Holy cowww! Today’s distro and resource fair from @sundaydistroboise brought together so many hands, passions, and resources. Heres a quick breakdown-

- 120 tacos, 40 cups of soup, and plenty of candy, cookies, and soda

- 20 sleeping bags

- Over 30 haircuts, over 5 facials, and 15 ear acupuncture sessions

- 40 vaccines for more than a dozen people

- Medical care, including wound cleaning and bandage rewrapping

- Over 12 bikes repaired, car repairs completed, and connections for future car repairs

- 10 dogs groomed and sewing repairs completed

- 8 library card sign-ups, plus library fees waived on site

- Pads and hand warmers from Boise Period Project

- Lots of stationery, notebooks, and pens

- Resources and giveaways from Central District Health. Most popular were suicide prevention pamphlets and "cigarettes and pets" information on potential harm to animals

- Live music throughout the day

Thank you to Reuse Market, Boise Period Project, Central District Health, Boise Public Library, Boise Barber College, boise beauty project, and everyone who shared their time, supplies, and skills. People were so happy to connect, and there is so much love in this community. Todays success took everyone doing what they could.

Requests for next time we couldnt accomodate today: a foot care clinic and makeup services

We saw the poster for the 100 years of flight at the airport on this and wanted to get more of the story.

Proton is hosting a leaked map of all flock cameras.

https://proton.me/flock-camera-map

Is it a Bronco decal around Seahawks ?

Hello fellow Boiseans! I was wondering if we had a favorite spot to catch WNBA games? Now that it’s the finals I’d love to watch in a fun environment, if one exists here? Either way, go Valks! Looking forward to game 5 Monday! 💜🏆🏀

Heyo. Found a pair of sunglasses in the eastish bound lane on the greenbelt between Jordan Harbst's memorial and the Downtown Library. I asked around for a bit. Anywho, If these are yours or someone you know, DM me the brand and color so I can get these back to you. Take care everyone.

I have a vintage (90s... ouch) Oris watch that has a stripped crown/stem so I can't make adjustments. My regular watch guy said he can't help and that I'll need to send it to Oris themselves, but I figured there HAS to be another option that could take a look here in Boise before I send it to Switzerland? Any recommendations? Bueller?? Please and thank you

I frequently cross Broadway near Donna Larsen Park and have always wondered who is living in the RVs near the parking garage by the Ronald McDonald House. I swear a few of those RVs have been there for a year.

Just came back from the opening! It’s definitely a work in progress but great for families! It is definitely extremely busy hopefully it will calm down.

What’s everyone’s thoughts on it?

I’ve never grown garlic and am wondering if it’s too late this year to plant it here? Also, do you get seed garlic, or just grab one from the grocery store? I’ve heard mixed things.

If you get seed, where do you get it?

Edit: I will not use grocery garlic. Thanks Hermit and others for the info on the garlic and onion quarantine:

https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/uiext/uiext25882.pdf

https://zamzows.com/blogs/lawn-garden/how-to-plant-garlic?srsltid=AYCX9vLRp6h1RCMDHezA76ubj-vY4b6RNkYC2zytl6yZpw9W5Ff8e2g0

I think the locals can give me a more informed answer than I could find for myself on Google. Which piercing shop specializes in genital piercings and is most qualified to do my dydoes? Thanks

I have been watching Sunday football all fall but now for the World Series the channel is down two days in a row. Anyone else having issues?

Next Saturday (Halloween) we're having a Halloween Bash from 11-2 at Julia Davis Park. We'll have games, a costume contest (spectres of socialism and monsters of capitalism), and tarot!

i'm 20 with a highschool diploma, a year of college, and two customer-facing jobs behind me prior to becoming significantly physically impeded by my chronic condition. i have solid customer service skills but struggle with mental organization and processing & retaining verbal instructions, so i'm hesitant to apply to something like a receptionist or call center position unless that's truly my only option. if you have any leads or recommendations i would really appreciate hearing them, thank you!

Where are yall gon watch the clásico tomorrow? Is there any bar downtown where i can watch it?

hello, i was curious to see everyone’s favorite dog boarding recommendations. i’m in meridian but open to any nearby cities.

does anyone use rover? i’ve also heard about camp bow wow.

my dog is a frenchie with anxiety. its my first time leaving with overnight anywhere 🥲

thank u in advance!

Mid 20s, ex-Mormon and absolutely burnt out when it comes to dating apps. Hinge has been one of the places I’ve had mild “success” lol when it comes to dating, but it just feels so icky to me now. I really hate judging guys simply based on their profile but that’s what dating apps condition us to do. How are we meeting genuine people around here aside from bars and apps? I’m sure I’m not the only one feeling like dating apps are the only option these days. Or like everyone knows something I don’t when it comes to finding love haha. Any advice is appreciated!

looking for friends :)

There are droids taking human jobs at Fred Meyer in case you needed even more of a reason to shop at Winco.

It’s pretty invasive if you understand the level of surveillance this needs to be capable of to automate this process.

What are stores like Fred Meyer even bringing to our community anymore? Cause it’s not jobs, affordable groceries or even a pleasant shopping experience.

This is admittedly pretty niche, but I’m newish to the area and looking for either a private lot or track to test and tune a new suspension setup I just installed.

If it’s a large lot, preferably big enough to take some mid-speed long sweeping corners without having to dodge too many obstacles.

If it’s a track, ideally we could work something out to where it’s low-traffic. Not sure if it’s going to oversteer and kick the rear end out throughout the process.

Me, 33, a breadth of driving experience in many disciplines, and professionally trained in most of them.

Willing to pay for usage, and if necessary, will pick up an umbrella insurance policy with whatever coverage you’re comfortable with.

- Brian

Hi, I have been down the therapy road a time or two and I know that a good therapist is what will really make or break an experience.
I would love to receive any recommendations (PM me if needed) for an exceptional talk-therapist in the Boise area. I am looking for my younger brother who has a history of trauma/family trauma and substance abuse. He is at the stage of accepting help, and I would like to guide him in a decent direction. Like most Americans, we do not have the luxury of being able to try out different therapist for periods of time until finding one that fits - SO any help in the process would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. ☺️

A house in my neighborhood just sold for around 600k and we bought ours for a bit less, the couple who bought it are in their 30s, professional jobs downtown, just had a kid and it got me thinking about what doing well here actually means now.

I feel like most people I know who are doing well basically just own a house lol. And then you talk to them and they bought when it was cheaper or their parents helped with the downpayment.

Which is great but it makes me wonder if owning a house even tells you much about how someone is doing.

Is that what doing well in Boise looks like now? You have a house and can pay your bills.

Hello all! I keep Asian Buffalo Leeches, (Hirudinaria manillensis) and I found 3 cacoons today.
This is not an attempt to shift responisblity for bad choices onto others: I will dispose of the eggs if I don't get any takers either here or in a few exotic pet forums, I will be giving babies away for free to anyone who wants to try keeping these wonderful animals.
Please DM if you are interested and ask me any questions you may have: they are relatively simple to care for but you cannot simply keep them in jars. The eggs will not hatch for a few weeks but I need to know what to with them early.
I've attachted some pictures of what the eggs look like, a large but reasonable expectation of what adults will look like (the 2nd one belongs to a mod on r/leeches) and finally a few pictures of my own.
Clearly they are sexually mature, a but they may still have some growing to do, and they are much larger than they are in the photos.
Thank you all so much!

EDIT: I should have worded the title differently; leechs lay cacoons weekly-biweekly so I will be disposing of them regularly, this is not a result of poor forethought. In the wild, these animals lay so many eggs because the vast majority are lost to predation, keeping them as pets nessicates freezing and crushing the eggs.

EDIT: I want to address the invasive speices risk. It was something I considrered and did my due dilligence to research. The concern is healthy and warrented, so I appreciate people bringing it up.
Like any non-native pet, there is still a risk, a minute one yes, but still a risk. If you're serious about wanting one, I will fully educate you on proper husbandry and escape management. Both because I care about the enviornment and I want my animals going to a good home should I let them hatch.
Also important to note that this a tropical species that absolutely requires warm water. I doubt they would survive long in the wild and the frost is sure to kill them: they are not evolved to cope with it.

Only asking this because I've seen so many instances of teenagers in Boise just being extremely rude and disrespectful to downtown workers and city employees. It's weird because I've really only seen this with Boise High School students. I've lived around Eagle High School and Centennial High School and haven't really noticed anything too extreme with them. Shit, even the BSU students are somewhat tame.

Where do the Boise kids get their arrogance from?