u/FunImprovement166

Hey all,

My mother's family lived in Holden WV before moving to North Central WV. They were Italian coal miners and she actually had a grandfather die in the mines. She has always wanted to go and visit the area but never has in 60 years. I want to take her but only if there's any actual history there for her to see. Are there any graveyards in the area where a lot of the Italian mining families were buried? Or are there any historical sites to see how people lived back then with restored houses, etc? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Last names of note would be Corti, Columbo, Corvo, or Corda. Americanized as Cody.

Say I buy a ticket for my girlfriend and I to fly across the country in 6 months. After 3 months, my girlfriend breaks up with me or is unable to go on the trip for some unforeseen reason. Why can I not get online, take my girlfriend's information off the ticket, and add my friend or my mom or something? I totally understand why they don't want you to transfer tickets on the day of the flight, the week before, etc. I totally get why they want to prevent scalping for people just swapping tickets outside the airport. But for a flight far enough out, I feel like I should be able to transfer the ticket online. Is there a security reason for this? Or just the airlines wanting the most money by making me cancel and rebook at a higher price?

This summer I'm going on a multi state National Park trip that will require a 3 hour plane ride and one layover each way. I have a Nikon D3200 with a 55mm lens that I usually carry in a crossbody bag. The crossbody bag is really bulky and I want to try to maximize space in my checked bag so I can take the lens, extra batteries, cords, and all the extra stuff out of the crossbody bag and put it in my hiking backpack just for transit. However, I'm having a hard time finding what to do with the actual camera itself. I can put it in my checked bag or my carry on, but I don't want it getting jostled around too much especially since it will be handled extra with the layover.

Can anyone recommend a good travel case for a Nikon D3200 or any other tip/trick to make sure my camera makes it there with no damage?

Not sure how to best write my post title about this, but more and more I see attorneys on LinkedIn telling this one story that always annoys me. It goes generally like this:

1. Plaintiff/Defense attorney offers a totally reasonable settlement to the other side

2. Opposing counsel gets it and disrespectfully declines it

3. They go to trial and the Plaintiff/Defense attorney hits the other side for a large verdict/gets a defense verdict or close to it

4. The victorious Plaintiff/Defense attorney chides everyone involved and warns other attorneys to just take the deal they think is reasonable. They also typically dunk on opposing counsel, implying that they are greedy, stupid, and intentionally did a disservice to their clients.

I was a litigator for about 15 years before recently switching to go in house. I understand that in 2026, trials are the result of settlement discussions breaking down and I do encourage people to take reasonable settlements to avoid protracted litigation. But at the same time, maybe the other side wants their day in court. Or maybe they don't see your "reasonable" offer being as reasonable as you do. There are a lot of reasons to not accept a settlement offer or demand. Like I said, sometimes a client just wants their trial and they are comfortable with that. As their attorney, I can't tell them no. I can advise them, but we live in America. If they want to put on their case in front of a jury, there's a courthouse and staff funded by taxpayer money in every county just for that purpose.

It seems like these stories assume that opposing attorney is the one being totally obstinate when reality it is the client/insurer that makes that call.

Guys I understand LinkedIn is just marketing and unserious, but I still don't like those posts and the image they portray to non lawyers.

Seriously, Lothar and the Sea Snake trying to get through The Teeth was tense. The actual fight between them was good too. Reminded me of some old school GOT battle shit.

Hey everyone,

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My fiance and I currently live in WV and have always wanted to move out west. I have visited a lot of towns in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming and I really loved SLC and the surrounding areas. I was wondering if anyone could give any insight on what it's like to live there and neighborhoods to look at. My details are below.

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- in our early 30s

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- dual income: $250k - $300k a year. I work remotely and my fiance works in HR. The variance depends on what kind of job she could get out in SLC. The low end is just assuming she gets a retail job or something.

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- no kids, but hope to have them in the next 2-3 years

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- budget: would like a house anywhere in the 400s but would probably put our upper limit at 550k.

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- we love the outdoors and hiking. Big national park enthusiasts. Also big history and museum people

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- not LDS.

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Any help would be appreciated. If you need more information please just ask. Thank you!

That's a shame. I loved Fall Fest. When I was younger they had some big acts. Crazy to think students don't go anymore.

When I was at WVU I saw Akon, Third Eye Blind, Girl Talk, Ludacris, and a bunch of others. It was such a fun time.

I'm not mad about it at all. Keep posting about Obsession all you want. I'm just curious as to why it's so prevalent on this particular subreddit

I am in need of CLE hours before my reporting period is over in July. I'm in-house counsel for a large utility contractor and before that I did ID for over 10 years. Looking at CLE opportunities, I saw the Plaintiff's bar was having their annual conference which has the amount of CLEs I want. I also know some Plaintiff's attorney friends who are going and it's in a fun city in my state. Seems like a good time but it's nowhere near any work I've done before. Anyone else ever crash a CLE that has nothing to do with their practice area? Would it be too weird?