r/SLO

I've been brewing home-ade split pea soup all day.

Hello! I’m trying to establish care with an OBGYN sooner rather than later. I was on the waitlist with Dr Angela Pullen for nearly a year when I finally got an appointment several months out that was then cancelled by them and they couldn’t rebook me for several more months. I’ve been going to planned parenthood as needed but they have recommended and I would prefer to get connected to a regular OBGYN going forward. I’ve called a few clinics and they’ve all said they have such long waitlists they wouldn’t bother getting on them. I’m in South county and would prefer something in 5 cities but willing to go wherever if needed. Do you know anyone accepting new patients? Do you have any advice on getting seen somewhere? Thank you in advance!

Residents of a picturesque California coastal town have been dealing with a bizarre string of power outages this summer — and the culprit has feathers.

Wild turkeys are being blamed for repeatedly knocking out electricity in Cambria, where residents and businesses have endured a series of short-lived outages since mid-July.

The interruptions have typically occurred during daylight hours and lasted around an hour, sometimes happening twice in one day or on several consecutive days, according to The Tribune. The disruptions have left residents scrambling to get ready for work, brew their morning coffee and, in some cases, operate medical equipment.

Hi all!

My lovely partner and I are arriving in Cambria for a quick weekend getaway at around 10 am Saturday and have to leave around 9:30 am the next day Sunday. We will be staying Fogcatcher Inn for the night.

I won't lie, all I have so far is Hearst Castle (maybe, will be a first for both of us), Moonstone Beach (right in front of our room), and maybe Sea Chest (?)...

Anything else worth checking out for our itinerary?

We're both pretty easy going, love walking around/hiking and just want to enjoy each other's company :) maybe rent some bikes. We're also adventurous eaters and into seafood. We're also into cute knick knacks and want something for our home to remember our trip.

Looking to spend around $200-$250 for all activities between the two of us. Any idea helps!

Title basically.

Have a bunch of stuff that needs to go. Listing what I can, and then I know there’s habitat for humanity that takes donations. Any other FB groups or other avenues you would suggest? I’d like to sell what I can.

For things like shelf stable foods, etc is there somewhere I can donate or is it mostly just for canned foods?

Anyone done a yard sale around here, how did you go about it?

Hi everyone!

I’m a local dad of two young kids and a few years removed from working in the entertainment industry in LA. I recently wrote a children’s picture book and am trying to figure out the next steps.

Has anyone locally had experience getting a children’s book published? I’d love recommendations for publishers or literary agents, as well as local illustrators or graphic artists who have worked on children’s books.
Any advice, experiences, or local connections would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

looking for recs on hairdressers in the area that are good with curly hair and prefer alt styles. Ideally someone that doesn't need a reference photo to do good work

thanks in advance

Obviously i plan to tip generously after getting a free thing. But yeah. Tell me: what and where!?

Recently watched some gnarly shit happen with him involved and am curious to hear about interactions others have regarding him. Heard horrible stories from friends and other locals, watched some of his posse assault a man over the weekend. Under here or in DMs would be great. Thanks !

I think that an overtly queer bar or club venue would greatly benefit the local economy, community, and nightlife in SLO. I think this would make SLO more of a destination year-round for queer folks, and would extend queer culture to an evergreen status in the region. This would much better serve the local community rather than expecting the queer community to make pilgrimages to LA, SLO, or Fresno for a safe openly queer bar/club experience outside of pride month.

I bring this to attention because I think the lack of such an establishment is continuing to put the overall SLO community at risk.

While I've lived in the SLO area I've observed the presence of a lot more "Downlow" or "DL" queer guys than in SF/LA. While I love how people in SLO seem to have less person-to-person barriers than the big cities, I think its important to address the masking and code-switching at play here within the queer community.

In my opinion, the lack of an overtly out queer establishment in the SLO/805 region endangers the queer community and subjects them to riskier meetups within digital or physical "cruising culture" that substitutes a clean and secure venue for parking lots, gyms, and the woods, usually at night and in public.

Since there is no year-round venue to express themselves without fear of discrimination, SLO is also experiencing a queer-drain of migration to larger urban communities where queer spaces are more available. By establishing a queer club in SLO, there will be less pushing the community away from SLO, and more demand from queer tourists to visit SLO. This would also remedy the toxic masculinity inherent within downlow culture, as queer expression would become more normalized locally and not seen as a foreign thing that only exists in the big cities or during pride month.

While SLO certainly has queer-friendly bars, the bar-scene in SLO does not to my knowledge have an evergreen queer space that is intended to primarily serve as a safe space for queer folks. The addition of such an establishment may/could drive down the demand for cruising culture in the area, drawing men away from public spaces and into a safe private venue.

Thank you for taking the time to read and consider this. I am eager to hear what other queer folks might think about such an idea if its relevant or if SLO is doing okay as is? Cheers!

Update: sounds like Strava and Google know what’s what, and 101 is the lesser of two evils. Will take that route and keep careful on the descent.

I’m 1/2 way through a 10 day tour to visit all the California missions and realized tomorrows route (Paso Robles into SLO) has me coming into SLO on the 101 with a 7% grade for the descent?! This is the route suggested by both Strava and Google Maps and seems needlessly dangerous. I hop on and off the 101 as needed when there’s no through rides but usually no more than an exit or two and it’s relatively flat.

Apple Maps has me going through Templeton and Morro bay which is ~13 miles longer, hops into highway 1 a bit, but overall seems safer and more scenic.

Is this common for cyclists to ride the 101 that long to get into town or should I go for the longer detour?

Homeless man downtown screaming and yelling nonsense holding a massive knife. Thankfully SLO PD pulled up almost immediately.

Careful out there.

Just walked outside for a lunch break downtown, kind of smells like wildfire and the hills are hazy. I don’t see any news about the wildfire somewhere, but wondering if anyone else has that info?

I am just bored. What is everyone up to?