Folks, it's time to get your application for absentee ballot in. First, make sure you're registered. The Georgia Secretary of State provides that information to you at this link.

Then, go to your county's elections webpage and request your absentee ballot. For example, I live in Gwinnett County, and if I wanted an absentee ballot, I would go to this webpage.

If you are able, pick your ballot up at your county election office. New reporting shows that there is going to be more malfeasance by the United States Postal Service than previously expected. This article outlines some of the issues whistleblowers have raised.

If you aren't able to pick up the ballot, please try to plan to drop it off at a county-monitored drop box. Do not put it into a mailbox or give to your mail carrier! One of the things that jumped out to me from the whistleblower reports is that the postal service will not deliver any ballot if there is a discrepancy between the information the USPS has and what is on the ballot envelope. So for example, in my case, my voter registration is in my full name, first, middle and last, because that's how it is on my driver's license. But the postal service has only my first and last name. Thus, my ballot would not be delivered because the name doesn't match their records.

Think of any mail you've received with misspellings. Think of how you've put your name on USPS change of address forms. If you use informed delivery, does that match your voter registration? All of these minor issues could put your important vote at risk.

Your vote has power or they wouldn't try so hard to prevent you from voting. I know it's difficult to believe because our country's politics have been such a mess for so long. But it's true. They would not spend so much time and money on making it more difficult for people to vote. Like messing with the mail. Like requiring that after check-in, every single voter's name be handwritten on a single piece of paper so that lines grow discouragingly longer.

I want Democrats to vote. I want Republicans to vote. I want Independents to vote. I want everyone who is eligible to vote. But the current administration does not want you to vote. Our state board does not want you to vote.

You have power. I implore you to use it and please vote.

Does anyone have a go to liquidation store for appliances? Been looking for a French door fridge one around 1k, but have been striking out. The places I’ve gone to will knock $50 down the retail. Looking for a bigger deal if I’m going down this direction.

Thanks!

Looking for some Marine Grade Plywood around the metro ATL/northern part of the state (but I don’t mind driving for it either). Doesn’t anyone know of any shops or vendors who sell it? Everywhere I have checked claims they don’t carry it any longer because the demand isn’t there. Thanks in advance!

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Or generally things to do, I’m going to be in the Stone Mountain area and would love some breakfast, lunch and dinner recommendations. Not trying to break the bank, just looking for “in the know” kind of places.

Thanks

Georgia has one of the largest and fastest-growing populations of women veterans in the nation.

I received this flyer in the mail today from Georgia Power. Is this something we can all be hopeful about?

I live in north Georgia and my house backs up to a large forest protected by my city. I often hear strange noises while sitting on my porch at night because of said forest, but I have always been able to identify them in some way. there is one noise that I quite literally have not been able to identify in years.

it is a very short and loud call that occurs any time between 9 pm and 5 am. it is also singular. there will be one call and you won’t hear it again in the same night or even week sometimes. it’s high in pitch but seems to rise slightly at the end of the call. it’s about the length of a barred owl hooting (i would say anywhere between 2-4 seconds in length). it’s a very clear call unlike most owls that have a sort of gruffness to their voices. It’s so clear that it sounds like a human voice but a noise like this would be difficult for any person to recreate. when I say loud, I mean it. It feels like the whole forest goes silent when i hear this shriek. I have a hard time distinguishing how far away it is from me because it’s so so loud but every time I hear it it seems to be coming from a slightly different direction so it has to be an animal (not manmade). I’ve never been able to get a recording because there is no consistency to the call, sometimes I won’t hear it for a month or more and it doesn’t have a consistent time that it makes the noise. the closest thing I can compare it to is a peacock but I know for a fact that there are no peafowl in this area.

and before anyone comments, I am fully sure that this is NOT an owl. I have spent the past three years looking into owl calls of different species and ages and there are no owls that come even close to matching this noise. there are a ton of barred owls that live in these woods and i’m familiar with all of their calls, none of them match this one.

any information or leads would be extremely helpful. This has been driving me nuts lately as I recently just heard it again.

So, I just got invited to an interview at a job that if I get accepted in, I have to wear steel toed shoes. Unfortunately, here are some issues:

- I'm homeless and have no money to get shoes.

- I wear a US size 16 4E

- I don't know if I'll even get hired and if I do, when I'll start because I am not allowed to work without them on.

I have tried doing some research on some places, but a lot of places don't carry shoes my size, let alone steel toed shoes. Maybe one of you guys/gals/nonbinary pals know a place where I can get a pair?

Hello all! Does anybody have any recs for a trusted hair dresser/salon near the Forsyth/Cumming area? Last time I got a professional haircut it was terrible so I don’t want to have to do another trial and error.
Edit: I have a wavy hair texture (white person hair lol)

Hey guys! It's difficult to find out how this works in GA specifically so I'm asking here. During the process of getting married in Georgia, are you allowed to change your last AND first name? This usually depends on states, whether or not you can change your first name as well. So does anyone know the GA rule for it? Thank you!

I’m interested in any TCSG employees experience with employee reviews and raises. Do any tech school employees receive raises without a promotion/title change?

I feel like I’m going to throw up. Living in the south has exposed me to so many lovely things, but one of the worst things are these HUGE roaches. I usually only see one once a month at most, mostly in summer. Anyway, one must have gotten in when I opened a door recently (I don’t see them too often). I tried to kill the bastard then it and disappeared after my poor attempt of splatting it against the wall it was crawling on. After hunting for it for 20 min with no luck, I sit on the couch with my cat in my lap.

My black cat is happily purring away as I pet her and I feel a tickle on my leg. I quickly look down but just see black and my cats tail. Briefly thought it was just my cats tail till it started crawling across my thigh.

Naturally, I lost my shit. The roach was terrified of my screeching and disappeared AGAIN. Ripped my couch apart, flipped it, flipped everything in the area with my almighty flip flop in hand. And guess what? The bastard is gone. Even after looking everywhere.

But the thing is, my bedroom is right off the roach crime scene room. Now I’m too scared to sleep in my room or the damn couch. Does anyone have any recommendations because I sleep in my car?

I do not get easy squeamish. Blood, guts, bodily fluids… no problem! Spiders, centipedes or other bugs? I usually let live tbh. But roaches or anything with a shell that cracks as I kill it………. I want to shiver and then be sick. It’s the one thing that gets me bad

Hot mic has Jackson confirming that Kemp is bringing out the National Guards for midterms.

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See also: The publication in PLOS One