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Old 09-08-2012, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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I think this really highlights how massive the is all likely to be for Austin.


28 blocks downtown likely to close during F1
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Old 09-08-2012, 08:05 PM
 
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They don't even include E. 6th street in those blocks, although it will likely be closed also (as usual).
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Old 09-08-2012, 08:09 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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If anymore festivals jump in, DT is going to explode with people.
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Old 09-08-2012, 09:45 PM
 
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This is great. I can't wait to watch the coming war between the NIMBYs and the Boosters.
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Old 09-08-2012, 10:15 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/London, UK
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They don't even include E. 6th street in those blocks, although it will likely be closed also (as usual).


E 6th closing after 7pm is probably implied as a given. lol. It is usually closed on normal weekends @ around 8 or so. It will probably close earlier than normal for F1 week, but I think it and 5th are staying open to traffic during the day.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:26 AM
 
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Not to mention it's on the weekend before Thanksgiving.
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Old 09-09-2012, 09:39 AM
 
Location: SW Austin & Wimberley
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Not to mention it's on the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Book your Thanksgiving flights now. It's going to be crazy.

I haven't attended the City of Austin seminars that they're giving business owners about how to deal with the affluent international visitors that are going to be in Austin, but I talked to someone who did.

He said:
These people spend a lot of money.
They "dine" for hours, hogging up a table, drinking wine, running up a huge tab...but...
Tips are "foreign" to them. They are not accustomed to adding extra to the bill. Waiters/waitresses beware.
They expect a higher level of attentive service than the nose-ringed slacker waitress in Austin know how to provide.

And on and on ....

I just wonder, should Austin business be themselves, and let visitors experience the real, authentic Austin, as locals do, or should Austin businesses try to "Europeanize" themselves during F1, as the City seems to be encouraging, so as not to, for example, offend a rich uppity Spaniard?

Steve
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:26 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I think this really highlights how massive the is all likely to be for Austin.


28 blocks downtown likely to close during F1
All these closures that happen all year round, more then anything else, squelches my desire to live downtown.
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:31 PM
 
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All these closures that happen all year round, more then anything else, squelches my desire to live downtown.
Right, because having cool stuff to do right at your doorstep is SOOO inconvenient.
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Old 09-09-2012, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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All these closures that happen all year round, more then anything else, squelches my desire to live downtown.
Really? Because I live downtown and I love it.
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