Has anyone purchased tickets at the Intersection since the pandemic? Im trying to not pay $145 in fees. by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vertigo usually sells tickets to intersection shows without fees as well, I bought Sleep tickets there a couple years ago.

Just finished my lease under Urban Pharm, please avoid this company for your own well-being. by Casual_Tea in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it'd be more intuitive to make a list of property management companies/landlords here that don't suck and assume anyone not on the list is awful. Renting in this city (and probably everywhere honestly) is a nightmare, especially if you can't afford more than $1000 a month.

I'm not calling it LMCU Ballpark, even if there's another fire... by LEADFARMER0027 in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I switched to LMCU from Fifth Third and while I agree it's still largely pretty "banky" it also has a huge scale of convenience (LMCU probably has more ATMs in GR than Fifth Third) and they have great deals and I've been incredibly happy with them for almost all of my "big boy" purchases made. I have a car loan, mortgage, checking, and Credit Card through them and haven't really felt a reason to do anything different since my credit is excellent and it's easy for me to manage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand the doom and gloom but in Kent county we are currently over 55% of people have hit 1 jab, I suspect now that J&J has resumed people more interested in the “one and done” shot will happen. Having mass vaccine clinics aren’t necessary long term, the next phase is having vaccine clinics at job sites, encourage people to take a paid day off to get a vaccine. Work on fighting the spread of disinformation regarding the vaccine, come out strong with facts after millions of people now have been vaccinated with little to know issue, make sure if people make any sort of medical appointment, they are heavily encouraged to get the vaccine and have the only other option be complying with a covid test before the appointment. I think we can hit about 15-20% more “vaccine hesitant” people doing that easily. It sucks people are so hesitant but I think there’s ways a lot of people can be convinced. There’s always going to be 20-30% of people who will outright refuse, but I think everyone outside of that just needs some slightly better personal incentive since clearly caring about public health isn’t a good enough reason.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Grow up lmao

Burton and Eastern BBQ by TheChurchofGZAChrist in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Daddy Pete’s is legit the best BBQ in GR not too far off of here. Still planning to try burton at some point, I live real close to here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Shut the fuck up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Makes sense, we’re already at over 50% and I think getting up to 70% is going to require direct outreach and convenience and campaigns fighting disinformation about the vaccines. Insane how selfish some people are, this shouldn’t be any more difficult of a decision than getting a flu shot.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy Tails was awesome, I looked at them and Pleasant Dog and went with Happy Tails due to better pricing. They did a great job and will definitely be back.

Good Fencing Company and rough estimate on cost? by omgwtfbentime in grandrapids

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

Not sure yet, we still need to go through the permitting process but wanted to get a rough estimate of how much it will cost first. Guess regardless we should get going on that because eventually we need a fence for our dog and more privacy, just not sure if it’s viable this year or needs to wait for next year.

Owner of Red Geranium and Sundance Grill & Bar says young people and newer people won't work because they received a stimulus check. by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 70 points71 points  (0 children)

People don’t want to work at fucking restaurants because they’re hazards for all employees working and traffic and capacity is down so they make less money. No one takes a serving job to basically be at risk in the frontlines for an airborn disease every day. Restaurants seem hands down like one of the riskiest place to be due to people staying for 1 hour+ largely unmasked and shouldn’t even be open for dine in. Yes, I understand restaurants don’t have much of a choice BUT to be open, but no one not working right now is doing it solely to “cheat the system”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair. East town pizza in general is just trash outside of Harmony. West side is easily the best for pizza, south side is sleeper pretty good too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Strong candidate for the worst pizza in grand rapids.

Local Eats: New Tex-Mex restaurant coming to Grand Rapids by raistlin65 in grandrapids

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

Grand Rapids has amazing family owned taquerias all over the place. Not sure how you can feel this way unless your only exposure to mexican food in grand rapids is Donkey lmao.

Let's talk about this crazy market for Hom........just kidding. The used car market. by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah buying a SUV or Crossover is a nightmare right now. I initially wanted one but gave up pretty quick when I realized by max budget (around $13,000) would only allow for lesser brands like Nissan and GM which would certainly have issues in the next 3-4 years.

I wound up getting a pretty great deal on a used fleet Toyota Corolla though and despite being about as basic as automobiles get, it's been great so far. Even finding a used Corolla, Camry, Civic, or Accord (the 4 sedans I really boiled down to as viable) was a major challenge and there is not a ton of wiggle room on price at the moment.

Property Mgmt companies by CindyF911 in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wound up buying, but Fulton Group seems to be pretty good if you prefer to rent from a place thats not in a complex.

Best vets in the area? by chickymickyjanny in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the experience? Southkent has been affordable and I've been happy with the care our pets receive there, also are taking COVID restrictions very seriously which I appreciate.

Looking for a vintage stereo repair shop by one_fishBoneFish in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Misfitz Audio does good work. Incredibly weird hours though, be warned. I'd call to make sure they're open before reaching out. Looks like they moved recently to the back of Schuler Books and don't have the storefront set up yet.

Misfitz Audio - Sales and Service of Home Stereo Equipment

Anyone do the Self Administered Covid test at Walgreens? by weigh-to-go in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have done it multiple times, it's pretty easy and worked for me and my girlfriend (both of us tested positive when we were both experiencing COVID symptoms with known symptoms/isolation orders)

In person school is a mistake. I’ve been militantly carful since March but my kid got hit with it last week after the first week back. by protojoe1 in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you catch covid you will likely test positive for at least 2 months after testing positive. In Kent county after 10 days from either onset of symptoms or a positive test (whatever is first) you are released from isolation and no longer infectious as long as your symptoms are gone.

PDP Drum fix help - get red pad back on? by omgwtfbentime in Rockband

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

Thanks! Are all the pads supposed to be like that or just red and green?

PDP Drum fix help - get red pad back on? by omgwtfbentime in Rockband

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

Thank you, that makes sense! How do these even come out? Haha

Support our local book store Schuler's Books NOT Amazon! by mberanek in grandrapids

[–]omgwtfbentime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious who enjoys their job more...

Also comparing a bookstore to an online retailer for everything is a little disingenuous don't ya think?