r/royaloak

I am looking for a recommendation to get an old, abandoned cable service line removed. It has regained priority bc a branch pulled the line away from the house during the recent storms. It appears to be an "old" comcast cable line that I haven't ever used. As everyone knows, calling Comcast is a fools errand especially if I am not a customer. Are there any recommendations on who or how is the best way to get the downed line removed?

With the current situation without power since yesterday and no indication as to when it will come back. We had our windows open through the night though it was still hot. Which got me thinking, what are all the measures you take during situations like this ? Generator? Candles? Etc? Curious to know and be better prepared next time.

Does anyone know of places that currently have power where people can charge phones, laptops, or portable power stations? The ETA for my power to come back on is Monday at 11:30 pm.

Yesterday afternoon during the storms, a 30+ year old, 30 foot street tree uprooted and came crashing through our fence and is putting a ton of pressure on some mature trees in our yard.

We have a couple questions and concerns, but the holiday weekend has made it impossible to get ahold of anyone at DPW.

If you know or have previous experience with this, what is the DPW responsible for in this instance? The tree is currently blocking the sidewalk.

Are they only responsible for the tree up to the property line? Or will they cut it all up in its entirety?

Just curious if it's in our best interest to call a tree service/arborist to come cut what's in our yard to try and save our other trees and shrubs.

Tldr: city tree uprooted and crashed through our fence and is possibly damaging our mature trees and shrubs. Will DPW cut it all up for us or are we responsible for what is in our yard now?

UPDATE: Royal Oak DPW's certified arborist came to my door to inform me they'd be cutting up and removing the whole tree. Even what has fallen on my property.

I want to start this out by saying I AM NOT GOOD. I just thoroughly enjoy the sport, my dad and brother are both obsessed with it and I’ve seen my brother lose a ton of weight playing as often as he does.

I like playing singles for the workout personally but open to doubles as well.

Curious if there are any courts in RO area that are lit into the evenings and any free or low cost leagues going on? Ideally would like to play at or later than 8P for an hour or so once or twice a week.

I’m reaching out to gauge interest among downtown residents in organizing a collective response to the growing disruption in our parks and streets—especially on weekends and holiday periods, when the noise and air pollution become particularly unbearable.

I know I’m not alone in feeling fed up. There have to be others who are equally tired of watching our public spaces be overtaken by groups that show little regard for the quality of life in our own neighborhoods. I’m aware this may draw pushback from those who support these groups, but I’m hoping to take a temperature check—particularly among long-time homeowners, as well as newer buyers—to see if there’s a shared will to push back against a city government that seems to be increasingly indifferent, and that continues to encroach on our residential areas year after year.

If this resonates with you, I’d love to hear your thoughts and explore what we might be able to do together.

We just moved from one Royal Oak location to another this spring. Just saw our first infestation of the spotted lanternfly in our yard about ten minutes ago. Will notify the town next week. Sprayed them down real good. There is a pretty heavy population of tree of heaven in the neighbor's yard so my guess is there are thousands of them.

How common are they here? Is this unusual for RO?

Is anyone else experiencing a comcast internet outage? I can’t get my modem to boot up and I’m wondering if it got hosed during the several minutes of brown out before we finally lost power.

Comcast says everything is fine on their side.

I’m near Catalpa and Woodward. Would appreciate hearing from other Comcast customers particularly ones located near me.

I know this short storm was crazy. But taking this opportunity to spread my dislike for DTE.

also, did anyone see the fireworks stand at 12 & Campbell blow away? crazy.

Hello! I'm looking for pet friendly apartments that are around $1600 a month. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Please delete if not allowed. Hi everyone! I'm a 27F and moved to Royal Oak a couple of years ago. I'm only just now feeling confident enough to put myself out there and try to build a little community of friends, so I figured I'd see if anyone else might be interested too.

I've been thinking about starting a casual "stitch and bitch" type group where people can bring whatever they're working on—sewing, knitting, crochet, embroidery, mending, drawing, reading, or honestly any creative hobby. I have a sewing table and would love to learn more sewing skills myself, along with knitting and other fiber arts.

A little about me: I'm really into baking, reading, crafting, and collecting random hobbies. My dream is basically a cozy group where we can trade skills, work on projects together, bring snacks, talk about life, and hopefully build some genuine friendships along the way.

Absolutely no experience necessary—I'm learning too! I was thinking maybe meeting once or twice a month to start and seeing where it goes.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, comment below or send me a message! Even if you've also been wanting to make friends but haven't known where to start, I'd love to hear from you. 🧵🪡📚🍰

Had a few of our customers suggest we post on here for the impending heat wave and storms this weekend, if you lose power this weekend and are in need of dry ice please stop by and see us! We will be open from 9-9pm on July 3rd and 10-7pm on July 4th, thank you!

So I’m a single mom and my day is basically working, School, taking care of the kids… repeat 😅 . It gets lol lonely, especially with people who don’t understand you can’t go out or you don’t have the money. It would be cool to just talk to someone. I’m into art, anime, music, writing, crafts…I’m plus-size, just trying to better myself and build a good life for my kids. It’s chaotic but it’s definitely worth it. Can anyone relate or need to just chat with someone judgement free? and oh I’m in my thirties..please no judgement..Lol

Hi I have an old home with cedar shake siding, anyone have a good recommendation for someone who can replace the rotted wood portions and repaint? Thanks!

anybody else having a brown out right now? power seems to keep flickering from barely on to normal for the past hour or so. really great when you're on the top floor and heat rises 😬

I'm a producer at More Perfect Union and am working on a video with Abdul El-Sayed. We'll be filming a roundtable discussion with him on July 8th in Detroit from 1pm - 5pm and I'm looking for folks who would be down to talk with him on camera about a variety of issues. I'm primarily looking for people who are on the fence about whether they would vote for him or even disagree with some of his stances, but would like to have a genuinely engaging conversation.

Please comment here if you're interested or you can reach me at mae@perfectunion.us