'm in the karst area, no need to worry about mosquitoes!

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by Newguy981

Whats living in austin tx like pros and cons or is it over hyped

I grew up and have lived in Austin since 1969... Boy have I see it change! I remember 220,000 population in the 70's and some high paid idiot designing and building the I-35 express lanes off the right hand slow lanes.
I have see our city council spend more on beautification, than transportation and infrastructure. Catering to the ultra rich, with kickbacks to council members.
It is what it is now. OVER PRICED!
Use to be laid back in the days of the Armadillo World Headquarters on Barton Springs Rd., Now, people are so uptight, stuck up and prude. You'd think 1/2 of California moved here.......

[DPatel304]

Originally Posted by BentBow

I grew up and have lived in Austin since 1969... Boy have I see it change! I remember 220,000 population in the 70's and some high paid idiot designing and building the I-35 express lanes off the right hand slow lanes.
I have see our city council spend more on beautification, than transportation and infrastructure. Catering to the ultra rich, with kickbacks to council members.
It is what it is now. OVER PRICED!
Use to be laid back in the days of the Armadillo World Headquarters on Barton Springs Rd., Now, people are so uptight, stuck up and prude. You'd think 1/2 of California moved here.......

I think it's a decent city, it's just lost what made it unique and special. Now it's basically anytown, USA, which isn't a bad thing, but for people who liked the way things used to be, I can understand why they would be disappointed.

[golgi1]

Originally Posted by cBach

If you believe Austin has a mosquito problem you are a snowflake. I camped out in the swamps in Louisiana as part of Scouts. One time it was a giant thunderstorm and we couldn't set our tents up. We had to setup our sleeping bags on top of tables under a shelter as the concrete floor of the open air pavilion was flooded. So imagine 50 tables all filled with sleeping bags. It was cool so we were in the sleeping bags but our faces were out. The next day our faces were covered in mosquito bites. Another Troop asked one of our guys "What happened to your face?" it was so bad.

So there can be no complaining of mosquitoes here. They are a minor nuisance but nothing will ever be as bad as what I experienced.

I clicked through to page 8 hoping that you guys weren't still debating mosquitos. No such luck.

[El Chingaso]

Originally Posted by golgi1

I clicked through to page 8 hoping that you guys weren't still debating mosquitos. No such luck.

We could be debating woke politics. So GFYS.

[m1a1mg]

Originally Posted by DPatel304

I think it's a decent city, it's just lost what made it unique and special. Now it's basically anytown, USA, which isn't a bad thing, but for people who liked the way things used to be, I can understand why they would be disappointed.

You’ve just become a troll and any suggestion of trying to learn about Austin is long gone. Do us all a favor and move on.