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My mom hired a contractor, gave him a deposit ($500) and she hasn't been able to reach him since the day he was supposed to begin work about 3 days ago. I'm getting nervous we won't hear from him at all. He is a neighbor so she trusted him. We have had a productive talk about paying deposits and checking legitimacy of who we do business with so I think that aspect is covered. As far as he's concerned - is there anything I can do to get her money back? Or is it more likely we learned an expensive lesson? Here's the real kicker - after a few minutes of digging I see he is out on bond. It is a burglary charge from last November. Missouri case net gives me all sorts of fun info on this guy. Is

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Hey south city folks! A friend of mine recently got her beloved bike and only means of transportation stolen. It's pretty unique with bright blue wheels and tires. She says you can see it from space. The bike is an old 80's black UniVega frame (all mounts trimmed), with a newer black carbon-fibre fork. The fork has some black tape around the upper blades. It has a stacked headset (FSA, I think) with black home-chopped bullhorns and a single aero front brake. Wheels are bright blue Deep V's ( Velocity, I think) with blue CST tires. She lives in the Grand/Meramec area so possibly in that area. It's most recently been spotted in the Dutchtown/Grand & Bates area.

edit: bike has been found!

Some friends of mine just did this up in Minnesota. They talked me into doing the Missouri one. Is anyone going or has anyone done this before? Is it worth the drive and the $? Looks like it could be a lot of fun.

whoops, forgot the link: Warrior Dash

It looks like car pooling is encouraged. For those of you who are planning to attend and interested in car pooling and going with fellow redditors maybe we can start a new thread so we can organize car pools and registration start times? I'd be happy to drive or pitch in on gas money. Starting off with a group that is of a similar skill level level (slow) as me would be nice too.

Your organizers for the meetup have run into some problems securing a park pavilion because they are all reserved on June 25th. We need your input on a few things:

1. We need a rough headcount. Are you attending? Yes/No/Maybe? If yes, how many people are you bringing?
2. What area would you prefer it takes place at? Keep in mind Pride Fest is taking place that weekend and South City is going to be very crowded. While I think it would be fun to mingle with the awesomeness that is Pride Fest it has the potential to make an organized meetup challenging as parking will suck and bars and parks will be very crowded.
3. If the meetup is moved to a 21+ venue would this leave too many people out?

I'm looking for a Vet in the St. Louis area. I am in West County but willing to go anywhere in the area for a really good vet. I had the most awesomely perfect Vet but she retired a few years ago. My dog is now sick/injured and the place I've been taking him for routine check ups was not very helpful when I brought him in yesterday. They gave me some pain pills for him and just kinda sent me on my way. I'm pretty sure there's more wrong with him than pain pills can fix. Anyhow, I could be worrying too much but I'm used to a Vet who goes above and beyond and would love to find another like that. So if you know of an amazing Vet in the area please recommend away! My sick dog and I thank you ve

Hi r/trees! I had always been a social smoker (few times a year kinda thing) and heavy drinker. I recently made the switch to social drinker and (almost) daily smoker. Anyhow just wanted to get some gear to better enjoy it all. What do you guys recommend? All I'm working with now is a one hitter my brother gave me.

Info I'm looking for is: Do I need a grinder? I see the pineapple shop has a few grinders people recommend but quite honestly I don't really know what I'm looking for or why. Are glass pieces best for smoking? What about storage? Cleaning tips? Bestow your knowledge on me. I have about ~100$ to spend on supplies.

Also my apologies if this is in the wrong subreddit or if I've

This will be my first Xmas in Seattle and I'd like to keep up my christmas tradition of bar hopping. Was wondering if anyone knew of any fun places open Xmas day/night or what neighborhood would be the best to be in to go bar hopping in? Not picky about the type of place but tend to not enjoy the upscale places.

This will also be my first New Year's Eve in Seattle.....anything worth doing that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?