We're deep into the part of summer where I see the same thing every afternoon — someone watching the temp needle climb into the red at a light on Veterans Memorial around shift change. Central Texas heat is brutal on cooling systems, and a radiator that limped through spring will quit on the first 104° day. Figured I'd share what to do in the moment, since a few of you will need it this week.
The first 60 seconds:

Turn the AC off and the heater on full blast. Sounds insane in July, but the heater core acts like a second radiator and pulls real heat off the engine.
Pull over at the first safe spot — the nearest lot or shoulder, not the next exit. Every minute in the red adds damage.
Shut it off and leave the radiator cap alone. That cap holds scalding coolant under pressure. Wait at least 30 minutes. I see burns from this every summer.
Get it towed instead of "limping it home." This is the expensive mistake. An engine that overheats once is often fine. One driven hot for 15 minutes can warp the head — that's the difference between a cheap fix and a multi-thousand-dollar one.

The usual causes, cheapest to worst:

Low coolant / slow leak — most common. If you're topping off more than once a season, that's not evaporation, it's a leak.
Stuck thermostat — ~$30 part. Tell-tale sign is temp spiking fast even on short drives.
Failing water pump — whining noise or a leak at the front-center of the engine. They fail on the highway, never in your driveway.
Dead radiator fan — this is why so many cars here only run hot in stop-and-go. At speed the airflow is free; at a light the electric fan does all the work. Check the fan motor, relay, and whether the radiator fins are caked with bugs.

Stay Cool Out There!

Man im bored ash where the friends at assum😭

Moved from another state and I have a vehicle that's 5% all around and 35% on front windshield. Wanted to do that with my other vehicle I recently got and shops are telling me it's not possible for them because of the law. Anyone in the area that would help me out? Just need driver/passenger front and the front windshield. I'm in Temple but can go to Killeen or near there.

Hello! What is the best electric company in Killeen or which company has a pretty good rate?

Thank you!

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Last year my family and I lived in Killeen tx, we used both libraries (idk if there's more then 2)

We had/wanted to move due to lease being up

So we're now like 3 hours away from Killeen

While borrowing books

We had accidentally damaged them

We were ashamed to bring them back in such condition and we couldn't afford to pay for them

And we were already moving so we thought it was fine...no big deal.. yes I know that's stupid of us.

A year later apparently my mom is being charged for theft

has to pay a very big fine or prison time.

We are already dealing with such big things in life

We are NOT financially stable to pay the fine, I just don't know what to do. (I'm sorry I don't know where else I was supposed to post this)

I have kids, and I guess I either need somewhere to store out belongings or just sell things before Tuesday... Im so sick of abusive men. I dont even have carseats for my kids rn or transportation. ​

i’m an adult long story short i can’t smoke at my house and my friend is visiting me this weekend and we wanna smoke. any good spots here? killeen/ harker heights area ideally

Finalizing a roster this week for fall coach pitch. Players must be born between May 1, 2018 and April 30th, 2020. Trying to play in Belton, but that league limits teams, so Temple is our backup.

For more details, send me a PM.

My babies are finally returning home. Due to having agoraphobia and ptsd from a dv relationship, being partially blind, and dealing with Disability benefits in the process of being accepted. Im seeking assistance in restocking my home eith groceries. Anything helps. I do have a food bank card but I need groceries ASAP. ​

I’ll pay for the beer and games! You pick the location I’m a solid 7 out of 10 on a pool table

My family isn't really musically inclined so, I get bored playing my trumpet all by myself. I'm just looking for a friend to play some music with. Im in my early 20's so I'd prefer someone around the same age. Piano players are cool but preferably an instrument that you can bring outside, to a park for example. I communicate with friends mainly through discord so definitely send me yours if you are interested!

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Fuck you. You gave my 80 year old vietnam vet father a panic attack. You assholes claim to support vets, but you don't.

Im 16 and im looking for any friends that might wanna go out during go fest and do raids and try to catch as much as we can! But i also just dont know if many people play as much..

I’m a beginner kayaker still trying to get the hang of it and looking for spots that would be good to try.

I went to Dana Peak Boat launch but the wind and water was pretty choppy and was pretty hard to get through.

I tried Nolan Creek in Belton because the city of Belton site listed the Nature Trail as a good kayak launch spot and the water was nice and still but the water level was too low and I had to get out and pull the kayak past rocks about every 20 or 30 yards.

So looking for recommendations to try, local is best because I’m trying to get out there 2-3 times a week but I will make the drive for a good spot if it’s farther out

Hypothetically if someone were to have purchased fireworks on a road trip before looking up that even handheld sparklers were technically illegal, where could they go to set them off legally?

I get that the vibe seems to be that people just do it anyway but if someone wanted to "follow all the rules" where are places to even go?

I don’t really make post like this. However with Nov coming up, Justin Early going up against a well funded ( if you know what I mean ) boomer. I figure I’d get the word out. He’s a former Dell employee cyber security. Vet. He’s in his 40s. . He knows a whole lots about datacenters, and doesn’t want them. He’s not promoting really hard probably because of funding. Don’t forget his name at the box.

Their techs aren't properly trained in roofing or chimney building at all. They tried to nail 2 pieces of wood together instead of using a single 2×4, they cut the siding crooked and too short, they didn't measure at all and ran out of materials and had to go to Lowes 4 times. They also tried to put the flashing over the siding so it could trap water. 10 hours and 3 k later its still not right and the company is ignoring me. 😭