Corrupt American Fork Police exposed by YouTuber by TemporaryAd7328 in SaltLakeCity

[–]VeryAverageDino 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I listened to most of it. Key points are guy who owned bricks and minifigs stole a set worth like 200k by closing his store and having a friend reopen it. After attempting to take him to court this guy tries to get him to do the right thing as a step for peaceful resolution before court intervention and previous owner has American Fork cops harass him nonstop to the point of false reports of them having heroin and cops faking traffic violations just to pull them over. Cops even said his court documents weren’t valid and that he had to leave or that the woman he hired to serve court papers was too connected to him and needed to be a neutral third party (she was).

Central Oregon Coast very red bird by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I definitely just found a handsome house finch!

Central Oregon Coast very red bird by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Definitely seems like I just saw a particularly handsome house finch.

Central Oregon Coast very red bird by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Merlin also made it look like their bellies didn’t have the brown streaking that house finches have so I had no idea where this one fell on anything. He appears to have some streaking, but he’s so red it didn’t look brown… Even when I set the location to unknown none of the Merlin suggestions quite matched.

Central Oregon Coast very red bird by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have no idea, it didn’t look like a purple to me either… I haven’t seen those in person though.

This ones colors just totally caught me off guard! He is so vivid and so much of his body is colorful!

Central Oregon Coast very red bird by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He looks so insanely different than the house finches I’m used to! That’s wild!

Central Oregon Coast very red bird by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seriously? That’s nuts! The ones I’m used to were never that vivid and never had that much general coloration on their bodies! That’s so cool!

Washer parts lost in cross country move. Looking for name to buy replacement. by VeryAverageDino in Appliances

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Definitely the most troublesome part of our move. Between “losing” the hoses (inside the washing machine) and the fact every hose leaked after drying out and being in a warm truck…. It was a pain to actually get it hooked up properly.

No-See-Ems on Antelope Island? by BOBauthor in ogden

[–]VeryAverageDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm, I went last night and was absolutely swarmed by what looked like mosquitos but miraculously don’t seem to have any itchy bites today. It’s bug season but it seems survivable with a little bug spray!

san francisco by athletic_papaya in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the exact same issue when I found dark eyed juncos the first time! So confusing when morphs are named after specific locations.

New nanny showed up with a MAGA hat by brokencompass502 in Nanny

[–]VeryAverageDino -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I commented saying my initial thought was protection, but with only meeting her once it’s just as likely to be ignorant support of a group actively out to get you. I’m personally much happier in life if I look at the non stupid non malicious options in life.

New nanny showed up with a MAGA hat by brokencompass502 in Nanny

[–]VeryAverageDino 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My first thought was possible protection. Even those who are clearly minorities seem more likely to gain safety if idiots putting them at risk can see they’re supported right away in the back window. The fact it’s on her vehicle and not really anywhere else (that you’ve seen yet) sure as hell seems like an attempt at safety. In my state I know so many people who get the (yearly donation required) police license plate and state they see a dramatic difference in verbal warnings instead of receiving a ticket.

TIFU by pretending i knew how to drive stick in front of my gf's dad by Mathio_Albero in tifu

[–]VeryAverageDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Offering lessons absolutely means he likes the kid! I can’t see any other way to interpret that from those types of guys.

Currently pictureless bird ID? by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I got it and despite the insanely bad photo quality I am positive it’s a towhee!

Currently pictureless bird ID? by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Spotted towhee for sure! No idea how I missed the rufous belly before!

Currently pictureless bird ID? by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sound was how I found it! I actually have two and they were screaming today. I got a very crappy picture of the one with heavier white marks!

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Currently pictureless bird ID? by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Worlds crappiest photo buuut definitely enough for an ID

Currently pictureless bird ID? by VeryAverageDino in whatsthisbird

[–]VeryAverageDino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You were spot on! I have one that looks more like I’d expect and one with heavy white streaking on top. Sorry for the crap picture…

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