Not turning the furnace on yet, gonna ride it, 60+ next week and sunny, its a little cold now but I'm not going to give RGE the satisfaction. LOL

I posted here last week about my Doggy Day Out adventures to motivate Saturday morning walks. I'm happy to say Cheddar from last week was adopted 😊 This week I went out with this adorable girl Jelly Bean!

Jelly Bean is almost two years old and a ball of energy! She absolutely loves giving kisses, hugs, and treats. Very curious about everything and happy to explore!

This girl is so soft it feels like she's wearing velvet.

Maybe not the best navigator for a long car ride... After our walk she immediately fell asleep curled up like a cat and snored so loud I could hear her over the music 😅

She also absolutely thinks she is not too big to be a lap dog little baby.

If you're interested, you can see her at Lollypop Farm's main campus!

Jelly Bean's Adoption Page

Would you know what to do 3 days, 3 weeks, or 3 months after a disaster?

Ready Rochester is hosting another Build Community, Not Bunkers workshop on Saturday, November 7, this time at Abundance Food Co-op on South Avenue.

We've hosted a couple of these workshops around Rochester already, and we're excited to bring the next one to the South Wedge.

We'll talk through practical emergency preparedness, what happens when everyday systems are disrupted, and how neighbors can share skills, resources, and support when something goes wrong.

You'll also have an opportunity to start putting your own preparedness plan on paper and meet other Rochester residents who are thinking about the same things.

Event details:

- When: Saturday, November 7, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM

- Where: Abundance Food Co-op, 571 South Avenue, Rochester

- Cost: Free

- Who: Adults 18+, no prior experience needed

The workshop is free, but registration is requested so we can plan for attendance.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfa3nHsf0CLPynaWR3Derto2hoQuIV66GBOQ3v2Wfsv5F4GQg/viewform

Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested. Hope to see some fellow Redditors there!

On his radio show yesterday for rounding up all feral cats and killing them.

Some of you may remember a post from a young professional looking for help practicing for their road test with only a few weeks left before the exam.

I thought about it. I have taught a bunch of friends, family and neighbors how to drive and how to drive stick shift. I thought about the circumstances under which someone might need help and not have a support network to lean on for something so important. They are from another city, with no car, and needed a license to travel for work and to ultimately buy their own car. I understood the risk of meeting a complete stranger and the fear we have that people are not always operating in good faith - we both believed the other was genuine.

I told them to message me. They did. I told them that if they could get to the site I use to teach people (a large empty plaza), I would meet them and do a lesson and see how it went. We chose to trust each other. We ended up doing 3 lessons of 90minutes each, I let them tell me what price they thought was fair and they did. I accepted.

I wanted to follow up and say that after 3 lessons, they texted me yesterday excited that they passed their drivers test! We are both excited.

In what sometimes feels like a crumbling, devolving world where everyday people struggle with everyday tasks, it felt very good to be able to just be kind and helpful. So if you see someone asking for help, and you can help, take a moment to consider how hard it is to ask for help and sometimes how easy it is to give it.

Hopefully we have one more careful driver who has now mastered the parallel park and k-turn lol.

Original post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Rochester/s/j392X9KpRD

Central New York friends: are you in need of the love of the best and most cute dog ever? Please consider adopting Winston. He is a five year old collie/hound mix who sadly came from abusive circumstances, but now is thriving and ready for a fur-ever home!

He needs a calm home with patient dog parents to help him thrive (calm dogs and kids 12 and older are okay, cats are not). He is at foster now but needs to be adopted by November 15th.

If you are interested or know someone who might be interested, details are here: http://cayugadogrescue.org/wp/2026/07/winston-2/

Hello all,

I’m not particularly new to the area and neither is my wife, but she’s originally from Bulgaria and is looking for a local connection for dinner and mezze. Our nearest Bulgarian friends are in Boston and Delaware.

We’re politically liberal and both have postgrad degrees. Looking for dinner and hopefully get to know you type conversation.

Cheers!

Do you like trees? Looking for something to do this afternoon? Want to meet other people who like trees? Join us for the Tree Ambassador Fall Party from 12-3 today! This event is hosted by the Rochester Ecology Partners at their office - 224 Mount Hope Avenue.

https://rochesterecologypartners.org/event/tree-ambassadors-fall-party/

- Tree themed activities and snacks starting at 12:00.(donuts and cider anyone?)

- Genesee River tree walk at 1:00 (a beautiful sunny day for stroll)

- Tree planting at 2:00 (a great way to help do something good)

Hello all just want to put out the 12 horse chapter will be hosting our annual fall beer collectibles show next Saturday at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union on Mt. Read. We have raffles including a 1970's Genesee Neon light as well as 60 tables of collectibles for you.to see. We hope to see you there.

Do you know any places that have a circut machine I could use for a quick project? I know some libraries have them but I’m not sure which ones locally

I have a powder coated light bar for my Subaru that’s in need of a good sandblasting - anyone able to recommend a place in the area…??

If you drive a shitty stickered up black Ford Taurus and honked at a silver van on Clinton for stopping for a deer, and then honked again when I made a confused hand signal at you, please turn in your fucking license and take the bus for the rest of your life you brainless fucking maggot. What possessed you to get upset that I had to brake for a deer? Was it that you were looking at your phone and had to brake extra hard to not hit me? Or maybe it's just your ego poisoning your mind into thinking you have anywhere fucking important to be.

Every day I'm reminded that people are really walking among us with subhuman levels of intelligence

TL;DR: Looking for somebody who can completely regrind the edge of an 8" chef's knife for me. It does not need a simple sharpening but a complete reset.

EDIT: Please don't give the the classic reddit answer of "do it yourself." I would not be asking this question if that's what I wanted

EDIT 2: Since it appears the first one wasn't enough, please do not advise me to do it myself.

I bought an 8" kitchen knife from a blacksmith down in Geneseo at a craft fair earlier this year. It's nice looking and I love the heft of it and the way the grip fits in my hand. Unfortunately, it was dull as a butter knife the day I bought it. I have a decent set of hones at home and usually sharpen my own knives (I'm merely passable at this,) but this did not help when I tried.

I took it to a hardware store with one of those ReGrind machines this week, which helped a little: the knife can *almost* cut through a potato now.

At this point I am thinking the guy who made this knife just completely bungled the angle of the edge. Any recommendations for local blacksmiths or similar who can regrind it? Naturally I am a paying customer.

Does anyone remember Brumby’s restaurant? Specifically the pimento butter and garlic dressing? I’m desperate for the garlic dressing recipe.

I've had three early to mid 20s males try the check cashing scam on me while I was walking on Monroe the past month, particularly between Parlays Inn and Dunkin as well as closer to McDonalds and 7 Eleven

One in a black BMW (RIGHT by Parlays), one in a grey Jeep Cherokee one from a dude in a pinkish red hoodie on foot who was in lot of mini mart across from mcdonalds.

They all use the same script

"Excuse me! I don't mean to bother you" (yes, yes you do)

"Do you where ESL credit union is? Oh, do you bank with them?"

- side note, they can stumble and mess up the script. One dude asked about Key Bank and ESL interchangably before catching himself and reverting to just saying ESL. Lol

Then even if you say no, they'll usually go "well I have this check I need to cash and it won't let me...."

From there, they will try convincing you to deposit a (bad) check on your phone for them, hope your bank fronts the money as is the case with many pending e deposits, and have you send them the money on Venmo or cash app while promising you a cut

WHEN that check bounces, you would be on the hook for the money and very likely would lose your bank account. Meanwhile the scammers would, of course, keep the money

I have always declined to "help" and walked away. It's so common now, more than in the years I have lived downtown. Just wanted to pass along so others can watch out for it. 3 times in the past few weeks...never been this bad

Edit: typo

Any thoughts about if it’s worth going tomorrow, since it’s going to be freezing tonight? I’m worried that colors will be past peak. If past peak, any other suggestions for tomorrow?

but the thread is archived so I can't ask any follow up questions. I have a retreat there this summer. I'm looking forward to it and I would love to stay on site, it makes it so convenient to run back and forth to my room, take a lunchtime nap, etc. However that thread kinda scared me away. Have they improved in the last year? I'm wondering if I should stay elsewhere and drive there daily instead. If I do that, I was looking at DelMonte. Any other recommendations? I don't mind splurging when it comes to travel, so tell me what's very best in that area.

Does anyone remember the metal band Blind Identity from Rochester? They played the 'nu-metal' style in the late 90s to early 2000s. They released a few CDs that are super dope. I've talked to all the band members and they don't have any left. Did anyone here have any of their CDs or know where I could find any? I'd love to get them all archived. I have the MP3s and they are absolutely killer. Thank you, and anything helps.

Family sent me this video asking if I had any idea what it was? I know growing up i’ve seen lights like this from old car dealerships or stadiums/events, but unsure what’s causing these ones tonight. Any insight?