I’m seeing some posts about their march this weekend in DC. Are there members of this freak show in the Hickory area? How prevalent are groups like this in the Catawba valley? Going by the huge rebel flags flying around the area, I’m thinking the area is a hotbed. Yes?
Hi, so me and my family recently moved here, and we are wondering where we can see some fireworks tonight? Anything free since we dont have a lot of spare money right now lol
Hi! I’m in my early (M)20s with not many friends and single. I want to meet people my age but having trouble with where to start. I’m not very good at talking to people and the dive bar is just too much for me. There’s lots to do but it’s just mainly people older than me.
I introduce you to Fishers of Men Aquatics. An aquarium/fish store business that recently opened up in May of 2026.
First thing I noticed was it is heavily advertised as a Christian/Faith based aquarium store. I’ve never seen a fish store opening up based on Christianity but I guess there’s a first for everything.
The man was blasting Christianity into every post and comment. Not a problem to me, I'm just here to see the fish stock and maybe be able to shop at a new promising LFS!
But the man was running two businesses and struggled to keep the aquarium one running consistently. Poor guy if only he had some help. I will gladly support him in this hobby since it's hard to find LFS that provide quality fish. Every week the schedule was changing but he finally locked in a consistent business schedule for customers. Sweet!
He was struggling but continued posting his faith to keep him going. Props for staying headstrong.
And then something happened that sparked the beginning of the end for this Fish Store owner. Out of exhaustion he had left his wallet in his car with all his cash from business transactions and someone opened the unlocked car and stole it. He makes a post saying how there's just too many things to handle and is even wanting to sell both businesses and get out all together. It has been 1 month of the store opening.
Then in June a post pops up of the store owner calling all local breeders to contact him and that he no longer wants to deal with wholesalers. I wonder what that's all about. Must have had an issue with his supplier.
Well what do you know, he soon posts a screen shot of him burning bridges with his wholesaler and effectively blacklisting himself from working with any other wholesaler at all. He blames them for selling him terrible quality fish which he then sells to customers. He closes the store officially but will continue to breed as an individual and sell by appointment.
Understandable. Wholesalers often have terrible quality fish and poor conditions of fish husbandry so I don't blame him for being upset with suppliers always shipping out terrible quality that dies within a week.
But then suddenly he makes another post saying he doesn't exist as a business anymore or individual breeder. He won't be selling fish at all! Turns out he killed multiple tanks while doing water changes. Multiple tanks of dead fish after his water change. Did he not dechlorinate?! The man immediately blames the city for doing something to the water that specifically killed all his fish. I don't even think his tanks were cycled.
So maybe the wholesaler wasn't to blame afterall. Maybe the man in the fish store simply didn't know how to properly take care of fish at a large scale before starting his business. Maybe he was simply too exhausted and forgot to do basic things such as dechlorinating water. Either way, I was starting to get a bit concerned doing business with the man. There were just too many red flags and he seemed very unstable and incompatible to work with.
The victim mentality and always blaming someone else for problems he himself created.
But if that weren't enough red flags for you maybe these posts of him hating on gay people, being racist, and a white supremist will do it for you.
But it's just a little bit of hate that's ok right? Won't anyone feel bad for this guy?
Sure he comments that gay people are bad for bringing nothing but suicide rates and depression into society but here he is being depressed. In the closet maybe?
And that is the end of the story. I watched it all unfold in a month how one Christian based fish store owner in the south opened up a promising LFS but quickly revealed himself to be a homophobic racist, and white supremist with a victim mentality that brought upon his own destruction and ruin while blaming everyone around him.
Are there any private or public photography classes in hickory nc or nearby like in Charlotte? Thanks
Yo mom's a hoe
A cat that is looking like it has been living without a home for a while has four little kittens that started living in the back yard. The mom is obviously not feral and used to be a pet. I can’t take five cats into my home. I am looking for the best resources to get these cats into homes.
Anybody know where I can acquire a shed - maybe 10x10/12 for around $350 to store some equipment that either offers reasonable installation with gravel pad and anchoring, or a separate handy man who can install it to code?
I am looking for job recommendations in hickory nc. The job market is tight right now it seems and I need help finding a job that pays well. A factor type job is fine. I can't seem to find a good place to work at other than part time gigs.
I'm looking for a "sympathetic" dentist. By that I mean someone who isn't going to shame me for the absolute wreck that is my mouth.
I've always been a big chicken when it comes to dentistry and have avoided it for 40 years, except when absolutely necessary.
I don't have $35000 for implants, so that won't work for me. TYIA
I'm not usually the type to get involved in internet drama, but this one has been bothering me (posted here because from Hickory NC).
>If anyone here is friends with Adam Johnson or his girlfriend Van Mom, I'd like to invite them to join me and the young West African woman for a coffee so we can talk things through face to face and hopefully put this behind us. He knows where to find me.
I'm currently in Vietnam, and I have a friend from West Africa who's been living here legally for the past two years. She works with a Vietnamese company, speaks fluent Vietnamese, volunteers every week with a charity that distributes food to people in need, and has genuinely built a life here. She learned the language, contributes to the local economy, and by all accounts has made a real effort to integrate.
She recently shared a bad experience she had while travelling. Whether it was a misunderstanding or not isn't really the point.
What got to me was one particular response from a man from Asheville, North Carolina who lives in Vietnam and runs a business called Johnson Racing Media.
>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnsonRacingMedia/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonRacingMedia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keeptwistin
He sent her a vulgar, abusive message that was completely out of line. I called him out publicly for it, and afterwards I noticed he started removing or locking down parts of his online presence, including social media accounts.
The reason this hit me personally is because I just spent the last year riding my motorbike across West Africa. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but I honestly wouldn't have made it without the people of West Africa. They took me into their homes, fed me, helped fix my bike, translated for me, and treated me like one of their own.
So seeing a young West African woman who has made the effort to respect the country she's living in, learn the language, contribute to the community, and volunteer her time get treated like that really frustrated me.
I completely respect that people can have whatever opinions they want about immigration in their own country. What I struggle to understand is someone holding those views, then choosing to move abroad and become an immigrant themselves while spending their time attacking other immigrants. If that's not hypocrisy, I don't know what is.
As far as I can tell, this guy enjoys living in Vietnam because it's affordable and has built a life there with his girlfriend, yet spends his free time attacking other foreigners online and telling them they don't belong. It just seems like a bizarre way to spend your time.
I honestly don't care what someone's political views are. People can believe whatever they want. But once you start directing hate and abuse at individuals, that's where I think you've crossed a line.
>Sponsors in North Carolina
Takis
Roc'n Oven Pizzeria
LeapFrog Landscaping
CR Laine Furniture
Kubota of Asheville
Thin Red Line Firearms LLC
Longworth Bail Bonds Inc.
Ronald Dale McNeill
-1 Tree Service
Carolina Custom Golf Carts
Anytime Heating Cooling Repair
Jason Herman Insurance Agency LLC
Fernando's Pressure Washing
Fernando Madrid
Dynamic Shock Service
Ryan Competition Carbs
RD Specialties
Dougs Fleet and Auto Glass
What also surprises me is that he appears to have built a decent YouTube channel with sponsors based in NC. It seems like a strange thing to risk over posting hateful comments online.
I'm curious what people back in North Carolina think. Does this kind of behaviour reflect badly on Americans living overseas, or do you just write it off as another internet troll?
Are you looking for an alternative to establishment democrat options for leadership?
Or perhaps, want to be more involved with local politics, hands-on community building exercises and mutual aid event events?
Join the Catawba Valley Democratic Socialists of America!
Our steadily growing network of informed, motivated and energized people would like to invite even more friends.
Now that we have achieved pre-organizing chapter status, we will be able to access even more tools and helpers to better organize around our community’s shared goals.
We will have a table at Newton’s Pride event this weekend and ambassadors at Boone Pride as well!
Hello, me and my fiance are new to the Taylorsville/ Hickory area and are trying to meet some like minded couples to hang out with. I will start by saying no, we are not looking to hookup or swap. We are 36M and 35F. We are both nerdy with a love for heavy rock music and good food. We enjoy playing Pokemon Go (I'm Valor and she is Instinct), watching movies, playing video games, or sitting back for some board or card games. We would love to find a couple for double dates or hangouts. We also enjoy being rock hounds, Harry Potter, DND, anime (just me, fiance had no interest lol). So if this sounds interesting to you please feel free to message us and see how things go.
What store would have a great selection of beer in Hickory NC? Leaving in several hours and would like to stock up!
Getting married in a few weeks and need to make an appointment somewhere for the week of and this place comes highly recommended but i just want to make sure the previous owner had absolutely no ties to it anymore. Call me a baby but i have had terrible experiences with him and even just looking at the building gives me anxiety
planning on doing a little photoshoot tonight :) I wanna know any places with nice scenery around here to take photos? I’m wearing alternative gothic clothes (im a cosplayer of some sort) so anything that might look good with purple and black lol
Hiya! I’m 23f and have lived near hickory my whole life and by now most of my friends have moved away. I’m interested in making friends and new experiences with others. If anyone wants to talk or would love to tell me about a fun hobby or interest in hickory please hmu!!!
Hi there! I need help moving a couch from my MILs house to my apartment. It’s about a 30 minute drive from Lenoir to Center st. and it’s not a huge couch. We could pay for the gas, we just need help transporting it!! Please dm me if you are willing and able
