South Austin Texas Real Estate blog

Here is a great idea,  with the weather cooling now and the days still long enough to enjoy the outdoors, try this with friends and co workers to help Keep Austin Beautiful and feel like you have really accomplished something for your community.

After posting to various groups about local businesses and activities and events I thought it would be a fun idea to have all those in one area, besides of course Localism. 

     http://activerain.com/groups/shamelessplugs

When you post to Localism its wonderful and is directed to your state, county, city and community. What about also posting those great bragging reports into a group that will easily be found by the Public, Realtors, Mortgage folks, Inspectors, Appraisers and anyone else interested.

Maybe someone is going to be traveling and you have a good local cafe, that post could easily be found in the Shameless Plugs group.  So I am asking for you to post your shameless plugs to this new group as well as your local groups. 

While we all have a rant or two in us, this group is for really positive news ..  spread the news about your neighbors and friends and what you will get is some Google Juice back at you.  Now that is a good thing, anytime.

While your at it, help me think of a new logo, phrase, or any other creative ideas you have for making this a topten group.   So ActiveRain Bloggers, I am asking for your help to establish this group.  Now, go post something.

Announcing a new group here for all to use in Active Rain,  SHAMELESS PLUGS, please join me in adding your favorite and newly found businesses, referrals, and any person who delivers what they say they will, and often exceeds your expectation of Customer Service.

We all know how easy it is to "trash talk"  now lets all work on the positive side and bring it out to others, did a business or a service person go above what you expected? In this day and age of a falling off of Customer Service its time to celebrate those who remember what real customer service is and does.

Bring your blog postings here and let us all show that Customer Service is not dead but alive and well. Share the news and you will receive good Google Juice as a backlash.  Not a bad deal huh!

Welcome to all, lets keep this group positive and family ratings.  Thanks again to all and Welcome.

Longhorn Football is on Paid Service Only.

This stinks.  I have been a University of Texas at Austin Longhorns Football team fan since my youngest grandson could say, HOOK EM  Gran!

That a few years ago.  Last fall I heard about this was going to happen, but ya know sometimes one just has to see it happen before they believe it.  In this case that is true.  

First UT Longhorn Game is tonight, kickoff was at 6PM .. what am I watching on the Television?  Alabama vs Virginia Tech.  Not to say its not a great game, I'm sure it will be but how do I say HOOK'EM?

Don't my taxes pay for the University here?  Real Estate taxes, county taxes, road taxes, retail taxes and you name it taxes?  School fees and etc? Why do I have to pay a  cable company to get a special channel to watch the LONGHORNS play football?  This Stinks!  I am one disgruntled gran.

The City of Austin has an Ordinance with a  new proposal to ban TEXTING while driving.

The Austin Business Journal of Friday Sept 4,2009 carried an article about the proposed ban along with an informal poll of 1,048 votes in the poll. 56% voted to ban texting while driving,  while another 29 percent said the use of cell phones should be banned altogether. Only 15 percent said the city should not ban texting while driving.

It is expected the Ordinance will come before the City Council this fall for confirmation.  Recently it was in the Austin American Statesman that talking on a cell phone when in a school zone will be a traffic violation subject to ticketing.  Sounds like Austin is getting serious about their traffic laws.   From this drivers perspective, that is a good thing.

This is a Shameless Plug for Aspen Tree Service and Landscaping here in Austin Texas.  This week Eddie and the crew came out and trimmed several large oak trees, removed the ball moss from many of the trees on the property, took out one maple tree and a dead oak tree.  Cleaned it up into a brush pile at our direction and left everything neat and tidy. 

Our property in Southwest Austin is over 2 acres and has more than 100 oak trees, of Spanish Oak, Pin Oak, Live Oak and various other trees like Maple, Sumac, Juniper and Pecan, over the past 14 years some of these have gotten beyond just a mere trim here and there. 

In the photos you can easily see the before and after differences and what a big impact it made on the house viewed from the street.  Don't be surprised to see more work being done soon, since now we can see what we are working on.

Aspen Tree Service and Landscaping does Residential and Commercial, they have an Certified Arborist on Staff and also do 24 hour emergency service.  Call for a free onsite quote.  512-552-5966.The photo to the left was taken inside the gate/driveway area before, the right photo was after the cleaning trimming taken from another angle but the same gate post is in the photo.

We live on property that has many many oak trees, they are beautiful, wonderful shade providers, squirrel provides, cardinal refuges, many things to us. Austin is proud of its live oaks and pin oaks and spanish oaks.  We love each and every one of them, so this week we did something that has made a huge improvement around here.  The trees got a haircut. a tree trimming. 

Since the proof is in the pudding and a picture is worth a thousand words, who wants to read all those words, here are the before and afters.  Thanks to Aspen Tree Service of Austin, 512-552-5966. More to come later about that awesome company. Can you believe its the same place?  before and after.

Next Tuesday, Sept 8,2009 our President Obama is planning on addressing the school children of our nation in their classrooms.  This has become a very controversial event.  I am unsure why but I haven't researched the event.

Last night was the Parents Meet the Teacher event at our local middle school.  The event for next week was addressed during the event, the school board stated,  "We only have a few limited hours with your child each day and we have much to teach, therefore we have opted out of the Presidential address". 

To me that seems like a very reasonable way to avoid controversy and keep politics out of the middle school.  I agree that is a wise move, people are free to think what they want, middle school is not the place to drag in right and left politics.  Teach the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Pledge of Allegiance to America.

I say HOORAY to Dripping Springs ISD for taking the lead in school is for teaching .. it is no wonder this district has multiple Exemplary Rated schools.

The Keep Austin Weird 5K will start at the Buford Bell Tower locted at the intersection of West Cesar Chavez St. and Colorado St.  The finish will end at the same intersection.  Online registration is available until Sept 10th, THursday at 6:00PM.

For more information please check the website for costs and pickup packets time.  You can also find at the website information about commuting with Capitol Metro, parking, volunteers needed, family prices and sponsorships.     http://www.runtex.com/web/2-2606.asp

Mark your calendar to be there Sept 12th and come out to help KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD with a fun run for all, including strollers and 4 legged family members (on a leash).