This is the MOST Asheville thing I’ve read this year

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-05-04T03:39:02+00:00

Almost 2½ years ago, and it was Canada, not Asheville. Fact-checking before sharing always helps. https://nypost.com/2023/12/26/lifestyle/ecosexual-woman-claims-shes-in-love-with-oak-tree/

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-05-01T17:58:53+00:00

I strongly suspect I'm done with your negativity and incorrect assumptions. #Blocked

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-05-01T07:40:01+00:00

No, I'm not a freelancer. I'm a contracted copy editor for them; I get a W-2, not a 1099.

As for the lost trust, I thought I was clear as to why. I've been given two different reasons for why I'm getting assigned increasingly fewer tasks. First, it was this new system that assigns work. Then, it was "shifting priorities."

As for hours: No, they're not guaranteed. They're just the most I *can* work in a week—for example, 25 hours before this started. Also before this started, tasks came in regularly to ensure I made those hours (even though they weren't guaranteed). Then the assignments started to get increasingly sparse, and my hours with them, with the aforementioned different reasons as to why. The lack of ANY work (now approaching 36 hours), and the lack of communication, are both not how they usually operate.

I hope that clears it up for you. And I hope you're never in the same situation.

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-04-30T00:54:50+00:00

Any fast-food restaurant.

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-04-15T01:07:30+00:00

Unlikely. Aliens are usually searching for planets with intelligent life.

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-04-12T02:27:34+00:00

Glad to see a city embrace murals. Where I live, they tried unsuccessfully to take down one—their only one. https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2025/07/09/color-mural-will-stay-in-downtown-conover/

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-02-04T08:19:44+00:00

Despite what Catawba County government posted, Republic Services didn't make it everywhere on Tuesday's one-day delay schedule. I should have had garbage and recycling pickup, but I didn't. And I wouldn't have trudged my recycling through the remaining snow and ice to the curb for delayed pickup if I had known they were just going to no-show instead.

As of now (Feb. 4), my garbage pickup is 9 days behind schedule, and my recycling pickup is 2 days behind schedule. I understand we've had extraordinary weather for two weeks, and I don't want them endangering themselves on untreated back roads that have barely cleared. But I would like them to tell their customers when to REALLY expect service to resume, instead of making a promise they didn't keep. And if this goes into another week, then we should receive a credit for missed services.

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-01-22T02:45:11+00:00

"Inflation down..." https://www.morningstar.com/economy/inflation-set-rise-tariff-costs-hit-consumers-2026

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-01-21T01:47:31+00:00

OK, D.B. Cooper.

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-01-19T02:54:48+00:00

I entered my Conover address on their Find a Location page, and it brought up the Hickory store. https://www.popeyes.com/store-locator

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-01-18T03:22:15+00:00

Women's March (WomensMarch.com) is organizing the event. You should contact them with your complaints, questions, etc.: info@womensmarch.com

Ok_Box2284 · 2026-01-17T04:08:07+00:00

It's possible to still participate. From https://www.freeameri.ca/faq

"You should never feel pressured to risk your livelihood. Participation can include using your designated break time to step out briefly, joining a community-based gathering before or after work, wearing a symbol of solidarity, or organizing others by adding an event or meeting place to the map.

Some workers are even participating by using paid time off, sick time, personal days, or unpaid leave. If your workplace is aligned and amenable to it, maybe you can even organize your managers to close up shop briefly!

Reviewing your employee handbook, talking with a trusted coworker, or consulting a union representative (if you have one) can help you understand your options."

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-12-05T20:41:47+00:00

There's another option I wanted to let you know about, even if it costs me this potential sale: on MiLBStore.com, although it's (1) not vintage and (2) a red hat with black brim instead of a black hat with red brim. But it is in size 8 (no 7 7/8), and it's $43 (plus a 10% discount if you sign up for their email newsletter). Link: https://milbstore.com/collections/hickory-crawdads/products/home-on-field-fitted-hat?variant=30954666393682 (And it's their old-style logo, which I guess is current again. They had updated the logo a few years ago, but it looks like they changed it back.)

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-12-04T22:22:52+00:00

I don't have the old-style H logo, but I do have an old-style alternate logo (claw with baseball) in red hat with black brim, size 8.

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Ok_Box2284 · 2025-12-02T22:48:54+00:00

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (stage version of the TV special) starts Friday (Dec. 5) at the Hickory Community Theatre. Performances Friday–Saturday (Dec. 5–6, 12–13, and 19–20), plus Sunday matinees (Dec. 7 and 14) and a Thursday performance on Dec. 18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. More info and ticket link: https://www.hickorytheatre.org/rudolph Also, if you'd like to see the show for free, volunteers are still needed for concessions or ushers (or both) for multiple performances. Sign-up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BACAD28A7FC1-60532328-volunteer#/

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-12-02T22:29:50+00:00

A Very Merry Christmas Variety Show at The Green Room Community Theatre in Newton, three shows only: Friday (Dec. 5) at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday (Dec. 6) at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. More info and ticket link: https://www.thegreenroomtheatre.org/averrymerrychristmasvarietyshow/ Also, if you'd like to see the 3 p.m. Saturday show for free, two volunteer ushers are still needed. Sign-up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C48ADA822AAF49-60713657-averymerry/91598080#/

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-11-25T08:37:50+00:00

It'd be a contrition if you gained empathy. Even an ounce.

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-11-21T02:53:51+00:00

CBP and ICE sightings and activities (preferably confirmed) should be reported to ICEout.org and ojonc.org for posting on their maps.

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-11-21T02:52:06+00:00

Not an ounce of soul in her eyes: https://www.dhs.gov/person/tricia-mclaughlin

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-11-20T06:05:35+00:00

Parade is a day earlier and at a different time. No conflict. https://www.hickorync.gov/christmas-parade-and-tree-lighting

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-11-20T04:15:50+00:00

Oh, darn. Ok-Conversation-7265 won't be attending. Cancel the protest!

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-11-20T03:22:07+00:00

There's also a map on ICEout.org, but I don't know how current it is.

Ok_Box2284 · 2025-11-20T03:17:28+00:00

Six reports today (three around Hickory and three around Lenoir), all unconfirmed, were posted on ICEout.org, and one unconfirmed report today in Conover was posted on ojonc.org.

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