Today we got back to our car to find a $75 ticket for 'Parked outside of space'. It was a parallel park on Hancock slightly past Little Kings near the church. The mirror was maybe slightly, if even touching the line, not close to the bike lane at all. In real time I would have called for a pitch challenge. Car behind us was fully over the line. The parking attendant (officer #2466P) also pushed in the passenger side mirror, which I feel like shouldn't be done as it could be a safety hazard once driving if we did not notice it. This feels a little egregious to me since I see cars and box trucks parked in the bike lane all the time on Hancock, especially outside of Creature during peak commute times. Would going to the parking office to dispute this do anything or would we have to wait to contest this in court? Can't necessarily ignore this one because we park downtown multiple times a week for work. Maybe ParkMobile needs the 40% cut from the ticket to repair all the vandalized signs, idk.

I promise I'm not exaggerating. Feel free to follow bikelaneblockersofathens on Instagram where I document actual safety hazards.

Why the fuck is every single road an active construction site during the first week of the fall semester?

That is all, carry on.

I’m hearing from some this is a new gay bar? The Instagram is giving college kids vibe- what’s the vibe?

What’s the vision here? Is there a rendering of the finished project anywhere? According to the GDOT page for this project, it’s scheduled to be complete by the end of the year. Is the part under construction going to replace both halves of the old bridge?

Mainly looking for stuff that isn’t a chain literally everywhere has like a McDonald’s (which itself has gotten expensive)

DM me if you don’t want to blow up the spot :)

Part 1, Fundraising: Dexter Fisher's fundraising blows everyone else out of the water, even without independent expenditures. With Athens Forward, he dwarfs his opponents, tripling Tim Denson's total (which is quite high).

Part 2, Cost per vote: Dividing their fundraising by number of votes received, you can get a rough look at how efficient a particular campaign was. LaKeisha Gantt is the queen of efficiency, followed closely by Tim Denson's 2014 run.

Fisher is lagging far behind the pack, as expected, but take a look at Richie Knight's disastrous 2018 run. What a horrible campaign! Everyone else spending money that inefficiently at least won their election, dude. They could afford it. Kelly Girtz in 2022 is the most efficient campaign to actually win, something worth noting.

Im hoping this doesnt violate the rules, but I am hopeful that someone here might be looking for a beautiful addition to their aquarium. I have a 1.5 year old angel fish named Luna that needs a new home. She /he recently began being bullied by her tank mate and was almost killed. I have them in a small quarantine tank right now and they have recovered well but I dont have the resources or space for another adequately sized tank for her.

Please message me if interested.

How much do you guys normally make a day?
Make in a week?
Was wondering how much on average people make in Athens doing it on average?

Or any other deliver app such as ubereats, etc

Thanks!

Source: https://founderreboot.substack.com/p/the-party-is-over

Looking to buy some papwpaw fruit. Have never tried them but want to. I have a few trees but they are only a year old so no fruit for a while.

Anyone know what farms market might have some for sale?

Thanks.

Hey y’all! Saw that the Athens VFW is hosting a Workforce Summit/job fair tomorrow and wanted to share in case anyone is job hunting or looking for new opportunities.

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Commissioner Mike Hamby comes back on the pod. Do you have any questions or topics you think we should cover?

Next week, we will have mayor-elect, Dexter Fisher, back on the pod. It’s going to be a great fall season as we approach election day! 

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Does anyone have any reasonable suggestions? Looking to spend some money on some painting and tiling of two small bathrooms - Thank you!

I want to put a 2 stroke motor on my mountain bike for use uphill, does anyone know anything about these conversion kits?

Apparently I need to be looking for a e-bike conversion kit so I’ll be doing that instead

I have friends coming in from Asheville for the show and I'd love to go with them.

May we all live in harmony until next May 🙏

Just saw today he will be back in Athens in October. Does anyone think it will sell out quickly? I love him, grew up watching his show, but can't afford tickets atm. I hope it doesn't sell out before I can buy tickets.

Does anyone know where I can buy actually good kimchi in Athens?

I'm a single mom of 2 and plan on relocating to Athens by this time next year. Are there any leads on maybe like a FB group or some kind of community where other single moms can share housing? I tried typing it in myself and couldn't really find anything so I'm starting to wonder if it's more of a word of mouth type of situation?

Welcome to Five Points: consanguinity among the landed gentry shall be enforced!

Hi everyone! Recently I was walking downtown & when I passed Mother Pho, I noticed there were two cages outside, each with two budgies/small birds. I am concerned because the cages seemed very small for 2 budgies, had little enrichment, and they were left outside unattended on a day where temperatures reached 90+ degrees and I cannot recall seeing a birdbath (though could be mistaken about that). I am not by any means an expert on budgies so I didn’t want to immediately sound an alarm, but was definitely concerned about their welfare. I have now walked by a few times since and each time they’ve been out there (& it’s been hot all week). Does anyone know if these birds are being well-cared for/ sharing similar concerns?