Originally Posted by
Hartmann
It's due to the Czech heritage in southeast Texas and the Hill Country. Most of the area was settled by German and Czech farmers in the early 1900s and kolaches are a food item the Czechs brought over.
There are a lot of bakeries that make actual kolaches in the Hill Country (what Shipley's and other donut shops call "kolaches" are closer to
klobasnek since for the most part they use meat. CO's item would be considered that as well (but the dough being a crescent roll immediately disqualifies it).
If you want to try real kolaches, I suggest
Weikel's Bakery in La Grange,
Hruska's in Ellinger,
Czech Stop in West, TX, or
Kountry Bakery in Hallettsville. All are very good.
Thanks for the endorsement on Weikel's and Hruska's. We drive to Houston from Austin about 8-10 times a year and usually take 71. When we drive to DFW area we always stop at the Czech Stop and it will be nice to have a similar place for our more eastern trips. Now if only there was as good a place in Brenham or Giddings for when 290 is essential.
Originally Posted by
sbagdon
Impressed by the interview, and the participants. I've only heard 1/2 of #21, yet I've now downloaded all 21, and synced them to my iPhone. Looking forward to my commute home daily for a while, which says something!
Agreed. I've downloaded all the podcasts, although I'd prefer more discussion of AA and less UA.
I listen to NPR's Planet Money, their 7am news summary and the Economist podcasts when I'm walking the dog and driving to and from work. It really makes my iPod pay off.
Originally Posted by
quantumslip
if they do implement SWU, they could do it a number of ways
- Give certs to waive copays, leaving only miles as requirements
- Opposite of above (waive copays only)
- Offer a "discount" of miles and/or co-pay for a certain amount of times
The third option might work. That way people with lower fares can say "oh I can upgrade for much cheaper now" while those with higher fares can say "free upgrades!".
Of course, this will need to be able to be done through the web. And they may need to raise plat to 100k to offset program expenses.
I think the core question is who the SWUs are designed to compete with. DL SWUs are apparently worthless, AA eVIPs are awesome, and UAs apparently fall somewhere in the middle.
I would say if the SWUs are going to be more like DL, they're worse than having them because you'll probably adjust your program to have a higher mileage or copay requirement for traditional upgrades at the same time and people will feel worse off than before. If you do them AA style, great, but that's the most expensive route.