Hoax or does TXDOT know something?

Zombies in Austin?


Austin road sign warns motorists of zombies

12:50 PM CST on Thursday, January 29, 2009
BY DAN X. McGRAW / The Dallas Morning News


An Austin road sign meant to warn motorists about road conditions instead read: "The end is near! Caution! Zombies ahead!"

Vandals broke off a lock on the sign in central Austin early Monday and then hacked into the computer to change the words, said Sara Hartley, a city spokeswoman.

When they were done, the sign read: “The end is near! Caution! Zombies ahead! Run for cold climate!”

Before leaving, the vandals reset the password so the city could not easily change the sign. The sign's humorous warning stayed up for several hours before the manufacturer of the computer could reset the password.

Austin officials aren’t taking the spoof lightly, noting it is a criminal act.

“The sign’s content was humorous, but the act of changing it wasn’t,” Hartley said.

Austin police are investigating the situation, and the vandals could face a Class C misdemeanor charge of tampering with a road sign, Hartley said.

It is the first time Hartley said she has had heard of the stunt.

2008 Gaming

Happy New Year!

The end of 2008 saw us ringing in the New Year once again at Baker's. There was plenty of food, booze and, of course, gaming.

2008 saw me play 140 unique games with 274 total plays

The games I played the most:

22	Race for the Galaxy
19	Blood Bowl
8	Pandemic
6	Metropolys
6	Hero: Immortal King
6	Imperial

My best winning percentages (of more than one play):

Winning Percentage	Total
		Games
100.00%	3	2nd de Mayo
100.00%	2	Memoir 44
100.00%	2	Terakh
100.00%	2	For Sale
100.00%	2	Industria

2009 started off with us playing werewolf after midnight and finishing the festivities with Saboteur. Looking forward to another great year of gaming