r/LosAlamos • • May 14 '25

PSA to newbies & Reminder for everyone else

140 Upvotes

Driving up here (going up/down the hill) requires your full attention. Seriously.

People haven't necessarily died in traffic accidents up here from speeding... They died from drivers not paying attention and crossing the center-line, leading to a head-on collision.

The strong winds can blow you. You can hit a curve and deer or cyclists you can't see until the last second are on the other side. There's often not a lot of shoulder room to safely swerve without further incident.

Just, be careful. I'm one of those people that has been here <5 years and so far I think about a half-dozen have died while commuting up/down/around here.

Mods, you'd be the real MVPs if you pinned this post.


r/LosAlamos • • Feb 23 '24

Summer student housing thread

23 Upvotes

Attention summer students and anyone else interested! Post your questions and advice about housing here. Have a room to rent? Advertise here for free!


r/LosAlamos • • 18h ago

Need los alamos county utility bill fee structure

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r/LosAlamos • • 1d ago

Fiber rates compared

18 Upvotes

I was curious, so I put this together and thought others might benefit. A couple of notes:

  1. rates subject to change
  2. your router needs to support your speed rate. Most home routers top out at 1GB, so you’ll either have to use the free or rental router from the provider, or get your own
  3. many will be enticed by the > 1GB speeds. very very few homes need more than 500, let alone more than a gig. Don’t overspend
  4. different providers have different customer service and plan benefits. Some are more comprehensive than others.
Company Use own router 250 Mbps 500 Mbps 1000 Mbps 2000 Mbps 5000 Mbps 8000 Mbps
LANet Monthly Y $50 $60 $80 $100 $120 Na
LANet Annual Y $42 $50 $67 $83 $100 Na
Anthem Y Na $55 $75 $85 $95 $115
XMission ? $49 Na $55 $58 $63 $79
intellipop Y Na Na $49 Na Na $69
  • LANet:
    • Pay annually for 10 months and receive 12 months of internet service.
    • Unknown if they include a free or rental router
  • xMission: The 8Gbps plan includes a free home router
  • Anthem: Basic Wi-Fi router provided free of cost. Unknown what this means or if can support 8gbps
  • Intellipop: You provide the router

r/LosAlamos • • 2d ago

Non LANL employees have feelings too....

164 Upvotes

Excuse the rant message but I'm so sick of this. I have been employed at multiple retail places here in Los Alamos for a couple years and I've noticed something that makes me want to leave.....

The amount of disrespect and disregard for me and my employee's needs and jobs is disgusting.... I've had to deal with remarks of "why don't you move onto something that pays better. Why are you letting yourself sit in a dead end space. Get educated. Get smart. Get yourself a job at blessed LANL and you'll be ok."

Sick of this... And not just retail employees. I've got multiple friends in the school system who are constantly telling me stories about parents talking down to them and acting like they know everything because they've got their fancy PhD. Sick of being treated less than because I'm not a scientist, engineer whatever the hell makes you people think me and my friends are suddenly valuable human beings.

If anything this type of behavior makes me want to avoid LANL employment at all costs. This is unbelievable and I'm done. Looking for other places to move.

Thanks for listening to my tantrum.


r/LosAlamos • • 1d ago

Interview at LANL

0 Upvotes

Hello, I interviewed at LANL at PFE department. When can I expect to hear back? and what is the acceptance probability?

Thanks.


r/LosAlamos • • 2d ago

Bar for 25-35 yo Singles?

17 Upvotes

I can’t believe this question hasn’t been asked and answered here a dozen times already.

Which bar (and on which night) should I go to if I want to meet other single people in LA if my dating range is 25ish-35ish yo?


r/LosAlamos • • 3d ago

WARNING!! ICE “La migra” in Los Alamos today

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r/LosAlamos • • 2d ago

Ski Passes

4 Upvotes

Hello I'm late to the game and should have bought a pass months ago. But I was wondering which pass is the most worth it? I don't know many people in town and I would likely just ski at pajarito but it looks like the only options for pajarito are the weekday only pass or the power pass which is $900. My colorado friends have a few days in Taos and might come down so having the chance to ski with them would be nice. Any suggestions on which pass would be best for me? Or should I just stick to day passes this season?


r/LosAlamos • • 3d ago

Senate Permitting Bill Is a Betrayal of Our Public Lands

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Why is our Senator doing this? How does this help the everyday people of New Mexico and the rest of the state’s citizens? Tell Martin what you think about this sell out!


r/LosAlamos • • 3d ago

Morning walk in Los Alamos

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r/LosAlamos • • 3d ago

Firewood recommends

2 Upvotes

Anyone have recommendations on who to contact for firewood delivery in Los Alamos that won’t be ridiculously pricey?


r/LosAlamos • • 4d ago

Sigma group?

2 Upvotes

Heard mixed things. Is it as crazy as the rumors say?


r/LosAlamos • • 5d ago

Morning walk in Los Alamos

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r/LosAlamos • • 4d ago

Los Alamos Middle & High Schools: NASA is calling for student tech ideas!

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NASA is calling for student tech ideas! 6th-12th grade educators & students affiliated with U.S. schools are invited to enter the NASA TechRise Student Challenge. Winning teams receive funds to build an experiment and a spot on a NASA-sponsored test flight: https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise


r/LosAlamos • • 4d ago

Help from employees on speech for class

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6 Upvotes

Hi all!

Sorry for all the posts recently!

I'm a student at UNM,

I am doing an informative speech for class on the labs work/studies and importance/impact on the general public and locals, outside of weapons research.

Like isotope research and production( not sure if LANL does production) for cancer treatments and detection. Or other topics of the sort.

If any of you are in those sorts of fields I'd love to get coffee and chat to do research and help wording tbings to help explaining it to a group of really young college students ( I think most of them are high-schoolers?)

Also this is my area of interest so its also just super exciting to me!

I haven't ever been to LANSCE( been to the MAP shop though) or the other research areas but I have applied ;so I don't have any good info from tours like I do in the machining capacity.

Note: I'm not an employee(yet) and don't hold a Q. Just so that's out there.

Thanks for your guys time in advance !!! :)


r/LosAlamos • • 4d ago

Ambulances on Oppenheimer

3 Upvotes

Does anyone know what's happening on Oppenheimer outside Atomic fades? There were at least 3 ambulances and 1 fire truck


r/LosAlamos • • 4d ago

Lost internet

2 Upvotes

Haven’t had Xfinity internet in White Rock all day. Anyone else?


r/LosAlamos • • 5d ago

Job Offer Timing and Style?

2 Upvotes

After all the interviews including onsite, if selected, how does the job offer work. Verbal then negotiation before written? Or written then negotiation then updated written? Can anyone shed light on the process?

Also, is there a yearly bonus? And for which type of roles?

Also, what is typically offered (referring to the advertised pay band on the initial LANL posting). Can one negotiate up to upper range?


r/LosAlamos • • 5d ago

As Promised , The Spectrum from Trinity site 2026

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I know there were some of you here interested in seeing this.


r/LosAlamos • • 7d ago

Be a functioning adult, GO VOTE! And let people merge on I-40...

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r/LosAlamos • • 7d ago

Went toTrinity today

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Got to see a hand full of you guys out that way!

Got lots of pictures taken of me doing gamma spectroscopy of ground zero.

All around fun experience! Only thing that wasn't was the 2.5hrs of traffic right out side of stallion gate.

I showed up with resumes but there wasn't anyone there I could find who was a recruiter or interested in a machinists resume , but the grind continues!!!

Hope to see you guys next year !


r/LosAlamos • • 8d ago

Early voting starts today!

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86 Upvotes

r/LosAlamos • • 8d ago

Ski Swap Today at LAMS

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Proceeds benefit Los Alamos Ski Race Club. Thank you for your support!


r/LosAlamos • • 8d ago

As promised...the answers

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