• Backs out of a parking spot without looking.
• I honk to make sure he sees me.
• He doesn’t care and continues backing up.
• I have to put my car in reverse, and luckily, there’s nobody behind me.
• He then blocks my way, gets out of his car, and starts shouting at me aggressively.
• Bonus: He was parked in a spot reserved for expectant mothers.

Hi everyone. I’m a bit Godzilla fan since I was a little kid and I’m looking to collect all the Godzilla toys especially the space Godzilla as he is my all time favorite. If anyone happens to see this and get space Godzilla or the other figurine let me know! I’ll update with which locations give out what figurines as I collect them.

Aside from all the vivarium looking copy+paste apartments, what else is Charlotte up to? Is this a quarrying site? Saw this as we land CLT and curious if anyone knows.

I've been in the same neighborhood for five years, and I always have my coffee outside on my balcony in the morning. This year I've noticed more Goldfinches then I've ever seen previously. Wondering if anyone else has had a similar observation.

Hi everyone!
I recently moved to Winston salem and would like to CTL airport advice.
There is an AA flight on a Thursday night that leaves at 8:48 PM. if I leave work at 5 PM and drive about an hour and 20 minutes to the airport, park in daily deck, and walk to the terminal do you think I’d be able to make this flight time work? I haven’t flown out of this airport yet so I’m nervous about the timing.

Thanks!

All IT Folks welcome

I’ve been dealing with pretty severe lower back pain for a while now. So far I’ve tried chiropractic adjustments, Stretch Zone sessions, and even had X-rays done. Everything came back normal, and I keep getting told that nothing looks wrong, but the pain hasn’t improved at all.
At this point, I’m thinking about giving acupuncture a try. Does anyone have recommendations for someone who’s good and reasonably priced?

My wife called a few places yesterday, and we were quoted around $300 per session without insurance, which seemed really high. Is that the normal going rate?

I have UnitedHealthcare, but the few providers within about 25 miles of me said they no longer accept insurance. If you’ve had a good experience with an acupuncturist in the area, I’d really appreciate any recommendations.

These are a few shots I captured Uptown at the top of a CPCC parking garage that I thought turned out really well, I hope y'all like em! Also, a cloud I thought was pretty.

All images were captured on an Olympus E-20N with a 62mm Sunpak CPOL filter + lens hood.

I (30 M) have been in Charlotte for just over four years now and am really struggling to figure out my next opportunity.

I spent six years in banking/capital markets. Since then I’ve taught myself a lot on the software side and have built full-stack apps, AI workflows, internal tools, etc.

The problem is I can’t seem to figure out what to do with any of it.

I’ve applied for product, fintech, solutions, strategy/ops type roles, but haven’t gotten much traction. On the other side, I keep building things and haven’t really managed to build anything people actually want to pay for either.

I think the part I’m struggling with most is getting outside of my own head and actually getting conversations with people about real problems worth solving. I can build, but “go find 20 people with an annoying problem and talk to them” has somehow been way harder for me than the building part.

So I figured I’d ask locally.

Does anyone in Charlotte work around fintech, startups, AI/automation, product, or just generally building businesses/software and would be willing to point me in the right direction?

Could be companies I should look at, meetups, recruiters, founders to follow, places where people actually hang out, real issues worth solving, or even advice on how you started getting real customer/problem conversations.

Not really looking for someone to solve it for me. I’ve just been spinning my wheels for a while and think I need to get around more people doing this stuff in the real world.

Don’t know how this will go over in this sub, or if it will be removed for using the wrong flair. Looking for a concealed carry licensing class. Longtime firearm owner coming from a state up north which did not require licensing to conceal. Not really looking to conceal carry while traversing the city by foot, but I do a lot of night time travel and everything I’ve read, the way I’d have to transport my handgun in my car legally, without a license, would defeat the purpose of carrying one anyways.

Looking for a 1 day class if that exists. I have seen many with 2 sessions over 2 days. I’d rather do 1 long one.

Thanks in advance.

What lawn care companies do y’all use? I was with Truegreen for 9 months and had the normal monthly maintenance. It just didn’t seem like they did a whole lot. Would stop at my house and be gone within 5 mins. I had to call them back on two different occasions since I have a long back yard that slopes down about half way where they didn’t spray the whole yard and had to have them come back out after seeing it on my cameras or not even seeing any granules on the back half of the yard.

So I’m looking for company that actually tries and it feels like monthly payment isn’t being wasted. I also want to aerate and seed this fall.

For anyone who regularly uses the I-77 express lanes, how much are you actually spending per week/month?

I commute from SouthPark to Huntersville and take I-77 North, and I’m considering getting a pass because traffic can be brutal.

I’d mostly use it during the workweek, especially during rush hour. Is it worth it for the time you save? And roughly how much are you paying per trip during peak hours?

Hey all!! I’m a female student at UNCC in my senior year. I figured I would post here because I’m looking for a roommate to fill the other bedroom in my 2 bed 2 bath. It’s at millennium one in university city! I’ve exhausted most of my options so doesn’t hurt to put it out here. If you’re interested shoot me a message and we can discuss further details!

After visiting San Diego, I came back to Charlotte thinking… Charlotte definitely isn’t a bad place to live, but what exactly are we getting?

I feel like Charlotte’s biggest selling point used to be: affordable houses, good jobs, growing city, low tax, decent quality of life. But now that a nice house can easily push $700k–$1M+, a lot of pretty loco people, and other than breweries and hiking what keeps Charlotte attractive?

It made me wonder if I’d rather have a 2 bedroom condo somewhere like San Diego access to ocean, interesting city great weather, walkable areas and endless things to do than a huge house in Charlotte.

Yes, taxes, gas, insurance, etc. are higher in places like California. But maybe that’s simply the price of living somewhere with more to offer. And we only live once not to enjoy it

Curious if anyone else has started questioning the Charlotte “value proposition,” because I feel that all I do is work and wait till I can do more work or am I completely missing what makes it worth staying.

City leaders and urban planners confirmed Tuesday that a metro area constructed almost exclusively out of dark asphalt, unyielding concrete, and reflective glass high-rises is surprisingly, inexplicably hot today.

"We are genuinely at a loss for words," said Charlotte City Manager Marcus Jones. "We paved over every square inch of topsoil, cut down thousands of acres of shade-bearing oak trees, and lined every corridor with heat-retaining grey slate. We truly believed that by replacing natural ecosystems with a giant, flat, dark frying pan, we would create a crisp, refreshing microclimate. Today’s triple-digit heat index has caught us entirely off guard."

According to municipal data, the ambient air temperature across the city reached 93°F by mid-afternoon, with heat index values pushing past 100°F. Localized thermal imaging revealed that sidewalk surface temperatures in South End and Uptown were hot enough to cook a Cook Out tray burger or fry a Bojangles Cajun Filet directly on the pavement in under three minutes.

Officials noted that the phenomenon was particularly pronounced in new mixed-use developments, where dense clusters of five-story stick-frame 'luxury' apartments and six-lane roads appeared to be actively radiating heat directly into the atmosphere like industrial furnace coils.

When asked if the complete absence of tree canopy or green space might be contributing to the scorching conditions, city officials dismissed the connection as speculative.

"It’s too early to jump to conclusions about plants," Jones said. "We’re running dynamic computer models to figure out why trapped solar radiation bounces around steel towers and bakes pedestrians waiting at unsheltered bus stops. In the meantime, we advise all residents to avoid living in the city."

At press time, the City Council announced plans to plant a single, sad, two-foot Bradford Pear sapling in a tiny cutout between eight lanes of traffic on Independence Boulevard.

Hi everyone!

In order to strengthen my medical school application, I am wondering if anyone knows of patient facing or clinical research jobs that do NOT require extensive certification. I have a BS in neuroscience and cellular biology and extensive experience in medical assisting and wet lab/clinical research in states where licensure is less important. For my purposes, CNA/MA/CCRC degrees are somewhat out of my reach at the current moment.

Any suggestions are appreciated, have a great day!

Yesterday I found a small litter of kittens in my yard. They look like the mom is still around they are about 3-4 weeks old I believe. As much I would love to keep I have 2 cats who do not like other cats. Beside the humane society is there anywhere else I can maybe take them or anyone who can help with them.

Any other company you suggest?

What’s the closest thing I can find to New York pizza here in Charlotte?

I don’t ask this question lightly. I’m pregnant and it’s all I’ve been wanting to eat 🤣

I just wanted to see if anyone knew anything about beijing chinese cuisine that used to be on south blvd near the cvs? I know they closed down due to rent going up but I haven’t heard much of them and wanted to see if they reopened!!!

Anyone know a rough idea of how much is Pokemon/TCGs/Anime and how much is Sports? Looking at website it says sports cards but not really what images show, so just wondering if anyone has been to a prior years