I’ve been getting a phone call every couple hours from a “Patricia” from northern Nevada county corrections since yesterday (July 4th). I feel bad if it’s not a scam and poor Patricia is trying to get ahold of someone, if it is a scam.. dang beware to not accept charges..
Howdy! I plan to attend the Star Spangled Steam-Up this weekend, but am unsure of good parking alternatives in the event that the museum's lot is full. Any suggestions? I don't mind a bit of a walk!
I don’t want the medicine, I need the apparatus the actual inhaler. I was wondering if I could rent it or borrow it if you have one. I know it’s a longshot. I ordered one and it was supposed to be here on the 25th and it is stuck in customs. I don’t know when it’ll get delivered. Thank you for reading my post.
Nevada is the only state in America where prostitution is legal. Out of 17 counties, 10 permit it by law — and 7 have active brothels operating right now.
The Brothel Association says it protects workers.
The data says something different.
Swipe through. Then ask yourself the question we keep asking: if sex work is genuinely empowering, who is actually doing it — and what brought them there?
75% of women in commercial sex met the federal definition of trafficking victims.
96% report a history of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
83% experienced poverty before entering.
62% struggled with substance abuse.
If most of the people in a “profession” got there through abuse, poverty, or addiction — it isn’t a profession. It’s a destination for the broken.
We’re not interested in shaming women in the trade. We’re interested in the system that profits from putting them there
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i heard that he lives near there. is he really popular there?
Every summer the same thing happens. Vans full of out-of-state sales reps pull into Carson City neighborhoods and start working every street. Most homeowners have no idea what they're walking into. I've been in this industry for many years and I see the aftermath every single year. Here's what to watch for.
The most important thing is keeping them outside. These reps are literally trained on the phrase outside they're a pest inside they're a guest. Once they get through your front door everything changes. It becomes genuinely difficult to tell someone to leave once they're standing in your kitchen. They get in by asking to see your back door, offering to check whatever alarm panel you already have, or asking if they can come to your counter to write something down. All of it sounds reasonable. None of it is. Keep them on the porch.
The 30-day thing catches a lot of people. They tell you that you have a month to try it out and cancel if you don't like it. Under federal law you have 3 business days to cancel any contract signed at your home. Some reps can offer a genuine 30 days but it has to be in your contract in writing to mean anything. A verbal promise at the door is worth nothing. By the time most people change their mind the window is closed.
Watch out for the tech around the corner too. Rep knocks at 9pm and tells you there's a technician finishing up nearby who can install tonight. The whole point is to get equipment in your home before you've slept on it. Once sensors are on your doors and a panel is mounted on your wall cancelling feels a lot harder even if you're legally entitled to do it. These installs are not quick. People have had technicians in their homes past midnight.
The manager call is theatre. Rep steps outside, makes a call, comes back with a special deal his manager just approved for you tonight only. Former reps have talked openly about this as a rehearsed technique. The deal was there before he knocked.
If they promise to pay off your existing alarm contract with another company get that in writing from the company itself before you sign anything new. A lot of people end up paying two alarm bills for months because that promise disappeared along with the rep in October.
When someone knocks ask for their company name, their ID, and their solicitor's permit. Keep them on the porch. Never sign at the door. If you do sign anything you have 3 business days to cancel. Do it in writing, certified mail, keep the receipt.
Happy to answer any questions.
A few months ago I made a post about how my wallet had been lost. I likely left it on top of my car while I was getting gas one night. I made the post hoping someone might have picked it up somewhere, or just to have more people looking out for a lost wallet in general. It was a desperate post for sure.
Well, the wallet was recovered!
I lost my wallet four days before flying out for a birthday trip, so I only had my big passport to use as my ID the whole trip and I had to expedite a new debit and credit card so I would be able to pay for stuff on my trip. It was so annoying, and I couldn't do some of the stuff I'd planned on doing, i.e. renting a motorcycle, because I didn't have my driver's license for my trip. I decided not to panic about it, and just take it one step at a time when I returned from my trip. I would have needed to start the process to acquire a new passport card, new SSC (because I had it in my wallet for a work thing, I do not normally carry it in my wallet), a new driver's license, and some other document cards, but basically my mission was going to be a long and terrible one.
The Thursday after I returned from my trip, I get a call from the Carson City district attorney's office. "This is going to sound a bit strange..." no actually, I had been hoping for a call like this. "But your documents were recovered by Carson City NHP from a drunk man who was wandering around the highway in North Carson."
It turns out, some down-on-his-luck gentleman scooped up my wallet from the side of the highway, spent the money inside on alcohol, and then wandered around the highway until his was picked up by an observant NHP officer. The guy was using my wallet as his own, and when he pulled his ID out of the wallet, the officer saw MY driver's license underneath his and proceeded to confiscate the wallet.
I was able to meet with the DA the next morning to give a statement, as they had the guy in custody and he was in court that morning. Though they couldn't just give me my wallet because it was evidence of a crime, apparently possessing someone else's documents without turning them in immediately is considered a crime. But the DA was super awesome and was able to get NHP to release my wallet quickly and I was able to pick it up at the Reno NHP office, where they send evidence and also where I live, that next Wednesday.
The wallet itself is trashed beyond use, so I think it flew off my car as I was getting on the freeway on North Carson street, though really it could have fallen off anywhere along my route. It looked like it had been run over a couple times, and my DL and passport card were bent in one corner, but still usable. The guy who found it likely found it the day he was caught, so almost 2 weeks after I lost it. The detective could not get a straight answer from him as he seemed pretty incoherent even after sobering up, though he did say he knew me from like 7 years ago, and I was like, I've never met this person in my life. I really hope this guy was able to get helped out because it sounds like he was having a mental health crisis on top of an alcohol problem.
All in all, I am just thankful to the observant NHP officer who saw my ID in my own wallet and the Carson City DA for getting my wallet released from evidence so quickly. The DA said "This never happens. When you lose a wallet it usually never gets found. Go buy a lottery ticket."
Our beloved C is being repainted on Sunday 6/28. But the rocks, which are currently arranged in the shape of a 26 for the CHS class of 2026, need to be moved back into the C shape first because if they’re not, then the new paint on Sunday will get quickly damaged whenever the grads/another group remakes the C.
Therefore, volunteers are needed to remake the C on Saturday (6/27) to have them in the right place for painting the next day. There will be rides up the hill from behind Greenhouse Garden Center around 7:30 AM. So if you’re down to haul rocks on a Saturday morning, please join!
(There is an article about this in CarsonNow but the filters removed the post with the link in it.)