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  1. Fred Flintstone

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    I think they have a good number of plumbers and techs on staff.
     
  2. LeonardWashington

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    ben's plumbing 460 exeter dr. did some work for my about a month ago, I was very pleased. They came out the same day I called too
     
  3. DriveByBBQ

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    The rash of car break ins in Highland Park is getting ridiculous.
     
  4. southlick

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    What problems are you having?
     
  5. je ne suis pas ici

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    Toilet issue
     
  6. southlick

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    Like what?

    Just wonerdering what you can't fix
     
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  7. TheFreak55

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    he flushed his tampon, again
     
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  8. je ne suis pas ici

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    Check the home maintenance thread. Long story
     
  9. southlick

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    Should just link it

    Not going to go looking for it
     
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  10. Barves2125

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    Surely it isn't septic tank related after he came in here talking about his awesome septic system a few months back.
     
  11. ramszoolander

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    Some people were talking about this on Nextdoor. Has it been unusually bad? Unfortunately, they (like us in Crestwood) are a victim of "squeaky wheel gets the grease": it's harder for them to come over here when East Lake and Gate City are doin' their thang. That said, if something's up in Highland Park, they need to nip that in the bud right away.
     
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  12. je ne suis pas ici

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    heard that ollie irene isnt moving to the new spot/closing...? cant be true right? wes tegg what do your sources at otey's say?
     
  13. ramszoolander

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    Also, how 'bout that Birmingham Board of Education!
     
  14. wes tegg

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    I know they're not going to the new development, but I think they're still looking for a new location. It would suck if they closed.
     
  15. Rusty Shackleford

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    I heard they are closing and working on a new concept.
     
  16. DriveByBBQ

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    Yes it has been unusually bad...4 cars within 10 days on my street a couple of weeks ago...need more/better lighting and beat cops...
     
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  17. DriveByBBQ

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    Vulcan aftertunes is super chill....
     
  18. FelipeG

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    Yeah I had totally forgot about Dylan LeBlanc playing with the Pollies backing him today. I did manage to catch the last few songs.
     
  19. FelipeG

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    Yeah there was some girl filling in on Bham Mountain Radio - Morning with Reg the other day. She said her car had been broken into 4x this month. Not sure what area that she said she lived but she had not reported any of them because they had not stolen anything. She said they had strolled her paper everywhere and left the truck open.
     
  20. wes tegg

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    Anybody hear that explosion around 10? It shook my house.
     
  21. Barves2125

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    Didn't but there were reports of a meteor or "giant fireball" in the sky over Alabama around that time.
     
  22. je ne suis pas ici

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    exploding meteorite
     
  23. wes tegg

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    It definitely wasn't a meteorite. According to facebook, it was a propane tank in Homewood (Hollywood) that took off a chunk of the house. Wild.
     
  24. je ne suis pas ici

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    had seen this, didnt realize it was in huntsville

     
  25. wes tegg

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    That's confusing... Lowndes County is a long ass way from Huntsville.
     
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  26. je ne suis pas ici

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    yep. didnt even read it closely the 2nd time. so by selma, basically.
     
  27. Barves2125

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    Rule requiring breweries to take names of beer buyers on ABC agenda

    [​IMG]By Mike Cason | [email protected]
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    on September 27, 2016 at 12:03 PM, updated September 27, 2016 at 12:24 PM

    The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Wednesday is scheduled to consider a new record-keeping rule for breweries and brew pubs who sell beer for customers to take home.

    A proposed rule, which was publicized by the ABC Board for public comment, required breweries and brew pubs to record the names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates for customers who buy beer for off-premises consumption.

    The ABC Board discussed the proposed rule at a work session on Sept. 12.

    It has drawn some opposition, including from the advocacy group Free the Hops, which called it an unnecessary invasion of privacy, and the Alabama Brewers Guild.

    Board Chairman Bubba Lee said after the Sept. 12 work session that he expected the proposal to be changed to require that the sellers record the names and addresses of the customers who buy products to take home, but not their phone numbers and birth dates.

    Lee said the requirement to record the names and addresses of buyers is part of the state law and not subject to the board's discretion.

    The proposal is available on the ABC Board website.

    The Legislature passed a bill this year allowing breweries and brew pubs to sell their beer for off-premises consumption for the first time.

    That triggered the rule-making process by the ABC Board.

    Under the new law, breweries and brew pubs cannot sell more than 288 ounces to a customer per day.

    Rep. Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, who sponsored the bill, said earlier this month he thought the proposed rule was an unnecessary burden on breweries and raised privacy concerns for customers.

    Nick Hudson, president of Free the Hops, said earlier this month there is no justification for taking customers' names.

    Hudson said Alabama wineries have been able to sell to customers for off-premises consumption for years without any such requirement.

    The proposed rule would apply to wineries and distilleries, as well as breweries and brew pubs.

    http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/i...uiring_breweries_to_re.html#incart_river_home
     
  28. Barves2125

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    Don't know much of anything about alcohol laws in our state but this seems unnecessary.
     
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  29. je ne suis pas ici

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    ABC figured well if they have a case a day limit, how we are going to enforce it? I know, lets fucking write down their names and numbers and SS#

    clearly there is a better way, i.e., just say dont do it and then fucking bust people who break the law ala fake ID busts ABC does every once and a while
     
  30. DriveByBBQ

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    This state needs a clean slate...bottom to top...clean house, publicly elected or appointed...

    What ever happened to the guy that holds all the leases on the ABC stores?
     
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  31. je ne suis pas ici

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    DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE: Yesterday The Birmingham Water Works announced a stage-one drought advisory and asked customers to “use water wisely and limit unnecessary usage.”

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    Needless to say, with no rain expected over the next seven days there won’t be any improvement in the situation. And, keep in mind October is normally our driest month of the year. We note the rain deficiency for the year in Anniston is up to 11.07″.

    newsworthy enough wes tegg ?
     
  32. Jax Teller

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    Fuck the whole ABC set up.
     
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  33. Jax Teller

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    Odds Moore gets removed from the bench today or after the trial is over?
     
  34. TheFreak55

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  35. Barves2125

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    4 drug dealers ordered to prison for multi-million heroin, cocaine pipeline in Birmingham

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    on September 28, 2016 at 6:00 AM, updated September 28, 2016 at 6:22 AM

    Four members of a multi-million drug operation that authorities said served as a major drug pipeline into the Birmingham area were ordered to prison on Tuesday.

    Anthony Dejuan Williams, 45, who was convicted four months ago of multiple charges, was sentenced to 24 years and five months in prison by U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler. The others sentenced Tuesday are James Marion Robinson III, 45, Royce Thermon Johnson, 31, and Candida Arroyo Leimakam Ocasio, 36.

    The sentencings were announced in a joint statement by U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton, IRS Criminal Investing Special Agent in Charge Veronica Hyman-Pillot and Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale.

    Williams, Robinson, Johnson and Ocasio were among 24 named as suspects in one of Birmingham's largest cocaine and heroin trafficking ring in October 2015. On that day, teams of law enforcement agents and officers fanned out of over the city, capturing 16 of the 24. The arrests capped a three-year investigation that led to the confiscation of 12 kilos of cocaine and four ounces of heroin – which equals more than one thousand user dosages – as well as the seizure of $10 million, homes and high-dollar vehicles.


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    Lawmen charge 24 in multi-million heroin, cocaine group

    The suspects are father and son, brothers and cousins and live everywhere from Birmingham to Huntsville. Authorities said the operation involved 12 kilos of cocaine, $10 million in cash and high-dollar vehicles now subject to seizure.



    Williams was convicted by a federal grand jury in May of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, along with other drug counts including distribution and using a telephone to further drug-trafficking crimes. The jury also convicted Williams of possessing firearms after previously being convicted of a felony.

    Federal agents arrested Williams in October 2015 at his Birmingham home on Sun Valley Road after finding drugs, guns and a drug repackaging facility on the property, according to trial evidence. Agents found more than a pound each of heroin and cocaine in the washing machine. They recovered a pistol from Williams' car, and a Cobray Street Sweeper 12-gauge shotgun, a PWA AR-15 5.56 mm rifle, a Mossberg pistol grip 12-gauge shotgun, and an SKS 7.62 x 39 mm rifle in a shed on the property.

    In a larger outbuilding on Williams' property, agents found two large metal presses used to repress kilograms of cocaine and heroin after adding cheaper ingredients to boost their drug supply.

    Coogler sentenced Johnson to 20 years in prison, Robinson to five years in prison, and Ocasio to two years and four months month in prison. Both Johnson and Robinson are from Birmingham, but Ocasio is from Beaumont, Texas.

    The leader of the heroin and cocaine ring, Patrick DeWayne Hall, 37, pleaded guilty in January to the drug-trafficking conspiracy and various other drug charges, including money laundering and using a telephone to traffic drugs. In June, Coogler sentenced Hall to 23 years in prison.

    One of Hall's lieutenants, Lovodas DeAngelo Blake, 27, pleaded guilty in January to the conspiracy and other drug-related charges. Blake in July was sentenced by Coogler to 10 years in prison.

    Other defendants previously sentenced are David Wayne McDaniel, 24, who is widely known by his rap artist moniker, "Northside Weezy." McDaniel received a seven-year, six-month sentence. His mother, Deangela Kay McDaniel, 42, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. Deandre Jadarious Hall, 22, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Eric Demond Hall, 40, to seven years, Teddy Tonell Davis, 34, to 15 years, eight months, Corey Lionel Pitts, 38, to 10 years, Robert Lynn Thomas Jr., 26, to five years, Jesstifur Jahalia Ferrari Hurst, 29, to 10 years, Rodriquis Tyrone Sturdviant, 26, to two years and 11 months, Israel Bravo Olasoagar, 38, to three years and 10 months, and Jesse Tyrone Hurst, 58, to five years.

    Four defendants remain to be sentenced. They are Brandon Dion Lewis, 31, and Lena Kenya Irvine, 30, both of Birmingham, Sonja Denise Mitchell, 55, of McCalla, and Justice Martinique Holden 21, of Huntsville.

    In all, 21 defendants have been convicted in the case. The prosecution resulted in the forfeiture of large amounts of cash, four vehicles valued at more than $160,000, five parcels of real property valued at more than $300,000, and money judgments totaling $10 million levied against the defendants.

    The FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, and other agency members of the FBI's North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Dimler prosecuted the case.

    These are the guns they pulled out of the house they busted that had the drugs and money. Wouldn't want to accidentally knock on that door.

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  36. je ne suis pas ici

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    thats some real life call of duty shit
     
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  37. One Two

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    Average wait at Bottega Cafe on a Thursday night? Also is that a jeans and button down with sport coat place? It's been a few years since I've been
     
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  38. Barves2125

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    For Bottega Cafe I think that's perfectly fine. Think you could get away with being dressed far worse. Pretty sure they'll let you wear near anything. The wait varies but last time I went on a week night there was none. Don't recall if it was a Thursday or not though.
     
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  39. wes tegg

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    You probably won't wait more than 30 minutes.
     
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  41. je ne suis pas ici

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    topgolf officially comin to bham
     
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  42. je ne suis pas ici

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    is this newsworthy?

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    DROUGHT CONDITIONS TO WORSEN: Let’s start with the bad news; today will be the 15th consecutive day with no rain (based on data at the Birmingham Airport), and the chance of significant rain is very, very low for the next 10 days. Drought conditions will worsen across North and Central Alabama, and we recommend water conservation, and extreme caution if you are doing any outdoor burning. October in Alabama is usually the driest month of the year, and the good rains won’t come until November and December.
     
  43. je ne suis pas ici

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    No rain expected for at least 9+ more days

    Now going on nearly 25 without measurable rain

    BWWB said we are in stage 2 (of 5) in their drought management plan.
     
  44. Barves2125

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    Why is this hurricane about to decimate almost all of Florida and most of Georgia but we aren't going to see a drop of rain? That's bullshit. Give us precipitation.
     
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  45. One Two

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    It's all Spann's fault

    And Swim's
     
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  46. je ne suis pas ici

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    maybe rain next thursday. maybe

    :(
     
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  47. ramszoolander

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    ...and I need to overseed my yard. BOOOO
     
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  48. Merica

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    Is there anything cool going on this weekend? :idk:
     
  49. je ne suis pas ici

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    surcharges expected from BWWB for those who use more than the average monthly water usage.

    beginning next week

    this is un-newsworthy lake purdy

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    Good place to watch the Alabama game in Orange Beach?