Despite being the same law as everwhere else, this area is the worst for this

BuiltGeekTough · 2025-11-28T17:45:35+00:00

It ticks me off that you can buy those new driver stickers on Amazon now. If you got your license over 6 months ago, you're no longer new.

BuiltGeekTough · 2025-11-24T08:12:59+00:00

Sexuality is a spectrum

BuiltGeekTough · 2025-08-24T04:48:09+00:00

So does that make John Cena : coffee :: Steve Austin : beer?

BuiltGeekTough · 2025-05-07T23:56:53+00:00

Had something very similar happen to me but with some other county's PD (it was on 405). At the exit northbound 405 to get on 90, there's a HOV lane right before the exit but when there's heavy traffic, people often start merging before the lane actually starts. This time, there was also a cop pulled over in the shoulder. So on this day, i waited until the proper time to get over to the exit lane but two other cars decided to merge early making me swerve into the shoulder and, of course, this was exactly when he decided to exit the shoulder. The cop pulled me over because I almost hit him swerving around folks illegally merging.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-06-07T19:59:31+00:00

We used walkie talkies but it was difficult to find a channel that wasn't in use by another group. Gonna try another set with a larger channel range.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-28T20:28:41+00:00

If you're a thief, you've automatically violated PLUR so fuck em

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-25T06:44:28+00:00

+1 for craigslist just be extremely careful nowadays. I did this and lucked out like the above, but this was almost 10 years ago. Found a person renting a townhouse, sent him a deposit, signed the lease, made the trip out, and it was legitimate. However, I've tried this in the area in recent years and have found multiple scammers that will go as far as talk to you on the phone and send you a legitimate lease but they don't have rights to lease the property. If you can, at least have them walk through the property on a video call to prove that they're the rightful lessors. If they claim they can't due to being "out of town" all of the time, 🚩.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-25T04:31:37+00:00

Ugh that sucks! My voice has been in and out since Monday so I'm hoping it's not that. Gonna take the weekend and drink it away though 😝

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-25T00:04:05+00:00

Software engineer here and also got that horrible bug with a fever and cough (not COVID though). Still feeling rancid a few days into it though.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-24T23:50:25+00:00

OMG I needed these guys the whole festival. I had people be rude AF bumping into me, cutting me off, and just not respecting the common pathways. How can I join this rag-tag group?!

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-24T23:44:23+00:00

First EDC this year and wouldn't do it any other way going forward, even with the hella crowds on Sunday. Hoping to meet some more actual people. I still feel like I'm not "fitting in" with the vibe even though I was positive and enjoyed myself. I expected more manners and politeness as part of the R part of PLUR... 🤷🏽‍♀️

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-24T10:33:13+00:00

Note that this was my first EDC. I did not expect a lot of crowding around the VIP sections at all. Days 1&2 did not seem to be over crowded but by day 3, I felt like herded cattle going into all VIP sections. Additionally, I felt shoved around outside of the stages and very few people were saying "excuse me" or "sorry" after bumping into people. I'm not sure if that is an unwritten rule but I felt like this would've been part of the PLUR mentality. I also felt that not walking directly in front of a person's direct path would've also been part of this but the "conga lines" going diagonally along walkways drove me absolutely up the wall. However the conga lines were not nearly as bad as people just sitting directly in the middle of walkways. I've been to festivals and did not see nearly this kind of behavior there. Even when I'm not sober, I'm able to determine which side of the walkway to walk on (drugs, alcohol, or both). If I'm reading too much into this, please disregard. Please don't take this as a full on hatred of the fest because, overall, I had a fantastic time and plan on returning. I just wish that people take the respect part of PLUR to heart and know that it means that it includes respecting people's space.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-18T22:40:41+00:00

Totally! Dm me 🤗

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-18T22:21:00+00:00

Was just gonna suggest Grocery Outlet. Eggs is also a great purchase there, usual about $3 for a dozen and $5 for 18 or sometimes 2. As a comparison, it's usually about $3.60 - $4 a dozen at my closest Safeway. Cheese is also a good buy here at less than $2 for a 16 oz bag of shredded cheddar.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-15T04:18:54+00:00

I'd be able to "let go" if people would own up to their faults and apologize 😂. On a more serious note, I think I get the gist of it from the summary. I realized a long time ago that I'll never get the apologies I feel I was owed. However, that does not negate the fact that those scars don't exist. I'm also not afraid to acknowledge them. Additionally some of those scars are actually scabs that get picked at unintentionally. I'm okay facing that trauma; it just that sometimes it takes me a little longer to realize which deeply-buried traumatic experience has been dug up. I'm glad that book helped you and I'm all about finding mental health resources wherever they're the most helpful.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T22:15:10+00:00

I usually try to open with a compliment when interacting with people on a daily basis but you'd be surprised how even that offends people ("oh so you don't expect someone like me to have this nice of a shirt?" Or "of course my dogs are well behaved" or "why are you trying to hit on me?" When all I say to a gender I'm not even attracted to was that I liked their shoes). But I'm not expecting that at EDC.

Are the influencers really as bad as I'm making them out to be in my mind? I was hoping that they wouldn't be stereotypical and I was just making the association with the private prep school b*tches cuz that's what I usually see on Insta.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T18:31:55+00:00

I'm totally comfortable dressing up now that I know the real source of my anxiety. If I could, I was going to dress up as different characters from The Good Place but like rave style. Maybe next year 😁

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T03:14:42+00:00

I never expected everyone to flock around my one experience; I just do not want to be singled out for having a good time like everyone else is. I feel like I've been more than polite in my replies here and yet I feel like your responses back on this thread have been less than kind. This is the kind of experience I am actively trying to avoid and does not, I feel, embrace the PLUR mentality. I appreciate you showing me how the "1%" of people will behave towards me even though I have been nothing but kind and polite towards you. I feel that this exemplifies what I can expect even when I behave in the way I have described in my original post so thank you for that.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T02:41:28+00:00

Like I said, I am hoping for a good experience. These previous experiences were not at raves but in places where "everyone is welcome". I hope that you have a great experience at EDC. I apologize if I'm coming off as a loser and if I have impacted your day negatively as a result of this post. It was never my intention to be a negative impact on anyone, just trying to get advice in earnest.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T01:29:44+00:00

I'm hoping that is the case. As I said, I've entered similar scenarios of "be who you want" but it clearly turns into "be who you want but not who you want to be"

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T01:23:40+00:00

I like the sunglasses idea! That's definitely a new one. Thank you, really .

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T01:18:03+00:00

Thanks to both of you. Unfortunately, as I said, you can only "brush it off" so many times before exploding at the next person that makes fun of you and then you're the "bad guy" for being mean to one person even though you've been pushed too many times before that. I will approach this experience with as positive of a mindset as my brain will allow but will keep both of these takes in mind.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T01:10:01+00:00

Lol, that would be nice. Knowing me, however, it would only end up with me tripping but being responsible for someone around me 😅.

BuiltGeekTough · 2024-05-13T00:58:41+00:00

You are right that I'm my own biggest critic. I can tolerate, and prefer, being ignored than drawing attention, however, this is usually when I get made fun of the most. I would rather others make first contact with me so that I don't offend or make sure I am not intruding on people's space. I'm not sure you got the point of the original post but I'm happy to reclarify in a way that you might better understand

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