Kapt Kaos

Craig’s List spam?

Kapt Kaos — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:56:17 +0000

So, I put my first ever add on Criag’s List yesterday. Trying to sell some furniture to get ready for my girlfriend to move in. Got my first response to the add when I got into work this morning. IT WAS SPAM! Not happy at this point. Below is the email I recieved:

** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html

Hello,

Thank you for choosing our craigslist telephone marketing program! In less than 48 hours you’ll begin receiving telemarketing calls from our affiliates with promotions!

Possible number of calls on a daily basis as selected by the user – 95

Hours opted by the applicant to receive telemarketing calls:: 1:15 AM – 4:00 AM austin

In case you want to unsubscribe from our membership click here. We’ll remove your number from the list and you will not get any phone calls from CL again.

Thank you,
Heidi Cox

http://austin.craigslist.org/fuo/1572189250.html

Will watch and see if this what I can expect from Craig’s List or not. Will update when I know more.

How traffic control is handled in COWBOY COUNTRY

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:38:05 +0000

How traffic control is handled in COWBOY COUNTRY

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Email read on KGSR this morning!

Kapt Kaos — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:33:50 +0000

I have been listening to KGSR for the past 10 years. Have not called or emailed much over this time. Today they were have a discussion on tipping in Austin. Asking if we were tipping any less, more or the same due to the enconamy. As I am sitting at work in front of my email I decided to send the following email.

I have always tipped at least 20% over the past 10 years. I still do today. I don’t go out as much as I used to but when I do I still spend the same and tip the same.

It wasn’t long after I sent this in that they read a couple of emails on the air. This being one of them. It was really cool to know it was my email that they read!

“Survivor” Texas Style

Kapt Kaos — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:12:15 +0000

Due to the popularity of the “Survivor” shows,
Texas is planning to do one entitled,
“Survivor, Texas-Style.”

The contestants will all start in Dallas ,
then drive to Waco , Austin , San Antonio ,
over to Houston and down to Brownsville .

They will then proceed up to Del Rio , El Paso,
Midland , Odessa , Lubbock and Amarillo .
From there they will go on to Abilene,
Fort Worth and finally back to Dallas .

Each will be driving a pink Volvo
with bumper stickers that reads:

“I’m Gay,”
“I love the Dixie Chicks,”
“Boycott Beef,”
“I Voted for Obama,”
“George Strait Sucks,”
“Hillary in 2012″
and “I’m here to confiscate your guns..”

The first one to make it back to Dallas alive wins.

God Bless Texas

When your friends have to much time on there hands

Kapt Kaos — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:12:51 +0000

My friend found this. Now we just need to build one for the next Buffett parking lot party!

Gas Powered La-Z-Boy At Oshkosh Flyin 2005 from Hafast on Vimeo.

The 2009 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Nominees

Kapt Kaos — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:29:06 +0000

The 2009 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Nominees are:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

Real Animal, by Alejandro Escovedo
Written in Chalk, by Buddy & Julie Miller
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Midnight At The Movies, by Justin Townes Earle

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Alejandro Escovedo
Buddy Miller
Justin Townes Earle
Raul Malo

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR

Buddy Miller
Gurf Morlix
Jerry Douglas
Sam Bush

NEW & EMERGING ARTIST

Band of Heathens
Belleville Outfit
Justin Townes Earle
Sarah Borges

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Chalk,” written by Julie Miller, performed by Buddy Miller & Patty Griffin
“Country Love” by the Gourds
“Homeland Refugee,” by Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock, performed by the Flatlanders
“Rattlin’ Bones” by Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, performed by Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
“Sex And Gasoline,” by Rodney Crowell, performed by Rodney Crowell

DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR

Buddy & Julie Miller
Flatlanders
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
Reckless Kelly

The Problem with F1 Racing

Kapt Kaos — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:14:04 +0000

I have been a fan of F1 racing for many years. Over the years I have become more and more disapointed by the politics that seem to get involved with all of it. I just read an article from GP Update. The article is an interview with the current World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

“I never imagined there would be so much politics when I came into Formula One. It definitely was a shock and there has been too much time taken up with it. Unfortunately, it is the way the Formula One world works for some reason. It’s much nicer in the lower categories, where all the people are there just to race and the teams are there just to race.”

I think this defines the problem the best I have heard it. Now to get the politics out of F1 and get on with racing.

Read the full article…

Feeling the need to spread some humor…

Kapt Kaos — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:39:22 +0000

REPLACEMENT WINDOWS:

Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with that expensive double-pane energy efficient kind, and today, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complaining that the work had been completed a whole year ago and I still hadn’t paid for them. Hellloooo,…………just because I’m blonde doesn’t mean that I am automatically stupid.

So, I told him just what his fast talking sales guy had told me last year, that in ONE YEAR these windows would pay for themselves! Helllooooo? It’s been a year! I told him. There was only silence at the other end of the line, so I finally just hung up. He never called back. I bet he felt like an idiot.

Definition of Political Correctness

Kapt Kaos — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:44:53 +0000

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end”

R. J. Wiedemann LtCol. USMC Ret.

Stubb’s is expanding it footprint in Austin

Kapt Kaos — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:17:01 +0000

From an article in the Austin Business Journal

On April 30, the Austin City Council approved Stubb’s request to waive on-site parking requirements, with the exception of handicap parking, and to become classified as an outdoor entertainment venue.

The expansion will add 4,295 square feet to the restaurant, 6,445 square feet to an outdoor concert amphitheater, and a new 35,753 square feet indoor auditorium.

Read the full article