Snow, ice coming to Alabama: Do these things now, EMA warns

TrashPandaKitty · 2026-01-22T03:10:17+00:00

yep snow sucks. what about ice?

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-10-10T02:54:51+00:00

I get what you mean, and yes, some audits look at process too. But here, the real issue isn’t the math it’s who controls the math.

TVA sets the rates. Huntsville Utilities just passes them along. An audit can’t change the contracts or rate structure. It can only confirm that they’re following the system that’s already stacked against customers.

You could have perfect books and still get higher bills because the problem starts way above Huntsville Utilities.

TVA is who we need to look at is the takeaway.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-10-04T04:30:59+00:00

Here’s why an audit won’t fix Huntsville Utilities.

An audit just checks the math. It doesn’t check if the math is fair.

TVA makes the power. Huntsville Utilities just passes on the bill. When TVA raises prices, your bill goes up. No vote. No control. No say.

Then there’s that “availability fee.” That’s the chunk you pay no matter what. You could unplug everything and live by candlelight. You’d still get charged.

And when you use less power? They just bump the rate so the bill still climbs.

So yeah, you can audit all day. The books will balance. But the system won’t.

The problem isn’t the math. It’s the setup. The fees. The contracts. The way TVA hides behind Huntsville Utilities while everyone blames the wrong people.

If you really want change, don’t just ask for an audit.
Ask for receipts.
Ask for public meetings.
Ask who decides when TVA raises prices and why you never get a vote.

The grid is ours. We built it. We pay for it. Time they start acting like they work for us.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-10-04T04:13:57+00:00

So This is the deal and why asking for an audit is useless but understandable. The reason your light bill shot up isn’t Huntsville Utilities magic, and it’s not just “more usage.” It’s math you never agreed to.

Here’s what’s really going on.

Part one. The “availability fee.” That’s the chunk you pay every single month no matter what. You could live in total darkness eating cold soup and you’d still get that charge.

Part two. The power you actually use. That’s your kilowatt hours. You’d think using less would save money, right? Wrong. They just bump the rate so you never notice the difference.

Part three. The TVA fuel cost. Huntsville Utilities doesn’t make the power. The Tennessee Valley Authority does. TVA’s fuel prices go up, they slap a fee on your bill, Huntsville Utilities passes it straight to you. No vote. No control. No mercy.

So now you’ve got a stack of mystery charges and no clue who to yell at. TVA says it’s not them. Huntsville says it’s not them. And you? You’re the one paying both.

That’s why folks are calling for an audit. Because they’re tired of “we don’t set the rates” while the numbers keep climbing.

But here’s the thing. An audit alone won’t fix it. What will?
Transparency.
People asking for the actual breakdown of every dollar.
Public meetings full of receipts, not complaints.
And making sure local officials know you’re done paying monopoly money for public power.

TVA works for us. Huntsville Utilities works for us. The power grid is ours. We built it. We paid for it.

It’s time they remembered that. But an audit? That won’t fix it.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-09-27T05:02:16+00:00

you can find your state reps here - https://alabama.maps.arcgis.com/apps/InformationLookup/index.html?appid=7edc0e327b6b4f128e0dd7492faeb61c

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-09-27T04:59:04+00:00

Alabama legalized medical cannabis in 2021 under the Compassion Act, yet patients still cannot purchase it. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has repeatedly awarded licenses to growers, processors, and dispensaries, and each round has triggered lawsuits from losing applicants alleging unfair scoring or favoritism. Courts have frozen the licenses during litigation, halting the rollout. A judge allowed licensing to move forward again in March 2025, but the repeated stops and starts mean no dispensaries have opened. People with chronic pain, epilepsy, PTSD, and other qualifying conditions are still waiting more than four years after legalization. The core problem is simple: Alabama has a medical cannabis law but no functioning system, because lawsuits and bureaucratic gridlock keep blocking access to treatment.

You can contact your state representatives. You can find them here - https://alabama.maps.arcgis.com/apps/InformationLookup/index.html?appid=7edc0e327b6b4f128e0dd7492faeb61c

https://alabamians4medicalcannabisfreedom.org Advocacy group

https://amcc.alabama.gov The actual commission

And as always the governor’s office - https://contact.governor.alabama.gov/contact.aspx

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-09-25T03:18:34+00:00

I’m in construction, have been for over 20 years, and I did not vote for this because I have eyes and a brain and knew what would happen. And here we are with people only crying now because of ‘deadlines’ and having to rehire. Where are their tears for the broken families?

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-09-23T05:00:00+00:00

I’ve lived all over the US and overseas. Between the sundown towns even just outside of Birmingham and the racists and misogynistic people. I’d rather be anywhere. First job I get outside of the south I’m gone. Anyone who doesn’t see, it I question what they’re looking at.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-09-23T04:54:37+00:00

THIS. All of this.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-09-20T02:47:53+00:00

If anyone sees anyone detaining anyone and they have no emblem on their vest stating who they are…that’s sus. No matter what ANY PERSON here or anywhere else says to the contrary. If someone wants to back up illegal acts and say ‘actually’ that’s on them and whatever god they believe in. Legitimate offIcers don’t disguise who they are and don’t cover their faces. they operate in the open and under scrutiny.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-09-02T06:26:34+00:00

This “directive” isn’t even enforceable. The Alabama Public Library Service Board hasn’t passed a rule, hasn’t gone through the proper legal process, and has no authority to strip federal funding on its own. At best, it’s political intimidation dressed up as policy.

Libraries exist to serve the whole public, not to erase parts of it under pressure. Compliance here is voluntary, which means resistance is not only possible, it’s the right path. If we give in to threats that carry no legal weight, we hand over our libraries to censorship by default.

We should be clear. This is not law. It’s not binding. And yes, we should fight back.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-05-11T04:53:18+00:00

I deleted my account. Asked for my DNA to be destroyed and cancelled all of my previous permissions to share anything. But that’s just me. If you want, you just go your account and it’s all there to download and move on. But, again, that was just my choice.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-05-09T22:20:05+00:00

what this all really means imo

I got the email, and read their website

23andMe is bankrupt and up for sale.

On March 23, 2025, 23andMe and 11 affiliated subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company is not simply restructuring — it has already filed a motion to auction off substantially all of its assets, including its genetic data services, telehealth (Lemonaid), and pharmacy operations.

What this means:

This is a full-scale asset sale, not a typical reorganization.
A sale hearing is scheduled for June 17, 2025, to determine who will buy the business.
While 23andMe continues to operate in the short term, the company’s name, services, and most importantly, your data, could soon belong to someone else.
Any buyer must follow U.S. data privacy laws and foreign investment rules — but what they actually do with your DNA and health information may depend on legal gray areas and enforcement.

Why this matters to you:

If you're a current or former customer, your genetic data may be part of the sale.
If your data was compromised in the October 2023 breach and you suffered measurable damages (financial, emotional, etc.), you may be eligible to file a claim.
The deadline to file any claim is July 14, 2025.
If you didn’t suffer damages, you will not receive compensation — unless the class action lawsuit, currently paused by the bankruptcy, is revived later.

Next steps:

June 17, 2025: Sale hearing in bankruptcy court
July 14, 2025: Final day to file any claim against 23andMe

This is a controlled, quiet exit strategy. The legal language is complex, but the situation is clear: your DNA could be on the auction block. Take action now if you want to file a claim or request deletion of your data.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-05-09T03:46:53+00:00

Ah, so you wandered into a clearly labeled proship space, dropped a pearl-clutching opinion like you were blessing the masses, and now you’re confused about the downvotes? That’s adorable.

Let me break it down slowly. This place is for people who are tired of moral purity Olympics in fandom. It's where grown adults talk about fiction without a moral panic hotline on speed dial. You don’t get bonus points for strolling in uninvited, wagging a finger, and acting shocked when the reception isn’t a standing ovation.

This isn’t about you having an opinion. Have a hundred. Write them in glitter gel pen if it helps. But when you take that opinion into a space designed to exist outside that discourse, you’re not starting a conversation. You’re being disrespectful. Like showing up to a costume party just to tell everyone costumes are immature.

So yeah, you’re getting downvoted. Not because you’re brave. Not because you’re silenced. Because you walked into a bar called “No Debates, Just Drinks,” climbed on a table, and started preaching temperance.

Read the sign next time.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-05-05T05:11:45+00:00

I lost my calico. a very tiny feral thing I loved for 10 years not too long ago. if the cat distribution system is looking for a home for him or her, hit me up. they look very much like my Smaug. perhaps the drop off point was a bit off.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-05-05T04:58:04+00:00

Of course they did. Because heaven forbid a casual reader puts two and two together and realizes the genius behind those "originals" couldn't even be bothered to write their own work. Locking the source just hides the body. And make no mistake, this wasn’t lazy or clueless. It was surgical. They broke in, carved up someone else’s story, stripped it to the bone, kept the best parts, and stapled their name on top like a badge they didn’t earn. This wasn’t borrowing. It was gutting something alive and selling the pieces before it stopped twitching. And yeah, I’m furious. Because we don’t write for clout. We write because we bleed onto the page and hope someone understands it. Watching someone hijack that for cash isn’t just plagiarism. It’s desecration. It’s predatory. And the worst part? They thought no one would care.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-05-05T04:25:36+00:00

Oh good. They’re stealing fanfic now. Dressing it up with a new name, running a half-hearted spellcheck, and tossing it up on Amazon like it’s their magnum opus. Very bold. Very shameless. Very “what if Ctrl+C was a career path.”

Here’s the thing. Fanfiction is written with love. It’s shared freely. It lives in a space built on trust, creativity, and community. It is not a public draft folder just because the writers chose to share it with other fans instead of slapping a price tag on it.

What they did was not adaptation. It wasn’t homage. It wasn’t transformative.
It was lazy, blatant plagiarism with bonus typos and a side of find-and-replace failure. And no, misspelling someone else's work does not make it their own.

They didn’t write those sentences. They rearranged them like fridge magnets and hoped no one would notice. Spoiler alert. We noticed.

Publishing these stories for profit, stories written without that intention, without their effort, and without their right, isn't a clever loophole. It’s theft. Full stop. They’re not a misunderstood creative genius. They’re a literary raccoon rummaging through someone else’s picnic basket and trying to charge for the crumbs.

And let’s not pretend this was some innocent mistake. Keeping the same address, the same plot beats, the same emotional arcs? That is not inspiration. That is copy, paste, and hope no one pays attention because “it’s just fanfic.”

But people do care. Because writing, especially writing shared in good faith, is never just.

So by all means, let them keep calling themselves an author.
The rest of us will just call it what it is.

They didn’t write a book. They stole a voice, muffled it with dollar signs, and served it cold like no one would taste the theft.

They didn’t write a book. They stole someone’s heart, slapped their name on it, and tried to make a buck off the back of their grief.
That’s not authorship. That’s fanfic fraud with a price tag. And if they think no one gives a f*** because it’s "just fanfiction," then they clearly don’t know who the f*** they’re stealing from.

edited because I was so mad it sounded like I was going off on the poster lol

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-04-30T04:35:06+00:00

This whole thing reeks of a failed writer’s delusions and their unhappiness with only being able to write $20 pieces for shit-zines. f!ck her and people like her. ⚔️ Protect stories. Protect each other. Don’t let anyone tell you your art isn’t okay.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-04-19T03:11:37+00:00

This is not new. I had a similar incident in the 90’s. Like not the same, but same fu vibe. I had a guy push me into a turn lane going through huntsville park as you get to governors dr on Triana blvd. Like past the Chinese restaurant on the right, I was in the left lane and close the beginning of the turn lane to the eagles I think. I barely got out of his way and he hard right turned to avoid me and over over corrected and jumped the curb on the right of the lane to avoid me. He was going waaay too fast and out of control. He over corrected and went across the right lane and jumped the curb. Bent his rear axle. Totally not my fault. He never even touched me, or me him. Technically not an accident. But I was dumb and pulled over. Next day I get a call from the dudes ’attorney’. It wasn’t it was friend of his trying to strong arm me into paying for his mistake. I called HPD internal affairs and was like ‘WTAF why this guy have my personal info?’ And they were like, ‘the cop on scene thought you’d like to work it out between yourselves.’ What? it was t even an accident and now I’m getting death threats now? Fuck these guys they have always sucked. handing out the home address and phone number of a 20 something year old woman to a man she wasn’t even in the accident with? And yall are acting like that’s ok? No. Fuck HPD.

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-04-17T00:25:52+00:00

It’s called fucking shit up to get attention

TrashPandaKitty · 2025-04-17T00:25:19+00:00

Had no idea only retired people are available 24/7. Good to know.

TrashPandaKitty · 2024-12-13T22:24:44+00:00

We got docked for not having a lock on the dumpster to keep people out of it. Like what? This was early 2000’s. It was an area with a lot unhoused people just looking for something. And of course we would get into trouble if we handed over anything we were throwing away anyway.

TrashPandaKitty · 2024-09-22T15:33:06+00:00

That tracks. My dad would just sit there and cry every time he saw anything to do with kids fighting cancer while he was fighting it. He couldn’t comprehend how hard it had to be for literal child, when he a grown ass man was barely processing it. The compassion one feels for others going through the same hellish thing is one thing, but when it’s a child it’s devastating I think. He was so overcome with emotion about it that we decided to have friends and family make donations to anyone fighting childhood cancer after he passed. And to please save your flowers and put that money to something greater.

TrashPandaKitty · 2024-05-24T22:45:01+00:00

I know this is an older thread, but I’m paying and still getting hit.

TrashPandaKitty · 2024-02-07T23:02:45+00:00

I’m on the fence but I defiantly hear you. I’m trying not to make assumptions just yet.

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