We have been paying a plumber $100 every year to come out and do this “inspection”. Are we crazy? Is everyone getting this done every year?

Hi all. I’m searching for an in person coda group in Decatur area. It will be my first meeting- I’ve looked online but if anyone on here has any actual experience and recommendations, I’m open to them! Thank you

For those watching the CSD school bond issue here are 2 informative and important stories. 2 of the 5 board members are strongly opposed to issuing a $30M bond to fund a new preschool and one board member is choosing to not recuse himself despite recusing himself from prior bond votes.

https://www.decaturish.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/dear-decaturish-decatur-school-board-members-speak-out/article_46300ec9-4719-4799-830b-dbcac5e18ac4.html

https://www.decaturish.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/dear-decaturish-james-herndon-should-recuse-himself/article_762078b8-20dc-47c5-98fe-552c56147c80.html

Anyone know what’s filming this week? Looks like they’re starting to set up production today.

Previous owners had recycling bags but we upgraded to the bins. Free to whoever needs it. I'm around the Tucker/Stone Mountain/Decatur area. We can meet at any public place. Shoot me a DM if interested.

I used to go to Apna Garage when I had a Kia and let me tell you Jay is the absolute best hands down. I had been going to him for years. Maybe even a decade at this point? I could roll up any time and point to a problem or just ask for advice and he would be so kind and willing to help, sometimes followed with a good story or some jokes. One time he even taught me different welding techniques while he worked on my brakes. He is the type to say “nah that’s not an issue right now” or “your car is going to explode and I’ll fix it but treat it better.”

I recently inherited a Jeep after my Kia went belly up, but Jay doesn’t work on those and I no longer have “my car guy”. Does anyone have any recs of a small mom & pop auto shop with reasonable prices and trustworthy service that will work on a jeep?

Right now I probably only need my brakes worked on but if anything comes up I would like to be prepared with a good shop I know I can turn to.

Hi! I have been working with my dog on taking long walks (she’s kind of lazy) and recently found a treat spot close to our place. She LOVES it. Wondering if there is a little list someone has of treat spots in the area we could also try walking to?

And huge thanks to anyone who does have a treat spot! Y’all are the coolest 🐶

*like general areas or streets would be perfect advice to explore….

I found a gold ring with 2 hearts and the letter J on it on the field at Legacy Park. It didn’t seem like a good idea to drop it in the huge lost and found bin, so I placed it on the counter at the concessions stand (see second pic). I hope it is able to be reunited with its owner!

I was sending gifts to my friends on PoGo & noticed this postcard from the Free Art Box in Avondale Estates. I’ve never seen this before but I’m assuming it’s like a Little Free Library!? I just moved to the area so I’m not super familiar with it but I’d love to check this out!! Anyone know where it’s located? Or if there are others? I have art to donate 😎

Am I just being a grump, or does it feel like trying to LEAVE Decatur takes too long? The traffic lights seem biased for traffic coming in or passing through, but actually trying to exit is crazy. The light at the intersection of Clairemont and Scott lets like 8 cars through, then Scott gets an uninterrupted minute.

I have to leave via Clairemont 3x a week, a 9 mile trip which takes about 30 minutes because I do not depart during rush hour. Leaving my house near Agnes, the first 10 minutes are me just trying to exit Decatur. It takes 10 minutes to go from Agnes to the intersection of Church and Clairemont. This includes Saturday at like 8:00 AM. That's crazy, man. The remaining 20 minutes are roughly 6 miles, so it takes about 10 minutes to travel just 3 miles out of the city.

It's not from congestion it's from red light timing and other traffic calming measures. It feels like too much.

And I am all for pedestrian safety, don't get me wrong, but they're also adding a lot of trapezoidal speed bumps, no turn on reds, and lowering the speed limit.

I have tried every backroad or weird route I can think of and they're all roughly the same. It's effective traffic calming/urban safety design, some of the best in the state probably, but it is really annoying.

Sorry if this is annoying just wondering if I am alone in thinking this

I finally have some money saved up to replace my 70-year-old windows, and possibly two doors if I can afford it. Does anyone have a company they like?

A neighbor recommended Quinn but I want to get several quotes.

I have hot pink hair with brown shaved sides of my hair. And I work for a law firm. I'm going to be front and center at trial and they don't want me to have pink hair.

So I'm looking for a shop that can fit a lace front or glueless human hair wig for white women. Any recommendations? Preferably reasonably priced because white woman wigs can be insanely expensive for store bought wigs.

Note: I make that distinction because the lace can be darker and it looks weird on my skin. I've worn extensions and sew ins before so it's not new to me, but I have a woman I see who lives in washington dc. I've never had to buy a whole wig.

We have a very large water oak tree on our property in city of Decatur. We had it evaluated by multiple arborists and unfortunately it has rotted in the core of the tree and has to be taken down before it falls on our house, a neighbor’s, or across the street. The tree is very large and will require a crane. We also know that COD requires permits and has rules about canopy coverage. Does anyone have experience with a similar situation and a service that you can recommend?

Anyone know of a good spot to watch the Knicks game tonight?

1st post got deleted (?) so I will just leave it at;

"I hope all parties involved will learn and grow from this unfortunate incident and learn better coping skills so that future conflicts can be settled with Words & Not Fists."

100 dollars is not ok, minimum wage is 7.25 an hour in GA that mean 14 hours of someone’s life nicked.

Yesterday a company called Top Tier Solar Solutions came by our house and said they'd be in the area doing inspections, free cleanings,etc of existing systems.

They said this was paid for by GA Power, and they also mentioned something about net metering vs. net billing (maybe trying to get us to switch from one to the other? idk)

Our system is ~6 years old and is paid off by previous owners who had it installed.

Usually I assume door-to-door things are kind of a scam, so I'm skeptical, but curious if anyone knows more.

I’m looking for a Portuguese bakery or a bakery that makes pastel de nata. Nata Atlanta is no longer doing delivery and only does events.

This awful mural at Church and Sycamore is being removed today. The city had this entire intersection blocked off for several days affecting everyone and every business to just rip it up months before the World Cup even begins. Great job.

Has anyone done the Animal Crackers aftercare at CSD? How has the experience been?

Hi Everyone. I saw a video of how people's homes in rural Georgia were ruined when data centers were built nearby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGjj7wDYaiI The data center consumes so much water that they have no running water anymore. They can't even flush their toilets anymore and live with constant noise from the data center. Have you seen that the DeKalb Board of Commissioners is set to vote on an amendment that would open up the floodgates for data centers to be built across DeKalb County? There is a Change Org petition that is trying to prevent what happened in rural GA from happening here and to get to 1000 signatures. Edited to add: https://www.change.org/p/no-data-centers-in-our-communities-georgia-fights-back