Title. Got pulled over and noticed the police officer was wearing Meta Glasses on top of wearing their body camera. Is this legal? I was truly taken aback by that it's got to be an insane violation of privacy and data collection for Meta. Insane.

Does anyone know what’s going on with the sudden emergency shutdowns of the four different sections of the I-285? My husband and I are currently heading southbound away from Atlanta on the I-85 when we received the Public Safety Alert from the Georgia Department of Transportation shown in the first picture which states that the closures are expected to last until 5AM on Monday, October 19.

When I clicked on the GDOT link (https://www.gaalert.com/Closures) provided in the alert, at the top of the page, it states “The following 4 emergency closures have been activated. Click "Register for this Closure" if you are within the shaded boundary of a closure. Registration will advise Georgia authorities of your location and provide you with updates as they are available. Please refresh this page regularly for updates.”

We are in Atlanta fairly often and have never received an alert like this before from GDOT or from anywhere else for that matter.

Thank you in advance to anyone who is able to provide any additional information and/or context.

Its just an absurdly long/tall escalator. I don't have to take it daily, but whenever I do take it it always makes me nervous when I'm going up knowing there's that much escalator behind me, and going down is enough to trigger acrophobia.

EDIT: Thanks all for the great recommends! I tried Oakland Cemetery but they were closed for an event so I just went to Atlantic Station for their free 2 hour parking. Shout out to the Cantina there for having Tropicalia on tap and of course Dos Equis and Amber!

Hey all, i am dropping a couple of people off wt the Fox Theatre for a 2 hour show and then oicking up and was wondering what was somewhat close by to do where I could also park for free or very cheap. Varsity might work but im not sure i will be hungry and I just went to Ikea not long ago so dont really want to go there either.

Dont mind driving a little bit but I do need to be back to pick them up after the show also. Any ideas, especially not food because not real sure how hungry i will be.

I’m taking my 11 year old daughter to see Olivia Rodrigo at State Farm Arena. I managed to get section T17 for a decent price however I’ve discovered that we don’t have actual seats at the railing bar and it’s more like general admission. I’m assuming that’s why it was so cheap. Me and my daughter are both very short, under 5 foot. I’m now very worried that she won’t be able to see over the bar or over other people if they get in front of her. Has anyone stood at T17, what’s the experience like?
I’m aware of rate my seat websites but can’t find anything for general admission for that section.

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The last time I for sure knew was this year April.
And also please tell me what your experience has been if you have visited the airport while ICE was stationed there.

Where can I find some ginkgo trees near midtown? I need some for an art project and would love to pick up some up from the ground that the trees don’t need no more. Thanks in advance!

I got a $16 ticket for using Peach Pass lane in a part of town we don't go to. I don't want to spend ten hours trying to dispute $16 so I just went ahead and paid the stupid thing, but I am curious with all these new AI cameras making mistakes - has this happened to anyone else in the last month or two? Have you gotten one of these? They charged us twice - within a few minutes of each other too. Super sketchy.

Is this just a one-off mistake or is this a huge thing happening? I've never had this happen until now.

Edit : I should specify that I received a letter at home. the website I paid at was mypeachpass.com which is legit.

I’m looking for a Wisconsin bar to watch the World Series at. Any recommendations?

Hi there! Looking for someone out in Atlanta that could sew a costume/cosplay of a cheerleading uniform from the tv show smallville. I can find an almost near identical skirt I could adjust, the top has been very hard and I can’t track down anything similar so thinking I may could find someone to sew it. Anyone have any good recommendations? Thanks in advance!

I didn’t see any near Yacht Club, EL Myr, or Brewhouse today. The parade is tomorrow at 1pm. Are they going to have any Port-a Potties, or is it the business’s carrying the burden and hopefully are compensated. Just asking.

At this point, I've heard negative things about every company. Rates keep going so doing some shopping. I've heard service can be more important than the actual company as long as you avoid the true bottom feeders.

Hi I want to go to L5P parade tomorrow but don't know where to park. I am willing to walk or commute there but need help with areas that are safe to park at?

I’m looking for a trustworthy handyman! My husband and I are managing our rental property from out of state and we hired a handyman recommended by a family member. We just saw the house after they “fixed” what we asked us and charged us over $4k and it’s an absolute mess. We were scammed.

We are looking for somebody who will do good work and somebody we can trust to help us long term! We don’t mind if it’s expensive as long as it’s quality work. Thanks!

Hello where can I go about adopting a persian cat

From Matt Eliott of Georgia DNR

Far be it from me to tell you how to vote, but I thought it might be worthwhile to provide some information on ballot measure 1 on this year's Georgia statewide ballot. The Georgia Conservancy article gives a good unbiased summary. In short, I am supporting this one. It provides larger landowners (2000-4000 acres) property tax relief if they keep their property in conservation, agriculture, or forestry for ten years. In Georgia we desperately need any incentives we can get to NOT convert rural land to data centers, solar farms, factories, warehouses, or tract housing. We are being overrun. Would this money go to wealthier landowners? Well, sure, who do you think owns land? With plummeting timber prices due to mill closures, there are a lot of incentives for large landowners to sell. I view most things through a conservation lens. The bottom line here is this will provide more incentives to keep Georgia from being further subdivided, graded, and paved into oblivion. Otherwise we do not have ANY sort of statewide land use regulations and most Georgia counties do not even have local zoning.

Glad to answer questions if you have any.