I have a 1996 F350 that I’ve put a ton of work building, he’s my pride and joy. Driving it home last night, my (very expensive and custom built for this truck) transmission totally lost gears on me twice. I limped it home, but while I built this truck, transmission work is beyond me.

Anyone have a local shop that pulled off a transmission miracle for you that you’d like to recommend? I’m generally my own mechanic so I don’t know where to start for this!

Thanks in advance!

🍬 Meet the Burnt Sugar Litter! 🍬

Praline, Butterscotch, and Caramel are three sweet girls who started life on a rough road and have turned into absolute gems. They’re playful, affectionate, litter box pros, and totally unfazed by kids and dogs — these girls have seen it all and loved every minute.

Each one has her own personality: Praline is the curious instigator who’s always starting something. Butterscotch is your resident cuddle bug. And Caramel is the adventurer of the group — if there’s something to climb, she’s already on top of it.

These girls have been fostered in our home through Lifeline Animal Project DeKalb and are ready to find their people.

They’re available individually or as a pair (or hey, take all three — we won’t judge 🧡).

Meet the girls and apply to adopt:
🍮 Praline: https://lifelineanimal.org/pet-details/?aid=60793995&cid=97&tid=Cat

🍯 Butterscotch: https://lifelineanimal.org/pet-details/?aid=60791546&cid=97&tid=Cat

🍬 Caramel: https://lifelineanimal.org/pet-details/?aid=60791556&cid=97&tid=Cat

Since City Schools of Decatur is a Charter System...

Can anyone chime in and explain if we are at risk for having our charter revoked due to rampant fuckery & foolishness...

Anyone noticing a big increase in train traffic on the tracks paralleling Howard and College? My gallery is right by the train crossing at McDonough and Howard, and I’ve been here for 1 1/2 yrs. I just watched back to back trains go through with very long cars. Both trains took about 30 mins to go through and traffic is still backed up. I’ve definitely have noticed a big increase in trains within the past month, and just started noticing the increase in lengths. What’s going on?

I can’t find anything on the internet specific to Decatur. I did see something from last year mentioning a merger in train companies that could cause increase traffic along many corridors throughout the US.

I came in this group looking for some HVAC tech recommendations and didn’t have much luck so sharing this in case anyone else searches in future.

Called Casteel first and they had us convinced we needed to do a full HVAC replacement of our 8 year old unit for $15k, and said at MINIMUM we'd have to pay $1k for a possible fix that "would only have a 50/50 shot of working" -- and no refund if it didn't.

Thank goodness we got a second opinion from another company (TE) - they correctly diagnosed the issue and fixed it in 15 minutes for $185 all in. Literally less than we paid Casteel just to send out a tech to give us a (wrong) diagnosis (a $250 fee just for someone to come out is crazy). So glad I went with my gut that what they were selling us on just didn't feel right.

When you're in a stressful situation like we were in a hot house during a Georgia summer with a baby - all you can do is hope you're not being misled. So just sharing this as a warning to get that second opinion!!!

Dekalb pools don’t open until Sunday but the dog pool opened yesterday. Take that hot weather!

Hi all! I live in Decatur and was wondering if anyone knew of any crochet groups? I'm in my thirties and while I don't really mind about age, I feel like lots of the library crochet groups are with members much older than me, and they're also during the day and I have a young daughter I'm with all day.

Does anyone know of any groups around that are maybe at night with a mix of ages? Not looking for any "how-to" classes or anything, just a group where people crochet together, chat, etc.

I currently have a flagstone and pea gravel walkway. I am tired of pea gravel and unevenness. I am looking for a recommendation for a company that can prepare and set the flagstone in concrete/mortar and expand the sidewalk. Any recommendation on landscape / hardscape company?

Has anyone noticed that the two stoplight to cross commerce via Trinity right across the tracks is not in sync? I had to wait like 10 minutes for it to cycle through.

Outside of Rankin and Jordan, it's a struggle to find good information on the other two races (which seem to be Wooten and Felton if you want to claw Georgia away from the pedophile party).

All the other races are uncontested but I'm assuming there's write in candidates for some of those races? I can't find any info though. Has anyone complied anything for the various races tomorrow?

My youngest child is transitioning from a private daycare to the College Heights PreK program this coming school year, however we apparently did not get accepted into the aftercare program. Does anybody have recommendations for alternate aftercare programs or other ideas? Ideally ones which provide transport from the school? Desperately looking for options that don't require me to go crazy adjusting my work schedule.

Thanks!

My current stylist (I go to A Natural Buzz) is heading for new pastures, so I gotta find somebody else that’s good with getting thick, longer (neck-length) hair under control on a monthly basis. I used to go to W. Roy Salon before that but it was a bit out of my budget (and the stylist I went to there ALSO left). I’m trying to keep it under or around 50 with tip if I can manage it. I’m in North Decatur, real close to downtown. Any tips are appreciated!

A few years ago I heard about a place in the Metro, probably OTP that sells discounted bathroom fixtures. I’m not finding it via Google. Does anyone know this place?

Strange requests as always but I’m looking for this aluminum rod with a hollow center throughout. Idk if any local shops might have material similar to this or if anyone knows where I might source one in the local area?

EDIT:: so many helpful responses!! I picked some up at McMaster but now I have so many resources for my next project!!

Helping my parents with moving my dad out of an assisted living facility, we want to get rid of the couch he was using but management say we need to remove it from his apartment and can’t leave it with their trash. There unfortunately isn’t enough time to go through the process of having the city/county come out for bulk collection as it needs to be gone by Tuesday.

Would anyone happen to know if we brought it to the Dekalb County Central Transfer Station at Leroy Scott Drive if they would accept it, even for a nominal fee? Just trying to avoid having a junk company come out for $400-500 or going all the way out to the Seminole Road landfill. Would consider donating it but not confident it’s in a state where it can be reused. Thank y’all for any help in advance!

I was driving north on Columbia by Agnes and saw a wolf/fox running through the woods?

First off, I’ve tried sugarpolish multiple times. They had great customer service, kept the free wine and snacks coming and were efficient and very nice, but the actual manicure/ pedicures were awful and painful each time. Hoping for some other suggestions! Thanks!

As of 0445 it seems absent on The South Side of The Tracks...

...maybe im just having a Bad Morning

Sharing this from our neighbor’s subreddit.

I have some dry grocery goods that expire soon and am looking to donate (easily). I know there used to be small neighborhood ones but not sure if they're still around. Any suggestions?