I had a grocery delivery scheduled this morning. I got a notification that the shopper had arrived and then a cancelation notification due to the store being closed.

Sure enough, when you try to call the store, it hangs up on you within a few minutes.

Anyone know what’s going on with that?

A car crashed into a fire hydrant on River Road today and ended up halfway up a tree. I hope everyone is ok.

Please dont suggest Thistle Down Farms. Some of the worst cider doughnuts I've ever had and I'm disappointed that people in this area accept this standard of an Apple Cider Doughnut. Hard and flavorless. I have given them probably 3 chances over the years and everytime I get more and more disappointed and question why I keep trying.

I'm willing to drive outside of town.

Rally this afternoon for the No Kings cause for American democracy in Alton Baker park.

Game at 8:00 this evening at Autzen Stadium: Oregon Ducks versus Nebraska Cornhuskers. As Autzen is next to Alton Baker, many people cross the footbridge and head to Autzen through the park.

Maybe there's an opportunity this evening to encourage Duck supporters to also support American democracy more actively. It needs a positive approach, though.

No Kings! Go Americans! No Huskers! Go Ducks!

Hello again!

I made the post a few days ago about looking for people to crochet hats and stuff for unfocused folks and it BLEW UP

We officially have a Signal groupchat and tons of tools! Some people reached out to donate yarn and hooks and a few gave offered to teach people how to crochet :)

Join the groupchat, we're gonna try meeting up tomorrow!

https://signal.group/#CjQKIF3EEge5fvPmiNkWzIkAZpKh74gqJnwE3Cg8dNJs23S3EhD5JIOWCQwDb4i7H8kg9KvV

Bonus points if it's grab and go.

In your friendly local all-volunteer ad-free non-profit community bike blog Views from the Bike Lane: Sue Wolling describes the differences between e-motos and e-bikes. the difficulties of regulating e-motos, and some thoughts on the future.

Really want to try them they sound good

PLEASE VOICE YOUR FRUSTRATIONS

MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!

IM JUST MORTALLY FRIGHTENED AT THE STATE OF THE WORLD AND I JUST WANT TO TRY AND ENJOY THE SMALL THINGS AGAIN WITHOUT FEELING LIKE IM BEING AN ASSHOLE, I JUST WANT TO TRY AND FEEL A LITTLE BETTER AND NOT SO DOOM AND GLOOM!

CAROL!!

In the first paragraph it argues the money could go to anything and in the second it argues it can't go to city priorities. I don't feel strongly about the measure but I found the self contradicting mailer funny.

80 degrees??!! In the middle of October??? Where is my rain? Where are my crisp fall breezes and overcast days? 😞

New parking meters downtown seem to be defective...

Got my first parking ticket in like 9 years...

Parked, punched in 1hr 30min, swiped the card, got a confirmation, but then nothing happened.... I swear it said like 1hr 34min when I walked away, then when I got back, I'd gotten a ticket a half hour after I'd parked... checked my bank's app and the card wasn't charged....

Going to appeal because this is BS and they seem to be defective, I don't think this was user error, way to go @ City of Eugene, wasting more money on absolute trash.... wish this wasn't to be expected.

Can Eugene's government do anything right?

More news at 11pm

Hi all, I’m local to Eugene and I’ve been in the service industry in a few different areas over the last few years here (commercial, restaurant, private kitchens, etc). Why is there such a high volume of jaded, alcoholic chefs in high paying positions that never seem to have to do more than they want to? It seems like at every job I’ve had here, especially my current one in a smaller kitchen, I’ve had to fight tooth and nail to not just get most of my coworkers to keep up but also management. I know my bitching might be futile but I’m at my wits end. I work hard to get shit done and try my best to remain positive at work while I have people twice my age doing half the work and bitching the whole time. I’m also sober as of this year and working around so much alcohol has been frustrating as well. I’d hate to end up sneaking liquor in the walk in just to get through my shift, it’s sad. If anyone has any leads on a kitchen that would value a hard worker and team player please let me know, I have all the energy in the world, every evening all week, and 8 years of experience to offer.

Does anyone know how often the drop boxes are emptied? I worry about vandalism.
And everyone should ideally be using them for their ballots, as the mail is iffy.

Earlier this year, J.H. Baxter & Co. in west Eugene stopped running its stormwater system that treats contamination before it flows out of the facility and into a canal that lines a residential area, according to a summary of a state-convened meeting recently made public.

Water sampling and reporting also lapsed during the three months company President Georgia Baxter-Krause served her 90-day prison sentence late last year for violating environmental laws, according to the meeting summary. 

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is now conducting an expedited cleanup at the facility that it hopes will eventually end the need for stormwater treatment.

Any places in the area (up to ~30 mins to an hr) outside of the city to drive to and just sit, maybe watch the sun set? My life has gotten very busy as of late so I'd just like to do something different for a couple hours. Thanks.

My husband and are moving (back) to Eugene this coming year. We would likely move this summer, or in the fall as school starts back up again.

When we lived in Eugene last year, we spent every last dime we had for a small, cute house near campus. It was wonderful, but this time around, we would like to spend less. However, every house I’m seeing is typically $2,000+ a month (not including utilities), which is pretty pricey*. As underclassmen, we lived in somewhat crappy, cheap apartments- so this time, we’re looking for a middle ground.

I would absolutely prefer a town house or individual home, but, I fear they are likely going to be out of our budget. Looking for some apartment (or any other setup) suggestions that are not junky, but also not luxury living. We aren't interested in having roommates. We don’t need to be right by campus, but would prefer to be in Eugene over Springfield. And, I would kill for a kitchen that wasn't miniature.

Open to any suggestions or input! If you LOVE(D) your apartment, house, or townhouse, please drop the details.

** We don’t have an exact budget at the moment, as I don’t really know what we can expect if we’re looking for 1 or 2 bedrooms just for the two of us. Ideally $1500 or less, but probably would have to push towards $1800, i'm guessing. 😬 The more affordable, the better. Just not quite sure yet what is realistic. Rent is outrageous these days.

Lane County in particular shows High levels of influenza (reported in Florence; no report for Eugene), RSV (High in Eugene; Moderate in Florence) and COVID (Very High in Florence; no report for Eugene). There was also positive measles detection.

Both Florence and Eugene reported positive detections of H5N1(avian) flu: of 17 detections reported in the US, all were in Oregon.

Hey so just wanting to get some feedback from those of you who have been listening in. What do think of the The Beat Mixshow. I know I'm playing cuts that are kind off their usual Playlist. My goal is to bring back music that was fun invoked a memory of a place or time or maybe both when that song hit you. I'm trying to have as much fun as I can as long as I can while keeping you entertained also have you sayin " Damn Son where did you find this?"

Update forgot to put on the date and time lol

Monday-Friday 5pm-530

Side note, I will about 95% of the remixes that you hear are mine that I just for this show.

I have some plywood that I am needing to get cut into 2inch strips for a project. I went to Home Depot and they said they cannot cut that many or that length. I ended up having them cut them into more transportable sizes, but I am still needing them cut into 2” strips. Anyone know where I could get this done? I’m happy to pay for it.

TO THE LADY THAT WAS AT THE DARI MART ON CAL YOUNG RD THIS EVENING..... HANG UP YOUR DAMN PHONE WHEN YOU GET TO THE REGISTER! AND IF YOU HAVE IT ON SPEAKER PHONE FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR, DONT GET PISSY WHEN OTHERS JOIN IN YOUR CONVERSATION!