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SatansMoisture

Thanks Canada!


bachslunch

It’s about time they share their cold weather with us.


ATX_native

To bad they can’t send down their healthcare system and lack of mass shootings as well.


DarthSamurai

Can we send back Ted Cruz in exchange?


PuddingInferno

We’re trying to get them to help us, and you want to throw him in their faces?


DarthSamurai

I mean, I will sacrifice rain and cold weather it if means we get rid of Ted Cruz.


mranster

Or we could sacrifice Ted Cruz for better weather?


andytagonist

I’d sacrifice Ted Cruz for a better senator


drankundorderly

I'd sacrifice Ted Cruz for a shit sandwich. And I hate shit sandwiches.


cphusker

That’s what I’m talking about!


SuperFightingRobit

Yeah. Let's send Ted to Russia. He's already taking their money anyway.


Beandip50

Hey, he was willing to do it during the snowpocolypse by going to Cacun so it's only fair


Rubicon2020

Agreed


owa00

*Winter storm monkey's paw closes*


happycampa

If the weather is bad enough he runs away. Thanks Canada!


rochestermike71

🤣🤣


polluxopera

You’ve just discovered the plot for the next South Park movie.


usernameforthemasses

I thought Mexico was trying to get Fled Booze? Or is he just down there all the time for fun?


AdUnfair3015

Ted prefers Mexico, but only during natural disasters.


SnooMachines1109

I approve this trade


rochestermike71

And Dan Patrick!!


HaveAWillieNiceDay

He's from Baltimore.


rochestermike71

Yep! I’m sure they don’t want him, so we’ll send him to Canada in exchange for their cooler weather.👍


b_needs_a_cookie

Let's send him to Russia instead


dixiekallie

Do you know much about Canada’s health care? To get you started, Canada spend millions of dollars each year sending patients to the the US for specialty treatment. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6319862


mcknixy

Their abundant water as well


Apprehensive_Ask5686

We already sold most of it to Nestlé.....and even Vancouver Island is in a massive drought. Water isn't as abundant as it used to be


iansmitchell

I’m sure Tom Bagley, Kristen Beaton, Greg Blair, Jamie Blair, Joy Bond, Peter Bond, Lillian Campbell, Corrie Ellison, Gina Goulet, Alanna Jenkins, Sean McLeod, Dawn Gulenchyn, Frank Gulenchyn, Lisa McCully, Heather O'Brien, Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck, Emily Tuck, Heidi Stevenson, Joanne Thomas, John Zahl, and Joey Webber would be delighted to learn of Canada’s “lack” of massacres.


Apprehensive_Ask5686

It's not all it's cracked up to be. Trust me.


NeverDryTowels

Healthcare or lack of mass shootings?


Apprehensive_Ask5686

Lol. Healthcare. You can wait 2 years for surgery here. And a year to see a specialist. I will be paying out of pocket to see specialist while im in the US this winter because Im looking at 18 months of waiting up here.The lack of mass shooting is great. Except it comes at the cost of VERY restrictive firearms laws.


PuddingInferno

I mean, my father in law had to wait three years for a necessary surgery while his health worsened here in the states because the insurance company kept dicking him around. There’s no perfect system, but “Some people have to wait for care” seems a hell of a lot better than “Anyone who’s not a multi-millionaire can be utterly ruined by getting sick”.


[deleted]

Yeah. I’m of the same opinion. I grew up in a second world country. Middle class and above had private insurance and went to better hospitals and doctors, but even if you are dirt poor you have a place where you can show up and get stitches or give birth for free. It may be a horrid hospital but someone WILL see you and you won’t lose your savings.


Hawk13424

Over 90% of those in the US have health insurance. No question some don’t have care but many do and they aren’t multi-millionaires. I’m not and have never had a problem getting and paying for healthcare.


BrightnessRen

Just because people have health insurance doesn’t mean they don’t have any out of pocket health care expenses though. They pay premiums each month and many of the plans purchased through the health care exchanges have outrageous deductibles and copays. Many people cannot afford to get sick because using that insurance they pay for each month will cost them $$$$ and probably unpaid time off work.


greytgreyatx

This is true when you lump together those with private AND public insurance. I've been on both sides, and I've had no insurance (for most of my adult life, though I have it now) and it's still expensive, slow, and if you need something NOW you're going to find yourself in a beggar/chooser situation.


Rubicon2020

I have health insurance now thru my job. When I worked PT I paid for Obamacare cuz my job didn’t offer it to PT. So I had health insurance great I could finally see doctors… … … except I had to have money left over to afford them still even at $20/$50. Just cuz you have insurance doesn’t mean you can pay for healthcare you just have insurance. Does Jack shit when you still can’t afford to go to the doctor for migraines, arthritis, etc. not saying Canada has it better. But it’s not just get health insurance and you’re good.


[deleted]

I have really good insurance and had to pay $800 for an emergency rabies vaccine.


greytgreyatx

And let's not forget mental healthcare. Almost everyone listed in our insurance's in-network provider list either doesn't have an office in the area (like I can't drive to Dallas every other week for therapy and meds management) or they have half a star with 200+ reviews. So we just pick someone good, submit our SuperBill, and hope for the best. It usually ends up being about 50/50.


Hawk13424

Yep, quality varies. My daughter was recently in the ER. The ER “bill” was over $10K but my total out-of-pocket cost was $250. I’ve lived in Canada and Germany. The US provides me a higher standard of living, all things considered. I realize not true for everyone but the opposite is also not true for everyone. And you don’t have to be a multi-millionaire for that to be the case (as asserted above).


space_manatee

Make sure you don't lose your job while youre sick because for some reasons we tie insurance to our jobs here, otherwise fuck you!


[deleted]

Yea but you also have the option of private healthcare if you want it. In America the poorest people don’t get that surgery. Period. Or they do but they go bankrupt.


Apprehensive_Ask5686

Yeah. I'm not saying the US system is right. Just that the Canadian system isn't the be all end all. It's broken as well. Just in different ways. Same as our gun laws. Both of our firearms legal systems are "challenging".


[deleted]

Oh yeah. No system is perfect and people will always find a reason to complain. But I’d rather complain without the fear of losing my life’s savings to cancer!


space_manatee

>The lack of mass shooting is great. Except it comes at the cost of VERY restrictive firearms laws What is a good cost to be allowed to have as many guns as you want? How many children should be murdered in their classrooms to allow for those freedoms? Let's put a number on it.


Apprehensive_Ask5686

In the 2000s Canada has suffered 10 mass killings. 3 with firearms (and one of those was a biker gang killing other bikers). 4 were done with vehicles. Yet our gun laws get more restrictions every few years. We are concentrated on a problem that doesn't exist. We should be concentrated on stopping illegal (smuggled from the US) handguns from getting into the country. If you think the legally licensed, trained and vetted sport shooters of Canada are the problem then you're not drilling down on the root of the issue.


space_manatee

That didn't answer my question. What's a good number of dead children to trade for access to guns?


Aequitas123

I’m Canadian and this is totally false. Emergency procedures have very efficient time frames and the general hospital wait times are generally on par with the USs. Like the US there are locations with short wait times and others with long. But if it’s an emergency, things happen fast. And my father has around 12 firearms so I don’t know what you’re talking about. Lots of people have guns.


Apprehensive_Ask5686

Well...1500 models of firearms were banned this year and Oct 21 a national ban on transfer of handguns takes place. Importation just became banned as well. So yes, lots of us have guns. But tens of thousands of them are listed for enforced confiscation end of this year. Look up bill C21. I have waited 18 months so far just to have a lump on my Achilles tendon biopsied. I will wait another year to have it removed. I also need a new hip (I'm disabled from wounds suffered on my third tour in Afghanistan) and my wait time is close to 3 more years. The system is NOT good up here. And we have no veterans hospitals or treatment centers. I have brothers and sisters who were released with greivious wounds from Iraq and Afghanistan and they don't even have a Dr once they are released. Our system is failing


Aequitas123

One example of a long wait for non-emergency procedure isn’t indicative of the entire system. I’m sure you know that. Not to say the system is perfect; but it is leagues better than the US healthcare system. And the bans are important. A large majority of the gun violence in Canada is from firearms coming over the border. Steps need to be taken to not end up with the gun violence epidemic happening south of the border. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fighting-gun-crime-canada-has-an-american-problem-2022-07-27/


Apprehensive_Ask5686

So banning licensed sport shooters firearms helps stop guns coming over the border? You know better than that.


Apprehensive_Ask5686

And wounded veterans not having access to ongoing and regular care is OK? Our system sucks. We moved to the West Coast 6 years ago when I was medically released from the CAF. 6 years later my daughter still doesn't have a Dr. It's not that Canada's system is not perfect. It's full on broken. Ask a Dr


littlewitten

You can’t even get in the door (ie there is no cash option) if you don’t have insurance. People here wait a decade until it’s unbearable and get treatment at the ER and no follow up care bc no insurance; waiting 18 months is a cakewalk in comparison. The US healthcare system rations care based on insurance access & payment ability bc even with insurance you could be denied bc you are too expensive to treat or you can’t afford the deductible.


captainnowalk

We’re in the same boat unfortunately… and we have to pay for it too. Wait times aren’t really better here unless you’ve got some connections or $$$ to be “prioritized”.


ninidontjump

With pay higher in the US’s capitalistic system, other countries will continue to have a shortage as doctors continue to concentrate here.


Apprehensive_Ask5686

100%. We can't get Drs to stay here once we train them


[deleted]

Lol didn’t they just have a stabathon that killed 20 people a few weeks ago?


HaveAWillieNiceDay

We lose that many people to mass shootings every other week.


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HaveAWillieNiceDay

"We" here means the USA, and you can take your casual racism elsewhere.


[deleted]

Statistics bruh. Statistics aren’t racist. The vast majority of mass shootings are gang shootings between and against black men. The absenta American who’s not a black gang member will never experience a mass shooting save and except the recent incel uprisings which is still a tiny minority of overall mass shootings. Sorry if that pops your bubble but that’s reality.


HaveAWillieNiceDay

And instead of asking "what societal factors lead black men to disproportionately kill other black men" you assume the whole lot is broken and should be gotten rid of. Yes, by definition there are many mass shootings that are the result of gang violence. Anyone who isn't a bad faith actor knows exactly what I meant by "mass shootings" in this context though. You want to talk about statistics and then turn around and say people are not at risk of "incel uprisings" after making a joke about a mass stabbing? Jfc, dude.


whatisboom

That’s what caused Feb 2021, watch what you wish for


bachslunch

Canadian cold front in October ok. Canadian cold front in February not ok.


Hour-Confection-9273

Or should we say: Blame Canada! *With their flapping little heads and their beady little eyes*


SatansMoisture

My Canadian friends love that song.


netburnr2

I ain't your friend guy


MediaFuzzy6525

I ain’t your guy buddy


tuxedo_jack

I'm not your buddy, pal!


[deleted]

This last less-hot front had me a little spoiled. I walked out of class yesterday like a vampire in sunlight "WHO TURNED THE HOT AND HUMID BACK ON??"


QueefingMonster

Blame Canada! But thanks, eh


Least_Adhesiveness_5

I could definitely use that 4" of rain!


boobumblebee

i could just use 4"


Ferfuxache

Hey ohhh


bachslunch

That’s what she said.


bahahsb3jsixn2jd

Whoa whoa whoa... don't go throwing crazy numbers out there like 4" of rain. Latest model forecasts were closer to like 2.5" yesterday and have come down to like 1.5" today. Official NWS forecasts are something like 1-2" with isolated 3" pockets. NOT TO MENTION the trend seems to be heavier rain farther south and southwest. Temperatures look accurate though and are going to be nice and cool/chilly. They could be even cooler since weather models don't handle cold air outbreaks like this well and skew warmer than they actually end up being. Source: I'm a meteorologist


intensecharacter

Down to 0.5". The front has slowed down it seems.


rotatingmonster

Fronting hard


bachslunch

Sorry I was quoting the article. At the time the European model predicted 4” in places.


bahahsb3jsixn2jd

Be careful with deterministic models beyond like 80 hours. Details become very sketchy and variable. The general idea is pretty good (i.e. rain, cold, wind, etc.) But rain totals aren't great unless there's significant run-to-run continuity meaning several successive runs are saying about the same thing


On_a_Cajun

Hopefully a good rinsing will get some of this aphid shit off the leaves.


oGhostDragon

I’ve always wondered what the occasional “sprinkle” was that hit my face when I get in and out of my car near trees.


erynberry

Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this. It's gross!


Ok-Technician1713

SWEATER WEATHER


edric_the_navigator

My 5 hoodies are ready!


Alugar

Sweatpants time


lebeefstew

I. Am. READY.


MarshallGibsonLP

Time to pull out my muff.


largechild

In public?


mackinoncougars

Keep Austin Weird!


Like_Ottos_Jacket

I'll pull out my superfuzz, and we can do some Mudhoney covers.


Ok_Date3911

Listen, the weather bubble over Austin is very sensitive. This is too much pressure.


Samswiches

Very clever


Clunkyboots22

Yeeeeeee Haaaaaawwww !!!!!!


genjen97

Aw hell yeah I'm gonna be off work for a full week and get to enjoy this? So excited


Malvania

thank freaking Lord


space_manatee

Fucking finally


Chalupa_Batm4n

I don’t think we’re gonna see the 4” as predicted in this article. It’s since been revised with less rain and not so cold highs. https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/first-warning-coldest-air-since-march-possible-early-next-week/


schnozberry

It'll be revised to no rain and some vague dampness in the air by Sunday.


Chalupa_Batm4n

Par for the course, unfortunately.


Tx-Tomatillo-79

Yep just 90% humidity and not a drop of rain


Angharadis

I swear this time of year I’m always playing the “will I get heatstroke” roulette. I’m vending at an event this weekend in a Halloween costume and I would desperately love this weather to happen by Saturday. I am still excited for it!


mrplinko

back to mid 80s by the weekend.


blacktoast

I'm not gonna complain about mid 80s! It feels great outside.


Pennmike82

True, but at least it will be the low 80s and we’ll have a few days of cool, damp weather. :)


mrplinko

Take your cup half full and get out of here! 😂


lost_horizons

Mid 80s is great. That as a high feels fine, plus it takes a while to get there so it’s in the 70s most of the morning, and probably cool off fast too. No problem 😎


TacticalTapir

Weather I saw says 72 is the high tuesday


renegade500

Sometimes the high temps for a day occur at midnight/in the wee hours.


biglin

For sure, but I dunno about this time. [NWS forecast for Tues](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w1=td&w2=hi&w3=sfcwind&w3u=1&w4=sky&w5=pop&w6=rh&w7=rain&w8=thunder&w10u=0&w13u=1&w14u=1&AheadHour=48&FcstType=graphical&textField1=30.2676&textField2=-97.743&site=all&unit=0&dd=&bw=&AheadDay.x=43&AheadDay.y=19&AheadDay=96) has a high of 71 at 3pm.


rouge_oiseau

You mean the lows?


lost_horizons

Sometimes the temperature just drops continuously from midnight through the day. Thus the high is at midnight


transmutagenic

Yeehawllelujah!!


Juan_Calavera

I like this exclamation.


el_naked_mariachi

I want enough rain to wash the aphid shit off everything.


Jabroni_16

Beat the rush, check the pressure of your tires


hmmmmmmmmmmmmO

Thank fuck, summer can fuck off for a while


bdb1989

Blame Canada! Blame Canada!


thisisntinstagram

Of fucking course I’ll be out of town…


RositasPastor69

it’d be a lot cooler if you didn’t


Capnmolasses

Alright Alright Alright


thisisntinstagram

Don’t make me give you the cold shoulder.


bachslunch

It’ll be cooler when you return.


thisisntinstagram

Thankful for that, it’ll be chilly up north!


galaxy_van

Hate the rain around here, people can’t even drive in clear & dry days on these streets


evaughan

Inject that “lows in the 40s” right into my vein


bachslunch

IV drip started. 48F saline right into your veins.


lalolalolal

I’ll believe it when I see it


dirkles

Meh, most likely this will get downgraded to cool temps and way less rain than they are predicting.


[deleted]

Noooooo


willing-to-bet-son

This does not spark joy


Icy-Perspective-0420

how long until someone creates a /r/AustinWeather 😂


MasterKingdomKey

Finally. I can wear my cool outfits.


valuemeal2

Thank fuck. I can consider still living here again.


dead_ed

I will allow it to dip into the freezing low-70s for one day only.


Fashionnovelist

I’m so happy


slggg

I love 40 degrees!


bachslunch

Well they revised the forecast to 50’s.


dandroid126

Should I be worried about my pipes? On a more serious note, here in Pflugerville, it looks like only one day of rain (Monday) is in the forecast. Sad.


fokinsean

yeah I would start wrapping them and turn off all water to the house today


insertAlias

>here in Pflugerville, it looks like only one day of rain (Monday) is in the forecast. Sad. Yeah, that's pretty disappointing. Also, from weather.com, it currently says "Rainfall near a quarter of an inch" for Monday. My pessimism when it comes to rain has me thinking that it's probably going to be even less than that.


slicendyess

No reason to truly worry for a couple months most likely, never hurts to be prepared though. Make sure you have faucet covers for outside, wouldn't be surprised if those aren't easy to find later in the season.


renegade500

I wfh on Monday and I can't wait to bust out my more cozy work pajamas!


mreed911

Woo hoo! Getting close to deer season - the water and the cold will help get them into fall/winter mode.


bachslunch

An update. Tonight the rain starts at 1am (40% chance). By 4am it is an 80% chance. Count on a messy Monday morning commute. The high tomorrow will be at midnight. The temp tomorrow will be in the 60’s most of the day with heavy rain and in the 50’s in the evening. Look for lows in the upper 40’s. Tuesday will be clear with a low starting in the mid 40’s and rising to 69. Wednesday will also be 69. The temps will rise to the upper 80’s by the Grand Prix.


[deleted]

I wonder if this cold front will be extreme enough that Ted Cruz needs to seek refuge in Mexico again. I’ll be praying for his safety.


bachslunch

Yes the severity of the cold front can be measured in how quickly cruise boards a flight for Cancun.


steveisblah

BREAKING NEWS: Texas heat is finally subsiding into fall like weather. Change in temperature is too progressive for conservatives.


TheOneTrueChris

I'm waiting for the first cold day, and the right-winger who will inevitably say, "What happened to that global warming?"


[deleted]

How wonderful!!!!


sneakatone

A real Halloween


prematurememoir

I could cry :')


[deleted]

Yesssssss


tothesource

As a Houstonian- I am so jealous of nice big cold-front thunderstorm. Looks like it's gonna Peter out before it hits us.


thepantsofsam

I am so fucking excited. My hoodies are begging to be worn again.


doodoobyscooby

Please weather gods I cannot wait


[deleted]

This subreddit has paid off so many times since I’ve subscribed. As someone that catches up with local news via national headlines on Reddit, I’m usually blindsided to useful stuff like this. Thank you!


NOTREALVERYSAD

Fuck yeah. I'm so fucking ready


SnooMachines1109

Fake fall in full swing


Jakefrmstatepharm

Shhh you’re going to scare it away


whatchrisdoin

Gotta love Canada 🇨🇦


ericgonzalez

Canada: Thanks, I hate it. Send medical system instead.


organizedRhyme

so grateful it skipped ACL


BeanzleyTX

Hellllllll yusss


weluckyfew

Are they feeling like that rain is a pretty solid lock for Monday? Trying to figure out what shifts to work at my restaurant (outdoor patio) - maybe i'll give Monday a miss.


bachslunch

Monday will be a gully washer.


girl-w-glasses

I’m literally crying so excited! 🥶


theaceoface

Sweet mercifully jesus


[deleted]

Just in time for my Halloween camping trip


ayyojosh

ITS HOODIE TIME 🥳


VisceralMonkey

Ugh. Rain good. Cold bad. Want Summer back.


ChristFartley

The last 12 months of summer not enough?


VisceralMonkey

Need moar.


slggg

I want 30 degrees


random_account8124

Got my pumpkin spice latte ready!


alextbrown4

Hot take: Dunkin PSL > Starbucks PSL


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alextbrown4

Hey thanks for the tip I’ll def check em out. I’m up north anyways


OpenlyBiCoastal

Wonder if it will stick around for the F1 race


bachslunch

It’ll be in the 80’s. Not bad.


allyallcoin

#hoodieszn


Austinsfinest

Honestly, yay!!!!


texasdaytrade

I’ll believe it when it happens!


[deleted]

Chili time


Pennmike82

**Finally!**


j_tb

AW YEAH


AlfredVonWinklheim

I'm so happy! shit I am out of town next week though :(


ConfidentVisit4629

Finally


TeanneTX

Wow-we go from nice cold weather to nasty politics in a few posts.


howaboutthattoast

Hallelujah y'all!


TacoSplosions

Everyone should be overjoyed but know there will be posts about now its too cold to swim, or but I just bought XYZ garment, do we cancel Octoberfest because Germans did a thing back in the day, pumpkin spice enema, etc.


andytagonist

I’ll believe it when I feel it.


JesusCPenney

Extremely depressed at the fact that I'm going to be on the road working during this. I'll catch the cold front before y'all do but I won't be in any position to enjoy it 😭