/r/Abilene

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A place for those who live, or have lived in and around Abilene, TX.

Welcome! This is a place to talk and share all things Abilene related. Articles, pictures, meet-ups, specific interests or group posts are all encouraged.

Posts can also be about the greater Big Country Area (Buffalo Gap, Anson, Dyess, Hamby, etc).

Rules:

1 - Keep it civil. /r/Abilene is intended to be a friendly, open forum. Please don't insult or berate others' opinions or beliefs.

2 - Local politics only. Posts regarding local politics are allowed (and encouraged!), but keep the focus here.

3 - Don't call anybody out. Abilene is a small community and it can be easy to figure out who's who. Regardless, some may want to be left anonymous; let's respect that here.

Official Twitter account: @abilene_reddit

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Girly Book club?

Would anybody like to be apart of a book club? We would pick a book we like and get together once every month or every other month to talk about our book! Snack, maybe do some crafts, take turn hosting and etc! I’m (23)F with a baby so I understand how busy everyone’s lives can be.

3 Comments
2024/10/04
17:20 UTC

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Looking for people to trial our business

Have you ever wanted to have a painting of your partner, a family portrait, your dog or whatever your favorite photo is? I always loved the idea of painting but unfortunately I'm not the best at it. A few months ago though a friend and I came up with a cool idea, what if you could turn any photo you want into a paint by numbers. That way anyone can paint, anything they want.

We looked up custom paint by numbers and found a few Etsy stores selling them but they were way overpriced and most of them didn't even come with the canvas on a frame. So we looked around and talked to a bunch of suppliers, eventually we managed to produce custom paint by number kits cheaper then anywhere else and already framed (you can still order them without a frame but we found most people want them ready to go out of the box).

Long story short though we're trying to grow and get more people talking about us. So we decided it would be a good idea to reach out to some subreddits and hopefully you'll enjoy them enough to share your experience :)

You can use the code "COSTPRICEREDDIT" to get our kits for cost price (our margins are pretty slim right now we want to be as affordable as possible). You can get up to 4 kits at that price so feel free to buy a few and plan a date night, family activity or just get your Christmas shopping done early.

Link - https://passionpaints.com/products/custom-paint-by-numbers-kit

0 Comments
2024/10/04
05:32 UTC

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Wild bills pawn shop #2

I am in Savannah Georgia and there is a limited edition trucker headset at this pawn shop I'll contact again and they will not ship it and is there any body in here trustworthy that I can send money to you buy it and ship it to me I'll pay you for your time and I'll pay for shipping Tia

9 Comments
2024/10/03
17:19 UTC

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Still looking for someone to live with

Attempting to find someone to live with in Abilene, preferably around the same age as me (20) and Christian. I am a male ex mechanical engineering major and am currently perusing an electrician career at TSTC. I have some places that could work if I split the rent with someone but still need someone to split the rent with me. I want to move there asap because I am currently making a 4 hour drive every time I have class. Please DM me if you would like to possibly live with me.

Thanks

5 Comments
2024/10/03
14:45 UTC

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2 man crew looking for work!!

Husband and wife crew here looking for construction work, construction clean up, make ready or just about any job that is hard to find good help for.I put common sense and logic in ti everything we do and have the attitude of just because we haven't done something before doesn't mean we can't. We are very professional and have what it takes to accomplish a task. We look forward to hearing from you. 325 320 0366 Teresa and Justin

2 Comments
2024/10/03
12:19 UTC

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22 Comments
2024/10/01
23:53 UTC

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Fishing at Abilene State Park

I'm going to Abilene State Park for the first time in a couple of weeks. I saw on their website you can fish at lake Abilene, but looking at google maps it looks dried up and the main road closed off. Is that still the case? Are there other areas to fish at out there?

6 Comments
2024/10/01
21:39 UTC

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iBuy app

12 Comments
2024/10/01
15:56 UTC

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Best Carne Guisada burritos?

Tell me your favorite place for breakfast burritos!

25 Comments
2024/10/01
14:19 UTC

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Stray cats

There are 3 cats that are sleeping between me and my neighbors house and they seem way to small to be here alone without their mother, does anyone know who’s cats these are?

13 Comments
2024/09/29
15:15 UTC

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Best donuts in Abilene?

Hello Folks of Abilene, I’m in a predicament. I want donuts! But there are so many choices to pick from. Also they have to have chocolate milk I need my choccy milk. Please give me your recommendations I look forward to seeing the opinions of such fine citizens!

21 Comments
2024/09/29
14:20 UTC

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Looking for content assistance

Howdy fine folks of Abilene, I’m wanting some help creating a YouTube/TikTok comedy show. I’ve got basic recording equipment. A simple idea, and some technical know how. But I could use help with script / joke writing. I also need a better recording space something simple small room. If at all interested leave a comment and I’ll send a dm. Thankyou !

8 Comments
2024/09/27
15:44 UTC

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Soccer matches

Is there like a soccer league here on Abilene? Or a place to play soccer

1 Comment
2024/09/26
23:51 UTC

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Sport bikes?

I see a bunch around town and I’m relatively new to the area. So long shot.. Where are the spots at in town to meet up with everyone?

Any good winding backroads or is it all straight covered in tar snakes?

7 Comments
2024/09/25
03:51 UTC

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ice cream or froyo anyone ?

craving ice cream but im lactose intolerant ... but idgaf lol would anyone want to go get some ice cream or froyo together ? idk im a silly goose and i dont wanna go alone siiigh

26 Comments
2024/09/24
20:36 UTC

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Found dog at Cal Young

2 Comments
2024/09/22
16:53 UTC

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where would I find young friends here?

I’m eighteen and a girl, I just moved here from los Angeles and I am living with my family. I would like to make friends somehow but I don’t really know where to start with that and I haven’t found any places hiring yet.

15 Comments
2024/09/21
21:52 UTC

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Caprock Chief

I don't remember ever hearing about this project when it was proposed in the early 2000s but totally wish the state would of made it a reality. The Caprock Chief was a Amtrak line that was going to run from Fort Worth to Denver. It was going to have stops in Abilene and Sweetwater then switch from the Union Pacific line to the Santa Fe in Sweetwater then run to Lubbock and Amarillo on its way to Colorado. I'm too young to remember passenger trains in Abilene but I often have wondered what it was like back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, people riding into town, getting a hotel room at the grace and later the Wooten. Would of been a sight to see.

I have rode Amtrak about 3 times and personally I love it, it's the road less traveled that you never see from the interstate or highways. You go thru alot of big ranches, see a lot of wildlife and livestock, bridges over lakes, it's so much fun IMO. Way better than greyhound, not as convenient as flying but I still always enjoy it. Would also have some economic benefits, usually in the larger towns the train stops anywhere between 10 mins to sometimes an hour or 2. Fort Worth has a subway right by their stop, alot or people get off and go eat then climb back on. Anyways I really wish this project would of came to light, would of been so cool to hop a train in downtown Abilene and ride it to Denver just for the heck of it.

24 Comments
2024/09/21
15:20 UTC

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Gathering all fellow nerds.

I'm looking to put together a small little hackerspace for those of us who like to tinker with computers. Everyone is welcome (as long as you behave or aren't weird).

Figured I would put this out there in case anyone is interested. Feel free to reach out to me on here or via Signal. Signal is your best bet for faster replies since I don't get to my PC until after work.

Signal: liberspiritus.23

1 Comment
2024/09/21
07:28 UTC

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What do y’all think of the flag I designed for Abilene?

44 Comments
2024/09/20
23:33 UTC

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Accident by Red Lobster?

Passed by it last night, looked decently bad. Anyone have any intel on what happened?

3 Comments
2024/09/20
21:30 UTC

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mv on saturday evening

anyone gonna be there ?

15 Comments
2024/09/20
10:34 UTC

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Paranormal/Spirt hunting

Is there any places in Abilene that might have paranormal stuff going on? My roomies and I like looking for that kind of stuff.

The feeling of seeing sht is pretty cool imo. 🫤😂

I’m new to Abilene btw, so I don’t know streets and stuff v well

25 Comments
2024/09/18
01:32 UTC

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Text Survey

Howdy y’all!

 

My name is Dr. Thomas Brooks and I am a researcher at New Mexico Highlands University, living in Denton, TX. 

 

I am working on a large-scale project about Texas nationalism and I would like your help with a survey I am conducting on adults (18+) who are residents in Texas. 

 

If you have time, I’d appreciate if you could take the following short survey and share it with your family/friend! 

 

Thank you so much, here is a link to the survey: https://tamuc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bdcoD9doIzds2Am

 

Please reach out if you have any questions! 

 

Please note: The survey does not advocate nor aim to discriminate Texit or supporters of Texit. 

 

-Thomas

32 Comments
2024/09/15
18:21 UTC

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Any fellow millennial emos?

I'm wanting to go out get drunk and do some emo karaoke sometime! I don't have many local friends who live my emo/pop-punk music much less do karaoke 😅 I just wanna act stupid but responsibly 😂😅

9 Comments
2024/09/15
04:21 UTC

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