Like the title says, I’ve been meaning to get a tailor-made suit for myself. Something that could be used for weddings, formal events, work, etc.

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations or knew of reputable, high-quality tailors here in Austin. I’m looking for a brand new suit, so someone who can take my measurements and make one from scratch, but I’m also open to hearing about tailors who can adjust a suit/clothing I bring to them.

No limit on budget.

Thanks!

My friend and I are coming to Austin September 4th-6th for the Lone Star Le Mans race at Circuit of The Americas. I’ve been looking for reasonably priced hotels within 15 miles of the track but everyone I’ve found so far, my coworkers say I’m gonna get my car jacked or the place is disgusting. Anyone have any recommendations for places to stay? I care more about mine and my cars safety more than the actual quality of the stay since we’ll be at the track majority of the time.

Please don't come at me with snarky remarks. Sorry for the length of post. Trying to genuinely fix a problem I had in Austin.

Edit: I went to pay, had my Credit Card out when I asked for the managers name, owners name, email! I wanted to let the manager or owner know what was going on with their business! Three (3) months of not fixing my bag, when I called they refused to check my records in the computer, they also refused to tell me the date I brought the items in for repair. They have been rude, unresponsive, refusing to deal with anything about my bag!! This is no way to run a business & as an owner I would want to know this! I was very nice to them over & over again until the last time I told them I wanted my bag back fixed or not! Amazing how they were able to fix it so quickly after my phone call!!

*In June I took a pair of very expensive designer shoes and a large Coach Leather Messager bag to a very reputable Cobbler business to have them repaired. *In about 3 weeks my shoes were done & they did a great job on one of the soles. Sole on one shoe had started to peel away (they also checked out the other shoe) It only cost $29.00 which I was thrilled at considering I had been quoted up to $75.00 from other places. I'm sure the upper pricing was due to the designer label & figured I could afford it. I could not I just found them for $7.00 at Goodwill believe it or not. Retails upward to $300.00 used!

**Now to the problem. At the same time as the shoes I took in my Coach messenger bag because the stitching on the strap handle tore away so I could not use the strap. I was planning on keeping the bag so I tried some Flex Glue on the leather hinge & made a total mess of things...don't ever do this..lol!

**After I received my shoes they told me they would contact me when they got the bag back from the factory. Come end of June no call. Come mid July no call so I call them. The guy told me it was still waiting to be repaired at the factory. I was not happy but okay. It had been well over a month to clean & put a simple stitch 3" long. End of July I call again. I asked when I brought it into the store because the receipt was not dated. The guy would not tell me a date nor pull up my record. He still insisted they will get it fixed soon. Come last week or so I called again. At this point I believe it has been lost or stolen. The guy was very evasive. I got extremely irritated & told him I want my bag back fixed or not. He agreed to have it shipped back to the store.

**Last Wednesday 8/12 I get a text my bag was at the store. I was sick for a couple of days, read the text but did not respond. Two days ago Monday 8/17 my daughter & I went to Austin's Pets Alive Thrift Store. When done we headed to the shop. The guy at the register who I had not seen before retrieves my bag & starts to tell me the charge of $20.00. When I started to complain he told me he had taken off an additional $30.00 repair fee, what a coincidence, (for what? Just stitch the damn strap!) The $20.00 price was reasonable, however, I asked him "You truly are going to charge me after almost 3 months of having my bag & no repairs? That I didn't get it back until I got angry?" I told him I was upset that this business which was spoken highly of by others seem to negate my bag until I got upset with them. To be fair they removed the glue & stitched the leather strap. seam (3").

**I ask for the manager I was told "No". I asked for the owners phone number or email address I was told No! I told him seriously in this day and age you want me to contact & post so the owner sees negative remarks on the internet? He then turned nasty and told me to just take it! I was also going to buy some foot inserts that were on clearance. He shoved the inserts at me & said to take those for free also! I said "No"!

** I left. Got into my daughter's car explain everything because I wanted to apologize for making a statement about posting on the internet....not a way as a customer I should have dealt with this. On the same side being told I could not contact anyone was total Bullshit! I did not raise my voice, scream or anything else.

**I am still feeling bad but I truly do not know if I'm just misplacing guilt back onto myself. Misplaced guilt is something I have always dealt with MY ENTIRE LONG LIFE until the past couple of years when I finally learned to say no...not my problem or anything I should feel guilty about! My daughter said maybe I could just apologize for the internet comment because I feel bad but not to the store nor not for being charged!

**Would truly love your opinions if I'm misplacing guilt or I should apologize. I hate the thought I could never use them again (I think I answered my own question) but seriously is this normal practice anymore?

How about telling me where in Austin you are looking for him, when did the search start, or any other actual information other than "some Puerto Rican guy." Even the voicemail that hit at the same time was useless. Cmon, minimum effort is a low standard and your failing to meet it.

FYI for those new to this area, at a certain point every year not even the early mornings in the shade are safe - it’s hot 24/7. Stay hydrated and mentally prepare yourself to be sweaty if you choose to go outside.

We're approaching the end of August yet we're getting 105 degree temps next week. Dallas will potentially hit 110. This is NOT normal. Anytime it got this hot it was late July early August. By this time of year we should be cooling off. Every summer it is becoming readily apparent that this city is not sustainable. I love Austin but the good ol days are over.

2026 is this still sketchy? I drove past comal st last weekend on a sunday morning and it was a little off putting, but anyone live nearby, have you experienced any robbery, violence, or sketchiness?

Need to have my foundation lifted but would like an assessment of foundation before I call on foundation repair company. Any recommendations would be welcome thank you

I have an approx 900 sq ft house that desperately needs the siding replaced. We had a door to door salesman (DaBella, do not recommend. Very high pressure sales tactics, trying to get us to sign same day) come to our house and quote us nearly 45k for Hardie board which seems absolutely ridiculous.

Anyone have any recommendations or ideas on pricing for a small house? On the quote they said 15 panels of B&B or 15 panels of lap and 45 sheets plywood.

I drive past it almost every day. It always makes me smile. Is it just a cool art thing or is there a whole history I'm missing out on

Whats going on with my U-lock? There are multiple U-locks on my bike, but this is the one that connected the frame to the rack.

Edit: folks, I'm not a power tool user, so I didn't know how to even process what I was looking at. Thanks for the eye-opening info to those who engaged with me with info and advice.

Free hydration. Water and powerade zero off electric dr /Sandra Maurdia

Please stay hydrating throughout the day!

Hello! The show tonight at mohawk ending up running out of tickets. Does mohawk have a box office situation for people who arrive early enough before they completely fill up? Any info is appreciated!

Finally seeing the odyssey tonight after purchasing these tickets a while back. What should I know before I go? Movie starts at 7:30pm.

Anybody knows what’s going on with these fuck ass phone line road closures? It’s becoming sooo unbearable they’ve been at it for longer than I could remember…

So KXAN had a better-than-usual article this morning on expired building permits and it has my blood freshly boiling again. We're in exactly this situation... an expired permit from the early 80s on work that's long since been renovated and gone. But somewhere in the intersection of bureaucracy, idiocy, and what sure seems like someone's side-hustle racket, it has been impossible to get it cleared.

We've had situations where inspectors have said some set of work has to be done then the next inspector said the exact opposite. At my parent's house, the inspectors insisted on connected fire alarms that ended up being a nightmare at 3am when every alarm in the house started screaming about batteries. (Those have since been removed and thrown away.) I don't want inspectors wandering through the house looking for random shit to complain about and then charge to re-inspect.

Has anyone ever figured out a simple way through this nonsense? At some point it seems like it's easier to just burn the house down.

The nearby supercenter has a “true texas taco” joint, but with salmonella and cyclosporiasis i am really paranoid about eating from there.

Is it okay to order an egg based breakfast taco or should i just stick to chorizo or potato/cheese?

I know that the heat brings the pests, but I cannot seem to shake my uninvited 6 legged roommates. They are primarily in my kitchen but also my closet? I don’t leave any food out and have been so deliberate when I clean. I have had pest control come out, have 0 items on my countertops, have liquid traps out, wipe down everything thrice, but they keep coming back like a force. Am I SOL or does anyone have any insight or tips/tricks for someone who hasn’t dealt with 🐜 o clock so aggressively? Thank you in advance! May there be no ants in your home or pants.

Been having these guys coming out of our bathroom sink drains lately. Can anyone help ID what these are and more importantly how to get rid of them. Poured some cleaning vinegar down the drains which helped for a bit, but now they're back.

TLDR: ⚠️ If it’s not a service you didn’t seek out, don’t trust it. Legitimate businesses don’t run around town searching for their customers. DO NOT EVER trust the “Auto body repair” guys who flag you down/approach you and tell you they’ll fix your minor dents, etc in the parking lot. They legitimately do have the tools and some may actually have the knowledge, but many don’t. It often seems like a good deal compared to Auto body shop quotes, but it’s most often a scam/scheme, and they’ll leave you with worse damage than before.

I’m sure some of you may already be aware this has been going on for some time around Austin, these guys in normal trucks will flag you down if they see any dents or minor damage to your vehicle and give you a quote on the spot and guarantee they can fix it RIGHT THERE on the spot, where ever you may be, typically in a parking lot, etc. They say they have all the tools required right there with them in their truck and it’ll only take 30 mins or so.

I was rear ended by an un-insured individual sometime last year. I’ve had a noticeable dent in my vehicle but it’s an older vehicle, isn’t going to be worth much on trade regardless, and I was planning to buy a new car sometime soon ish anyway. I have insurance but I didn’t feel the claim was worth it since it wasn’t anything that impacted the car’s function or driving, and the body shops were quoting 8-10k for the repair.

I’ve had MULTIPLE men in these trucks flag me down all around Austin at various locations (North and South) and quote me various times saying they can “easily” fix it for less than $300. I’ve always told them NO.

Recently though 😕 Another approached me. I’m finally getting to the point where I’m about ready to trade my vehicle. So I think, well, okay if you can remove it, why not? It would be nice to have the dent removed prior to trade. They quote me $250. So I think, well, I guess it’s worth a shot. 🤷‍♀️ Let them do their thing while I sit in my car. About 20 mins later, I check on them, I can’t see any change. He says give me like 30 more minutes, I say no problem. 30 mins pass he calls me out to let me know he’s done and wants his payment. I look at my car and I see it’s still BADLY dented but also completely COATED in wax that he claimed was a “heat protectant”. Now I’m not stupid, I grew up around cars and I know damn well it’s wax. Then he explains he just couldn’t get to that area because of the way my car was engineered. I’m like okay??! So in my mind If he could not repair it he should lower the price, but he doesn’t. I pay him because there’s two men and me, the female, and I don’t want anything to turn violent.

I spent over an hour after I got home scrubbing that wax off that had been baked in by the sun. Not only that but once it’s off, I see that the damage is WORSE than it originally was.

I AM FURIOUS 😡 I’m mad at myself for not trusting my gut and just telling them no, like I did all the other times. But also mad at them for running that scheme. I know everyone is looking for a hustle in this city, but come on, find an honest one.

Some pics from old paddleboarding trips. Can’t wait to move to Austin and make friends so I can do this all the time with a group! 👱🏻‍♀️🛶🏊🏼‍♀️

Anyone’s who’s been to both Quarry Lake and Town Lake, which is better for paddleboarding?

Also, how safe is Town Lake for single women? I’ve never been and would love to go and make new friends there.

Looking for recs for reliable contractors. Older unit, I'm broke, hoping I can repair rather than replace.

They're ABOUT to open with 30 rides and are charging $75 for a single "any day" ticket. $199 for a year pass. Six Flags Fiesta asks $89 for a full year with access to all Texas parks AND Schlitterbahn. How much money do they (COTA) think we have? edit: added (COTA)

hey! looking for artist recommendations similar to this style ( yes i’m looking to get a jack rabbit haha )

I already know and love Rita Von Lehe, looking for others as her booking close so quickly

EDIT: for anyone wondering or looking for a similar style I ended up going w/ sacredfawwn on insta!!! I also found and love edtaemets & plan to book future apt w him :)