u/ShibariDeathcamp

This happened a few days ago but I only got a chance to post about it now. Went to check out the new Dry Dock Pub (formerly Pub on Pearl) last week for a world cup game. It was a hot one, high of 92 and no cloud coverage, and poor air quality from the wildfires on top of it all.

I was sitting outside with some friends, and we noticed some people stopping to peer inside of a car parked on the restaurant's landing area. We think nothing of it. It's off the street/sidewalk and definitely on the property, so it's owned by someone at the pub. About 15 minutes later, Denver Animal Protection shows up with lights on and pulls up next to said car. Now more and more people are looking to see what's up.

Officer hops out of the truck holding a thermometer gun and starts taking readings of the inside and outside of the car, as well as photographs of said readings on his phone. At this point is obvious there's a dog inside this car, and everyone sitting outside, as well as any smokers/people hanging at the next door liquor store are watching to see if they're going to bust out a window to save this dog. Like I said, it's 92 with direct sun, which means it's potentially 130F inside of this car, which is deadly.

I guess someone at Dry Dock must have noticed this, and while the officer was walking back to his car, two Dry Dock Pub employees, a male and female, approach him. Well, they proceed to open the car, so it became obvious to all the onlookers that this car belonged to at least one of them. Officer and employees begin chatting, and as the conversation went on, the female employee became increasingly more and more hostile and defensive. The officer was showing her the thermometer gun and taking new readings, and she continued to escalate, claiming she "had to work" and "had no other option" and "he's fine look his tongues out!" The conversation escalates, and the female continues to spiral into frustration, to the point where she had to walk off and chain smoke as the officer did his job and documented the situation.

They open all the windows/doors and begin running the AC. No idea if they got a citation or what, but Animal Patrol leaves, and the two Dry Dock employees immediately close the car up and go back to work, dog still inside the car. The entire patio is speechless. They proceed to take turns to check on the dog every 20 minutes or so while they smoked. I left almost immediately without leaving a tip.

Absolutely subhuman behavior and I wont be back here unless I personally get to fire this woman. If you're looking to check out the new Dry Dock Pub, this is the type of staff they have working for them.

But hey at least they list themselves as dog friendly on Google.

Man, how long should I keep taking this stuff? Both this subreddit and my GI raved about it for IBS-D, but it has made all of my symptoms 10x worse. Bloating, cramping, urgent diarrhea immediately after eating. All the things that were on the mend with my current meds.

It's been 4 days and I haven't had even a remotely solid bowel movement. I usually had 1 solid BM per day, but I'm back to going 3-4 times per day, all type 6-7 stool.

Should I stop taking this, or does this stuff require a gut rebalance. I'm afraid to leave my house at this point

Got a Street Triple RS that is way overdue for tires. It's bad enough that I won't ride it unless its directly to a shop. I typically exclusively use Erico for my bike service, but they're booked out until the 3rd week of June, even for a simple tire swap. Anyone have any shop recommendations that will do a good job of getting new shoes on my bike decently quickly?

Located near Olde Town Arvada but can drive. Thanks in advance!

Look, before I say this, I just want to acknowledge I'm a cheap fuck. So maybe my barometer of dining in this city shouldn't be the standard. But I am just so fucking tired of being nickeled and dimed whenever I want to have a meal out with friends.

Wanted to grab lunch with some friends yesterday afternoon after a hike. We just wanted a burger and cold beer. Someone finds a spot nearby, off we go

I order what I think is a beer and a burger. Server asks me if I want to upgrade the beer to a 24oz for like $2 more. Sure, why not it's a holiday. Fries good with that? Yes.

Food comes. It's fine. That's not what gets me. The bill comes and my portion comes to 40 fucking dollars. Why you ask?

The beer I asked for was a "specialty" beer (a sippin pretty is specialty apparently) and only came in a 12oz pour, so instead of letting me know they just gave me a double pour and double charged me $18 for one beer. Whatever, that was just shitty server miscommunication.

But then, reading the recipet the fries didn't come with the $15 burger, so when I said "yes I would like fries since you asked" what that actually meant was "yes I'd like to pay an additional $6 for handful of sysco fries that are not included with the base meal". Sauce for them would have been another dollar. Good thing I didn't spring for it

Throw on the additional "4% kitchen love" fee calculated post-tax and an average tip for the below-average service and we're just north of $40

I'm just so tired of what I think is going to be a simple transaction turning into an opportunistic grift because I didn't bring a microscope and legal team to read the menu. Why are we all putting up with this?

Edit: Yes this was Park Burger, but the fact that commenters have listed a dozen different potential establishments this could be just goes to show that dining in Denver is becoming more and more of a cash grab

Edit 2: Someone commented that I've been priced out of Denver and that I need to budget better or move. I just want to say that there's not an income in the world that would make this experience any less unpleasant after a beautiful memorial day hike with my friends

Life has been looking horrifically bleak lately, and I've been struggling to find some kind of light in the hysteria of the AI data center craze. I'm forced to try and see some kind of good in all the evil in the world. Today, the silver lining of the AI data center craze came to me in traffic

For years, the boomers and older Gen Xers who own homes in my town have been crying, BEGGING local legislation to not build any new houses. Because if a builder comes in and puts a new development nearby, that means their home value won't continue to climb astronomically. Since they own the homes, they want no more new supply to match the ever-growing demand. They want a monopoly on the homes, and it's forced younger people like me to be priced out of the very neighborhood I grew up in. It's been disgusting to watch these people fight tooth and nail to make sure anyone who doesn't already own a home like them is forever priced out and have their only means of obtaining shelter come from the ones renting out the same homes they're weaponizing

Well lo and behold, a massive data center was just approved within driving distance of said town by people who are richer than the rich NIMBYs. They're going to be dealing with endless noise pollution, water restrictions, and power rate increases (if they get any power at all). And guess what I get to do? Leave. Leave it all behind. The township that sold me out and prevented me from ever owning a home there. I get to pack my bags and start over in a new city/state where there aren't any data centers approved. The people who own homes there? They're stuck holding the bag.

I hate that I have to think like this, but it's the only positive spin an eternal renter like myself can find. I hate AI, but this is the world we live in. Forced to sell out anyone more poor than you to ensure your own survival