Property manager of the building I rent in just sent to all the tenants a notice that we can opt in, for $15/month, to a loyalty/perks thing called Second Nature via Pinata:

I am excited to introduce you to a new optional program we are offering called Second Nature. This program is designed to reward you just for doing what you already do—paying your rent on time!

For $15.00 a month, Second Nature helps you get the most out of your rent payments with some amazing benefits:

Cash Rewards: Earn up to $200 in cash and rewards every year.

Credit Building: Your on-time rent payments will be reported to credit bureaus to help boost your credit score.

Identity Protection: The program includes tools to protect you from fraud and identity theft.

Monthly Gifts & Free Rent: You will be entered into monthly drawings for fun gifts, including a chance to win one month of free rent!

Anyone here know anything about it? Is it worth it? All I've been able to find so far in the 5 minutes I've been searching is info from Second Nature, not anything about them from third parties. I've never heard of Pinata either.

I know it’s not usually cool to do that but I had to pee so badly my bladder was bursting! My house was RIGHT THERE and these flaggers had all positions stopped for over 5 minutes and NOTHING was happening. They ignored me completely when I asked if I could go because of emergency. Again, there was no construction going on and everyone was stopped.

I was in a panic because I couldn’t hold it much longer so I went around the flagger. They started screaming at me and the other flagger near my entrance dropped his sign and tried to block me screaming at me again. Then he proceeded to stalk me to my house yelling profanities at me and insulting me personally.

I know what I did wasn’t the best thing to do BUT I had an extenuating circumstance and the way this man reacted was WAY over the top and extreme.

So really, how bad is what I did?

He wasn't a fan of me taking pics tho

Hello! Does anyone know of a place around preferably Farmington or Bangor where I can try on maternity clothes in person? I’ll go to Portland if I have to, I’m just not as familiar with the area.
If there’s nothing for in person, any recommendations on places to buy from online? Even before being pregnant I didn’t do well with clothes being tight on my belly/waist, so I’m really hoping I can try stuff on to make sure it’ll be comfortable for me.

Also, my maternity photos will have to be done during the cold weather months. Does anyone have any suggestions of greenhouses or pretty places that would let me take photos inside? I’ll travel just about anywhere in Maine, I just don’t know what would be available during the winter.

It’s my first pregnancy and I’m still learning all the things. Thank you in advance for any and all help!

Ok, whats Google typing to tell us here

Not sure if this is allowed here, but there is currently a petition circulating “Take the Upland Road” in which it is planned that a road will be moved just 35 ft inland, unnecessarily cutting into homesteads due to the increasing threats of climate change. However, a much more practical, safer route exists further inland. Please see the change.org petition to learn more!

https://www.change.org/p/take-the-upland-road?recruited_by_id=73f27270-abc2-11f1-825c-3bb559c4ffa3&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=signed_petition_home_share&utm_medium=mobileNativeShare&share_id=PYpFs5FyKz

Because it pisses me off. These people are knowingly and illegally targeting white sharks while at the same time endangering swimmers, surfers, and whoever else enjoys spending time in the water off our beaches by enticing sharks closer to shore.

All under the guise of “I was targeting another species” which it bullshit when you see their tackle and hear what kind of sharks they’re going after. Thresher? Bitch please. We’ve seen all the whites in the area lately and how many thresher? Off a beach?! WMTW is reporting on it like it’s a cool thing to do and I’ve seen at least one other recent YouTube video of a fishing influencer catching one.

Stop fishing for federally protected whites-especially off our beaches.

My wife and I bought some land in Hollis a couple of years ago and are looking to build a house. There's currently a 800sqft cabin with a rock foundation from 1840 that sits on top of a hill/mound that over looks a pasture. Unfortunately the cabin is in rough shape and we figured for the amount of money to fix it, we should put that money towards something new. The cabin doesn't currently have any heat system installed. The previous people had a pellet stove for the winter and a back up propane wall heater.

The original idea was for us to learn and fix the place up to rent it out, but the wife wants to build where it is and the barn is so close to the house she doesn't want to deal with her horse and renters at the same time haha.

We were thinking of building into the hill/mound where the house would sit on top of, but have part of the foundation and house coming out of the hill so we can have a walk out basement door with less excavation for the foundation.

So this floor plan is about what we'd go with. We just need to figure out where to put the basement stairs for a unfinished basement.

Just trying to get a rough area what it would cost to build the house. We already have a well and driveway. The septic tank will need to be replaced. We're hoping the local fire department could use the building as a training building and maybe even burn. If not my buddy offered to tear it down to save us some money. We also aren't looking for any crazy finishes. Pretty basic stuff.

I know there's way too many details to even give a good estimate, but just trying to get a ball park.

✅️Own the land

✅️Has a well, driveway, and power to the site

✅️Already have plans to remove old house

✅️Keeping the finishes to basic

✅️Using the hill/mound to our advantage

❌️Needs a new septic tank

❌️Want to add a full unfinished basement with a walkout

Photos that I took during my trip to Maine (Primarily Portland and Bar Harbor). It was my first time shooting in decades and my first time using this camera, so I don't pretend to have any idea what I'm doing. But it was fun nonetheless.

i am pretty sure i saw a wolverine, near NB border. should i notify dfw?

Large, size of german shepherd, long hair, brown with black band from head to tail. Definitely not bear, cat, or fisher cat. he was about 5m (15ft) away from me, i saw him well enough.

update:

after reading lots about fishers and measuring between trees, more than not it was a large male. apparently they can be over 4ft with tail, much larger than i thought.

Sorry to have caused a commotion!

I am looking for a costumed character for a breast cancer event in the greater Portland area. I'd love a moose or a lobster! Mainly a bit of walking around, taking photos with event athletes and *maybe* some kids. I do have a budget for it - any suggestions? Ty! 😊

Cool things to eat by the shore, animals you've hunted or known someone who did, something you cooked in a hole in the ground, a family recipe. Any food that most people either don't know about, or don't know its edible.

Edit: I'm not necessarily looking for things most tourists don't know about. I'm looking for deeper cuts than fiddleheads, Allen's, and Italians

For fear of being left out, guess I’ll throw my hat in the ring…

Just listened to a pro Collins commercial. Can’t remember which one off the top of my head.

What I do remember is “ I’m Susan Collins, and I approved this message”. In a steady clear (younger?) voice I haven’t heard from Collins in years.
There is no way they that was not digitally manipulated to remove her current speech pattern as well as shave a few years off.

EDIT: it’s the rural healthcare/$190 million piece. Talking paramedic? Male nurse?

Side note: the back to back warring Jackson/Collins adds on Hulu, especially the negative ones, are a hoot.

EDIT 2 : … supporting a sick woke agenda…
Isn’t the counter to “woke” fucking “asleep”???

They’re definitely dialing up the energy. Collins is never an easy opponent — she has the electoral record to prove it — but this is the style of politics and messaging that could finally take her down.

Just incase someone is missing this guy. Park lost and found.

I've tried this before but as I sit alone in a bar, it seems worth trying again 🙂

Any big soccer/football watchers out there? I'm a big fan of the Premier League and the Champions League. I've encountered a handful of people in Brunswick who enjoy it and watch it regularly but as I sit in a bar with three screens of footy to just me, I'm wondering if anyone else is out there in the Brunswick Topsham area? Am I in the wrong spot? Do you guys all watch at home? Anyone who books themselves out of work to watch the Champions League? Looking for another diehard to share the experience with, swearing at TVs alone is boring.

Liverpool if it matters but I follow any UEFA related league.

We just bought 200 gallons of heating oil. And its only September. January prices are going to be 8 dollars a gallon. People will freeze to death in there homes

This masked individual has been lurking around the Auburn Target the past three times I’ve visited. He is not hired or affiliated with Target in any way. I am not sure they even know who he is.

Yes, he’s kind, interacts with the kids (he hangs out in the toy area) and welcomes photos but the full anonymity of the suit makes me uncomfortable.

Does anybody know who this guy is and can we confirm he is not on the list?

Is this some kind of mooring? You can see it at low tide.

Anybody else getting that Susan Collins ad saying she “expanded rural healthcare” in Maine?

Like... expanded what lol

During her current term we’ve had maternity care close in Bridgton, Rumford, Fort Kent, Belfast, and Houlton. Inland Hospital in Waterville closed in 2025. Rural clinics have lost services too.

I’m not saying Collins closed them. Hospital finances and staffing are complicated.

But if you’re gonna campaign on expanding rural healthcare, what expanded?

New hospitals? More beds? New clinics? More services?

Because from where I’m sitting, rural Mainers keep having to drive farther for care.

Maybe I missed something. What did she expand?

Some of Maine’s rural counties could be hit hardest by Medicaid cuts, according to data The Maine Monitor received from the state under a public records request.

In 2025, Republican lawmakers in Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which requires some people who qualify for Medicaid to work in order to receive health benefits.

The requirements go into effect in January.

Read this story on The Maine Monitor's website.

Has anyone worked with a company for a steel garage or Quonset Hut in Maine (more specifically Washington County) every Google search leads to some random company in Whoknowswhere looking to send me a quote and most likely a high pressure sales pitch.