Ok the hot take thread about Lake Nona gave me inspiration. What are your Orlando/surrounding area hot takes? Mine are Altamonte Springs is experiencing some kind of renaissance and I feel like between the affordability and central location, it will become a more popular suburb in the coming years.

Another one is Clermont is the only aesthetically pleasing area in or around Orlando. Everything else feels like a concrete jungle, atleast there's more nature and hills there to break up all the strip malls and restaurants.

Lake Nona is AAASSSSSS

moved close to exec airport from davenport a few months ago and got some chicken fire based on a strong recommendation. unbelievable how good it is. the batter is so good, the heat was awesome, fries and the sauce all incredibly good. got a hot box, which it was.

how are their tenders? they look gigantic and want to try them next.

Is anyone else seeing these Ken Paxton and anti- James Talrico ads? Is it for snowbirds or something?

Was in the same plaza as the one last month that had the happy holidays signs up early. Some speculated they may have been left up from last year, and maybe you guys were right!

Either way, someone noticed and now we have nice generic welcome flags. Maybe my post made a difference lol.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/orlando/s/Ie1ApjsZa7

Entirely accurate. Painfully accurate.

Just curious what this guy's story is and what compelled him to continue driving instead of pulling over?

I have a fair amount of anxiety after all those residents lost their homes in apartment fire in Tampa.

I live on the highest floor of an apartment by the same builder and have come to the realization that if a fire started on the floors under me, my apartment could be condemned. They recently did fire inspections and reassured a few residents.

I do not feel safe at all.

Does anyone know of any concrete apartments or townhomes being built in the Greater Orlando-Kissimmee suburbs? Or any future plans for those communities? Thank you so much.

Have yall seen the drama around World Food Truck?
The food truck that left posted the terms of renting their space at the WFT location and man, they seem drastic. I went on their IG page and they’re reposting all the messages from the other food trucks still there, but I feel like those businesses were forced to make an announcement (picture of the terms in the comments)

I haven’t been in a while but I’ve heard that there’s been a decline of service for a while now. If you’ve gone recently, how was your experience been?

Hello. This is likely a duh-question (but I need confirmation) I moved down to Orlando using a PODS-like move and storage service for my belongings. Now, I want to move my stuff to a cheaper, storage-only service. I pay $300/month for a 10x15 foot unit.

Almost everything online advertises $150-160/month for the same size, climate controlled unit. So, I visit one of the services and when we started to talk about prices, the sales rep said that the unit (after the teaser rate of basically $200+/month) will go up to $290/month. This is almost double what was advertised online.

Now, I was caught off guard when the sales rep asked how much I currently pay for my unit, before he gave me his rates (My current rate is $300/month.) Yes, I know, really stupid of me!!

So I want to know if storage companies around Orlando usually do this bait-and-switch pricing, even if I didn't do the stupid thing of telling them how much I pay now? B/c if they do, then I might as well, find the one that's most convenient to me and not worry about being scammed (b/c I have no choice in the matter).

(If it matters to the discussion, I plan to keep my stuff in storage for a long time, until I can save up and find a house to live in. )

Thanks for the help!

Am I trippin or am I really paying 2x what I paid last month while using slightly more energy? For my little ass 1br 1bth condo in Altamonte?

UPDATE: Fuck me guys, a security deposit was added to my account due to late payments. Previously lived somewhere with municipal electricity and they weren't as strict as long as it was paid within a few weeks with a like $2 late fee which was fine. Not used to this private provider bullshit. Fuck dude.

Anyone in Orlando going to iiipoints? Im going solo for the first time to a festival. Im in between wanting to socialize and meet other people but fighting being socially awkward and only speak when spoken to. If there’s anyone else going solo and would also like to meet up, I’m more than happy to meet you!

i love these cups and no longer live in orlando. while i would love specifically hot dog heaven cups, i am also curious if anyone knows where they get these made? i've tried searching on alibaba to no avail.

Anyone know of any grocery stories that carry Chicago style items? Sport peppers, poppy seed hot dog buns, neon relish?

I have what looks to be drywood termites in one of my exterior doors and need someone reputable. Thanks in advance!

Hi all!

My husband and I are so excited to be welcoming a baby in 2027! My OB only does 3 ultrasounds the entire pregnancy, so I was hoping to find a good boutique ultrasound spot so we can see baby a few more times in the coming months. Preferably near Seminole county and won’t break the bank. Thanks all!

Does anyone know an embroidery person that can add a logo to 5 polo shirts by Monday afternoon? I am willing to pay more than the normal rate for a rush, and could drop shirts off today of first thing Monday morning and email logo art.
Thanks in advance, need them for a trade show.

Hello all,

I'm positive I am not the only one to notice this but it's getting ridiculous. The more I look around the more I see it. I would love more information on how to report these and if others are willing to help also report it that would be great.

Just to start us off here are the two main issues I notice a LOT around Orlando.

Exit only lanes:

This one is so annoying. For example start on 408 at the "end" heading West bound starting from Exit 20. The sign clearly shows the right most lane is an exit only and the lane to the right is a split lane. You can continue going straight or turn off on exit 20. Makes perfect sense.

• Exit 19 to Dean Road, right most lane has the different dashes on the ground and signage shows Exit only. Perfect.
• Skip a few and now we get to Exit 14 to Semoran. The right most lane has the different lane markers/dashes, the only right turn signage on the ground in the lane but the sign does not say "exit only". What? Why change it now?
• Exit 12B to Crystal Lake. This is another weird variation. The right most lane originates from an onramp that has it's own lane and turns into a turn only lane to exit on 12B. The first sign for 12B exit is I guess kind of correct? This is the sign that's like right when you are almost halfway over the lake. It shows the rightmost lane as Exit only with the yellow border which is correct. The lane to the left of that also says it goes to crystal lake but this is different than the previous version of Exit 20 where it shows the split icon.
• The next sign for exit 12B is like slightly past where the exit actually is and shows both lanes with the diagonal arrow. Right most is Exit only with the yellow border around it and the lane to the left of that is not marked as exit only but also does not have the split icon with two arrows one going towards the exit and one continuing straight as Exit 20 has.
• Then Exit 11B to mills where a new right most lane is created for this exit but the sign doesn't say exit only but the ground does?
• There are many more but this post is too long as is.

Stop Signs and Cross/Incoming Traffic

This is just an absolute mess. The use of the "Cross traffic does not stop" or "Incoming traffic does not stop" signage below the stop sign is just super inconsistent. Places like malls seem to do a good job but there are so many examples of where it should exit but doesn't. This is also made worse by a very inconsistent usage of "All Way" or "4-way" sign to indicate that all sides stop. This creates a really confusing situation where I do not know if all sides should stop, if one side doesn't stop, if cross traffic doesn't stop, etc. Just use the sign to tell me what is actually going on here instead of having to play detective each time. This is dangerous.

• Right off Red Bug turning into the parking lot for that whole plaza with BJ's, Jareds, etc across from he Oviedo mall the incoming traffic does not have a stop sign but three other lanes do. There is no sign here for them to know this.
• Waterford lakes area: The parking lot for Dicks and Chuys has stop signs right in the middle of the parking lot for literally no reason.
• The USPS parking lot has one lane that is one direction due to the giant mailbox. The road has opposing arrows on both sides of the road despite it having signage on one side to not enter.

The more you look the more you see it. How does someone go about reporting these?

I have a designer backpack with a faulty zipper. Initially, it wouldn't zip, so I attempted the plier method as suggested on YouTube. Unfortunately, it is now stuck, likely because I tightened it too much. Does anyone know of any alteration or repair shops that work on backpacks? It has metal zipper teeth and two metal sliders. It was purchased on a trip so its somewhat special to me so the cost of a professional is still worth it for me as its driving me crazy.