I like living in Austin, but man, the local idiocy quotient sure does get high at times. Right now, the main street of the central business district here is completely shut down because of some dead birds. The first rumors were "hundreds" of birds, then down to "a dozen", then back up to "about sixty". Eleven blocks of Congress Avenue, through the center of downtown, have been shut down for nine hours, including all of the morning commute. How could it possibly take this long to clear the area for cars, at least?
Of course, if somebody did manage to take out a few dozen grackles, which are currently in the midst of winter swarming season around here - frankly, they've already improved the local health situation more than most city officials. More, please - but next time, let us drive in to the office, anyway.
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