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Hi everyone! I’m reaching out to see if anyone knows of local programs or resources that might be able to help with a time-sensitive situation.
I’ve been unemployed and actively searching for work, and I finally have an opportunity with a company in the Austin area. I have a job assessment scheduled for Monday, October 12, for a position paying approximately $23–$26 an hour. I’m really hopeful about this opportunity and want to do everything I can to make it happen.
Unfortunately, transportation is a major obstacle right now. I rely on CapMetro because I don’t have a vehicle. The public transit route to the facility takes almost three hours and includes a 56-minute walk. An Uber would cost approximately $21–$30 each way, and I currently don’t have enough money available to cover that expense.
I’m looking for any legitimate resources that might help with:
Emergency transportation to a job assessment or interview.
Free rideshare programs or employment transportation assistance.
Emergency assistance for unemployed people who are actively trying to return to work.
Small emergency grants or community assistance programs that could help with transportation and basic expenses until a first paycheck arrives.
Other Austin or Travis County resources that people might not know about.
I’m planning to contact 211, but I wanted to ask this community in case anyone knows of additional options, especially programs that can help on short notice.
I’m not looking for anything extravagant. I’m trying to get to this assessment and give myself a chance to secure stable employment. I’ve been working hard to find an opportunity, and it would be heartbreaking to miss it because I can’t afford the transportation.
If you’ve personally used a program like this or know of a legitimate organization that helps in these situations, I’d be incredibly grateful for any information.
Thank you for reading and for any suggestions you can offer!

My wife of nearly 20 years died a month ago, and I still haven't gotten drunk. I'm nearly 50 and most of my friends are lightweights or think that getting drunk at this age is silly.

I do not think that.

I'm out of work so I don't have much money, but I would very much like to just go to a bar, take shots and talk about anything and anything. Man or woman, it doesn't matter as long as you're chill and topics aren't off limits. I just need a night of being human.

UPDATE

You all have been so supportive and amazing! I have tried to respond to everyone but I'm sorry if I missed you. I have received nearly 30 DM's (is that a lot? It feels like a lot) with people reaching out to offer their liver for this sad guy right here. And I apologize, kinda, for my sense of humor. One of the things my wife told me super early on in our relationship was that I wasn't funny. In twenty years, every time she laughed so hard she couldn't breathe I'd tell her, "But honey... I'm not funny."

I'm not letting go of that. Even now.

Well, found out today that apartment owners can just enter your apartment without providing notice or anything. As long as it is for true business reasons they can. It also turns out Texas has no law requiring owners to provide notice. That’s a batch of bullshit man.

The City of Austin Property Profile tool shows a Demolition Permit in review for 4720 Bull Creek Road, between 45th St. & Hancock Dr. It’s the McCary-Theil house. Apparently the house was built by rancher James D. McCary in 1859 and until recently was the fellowship hall for the Highland Village Church of Christ. Note that there is no site plan permit, only a demolition permit. It’s zoned as single family residential so I guess needs a zoning change to do more than build a house. With such a big lot, almost 3 acres, seems like it could be developed easily enough without demolishing the historic house.

Austin’s No Wrong Door program aims to break cycles of homelessness and jail, but critics are worried it makes the people it’s seeking to help more vulnerable.

I posted a while back about how I wanted to learn about cars, and you guys were all, "JUST BUY A BEATER, BRO!"

Well, I took your advice.

I'd been looking at old pickups online for months at that point, and the opportunity popped up for me to buy a (blessedly cheap) bumpside Ford that was running a year or two ago. That said, it needs some love to get it running now after sitting outside with a bad carburetor.

Now that I've got it in my garage I'm feeling a little....overwhelmed. No amount of YouTube prepared me for this.

Not looking for free labor or for someone to "just come fix it," but could definitely use another set of eyes and someone who knows what's what to give me a hand. I guess the dream is someone who's bored on a gray Saturday who loves projects.

Anyone got a mechanically inclined dad they want to lend me?

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I’m looking for a good florist in north Austin/ round rock. I’m trying to get my girl some dexter themed flowers for Halloween. Type shit. Anyone know where I can go?