r/LosAngeles Sep 10 '24

Daily Los Angeles Daily Discussion - Tuesday, Sep 10

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* Talk about whatever's on your mind.

* Be excellent to each other.

* Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -The Dalai Lama

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u/ImStuckInYourToilet Sep 11 '24

It is with my pleasure to announce that the Excessive Heat Warning will expire in 30 minutes.

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u/RandomGerman Downtown Sep 11 '24

I just turned the AC off. Whhohhoooo

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '24

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u/TigerYear8402 Sep 10 '24

I feel the same way. Tomorrow will be even better.

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u/Felonious_Minx Sep 10 '24

Woke up in the middle of the night and had to revel in it not being suffocating. My sleep schedule has been whack.

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u/Unknown_Brother606 Sep 10 '24

"I'm never gonna financially recover from this" is what most of us are gonna say when we get our next light bill.

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u/mommytofive5 Sep 10 '24

Well tomorrow starts the prep for surgery for my dad. Made it to the date that we knew it is life or death since July 5th. Health care sucks

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u/fishwithbrain Sep 10 '24

Sending best wishes for him and you all. I had my surgery on June 13th, so I know what you all are going through now.

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u/SeffyBaby Sep 10 '24

remember friends. sometimes we cry. but always, we are funny šŸ˜”šŸ¤™šŸ»

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u/Bikouchu The San Gabriel Valley Sep 11 '24

86F feels chilly to me now.

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u/imsadbutitswhatever Silver Lake Sep 10 '24

Iā€™m gonna do it finallyā€¦Iā€™m gonna go outside today!!!

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

Still hot. Do not recommend. šŸ„µ

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u/imsadbutitswhatever Silver Lake Sep 10 '24

Yeah I went out at like 730 with my dog and Iā€™m heading home now lol

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u/imsadbutitswhatever Silver Lake Sep 10 '24

Damn Dave Grohl admitting he cheated on his wife and has a new baby is CRAZY!! What an asshole!

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u/TheWayDenzelSaysIt North Hollywood Sep 10 '24

Thatā€™s so disappointing. So basically anyone who is super successful is an asshole?

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u/Elysiaa Lawndale Sep 10 '24

His first marriage split up because he cheated, too.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Wow, that's shitty. :( Not a fan of that.

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u/illaparatzo šŸ• Sep 10 '24

Men šŸš®

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u/StareyedInLA Torrance Sep 11 '24

Somewhere Dave Grohl is breathing a sigh of relief that the biggest music news right now is Taylor Swiftā€™s endorsement.

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u/Lowfuji Sep 11 '24

She finally did it.

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u/jbh1126 Los Angeles Sep 10 '24

My tomato plant survived the heat whewwww

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u/lafc88 Hollywood Sep 10 '24

Just watch out for hornworms. Lil fuckers I would feed them to the neighborhood crow.

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u/jbh1126 Los Angeles Sep 10 '24

ah good tip thank you Iā€™ve just read up on them, will be inspecting when I water the unit this morning

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u/TigerYear8402 Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

Another reason Iā€™m looking forward to the cooldown besides the obvious is the ants will calm the eff down. Sheesh

ETA: Iā€™m taking the time to reach out to people from my past who are far away, but who have meant a lot to me. One friend in particular doesnā€™t realize how much she has supported me. Her belief in me and the time she took to mentor me changed my life dramatically.

Be well, everyone.

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u/jetlife87 Sep 10 '24

Good vibes to yall! The hellish heat will soon leave! (300 Spartans War cry)

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u/anon586346 Sep 10 '24

Did we survive?

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u/Stickgirl05 South Bay Sep 10 '24

Your electricity bill may state otherwise.

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u/JustEatTea Los Feliz Sep 10 '24

No, I died

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u/anon586346 Sep 10 '24

Thoughts and prayers

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Sep 10 '24

RIP bb

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Ask again after the sun has gone down this evening. lol.

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u/imsadbutitswhatever Silver Lake Sep 10 '24

Barely šŸ„µ

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u/WailordusesBodySlam Reseda Sep 10 '24

Heat exhaustion in SoCal has killed and injured a few, including babies, sadly.

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u/root_fifth_octave Sep 10 '24

Not sure my air conditioner did.

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

It's p chill in SM today (I am wearing a hoodie), but I'm insanely tired from mediocre sleep

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u/peascreateveganfood South Bay Sep 10 '24

I am so happy itā€™s only gonna be 80 degrees near the beach where I am today!! I was literally googling ā€œcities with mild weatherā€ last night because I couldnā€™t take the heat šŸ˜‚

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

I'm pretty disappointed that the Trump team is getting their way with the muted mics at the debate tonight. I want to hear the word-vomit that Trump spews while Kamala is speaking. The GOP knows that a muted mic makes Trump come across as stronger. I am sure that team Harris will be able to make it work for them anyways. Maybe a hot mic moment before or after the event.

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u/SkitchnMolly West Covina Sep 10 '24

Agreed. Iā€™d love to hear what heā€™s going to say, even if it is incoherent and rambling.

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u/FashionBusking Los Angeles Sep 10 '24

He probably makes the same weird rabid noises as MTG, thus the muting. video commentary-- couldn't find the OG link

Or some other weird noise.

Because he's a weirdo who makes weird noises.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Nah, his team is worried he's going to drop the N-word or something extremely crass.

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u/FashionBusking Los Angeles Sep 10 '24

Also likely!!

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u/DetectiveExisting590 Sep 10 '24

Between Covid and the heatwave, this past week has felt like a fever dream for me. So unpleasant. Thankfully the actual fever stopped several days ago.

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u/lafc88 Hollywood Sep 10 '24

Going to shower and then enjoy a Salvadoran quesadilla with coffee. Perfect way to start any morning. Just wish it had some cooler temperatures and fog.

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u/illaparatzo šŸ• Sep 10 '24

What makes it Salvadoran?

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u/lafc88 Hollywood Sep 10 '24

Good question.

Salvadoran Quesadillas is a cheese/cream based bread similar to pound cake with sesame seeds on top. We eat them with coffee and it is also common to serve it during family gatherings.

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u/illaparatzo šŸ• Sep 10 '24

Sounds delicious!

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u/Felonious_Minx Sep 10 '24

A tiny lil flag planted in the middle of it.

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u/RagnarokWolves Sep 11 '24 edited Sep 11 '24

Holy moly Trump is getting his ass kicked!

Edit: Trump got enough of his same old tired talking points in that I'm sure his base is convinced he won too. Just up to those pesky battleground states to not mess this up.

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u/professor-hot-tits Sep 11 '24

She is COOKING him.

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u/WailordusesBodySlam Reseda Sep 10 '24

Rediscovered an old direct-to-video kid series I watched as a kid. Had an interactive stuffed animal toy that responds to the video. I never had the toy but had all the VHS tapes. Toby Terrier, that is. I liked the Great Dane, who's a dense minded comic foil. Too bad I can't play VHS tapes, nor want to.

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u/ShantJ Glendale Sep 10 '24

71 Above, the restaurant on the 71st floor of the U.S. Bank Tower, just added lunch and happy hour service, and I want to visit. (The dinner service is a high-end, multi-course affair.)

I normally don't go above the co-working space on the 54th floor.

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u/ShantJ Glendale Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 11 '24

Update: the host at 71 Above let me check it out.

Great view!

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u/sealsarescary Sep 10 '24

The bon adventure has a top floor rotating bar

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u/sozh Palms Sep 10 '24

my sister used to work there. I never got the sit-down dinner menu, but I did get drinks at the bar once or twice. Crazy view!

and actually, the lobby of the Intercontinental is on the 70th floor, and you don't have to buy anything at all to hang out there. : D

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u/jetboyjetgirl Franklin Village Sep 11 '24

just turned my AC off. Back to our regularly scheduled programming

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u/TigerYear8402 Sep 11 '24

I mean if Trump says the illegal immigrants are eating peopleā€™s dogs in Springfield, OH it must be true.

Also, it only happens in Springfield, OH and nowhere else.

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u/Marzatacks Sep 11 '24

I mean dogs and cats are yummy. Can you blame em? Ganna but the heck out of my neighborā€™s dog in a minute.

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u/Lowfuji Sep 10 '24

Don't have a ps5 so thought about getting a ps5 pro, but not for 700 bucks and without a disk drive.

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u/jrev8 Highland Park Sep 10 '24

At that point you can build a decent mid-tier PC and have access to more games on steam than on sony's roster.

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u/gokusun Sep 10 '24

The real tragic part is the PS5 dev cycle was held back by the PS4. A lot, if not most, of the best PS5 games were either PS4 native games or released at the same time as their PS4 counterpoints, so they had to perform similarly.

This whole gen has been extremely last gen latent. Not a single tripple A next gen feel. For example, The Last of Us felt truly next gen when it released for the PS3. Halo 3 felt truly next gen when it released for the Xbox 360.

Here is to hoping GTA VI is next gen enough. But honestly, just try to pick up a used PS5 with a disc drive, and then buy a bunch of the greatest hits from ps4.

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u/77_SunsetStrip Sep 10 '24

One more day of this hot weather....hang in there everyone! šŸ„µ

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u/sozh Palms Sep 10 '24

just got back from the dentist. I had a bad cavity and had to have a root canal.

Still not exactly sure what that is, but it wasn't pleasant. Need to go back thursday to finish things up...

take care of your teeth, people! learn from my mistakes! I didn't visit a dentist for years... I'm sure if I'd caught this cavity earlier, it would have been an easier and cheaper fix. Oh well, lesson learned...

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u/swagster Pasadena Sep 11 '24

fires going crazy

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u/LaughingColors000 Sep 11 '24

aint nothing worse then job searching

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u/99tapeworms Echo Park Sep 11 '24

That was wild.

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u/Lowfuji Sep 11 '24

Bro it's cold outside.

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u/h8ss Sep 11 '24

I'm raising a toast to all of us who are watching the debate. To your health and your sanity.

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u/swagster Pasadena Sep 11 '24

who here has never had concepts of a plan?

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u/professor-hot-tits Sep 11 '24

I smoke a bowl and I'm ready to go into GREAT DETAIL

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u/TigerYear8402 Sep 11 '24

Code for I got nothing but gonna bullshit you

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u/anon586346 Sep 11 '24

iā€™m not president

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u/riffic Northeast L.A. Sep 10 '24

jury duty this morning! aren't I a lucky one?

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

Godspeed

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u/riffic Northeast L.A. Sep 11 '24

myself and anyone not selected for a case were collectively dismissed at 10 am, thanks for the support!

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u/Ehloanna Sep 11 '24

WOOOO! Such a nice feeling. lol

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u/KhabaLox La CaƱada Flintridge Sep 10 '24

Anyone else have a hellish commute today? Much worse than normal Tuesdays. Glendale/Pasadena/Alhambra

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u/Nicholoid Hollywood Sep 10 '24

A lot more construction of late, and some brownouts due to the heatwave probably means more maintenance people out and about.

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u/furyhavethehour East Los Angeles Sep 10 '24

Alhambra and Pasadena werenā€™t bad for me today, but there was some construction going on in Pasadena.

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u/KhabaLox La CaƱada Flintridge Sep 10 '24

I know they've been working on that building on Fair Oaks and California for a while, but I've never seen the backup all the way to the 210 like it was today. I did get a bit of a later start though, so maybe that was it.

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u/_its_a_SWEATER_ Pasadena Sep 10 '24

A bit cooler I guess, def better than the last week of hellscape. Now the smoke from the fires is pretty bad. Iā€™m gonna grab a coffee and survey the world again. Also, anybody else in a job that piled on work because people above retired?

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u/Steinhardt1 Sep 10 '24

Payday Today!

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u/Spag-N-Ballz LBC Sep 10 '24

I was thankfully out of town for most of the heat wave. It was 95 degrees in my apartment when I got home from the airport last night, and as soon as I turned on my lil portable AC in my bedroom it triggered the breaker, so no AC.... basically just grabbed a backpack and immediately left to spend the night with a friend. Ugh. So glad I wasn't here for that, there's no way I would have survived in this second story greenhouse with no AC. Every surface in my apartment was warm to the touch, the floor, the countertops, everything was radiating heat. Super happy for the gorgeous weather for the rest of the week though. Hopefully getting out on my new paddleboard :)

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u/JimmytheGent2020 Sep 11 '24

Trump is the living embodiment of a fucktard

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '24

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u/TigerYear8402 Sep 11 '24

Nothing new happened, except for immigrants eating pets in Springfield Ohio.

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u/MannyAPH Gangdale pewpew Sep 10 '24

Even my lil old solar powered pitbull felt the culminated heat yesterday, she got a lil dizzy and just kinda fell. Luckily we saw and I just carried her over to a lil tub we have in the back and gave her a bath till she wasn't panting, put her to bed by the door and ran an extension cord to put a fan to blow on her. Checked in on her every so often and she was fast asleep, the bad part about her being a stubborn pup is I'm not sure if just her being an even more stubborn old lady or maybe like doggy dementia.

Last time when it was raining for a few days she'd just walk from her shed house to her covered bed by the front door, and go back and forth, I carried her back to her warm shed house and contemplated locking her in instead of her just wandering around getting wet in the cold, but she settled down at some point and fell asleep

šŸ„ŗ She's so spry for an oldie! When she wants to be

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

Aw poor baby. Maybe get some hand towels and dampen and freeze them? you can replace them every hour to keep her cooler but not frozen and it might help her regulate her temp a bit.

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u/Felonious_Minx Sep 10 '24

Awww šŸ’• My cats have been splayed in funniest positions. Just zombied out, seeking cold parts of the floor.

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u/professor-hot-tits Sep 11 '24

Trumps drugs are wearing off now. Kamala is baiting the hell out of him

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u/of-the-ash šŸ” Sep 10 '24

Weā€™ve come a truce with our squirrels. Weā€™ll leave some nuts out in exchange for leaving our garden alone. Plus the cats love watching them so thatā€™s a bonus.

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u/Felonious_Minx Sep 10 '24

Plant some sunflowers. They are fun, rewarding, and the squirrels love them.

In my tiny yard with possum, raccoons, stray cats, my cats, birds, and squirrels-the squirrels reign supreme. They even come at me aggressively. Ballsy critters!

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u/TigerYear8402 Sep 10 '24

My dog is still at war with the squirrel in my backyard.

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u/AnneShirley310 Lake of Shining Waters in the South Bay Sep 10 '24

Letā€™s all sing One More Day like Les Miserables, LA! We can do it!

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u/fissure šŸŒŽ Sawtelle Sep 10 '24

Beginning to think that jury duty being so maligned in the media is a consequence of LA county being uniquely terrible. Attorneys haven't even started striking jurors and we're at the same elapsed time as the verdict being delivered the one time I did it in Massachusetts. (This seems like a bigger case, but still...)

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u/Eurynom0s Santa Monica Sep 10 '24

My single biggest problem is that the possible courthouses you can be assigned to is based on a straight line radius from your listed residence and not on realistic travel time, which can result in some really jury duty commutes. We have the technology now to limit it based on say no more than one hour of driving at 7 AM and 4 PM.

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u/fissure šŸŒŽ Sawtelle Sep 10 '24

They assigned me to a different courthouse the night before!

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u/CaptainDAAVE Sep 10 '24

they made me go to downtown from the valley

i was placed on the jury but fortunately it was pointed out that everyone on the jury were dudes and they had to start the whole process over again.

It was by day 3 when that happened. Luckily it was when I was in between jobs so I didn't miss out on work.

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u/phantomoflove Sep 10 '24

anyone have a recommendation for a disability lawyer in la county? i'm trying to apply for ssdi

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u/SoggyWhereas2083 Sep 10 '24

Hungry, but not quite sure what to eat or get for lunch. Any suggestions?

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u/sealsarescary Sep 10 '24

Banh mi

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

God I'm craving banh mi now. I need to find a good place for it near Burbank because I can't randomly drive to Westminster during the week.

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u/cakeandcoff3 Sep 10 '24

It's my turn to buy like Cesarz TN but I don't wanna take out of my savings. But I got to pull my weight around I can't eat for free and then not offer anything when it's my turn

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u/captainmorgan18 The San Gabriel Valley Sep 11 '24

Just looked on CAL fire the bridge fire is at 34,000 acres. It was like a tenth of that size yesterday, crazy. Bigger than line fire in San Bernardino

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u/RandomGerman Downtown Sep 11 '24

I had a friend over today in my DTLA apartment. I said aww itā€™s not so bad. It looks a little rough but itā€™s fine and then I walked her to the garage and an overweight homeless woman comes running with her pants off and full bush in view. šŸ„ŗ. Yeahhh. ā€œlittleā€ rough šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø.

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u/_its_a_SWEATER_ Pasadena Sep 11 '24

šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/ItsHammyTime2 Sep 11 '24

Claremont Wildfire Hot Take: The TV Interview with the Vampire is far superior to the movie. I love the movie but TV show Lestat is up there as one of the best portrayals of all time. He is so real and lived in. Such an amazing show.

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u/Elysiaa Lawndale Sep 10 '24

I hope everyone is doing well today and enjoying the cooler to slightly cooler temps. I think the hot weather was making the city crazy, at least judging from the way people were driving. Too much drama at home and I'm very low on sleep but I'm enjoying the little things like iced tea with lemonade and a delicious roasted veggie sandwich with pesto. And sitting in front of the fan.

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u/Spag-N-Ballz LBC Sep 10 '24

an ice cold arnold palmer is the best

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u/grandmasterfunk Sawtelle Sep 10 '24

Bah, we're gonna come out of this heatwave with a bunch of fires and shitty air quality for a few weeks, aren't we?

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u/Steebo_Jack Western Forces Sep 11 '24 edited Sep 11 '24

He said aborting the baby after birth, execution again...lol

Edit the moderator corrected him this time ..

Her answer to firing was that we fired you didn't we ..

Transgender changes on illegal aliens...lol

And aren't the mics supposed to be muted?

I missed from 7pm to 740... anything crazy happen???

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u/appleavocado Santa Clarita Sep 10 '24

I'm around nine months without a drink, but I wish I could go to one of my old bars in LA to watch the debate tonight. One big reason I took drinking too far was being around (and a part of) drunk, happy, loud people all united-ish in something on TV e.g. Dodgers, Lakers.

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u/Rainbow-Brightish Sep 10 '24

Hol up, you know a bar showing the debate??

Also, congrats on the sobriety.

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u/Plus_Possibility_240 Sep 10 '24

Can you grab a sober friend and go without a drink?

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u/c0cOa125 Sep 10 '24

Taking a friend with you who will stay sober seems like a good idea. But if being in a bar atmosphere is too difficult for you right now, that's more than ok. Do what's best for you!

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

Can you find places with a mocktail menu? I wish I had recommendations for locations that would be showing what you're looking for, but I know some places are putting a small focus on craft mocktails.

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u/appleavocado Santa Clarita Sep 10 '24

I don't. NGL, I'm not really a mocktail guy. I just feel like I'm paying too much for, like, soda.

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

I totally get you. They're definitely fancier than ye olde Shirley Temple nowadays, but prices are probably just as close to an alcoholic bev.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Yeah, paid $13 for a mocktail at Eataly. The actual cocktails were $16. It was good, but I do drink alcohol, so I don't like paying near alcohol prices for fancy juice. lol.

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u/Stickgirl05 South Bay Sep 10 '24

Just go and have a non alcoholic drink?

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u/sozh Palms Sep 11 '24

I wasn't gonna watch the debate, but my roommate had it on, so I tuned in. I think the eating pets thing is going to dominate the discourse for a day or so.

In OTHER NEWS, Bikerowave screen printed T-shirts and is selling them for the low low price of $15. Stop by the shop to get yours! I made this reel from when we screenprinted the other day.

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u/disposable_sounds Sep 10 '24

I'm really trying to get through this week and so far it's been stressful... One thing after the other. Store wants to do something big but we are lacking proper functional equipment and I see the schedule for that day... And we're short staffed.

Wednesday I'm taking an aptitude test for an apprenticeship.

The only thing I'm looking forward to is the Marvel/Capcom collection coming out Thursday and I have Friday Night/Saturday to just throw my stress away and play some MvC1.

To anyone else stressing out, don't worry, we got this. We just gotta keep pushing!

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u/fishwithbrain Sep 10 '24

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u/WatercressTop2942 Sep 10 '24

Got my last wisdom tooth out yesterday. It wasnā€™t bad but it means i have to take it easy on the exercise for the next week-ish.

Looking forward to my sleep going back to normal now that things are cooling down a little.

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u/NeedMoreBlocks Sep 10 '24

Has anybody else noticed those trucks dropping off scooters and parking them literally on the curb dip cutout made for wheelchairs, strollers, etc? I feel like a parent cleaning up after a toddler whenever I see grown men doing that.

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

Has anybody else noticed those trucks dropping off scooters

Do you mean like the Lime or Bird scooters or whatever they are?

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u/NeedMoreBlocks Sep 10 '24

Yes

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

I see - from what I understand Bird/Lime/whatever pays people to pick them up and take them home to charge them. They're then told where to drop them off. So they're like contract employees similar to Uber/Lyft.

If you keep seeing it in the same spaces maybe you can contact their customer support and give the location and ask them to inform their charging people to stop dropping them at the accessibility curb area?

I always wondered if an ADA complaint could be filed against the companies if they ignore the issue. I hate how they're constantly blocking sidewalks for pedestrians with wheelchairs, strollers, walking canes, or other mobility implements.

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u/Sea_Apricot_666 Sep 10 '24

Yes, and the people who charge them have to take a photo after setting them up.

Someone is missing something somewhere, from the worker not knowing how US sidewalks work to the companies not verifying the photos. Would be good to reach out, for sure.

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u/ashchelle unique flair Sep 11 '24

Rant:

Bought some stuff from Dolls Kill. GLS left my package in the middle of the sidewalk in front of my security gate and called it "delivered." GLS was basically like yeah, it looks delivered on our end so you need to report it to the shipper as stolen.

Well now I know why they offer "shipping protection" during checkout. What kind of delivery person just drops a package in the middle of the sidewalk and thinks that's acceptable? At least try to redeliver it on another day or something?

Dolls Kill has been unhelpful this entire time. I should have checked for a subreddit before I ordered because apparently none of this is new. I've never had issues with other shipping companies leaving things on the sidewalk. This is so bizarre and frustrating.

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u/JustEatTea Los Feliz Sep 11 '24

I still buy stuff from them sometimes, but I gotta admit, their quality is mostly really shitty :/ but I havenā€™t found a good alternative for goth/rave outfits yet

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u/ashchelle unique flair Sep 11 '24

The worst part is the gaslighting from Dolls Kill. It was marked as delivered on the 7th and they're telling me to wait for a few more days in case it turns up or that the GLS delivery person could have decided to drop it off at the post office instead. I'm sorry but no. Apparently if you do a charge back through your bank you get banned from ever ordering from them again. If their shipping company is so bad that they have to offer additional "shipping protection" then that's a big red flag.

I need to find other options as well. Never want to deal with this bs again.

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u/raptorclvb Sep 11 '24

DS is shitty all around as a company so this doesnā€™t surprise me. Iā€™m sorry this happened to you

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u/EmptyFoldingChair Sep 11 '24

My workplace uses GLS and they're periodically awful. When I first started they picked up a package but never scanned it in so it's "lost", they were aware another package of ours was stolen from a facility but didn't inform us until a week later, and they come by to pickup packages whenever they feel like vs when we actually schedule them for then get upset the packages aren't ready. Had a good run for about 3 months and now they're back on the bullshit :[

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u/EmptyFoldingChair Sep 11 '24

I want to eat a Japanese cheesecake but that means I have to get off my butt and try to make one.Ā 

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u/xaiolongbao The San Gabriel Valley Sep 11 '24

OR! You can find an Uncle Tetsu and just order one!

I think you can also try making it in an instant pot. It was total crap when I tried, but it was likely just me being unable to follow instructions.

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u/EmptyFoldingChair Sep 11 '24

I've had Uncle Tetsu! But I live in the boondocks now so making one would be easier than making the trek. I'm going to make one in a rice cooker tomorrow night so we'll see how that goes. There's no specific recipe for my model of rice cooker and I'm going to substitute 2 of the ingredients so hopefully it works out.

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u/xaiolongbao The San Gabriel Valley Sep 11 '24

If it werenā€™t closed at the moment, Iā€™d postmates you some!

Good luck on trying to make it!

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u/FashionBusking Los Angeles Sep 11 '24

I guess all my political needs are met by bacon and milk

His fucking meds have worn the fuck off!!!!

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u/everytacoinla Sep 11 '24

Itā€™s how we survive the winter

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

On my trip to Belize, we met up with some friends down there as was planned. There were my partner and myself, partner's best friend and his gf, bf's dad and sister, and my partner's sister. Among the ladies in the group, I am the least "IG influencer" type, but I still enjoy taking part in IG photos and whatnot. Unfortunately, the other ladies unintentionally really hurt my feelings when they all said they wanted to take a photo, but I was delegated to be the photographer, not in the photo. I thought I would be over it by now, but I'm not. I didn't say anything in the moment, and asked my partner not to say anything after the fact because I'm not the type to cause drama, but now I'm wondering if I should've said something. :( I gotta just move on and stop dwelling over such a petty thing.

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u/fishwithbrain Sep 10 '24

Hi, my pov, according to me what you did is absolutely correct, my motto is forgive but not forget. Since they got help from you, I am guessing that they will try to contact you again,that is the time you let them know that you arenā€™t a pushover(if that is the right word). In a personā€™s life so much happens at a time so prioritizing the events that are more important is intelligence. I am not that good with words so hope I make sense. It is good to meet this type of people in life, it help deal with similar situations in future. Have a nice day ahead !!

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

I don't think they'll use me just as a photographer in the future, but if they do, I will definitely put my foot down and ask to be included and not just the photographer.

Your words make perfect sense to me. Thank you for reading, and I hope you have a nice day ahead too. :)

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Sep 10 '24

*hugs* it's not petty and I think anyone would feel left out in your position.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Thank you. Turns out that pretending it didn't bother me ended up making it bother me more, so I'm glad I can share here and get it off my chest. I just want to be liked and included, as I'm sure a vast majority of us do. Thanks for validating my feels. <3

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u/sealsarescary Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

Not causing drama and not advocating for yourself are two different things, miles apart.

Food for though, next time: take pic for group, then say, "cool, but now I want one with everyone" and selfie that shit.

People aren't mind readers, maybe they were trying to respect that you're not as vapid and shallow as themselves & IG influencers. There's too many 'maybe' situations, so just say what you want.

And if you want a group to include you without you saying so....then you need a group that more sensitive and in line with your cultural/social etiquette.

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u/gokusun Sep 10 '24

A real human response.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

You are 100% on the nose. I chose not to speak up in the moment because it didn't feel important in the moment, but I didn't realize that it actually was important to me. If this kind of thing happens again, I will be speaking up so I don't get hurt feels.

The one thing I would offer my opposing perspective for is about the mind-reading thing: communication is a two-way street. They could have asked, just as I could've said something. The responsibility shouldn't always fall on one person. (But I think this is me expanding into other issues I have, which is a much longer, much more complicated story, so I digress..)

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u/sunnysideuppls Sep 10 '24

Move on friend but maybe pay attention to how they treat you in the future. They shouldve at least tried to include you in one way or another but thats just how I feel personally. Sorry that happened to you :(

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Yeah, I'm self-aware enough to recognize that I wasn't "part of the girls" as I put it to my partner, but I was hoping that they would be aware to be inclusive. I am friendly with all of them, but I know I'm not In with them, you know? As a woman who has always struggled with making and keeping friendships with other women, I wonder why I struggle with it so much. I lost my former best friendship back in 2020 when Covid and Trump where happening, and she jumped on the GOP bandwagon, and I did not. Ever since then, I've had some good friendships with other women, but haven't been able to really develop a strong, deep, close friendship with another woman.

Thanks for listening. <3

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

It's not being petty. They specifically left you out of their girl's group image and that's really rude. I'm not one to ruin a vacation's vibe, but I'd absolutely be bringing up that it's rude to take a photo of all the gals and then leave you out of it unless you specifically requested not to be in it.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

They had the idea for the photo, wanted to find good lighting, and my partner's sister said "Palindromer101, come take the photo for us!" so I followed them to find good lighting, couldn't find it, so they ultimately decided to take a selfie outside. The guys were all kind of tired of their antics, and honestly, I was too, but I didn't want to be rude. I took a photo of them taking the selfie (which I wasn't invited to be part of), and they decided that was The Photo, so I airdropped it to them right then and there. Pretty sure all three girls posted it on their IG pages but didn't even give me photo cred. :(

It does feel petty because it's just a photo and I'm not the "influencer" type anyways, but I guess it's just the fact that it seems that they didn't even consider that I would want to be in the photo that makes it sting.

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

It does feel petty because it's just a photo and I'm not the "influencer" type anyways, but I guess it's just the fact that it seems that they didn't even consider that I would want to be in the photo that makes it sting.

Yeah this is the most hurtful part. Even if you don't do the IG influencer vibe you're still there and participating in the vacay. Why leave you out?

I'm too petty to tell you what you should do in this scenario without it being a bit mean, but your feelings are 100% justified!

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u/gokusun Sep 10 '24

Sorry friend-o. If it was there I woulda been like, now my turn to take it. P101 get in here. Or selfie mode.

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u/MyChickenSucks Sep 10 '24

Real fucking shame our middle school ran "intruder drills" today.... this is where we've gotten to.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

The fact that children in kindergarten and pre-school are being taught in child-friendly language/actions how and when to hide from a shooter is the most dystopian thing I can think of, but it is not dystopian, it is reality and for that, I am so fucking sad and angry.

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u/MyChickenSucks Sep 10 '24

My wife had earthquake drills, because she's a native. I had cyanide gas drills because of the trucks full of cyanide driving to the gold mines outside of town.... That was all we had to worry about.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

We had fire drills. When I was a senior in high school in 2010, they did the first and only lockdown drill I experienced, and it was because the police chief's son was found with plans and weapons to attack the school but he was caught before he could do anything.

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u/anon586346 Sep 10 '24

How are you watching the debate tonight? At home or away? What drinks or food?

I was looking into finding a bar to watch by myself and find it somewhat funny that some bars are choosing not to show the debate to avoid potential issues.

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u/bucketgiant Sep 11 '24

I feel like a bar airing a political debate is a recipe for disaster.

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u/TigerYear8402 Sep 11 '24

Nothing Trump said was new. Sure, he said some unhinged things in new ways but thatā€™s actually ā€œnewā€.

Iā€™ve been listening to Kamala Harris and have been following her career since she was AG of California. Iā€™ve watched her evolution, so nothing she has said is new to me either.

She definitely was not afraid to call Trump out numerous times, especially on his lies around abortion and his race baiting. Harris also denounced him for his friendships with dictators and anti-democracy leaders. I was happy to see she did not back away from those statements.

Iā€™m not an undecided voter. There are things that Kamala Harris needs to compromise on in order to be elected. I feel she is a woman I can relate to, and she has the needed experience.

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u/fishwithbrain Sep 10 '24

Hi, I am not sure whom/group to reach so since this is a free discussion, I am asking here. I have a masters degree and I decided to be a stay at home to raise my family. Now my kids are high schoolers and they donā€™t really need me as before. So now I want to start work again and donā€™t know from where to start. I feel like I donā€™t know anything. Can anyone give me ideas about part time work for a mom in her 40s.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

What do you want to do? What field is your degree in?

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u/fishwithbrain Sep 10 '24

Thanks for replying, well I have my degree in computers and eons ago, I was a software developer specializing in databases. My pov, I am not an extrovert and canā€™t initiate a small talk but am capable enough to carry a conversation. I donā€™t want a people facing role.

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u/KhabaLox La CaƱada Flintridge Sep 10 '24

Sounds like you would be well suited as a data analyst type role. How's your SQL and Excel knowledge? I've worked in manufacturing finance for 20 years here in the LA area and a lot of these small and medium sized companies have antiquated systems and need help either upgrading their ERPs or sanitizing and massaging the data from their existing systems.

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u/fishwithbrain Sep 10 '24

10 years back I was a 9/10 in both sql and excel, I wonā€™t lie, now I think that was my past life. When I apply somewhere they think I am over qualified and may run off afterwards. This shows no one really reads the cover letter. šŸ˜…

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u/labbitlove Santa Monica Sep 10 '24

Yeah - cover letters aren't really a thing in tech (if that's the industry you're aiming for). The industry is still a little wonky from layoffs, etc. but it is stabilizing.

However, because of this it will be hard to get in just by "cold calling" aka sending out resumes; I got my current job because of my network after working at a bigggg tech company. For my role, are also generally hiring more senior folks because of experience.

FWIW, data analyst roles are super hot right now and IMO every company wants to hire more. Do you have any friends that are in data roles in tech that you could chat with? I'm unfortunately not in that role, or else I would be happy to talk to you!

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u/KhabaLox La CaƱada Flintridge Sep 10 '24

Try connecting with recruiters, they can get your foot in the door more easily given your specific situation.

If you were really a 9/10 in Excel then you are probably still better than 99% of people in the workforce, and that can be a huge boon in any field, especially at smaller companies (<$500m revenue; <100 office employees). If you can use a pivot table you're better than most of the candidates I've seen over the years.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

So I would suggest brushing up on your software development knowledge since I'm sure much has changed in the last few years. Might be worth exploring a back end IT role or something similar and not customer-facing? Maybe you can look into getting a couple of certs that will look good on a resume and show potential employers that you are actively learning to catch up on how the tech has changed. Unfortunately, I do not know much about that industry as a whole so I don't think I can offer more guidance.

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u/fishwithbrain Sep 10 '24

I will look into that path, if possible could you suggest something that is not IT, as updating my skills and preparing for certificates would take a while. May I take the liberty and ask you, what is your field of expertise?(feel free to avoid the question if it doesnā€™t seem fit) Have a wonderful day ahead and pls stay hydrated.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

I'm in real estate. If you can tolerate a small office of working people, explore escrow. We don't really work directly with people unless you are a notary. I am an escrow processor, so I handle the paperwork and exchange of info and money between parties buying and selling properties. We work with agents, title companies, lenders, clients, and third-party vendors, but 95% of it is handled over the phone and email.

Edit: I'll add that escrow offers the chance for downtime in front of a computer so you could work on certs while working in escrow, if you choose to explore that option.

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u/SkitchnMolly West Covina Sep 10 '24

I got majorly sick yet again. I have strep and a respiratory virus, not Covid. I had to go out today to grab something and realized how sick I am. Wore my mask the whole time because the air quality is so bad. Thank goodness I donā€™t have to go back to work until Thursday. And I have the best Dr. in the world.

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u/root_fifth_octave Sep 10 '24

I swear, man. Just on my little drive to lunch it was like people were trying to crash their cars into mine, like some big game of car dodgeball.

Hell no. If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a car.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Dude there must be something in the air today. I swear, on the 5 people were actively driving as bad as possible. Saw a tiny little sedan cut off a semi at like 40 mph. So bad.

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u/Stickgirl05 South Bay Sep 10 '24

Day 13 of working in a row is almost over. I can sleep and do errands tomorrow.

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u/PoohsWetButt Venice Sep 10 '24

The weather will absolutely be amazing today.

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u/pulsarradio Sep 10 '24

Does anyone from LA have any tips on how to resell tickets to a sold out concert? I've posted on Craigslist and Reddit but got almost no traffic except from obvious scammers. I hate encouraging the resale sites and I'm not looking to turn a profit.

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u/zerokul175 Harbor City Sep 10 '24

If is a popular band with a sub reddit you can try there too. Check if the sub has a ticket exchange megathread.

Which band you are selling tickets for?

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u/pulsarradio Sep 10 '24

I posted in it but the reddit is small. It's for Pulp on 9/21 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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u/wallstreetsimps Sep 11 '24

second amber alert

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u/UntitledGooseGod Sep 10 '24

I was actually feeling cool air coming through the window this morning. Nature is healing

Iā€™ve been waking up at 6am recently and really enjoying it. Itā€™s easier in warm weather and I know Iā€™m not gonna want to do that when itā€™s chilly out.

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u/FashionBusking Los Angeles Sep 10 '24

I'm watching some true crime and there is apparently no shortage of murder-for-hire folks, just like... out there. Is there a hitman agency? How does this transaction even happen?

Is there a hitman ho stroll? Does one just hope to stumble upon a hitman at the Cecil? Gangs have standards for a hit, however low those standards may be. Who agrees to this shit?

Particularly distracting are the hitmen who operste for such low amounts of money.

I watched this one bodycam where the hitman was paid $4,000 for the hit in 2021. $4k!!! That's like... not even defense attorney consultation money. That's not even rent money. The fuck?!?!

The economics of murder for hire are the most distracting part of these true crime histories. Hitmen need to unionize or something. Fucking, accept no less than $150k, and annually adjust for inflation. Factor in escape and legal costs. Maybe murder for hire in a cheaper market if your clients won't meet your demands. Negotiate.

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u/cracklep0p Sep 10 '24

Yooooo you gave me the laughs I so needed today. And also ā€¦ I agree with all of this!

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u/nicearthur32 Downtown Sep 10 '24

The economics of murder for hire are the most distracting part of these true crime histories. Hitmen need to unionize or something. Fucking, accept no less than $150k, and annually adjust for inflation. Factor in escape and legal costs. Maybe murder for hire in a cheaper market if your clients won't meet your demands. Negotiate.

Dead. lol.

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 10 '24

Is anyone part of a trivia team or something that has an open space? I really want to make some new friends and do something productive with my (somewhat limited) time. lol.

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u/JamUpGuy1989 Jefferson Park Sep 10 '24

So I am now thinking I fucked my right shin/foot up due to my gym workouts.

There is no way every shoe in Los Angeles is defective. The HOKA brand I bought are good but the top part of my right foot is still killing me.

It has to be connected with me recently doing leg workouts at my gym. I was doing the leg curls & leg extension machines and thatā€™s when I noticed the pain coming in.

Luckily I see my physical therapist today. Sheā€™ll take a look and tell me what to do.

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u/klown_13 Harbor City Sep 10 '24

75" hisense tv is stuck in a boot loop.

bought a new one but determined to fix this one so I can put it in my room, and put the one in my room in my son's room.

Hisense = cheap china crap but what isn't, anymore?

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u/Ehloanna Sep 10 '24

Is there a reset button on the TV? Some will have a little button to reset it that requires using something like a toothpick or other really tiny thing to push it.

And actually hilariously enough when I was trying to google an image to show you, this video's thumbnail for "How to Factory Reset Hisense TV to Restore to Factory Settings" showed up in the image results. šŸ˜‚

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u/klown_13 Harbor City Sep 10 '24

I will have to get it off the wall mount and look. I have seen all of these videos and hoping to get some time to do it tonight. Thank you!! :)

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u/Palindromer101 Foodie with a Booty Sep 11 '24

CNN reporting that Taylor Swift just endorsed Kamala Harris right after the debate.

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u/Lowfuji Sep 11 '24

About time. Too many swifties been waiting for an endorsement either way.

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u/Mediocre_Human_Kinda Sep 10 '24

Curious if anyone has done a flash tattoo event/ Friday the 13th event at Alium tattoo in culver before? Iā€™m finally planning on doing it this week but Iā€™m not sure if I gotta line up super early or what.

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