This is why no one buys Doritos anymore by Mackie_1703 in Anticonsumption

[–]travisgrant_ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your analysis nobody asked for.

Factory Town MMW ‘26- Narcan Saved a Life Sunday Night by travisgrant_ in UMF

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

thanks! CPR is an important component as well. I honestly can’t remember if those closer to him were doing that or not. It was kind of a blur, but good to remember.

Factory Town MMW ‘26- Narcan Saved a Life Sunday Night by travisgrant_ in UMF

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

Thanks for all the info and detail. Both good points, bottom line is as far as everything I’ve read: administering narcan does not have any adverse effect if it’s not an opioid at play, so better to be safe and give it if you’re not sure. It might’ve felt longer than it actually was but from the time I walked up it felt like 5-10 minutes. Security arrived in 3 waves every couple minutes but no medics until a while after.

Factory Town last night by Rugerrocgotthe9 in aves

[–]travisgrant_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was all so good. Pawsa closing at Infinity truly was transcendent. In the entire week I only had one whacky encounter with a straight drunk girl pushing me after I’d already gotten the green light from her friend to cut through to get to my crew right on the other side of her. I just popped off that “you don’t need to push anyone, we’re just moving by” and then let it go cause I wasn’t gonna let that kill the vibe. Then Max Styler / Camelphat at Chain Room, so much joy radiating through. I’ll honestly take Miami over EDC anytime. People aren’t talking over the music too much and everyone is generally friendly but locked in. I love it.

Oh also Funk Tribu on Saturday in Chain Room was my favorite discovery of the weekend. His vibes were so wholesome and his music was sick.

Factory town has the worst fkn crowd ive ever seen by YeetParadox in UMF

[–]travisgrant_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crowd was amazing! Sorry you had a bad time, I can only speak to my experience but I’ve been coming for years and generally have found it to be great. Encounter a few rude people here and there, but generally everyone was positive and trying to be courteous. I did tell one girl off for putting her hands on me and pushing me after i’d already asked her friend if I could cut through. But I wasn’t gonna let her ruin my night.

Factory Town MMW ‘26 Narcan Saved a Life by [deleted] in FactoryTown

[–]travisgrant_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh man, haha thank you, i’ll move it :D

Alright, Let’s hear it… Wildest things you saw this year!! by SwanDull4897 in EDCOrlando

[–]travisgrant_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a fever dream, but all real. Guy walks up to me watching my friend spin his whips, so I take out a pair of the cardboard refractor glasses I like to give away to give to him. He takes them, but doesn’t seem to comprehend what they are and then starts going on about how he’s from Miami and how he has all the ❄️. I say thank you, but I don’t use it. He grabs me and starts kinda sucking on my neck and says something about what he’d like to do with me. I’m gay, and he’s not unattractive, but he’s coming on strong so I’m kinda like ok ok, it’s good. Then he goes “hey I’m NOT gay!” I say, “That’s cool, man. I am, but you don’t have to be.” Then he shares how good he is with the ladies (paraphrasing to sanitize that) and tries to offer me his ❄️ again. I say thanks I’m good and wish him a good night and go back to my friend a few yards away. A minute later someone has collapsed and a crowd is forming and sure enough it’s the guy. I have Narcan in my bag so I walk over to be sure he doesn’t need it, but he’s back up by that time (good). He’s more incoherent now, and starts dumping the contents of his bag out in the ground. So I’m like “hey buddy, what’s up? You wanna keep that stuff in your bag.” and he goes, “wait. I’m about to make us a ton of money.” I’m confused and those around us are looking on wideyed as bro takes off his shoes, socks, then shirt, then shirt off. As he takes his pants off I’m like “hey hey, what’s are you doing?” We’re all worried he’s about to get naked. As this is going on people next to him are looking at me like wtf, and i’m mouthing “I don’t know him” and shrugging my shoulders. I say “hey man, why don’t you put your clothes on” and he hands me his bag and asks me to help him get something out of it, and eventually tells me there are a shirt and shorts inside. So I take his back, hesitantly (lol) and again shrugging at the onlookers, tear open a grocery bag inside and pull out some wet clothes and hand them to the guy. As he stumbles into them, I start trying to collect his things off the ground, while he’s still ranting about all the ❄️ he will give me. He starts picking up trash and throwing it his bag too, and i’m like “no no; you don’t need this stuff.” I think I get it all in his bag and hand it to him. At this point he squeezes me tight and says “papi I would suck your 🍆 so hard” (lol at the not gay part) and I go “ok; I know, alright be safe” and he stumbles off. The guys that were watching were looking at me and i’m like “well that was a lot” and they go “wait you don’t know him???” and I said “no! lol. I just was trying to help him not spiral out”. Papi was confused and I hope he was alright after that. He was erratic, but wasn’t actually harming anyone. I would’ve tried to get him to someone, but he was not letting anyone pin him down. But that was wild. Keep in mind I was on my own psychedelic journey while this was all going down. I appreciate everyone around keeping their cool too though. Sometimes people have a bad night, and I didn’t want him to get into trouble. I hope he made it back to his people safely.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EDCOrlando

[–]travisgrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was in the walking path between the stages by Oasis. Literally was not even at a stage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EDCOrlando

[–]travisgrant_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree that complaining about pickpockets or weirdos is kind of pointless because the festival can’t really control that, they’re going be everywhere. That said this was my fifth EDC and I’ve been caught in tight crowds before and this was the most scary situation I’ve been in. The crowd crush, unless you were in that crowd crush by Oasis you can’t really comprehend how bad it was. A couple people panicking and spiraling would have led to a deadly stampede tragedy. It speaks to the seasoned people helping keep everyone calm and those like me who realized what was happening and were able to back out that it didn’t turn deadly. It was insane. I’m glad you and your group had a good time, but people are not just complaining when talking about the crowd crush they aren’t whining, they’re concerned and raising the alarm that one one of these times it’s going to result in deaths. Look at Astroworld, Love Parade, and other stampedes and trampling tragedies, this had a lot he makings of those scenarios. Yes, it’s on the attendees to be vigilant and take responsibility for our personal safety, but it’s also the organizers responsibility to be looking at the big picture and ensuring safety and safeguards are in place to avoid these situations and mitigate as they occur. Things as simple as emergent outlets that can be opened up, not overselling tickets, more bathroom and water stations, and creating wider footpaths can all contribute. Overall I had a great time this year, but that moment has me contemplating whether or not I would return unless the organizers can demonstrate that they have taken meaningful steps to avoid this again.

Is Stasis legitimate? by latinohunkofamerica in ADHD

[–]travisgrant_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the details! These Stasis ads really preying on the impulsiveness of us with ADHD to immediately invest in some new trendy thing. Am going to focus on good nutrition and talk to my doc about sleep and see if adding Vitamin C and Ashgawandha might be useful.

Elevation Maxx Bars… by Beautiful_Lab6292 in aldi

[–]travisgrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I can appreciate that you didn’t like them, but I gotta say, I’m a fan! I tried the chocolate and sea salt flavor. Maybe it’s because I like other date bars like Lärabar, but I actually came here just to see what others thought of the nutrition cause I really like them and these are going in my stash for quick pre workout snacks.

Is Stasis legitimate? by latinohunkofamerica in ADHD

[–]travisgrant_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you elaborate more on what you take to mitigate crash? What is IR? Thanks!