I was out there for a few minutes and I didn’t see anything resembling a bright moving dot that wasn’t flashing 😭

I had the livestream right in front of me while I confused-Travolta gestured around, too.

I love that tonight's mission is named "Virginia is for Launch Lovers" ❤️

Why don't you just tell us in advance how you know?

How do you know?

Hi, moderator here who approved your comment, despite the personal dig at me for being "the worst."

I'm not victim blaming anyone. It's not OPs fault that the promoter and venue failed to admit people in a timely manner and get them out of the elements fast enough or even at a normal speed. It's pretty clear that myself and others agree that sucks.

What I did do, however, is let OP and others—who may be in this position in the future—know that they have their own personal responsibilities to how they dress in inclement weather. Anyone with a functional nervous system knows that yesterday was cold and rainy pretty much all day. Look out a window, stick a hand out of the door, or maybe look at a weather report. So, in that respect, being underdressed knowing that there will be a period of time one will be outdoors is probably not a "great decision."

If you—the proverbial you and not individual you—go to the beach for an all-day outdoor music festival and didn't pack sunscreen or bring an umbrella or tent and can't find any shade to stand under, yeah, you're gonna get a pretty bad sunburn and/or heat stroke. Both of those things are typically preventable with the right planning.

There are plenty of stories of people getting seriously ill, injured, or dying from being exposed to the elements and not having appropriate clothing.

>also there’s nowhere to put a fucking coat

So just hold it or tie it around your waist or wear it or ask someone else if they can hold it for you. I mean, goddamn. It's not a difficult thing.

Lastly, and I'm saying this as a moderator: take it down a notch.

So, the majority of your post is 💯 unfortunate and it sounds like a legit bad show and a sucky promoter.

That said, we really should address this part as a Teachable Moment™ for you and others:

> We walked in the heavy rain and cold (38-40 degrees) to this venue […] hypothermia is an understated and very real risk from this situation. My girlfriend happened to be underdressed and we stood in line for an hour (thinking we were late) until 11:20 when we couldn’t take the wait. Her lips were blue, and she was soaked. […] We waited for an hour in the rain and cold and didn’t even make it halfway.

My siblings in [deity or superfluous omnipotent object of your choice], that is completely on you two. Unless you’re under 15 and still living with parents/guardians and need a permission slip to stay out late at night, nobody else is going to dress you. It was cold and raining pretty much the entire day and this wasn’t a surprise little change in the weather.

It is fully your responsibility to check the weather/conditions before going out to make sure you have what you need to protect yourself from the elements.

Just because the venue and security people were moving the line along very slowly doesn’t mean they are responsible for your poor clothing decisions and lack of layers.

I’m glad this completely-preventable case of potential hypothermia didn’t result in an ER visit or worse and I hope it was a lesson learned on how to better prepare next time.

If anything, I guess be glad you bailed before making it in to see a fake show and be even angrier you had a really bad time to apparently see 3 lip-sync songs.

I was going to suggest Home Depot workshops because I know they used to do them, but it appears as if those are all virtual now.

Looks like Lowe’s has limited in-person workshops but they also heavily use virtual workshops.

My sister is feeling sick so I’m going to pick up some sopa de pollo from Lalo’s and drop it off at her place. I’ll get one for me, of course 😋

In just under 2 months time when they reopen for the season, I’ll start craving Christopher’s Runaway Gourmay’s chicken tarragon salad with sesame noodles and marinated cucumbers before I even leave the house for work.

Enough inertia + slowly floats as it sinks + transmission in neutral = the tires roll it to the lowest point until it stops

It’s a reference to an episode of 30 Rock from 2008 that some people think is the goddamned funniest thing they’ve ever heard and say it when they don’t have much else to contribute.

Kroger should have rice noodles.

For a much larger selection, try New Grand Mart (I’m going here myself later this morning!) or Tan A on Broad Street should have em.

🎵 You've got a black hole. I've got a ticket to your Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery.

—Tracy Chapman's b-side album, probably

The police claimed the kid headbutt the officer. It wasn’t written in the report and there doesn’t seem to be any evidence to back it up.

That’s why the mother is asking what happened.

We know police lie. Police are allowed to lie. Police aren’t required to protect people. Police will protect themselves.

If only there were a way to easily look at aerial photography and maps without leaving your chair or asking other people… 🤔

But he was running away and they had no choice but to intervene… /s

> He taught his son

She taught her son. The story is about a mother talking about what happened to her son.

It’s literally in the title and first sentence of the news article.

JFC.

It's amazing that in the past few years alone of countless documented examples of police encounters going so terribly wrong—especially with neurodivergent individuals who react differently—that incredibly preventable injuries (and/or deaths) continue to occur because an officer gets involved.

It's almost as if law enforcement refuses to learn basic lessons on what not to do.

They don't open their doors to customers yet, yes.

But, there are people there getting ready to open and the owners/manager and/or social media reps are often keeping an eye on things and talking to people outside of those hours.

I've sent messages on FB to Alewife, Lewis Ginter, Byrd Theatre, VMFA, etc. well outside of official open hours and they've responded relatively quickly.

I know it's a popular thing apparently to avoid actually speaking to the very people who can officially, more-accurately answer this question, but have you just tried contacting them directly by phone or Facebook or messenger pigeon?

I'm sure a quick call with this basic question will get you an answer that you can be mostly confident isn't just some random Redditor guessing or trolling you.

Moderator note: OP, this user signed for this account up moments prior to posting this comment. We have no way of verifying their identity or authenticity. As always, please exercise caution before providing any personal information to someone you do not know or trust. Consider a neutral, public location if you plan on meeting in person.

Good job! Removing this post now since it’s usefulness has concluded.

>They posted it for a reason. [...] Why would they even post the pic if not looking for the owner?

As they explained multiple times, they took a photo and posted it because they were in the area when a large snake was found in a place where large snakes are normally not found. People post things they think are interesting. That's all it appears to be.

>People post lost dogs and other pets here all the time and thats ok.

Yes, because most of the people posting those have actually caught the pet and are holding it as long as they can as they to locate the owner or find someone else who can take care of them.

There are also a lot of people who post pictures of lost pets and do not have possession of them at the time they post it or know where the pet is.

>I want my damn pet. What else am I supposed to fucking do

I get it. Losing a pet sucks and I am keenly aware of the heartache one goes through when it happens.

Since you deleted your old username, it's hard for anyone who might have your snake to contact you on that post. So, make another post with pictures of your snake and ask if anyone knows of someone who found and has a lost snake.

But, and I can not make this any more clear, do not contact and/or harass that individual you've already interacted with several times and who told you very clearly they do not have it, do not know the person who took it, and don't have their contact information. Don't ask others to try to contact them on your behalf or pressure them to answering even more questions. Just... leave them alone.

From the mod team:

Assuming you are a new user account for the same person that posted weeks ago about this, and that old user account has since been deleted, do not harass the other user you are most certainly thinking of.

They have told you repeatedly they do not have your snake, do not know the person who took the snake, do not know how to contact that person, and have asked that you leave them alone. From everything they've said and we've seen, they were simply a bystander that was at the same place a snake was at, took a picture and posted it, and were then hounded by you and a few others.

Again, do not harass that user or attempt to identify them on this subreddit or Reddit in general. This is your first and only warning on this matter.

True, the water is actually bugged out god rays.

On that note, I’m cautiously optimistic that the next-gen update “coming 2023” for Fallout 4 might actually work for me to complete the game without unavoidable crashes near Goodneighbor.

I’ve easily dumped hundreds of hours into the game before it became (or feels?) like a progression blocker.

Without saying it, you're essentially explaining that, if OPs curiosity gets the best of them, they then willfully provide personal verification details to a third party without any way of verifying they are authentically them and this isn't a phishing attempt for future identity theft or a scam.

OP, that's categorically a Bad Idea™.

If you feel in your gut that something felt weird about that interaction, trust your gut the first time. If they're authentic, they will provide ways to verify they are indeed who they are. Otherwise, literally anyone can say they're from any company and possibly be spoofing their number on Caller ID while doing so.

🎵 Cause I’ve got a Golden Shower, I’ve got a Golden Shower above The James. I’ve got a Golden Shower and it’s theeeeeere alllllll daaaaaaaay!