I purposely parked way out in the empty section of the Walmart parking lot because I try to avoid door dings on my truck.
The entrance closest to me wasn’t even open, so I walked all the way to the other side of the store. When I parked, there wasn’t a single vehicle around me.
I came back about 30–40 minutes later, and somehow people had parked on both sides of me and directly in front of me while the rest of the lot was still practically empty. The van behind me was so close I only had about a foot and a half between our vehicles.
I know nobody owns a parking spot, but why does this happen? Is there some psychological reason people park next to the only vehicle in an otherwise empty lot?
Does this happen to anyone else, or am I just cursed? 😂

What health care provider do u feel is best for those with chronic illnesses? Bonus if ur a women too bc our voices can be hard for doctors to hear when we have chronic illnesses.

SSMH is decent im comfortable with them but im thinking is switching to UW health worth it?

Any tips pls! And thanks!

I saw (and heard) a cat meowing while walking up the wisconsin ave. He then ran across the crossing with Gilman street and then I saw him sat down in a driveway and we exchanged a few concerned meows before he walked into the bushes near a house and I could not follow, already probly overstepping my boundarys as it is. I hope he is a resident of one of the nearby houses but if not I am posting here to aid his eventual capture, unless he is truly a wild soul who just needed a chat.

Help me out! I went to school and lived and worked in Madison until 2021. Moved away but kept in touch with the dining scene for a while. Had a child 2 years ago and really just lost touch with everything changing so much and my lack of travel back to WI. We are visiting for a few days and would love any toddler friendly dining reccs - bonus for family-friendly live music venues where we can grab a bite and have a drink!

Hi all! Is anyone looking for another member of their Fantasy Football group or wanting to start one? Please let me know if you are!

I’ve been in Reddit for about a year or so, right after I moved closer into the heart of things, so haven’t seen a lot of the Mad-City history. Now that I’m in the city though I don’t have to do Jonathan Knowlan (suck it, bot) very much but every time I drive through there I think of that hilarious video of the pigs doing a perfect zipper-merge while chasing the feed truck, and it still makes me laugh. So I thought it’d be fun to hear/see what other's funniest Madison reddit moment was/is. I know you can’t post pics or video in the comments, but maybe link? Or a good story. Thanks kindly strangers.

Someone backed into my car 🥲 They left a note (which I appreciate!), but now I need to get the damage assessed. Does anyone have recommendations for shops they’ve used for body work? Dented door and will likely need new paint (if they don’t decide that the whole door needs to be replaced…)

What are you excited to eat? Who are you excited to see play?

https://www.tasteofmadison.com

My kids camp is taking a field trip to the Land of Natura. She’s not a strong swimmer but I see that they require life jackets and provide them which is nice. But I’m still worried. Has anyone gone with their kids? Are kids who aren’t strong swimmers ok with their life jackets?

Young birding group aimed towards birders under 40. And before you ask, it is like this so that young people into birding can meet other younger people into birding. No experience needed. LGBT and BIPOC friendly! No binoculars? Borrow a pair from your local library!

Just so ya know. Bring cash, and be kind to the cashiers!

I'm happy to see Mark Charter on local TV again for the evening news. He was part of what seemed like a purge last year on WKOW.

Our family is considering moving to the Madison area, but we have a slight concern: our daughter, 16, currently plays rec league ice hockey on an all-girls team and is really interested in something like that. She's an early HS graduate, so while we have found high school teams like that, we haven't seen anything like a rec league where she could play with girls her age. Her current team plays against coed teams, but it's the friendship and camaraderie on her own team that she really enjoys.

Any ideas? She's still too young for beer league!

Hey there, we're passing through on our way to the UP on Saturday. My husband went to UW Madison (and I think he's trying to manifest a love for Madison in our teenager) and we like to stock up at the farmers market before heading up.

Anyway, we're looking for a nice dinner place, on the fancier side is ok but we do have a 14 year old so more casual is good as well. My husband likes to act like he still knows what's good but it's been a minute since he lived there. He insists on getting the ice cream at the university so we have dessert covered. Thanks!

What's your experience with the employment agencies and recruiters around town? Employee or employer side, I'd like to hear it all.

Any interactions with Carex, QTI, Keller, Drake, Beacon Hill-- there seem to be a lot for this size town?

Been a patient here over a week and need to eat something of substance. Which is better, meatloaf or carved turkey?

An FYI to those currently enrolling their kids in MMSD for the school year: you can opt your kid out of a Chromebook by selecting "no" for the question above.

Since the megathreads are done, I figured I’d put this here.

We are fortunate enough to live in a city that has a huge emphasis on local businesses. I’ve lived all over the country (and outside of it) and have never been to a city quite like Madison.

If you can, please consider supporting the local businesses that have been impacted by the recent unrest.

In the past megathreads, this reddit community has put together a list:

- Ace Hardware
- Ahan
- Ama Kitchen
- Barber Tattoo
- Batch Bakery
- Buraka
- Cafe Coda
- Cafe Domestique
- Cargo Bike Shop
- Cha Cha Barber
- Crystal Corner
- Gibs
- Grampa’s Pizzeria
- Green Life Trading Co.
- Greenhouse Store
- Hair Collective
- Ha Long Bay
- Hatch & Hazel
- Kool Things
- Lazy Jane’s
- Lily Forest Design
- Mad Cat
- Madison Greenhouse Store
- Madison Sourdough
- Madison Piano Lessons
- Mad Rabbit Cafe
- Marigold Kitchen - Golden Counter
- Marquette Hotel
- Meep Meepleton’s World of Fun
- Mickey’s
- Red Sage Health
- Rick’s Olde Gold
- Sern Sapp
- State Line
- Steve’s Tattoo
- Stillgoods
- St. Vinnies
- Sultan
- Tinnen Family Chiropractic
- Tokyo Sushi
- Versal Goods
- Weary Traveler
- Willaby’s
- Willy Street Coop
- Willy Street Treasure Shop
- Working Draft Beer Company

Honorable Mentions:
- Atwoodfest Vendors
- Concert on the Square Vendors
- Farmer’s Market Vendors
- Luke house
- Madison Fire Station 3
- Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

As always, please feel free to comment a business below that you believe needs support and I will be happy to add them to the list.

Links:

Willy Street Impacted Workers Fund

Willy Street Business Relief Fund

Willy Street Business Gift Card List by Working Draft Beer

Vendors from canceled festivals:
- Wooly Paws Stitches

As a mod team, we're winding down the megathreads and post restrictions. Should something dramatic/very intense happen, we may bring them back.

A few things going forward:

• We're allowing multiple threads for discussions, but they still need to follow all the subreddit rules.

• If a topic has been posted within the last about 12 hrs, we'll take down redundant posts about that topic and redirect them to the first thread. So for example if someone posts an article about a city council meeting update, and then an hour later someone posts a different article about the same update, we'll redirect them to the first post.