r/laramie

Glad to see the Freedom Caucus candidates like Bear and Pendergraft get rejected. On the flip side, pretty disappointed to see Hageman and Gray take the win.

What was your biggest takeaway from the results?

The title describes it the most. Myself (27M) am a fully remote worker who travels the Western US for work. I was raised in Iowa then spent 8 years in Texas until ending up in Colorado where I have been for 16 months. I enjoy the mountains, but don’t love some things about Colorado.

I had considered Fort Collins or Boulder, but costs didn’t line up for the frequency of traveling I have to do. Laramie seems like a great college town and a great place to call home when I’m not on the road.

Are there any pros/cons for someone my age considering making this move? Anything I need to be aware of? As well, I live in a Mobile Home in CO and considered buying one in Laramie. Any parts of town to avoid? I plan on making a visit up that way before I consider moving. Just wanting some honest thoughts: the good, bad, the ugly

Looking to get into a two bedroom and saw a place out by the high school - walls were pretty beat up but the rep said they would be painted. We then saw terrible reviews. Not a student but professional at WYU athletics department. Would you recommend renting with them?

I've been off Facebook for years, though I could have my neighbor list it on Marketplace. For some reason, my listings on Craigslist went live today, and then within an hour were auto flagged without explanation.

Not sure that the old school method of posting something up at the local bars and breweries would be savvy, since it could just attract drunk trolls and spam messages.

To break down the facts of the case:

1. Rihanna takes two shots of alcohol before her shift, walks outside for a smoke
2. Three men shout profanities at the Crowbar (Rihanna claims that they shouted a slur at her as well, but there is no evidence of this. He said vs she said and ultimately irrelevant)
3. Instead of disengaging and avoiding escalation, Rihanna crosses the street towards the group of men while holding her hand on her hip as if to draw (she is now the aggressor and stand your ground no longer applies)
4. The men push her to the ground to neutralize the threat and then immediately begin to walk away, it is extremely clear they acted in self defense with no intent to cause further harm (if you don't believe this is what happened, someone has lied to you. Please watch the camera footage that is publicly available)
5. Rihanna draws and cocks her gun at the backs of the men who were already leaving (textbook definition of aggravated assault), later admits she was not in fear for her life and only drew it to scare them (completely unwarranted and the opposite of what you are ever supposed to do as a concealed carry license holder)
6. Initially lies to the police and says she only had a knife on her that didn't even fully withdraw before she was knocked down (weird flex and still illegal but okay, add perjury to the list)

How does any of this add up to a case where she is exonerated for her actions? Frankly the guy who pushed her shouldn't be charged with anything either, as you are allowed to act in self defense if someone is approaching you ready to draw. I just don't understand how people are acting like she has been victimized. I'm all for supporting our queer and trans residents but this is a cut and dry case of bad actions and bad behavior that could've been entirely avoided.

i applied to UW and got in which means i’ll be moving 15 hours away from my family next year. up until now i haven’t had any second thoughts but recently ive been so worried that im not going to fit in or am making the wrong choice. i think its just anxiety and the fact that ill be 18 and already living alone and being so far away from my normal. can anyone please give me advice? or tell me anything that might settle my worries 😭

I’m visiting Laramie with my family. Wife and I lived out here when we were first married so we decided to bring our kids out to show them the Snowies, Vedauwoo, UW campus, Sweet Melissa and all our other favorite spots.

Anyway, I had an auto issue pop up last night and I can’t find a mechanic anywhere in town. Plenty of oil and tire spots but no mechanic. Anyone know of a business that would be able to help me out?

Crowbar took theirs off the menu. Any other good ones in town?