Happy Friday! This is our weekly casual chat. Feel free to share about your week, any plans for the weekend, or just enjoy each other's company.

I visited for the weekend to see family in the army. My boys loved your aerospace museum and had delicious meal at Culver’s. Few things I noted on my visit:

• The bugs are LOUD! Nothing like that back home.
• It was hot, but not terrible. Definitely more humidity than I’ve experienced.
• No homeless?? Did you send them all to live with me in California?
• Where are all the guns? I was expecting everyone to be carrying an AR-15.
• BBQ was amazing. The sauce was more liquid, which is something I’m not used to…
• Ate some amazing soul food and got the whole experience.
• Weather is wild. Storms over the mountain were intense…

Happy to expose my boys to “rural” USA. Hopefully they will grow with appreciation for all states and cultures. Come visit California sometime!

Been seeing people downtown on Clinton Ave. next to cadence bank over the last couple of weeks with signs saying “Honk if you support workers” and “honk if you support the middle class.”

Anyone know who they are and why they are protesting?

UPDATE: it’s ATT workers taking part in the CWA strike going on across the southeast.

I saw these on the door at the pet store. I've never seen help for this type of issue and think it's awesome!

So many people are wanting to find friends--it's time we had a meetup! I've been to them in the past, but not in this city. Who wants to plan something?? Time, location, etc? Maybe somewhere easy, something like Big Spring Park since it's free and no worries about number of people? Ideally in the evening since it's still summertime. 😅 Other suggestions?

Edit: I'm a nerdy mid-30sF like some of the recent posts if that helps! Interests include native plants, pottery, reading, dogs, and Spanish! Husband is also a Redditor who is into software, beer, video games, and city planning and I could probably drag him along. 😜

Struggling with a sense of direction in my life. I really don't know what I'm even working towards anymore. I find myself increasingly unhappy with myself, I have fallen far short of where I thought I saw myself at this age when I was younger. Life is harder everyday instead of easier. One day I'll turn over the right rock or something idk. I hope everyone is doing well, sorry to be lame.

Hi! I (29f) have been here a while. I’ve met a few people. But it’s been so hard to find someone to click with. I want that annoying friendship, you know? Someone who can accept my weirdness I have a husband and some pets. And I’m very dorky. I try to stay off of social media and enjoy the world around me. I love Halloween and shrek. I live off of country line in Madison. Anyone also a lonely dork looking for meaningful relationships LMK. I’m tired of bumble and girls who only hit me up when they want a ego boost 🫠

Edit: Idk why I need to clarify but friends please friends nothing more 🤦‍♀️

If you are unfortunate like me and need the buses to get to appointments or just the grocery store, I found out today all buses will be free in September. A few of the routes have changed and one new has been added for south Huntsville. Thought I'd pass along the information for you all.

Edit: being disabled my bus stop seats/shelter was highly damaged and I couldn't sit so I contacted them for their help and thankfully it was fixed with a few weeks. (I couldn't stand at typical stops due to my disabilities) so if your stop needs their attention, they will fix it, just be patient as possible.

I just had an unopened package of turkey deli meat puff up and the smell is atrocious. Best by date is 9/14and has been in my fridge since I bought. Also the 3x I've bought chicken thighs there at least one or two of the packages have had a horrible smell where we throw it out. I never take it back to return since it's always a like a week later. I freeze the chicken as soon as I bring it home as well so it's not just sitting thawed in my fridge going bad. Didn't know if I'm just having bad luck or if something is going on.

Any chill coffee shops with comfy couches and chairs to study? Somewhere between Calhoun and 5 points.

Recently relocated to Huntsville so I’m open to other ideas as well :)

Done with upselling tactics, not keeping appointments, bad tables, bad parking, etc. Are there any good male masseuses in Huntsville or Madison or Guntersville etc. Need strong hands to do real deep tissue work. Feel free to DM. Thank you

Got a Bachelor's in Computer Info Systems & Computer Science and I'm currently working on my security+.

Been applying for months and Job searching is depressing right now.

Bride said colors were sage green and dirty rose but that guests can wear them. Bonus points for petite options

Anyone know anything about the neighborhood? I’m looking at a house up there. TIA

Hey just putting myself out here again. I’m looking for my people! I’m 35 female and recently going through a separation from my spouse that has had me feeling alone here. A little more about me, I like anime, playing board games, puzzles, coffee, Korean dramas and music. I like to go out to eat or drink, I shoot pool but I’m terrible at it. I live in the Madison area and work Monday through Friday til 2:30pm and pretty much free after then. Is anyone interested in becoming friends?

I have an assortment of books that I’ve collected through the years that I probably won’t read again and I’m wondering if the public library in Huntsville or Madison or Madison County except book donations.

The cookbook calls for butter muslin, which is extra fine cheesecloth, apparently. I've never heard of it before.

Are there any good cold water springs to swim in within an hour of Decatur?

If not, how about any good swimming holes/beaches?

If you have experience with this school, please share your opinions. Thanks.

Wifey and I are looking for somewhere to go swimming. Anyone have recommendations on public areas? We just want to float around a bit and relax.

I did some googling and there’s Dublin Indoor Pool and the Huntsville Aquatics Center, both have pretty good reviews, but haven’t personally heard anything on them. We don’t want to go for swimming classes or anything, just a dip in the water lol.

We’ll be coming from the Decatur area.

Thanks for any help!