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somethingboutafic · 3 months

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Famous/Non-Famous

14/09/2019 by MediaWhore (G) word count: 3,925 In mid-September Harry comes home. A Tired Tired Sea Coda

It's written all over your...(or: the Red Carpet fic) by BlueNeptuune (E) word count: 11,569 The star-studded cast of Steal My Girl graced the red carpet on Saturday night ahead of the premiere screening, sparking an internet sensation like no other. The film itself received an average of 4-and-a-half stars from early reviews, launching it into the spotlight as a contender for the up-and-coming awards season, but the real news came from the carpet itself. Oscar-winner Louis Tomlinson (Kill My Mind, Back For You) made his first public appearance following the badly-hidden split from his management in early 2020, and he wasn’t exactly keen to talk about it. It was also the first time since his earliest work (Still The One is featured on our summer-vibes throwback list) that he’s attended the carpet by himself – rumours swirled that he’d split with his long-time girlfriend, but are the two things related? Tomlinson himself wasn’t spilling any tea, but it looks like one journalist in particular might have coaxed a little more out of him than anyone else...

A Hungry Heart by jacaranda_bloom (E) word count: 27,601 Harry Styles, florist and Great British Bake Off contestant, loves many things. He loves his flower shop, he loves baking, and there’s also that little crush he has on pop star Louis Tomlinson. But when Louis arrives on set as the surprise guest judge, Harry’s worlds collide. Throw in a cup of cuteness, a teaspoon of teasing, and a pinch of pining, and there’s all the ingredients for an epic love story, or absolute chaos.

Something Great by infinitelymint (E) word count: 31,061 Louis is a student and Harry is the mega-famous singer that happens to post a photo with Louis in the background. Together they kind of break the internet.

somewhere only we know by bethaboo (E) word count: 44,536 Personal assistant Louis knows something is up with his best friend and employer Harry. And it's not just his big tour coming up or the ever-increasing womanizing rumors about the popstar. To get to the bottom of Harry's moodiness, Louis decides he has to kidnap him and take him on a roadtrip up the California coast to Portland. The roadtrippiest road trip fic ever written. Basically an excuse for gratuitous fluff and smut with a pinch of angst tossed in for good measure.

tangled up in you by missandrogyny (E) word count: 45,152 Harry blinks once. And blinks again. And says, his voice dangerous: “Niall, did you get me a mail-order bride?” Because what the actual fuck. It kind of looks like Niall’s just purchased a person. For Harry. Niall blinks back at him for a few moments, before throwing his head back and howling with laughter. Harry throws a pillow at him. Hard. “No, what the fuck, Harry.” “A prostitute then?” Harry also doesn't want a prostitute. “Of course not!” “A stripper?” “No!” Damn, he’s running out of ideas. He settles for launching another pillow at Niall’s head. Niall bats it away easily, still laughing. “Stop!” “What did you get me, then?!” Niall must hear the tinge of hysteria in his voice, because he’s pulling himself together, trying to stop himself from laughing. There’s still a big grin on his face, though, when he says, “I got you a professional cuddler.” A professional…what. “What?”

And Now I Date Cate's Brother by sunflouwerhabit (NR) word count: 46,604 A drunken writing session ends with a song detailing the fictitious summer romance between Louis and his former friend’s twin brother. It accidentally goes viral.

Some Records Turnin' by crimsontheory (E) word count: 49,330 Harry is a soft alpha who owns a record store and Louis is a closeted singer omega masquerading as an alpha who randomly stumbles into Harry’s store.

Carry This Feeling by Awriterwrites, dimpled_halo (E) word count: 49,927 Harry knows, objectively, that he shouldn't try to get his ghostwriter into bed. He knows. But...he finds it hard to resist temptation when Louis waltzes into his home and his life and turns everything upside down. And, as it turns out, Louis might just need a little turning upside down too.

Fall Into Your Gravity by zarah5 (E) word count: 74,004 AU. In which Harry is an overnight pop sensation and Louis steals plants, Zayn pulls Liam's proverbial pigtails and Niall's really just pleased there are more girls for him.

Back From The Edge by sincewewereeighteen (M) word count: 113,059 the one in which Harry is a closeted actor who needs to do a PR stunt during his break, only he wasn't counting on falling for his beard's best friend. It gets messy.

Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore (M) word count: 113,303 As a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter.

How Many Times Will It Take (To Get This Right) by LilyBlue28 (E) word count: 157,806 The one where Louis and Harry used to be good friends (and casual fuck buddies), until Harry's music career took off and he left for a world tour. Louis disappeared from his life after that and for the next four years Harry mourns the loss of his friend (and his lover) until fate brings them back together, and Harry's life turns upside down...again.

love is a word, you gave it a name by CuckooTrooke (E) word count: 158,591 After two decades in brutal show business, Louis Tomlinson is trying to restore his tranquility of mind in the peace of Northern Europe where the sun barely sets, Maria's bar is always open, and young Harry has an irresistible spark in his eyes.

Be There by mission2feelike (NR) word count: 179,339 The one where their family has been torn apart and their hearts broken, but an accident, a snowstorm, cinnamon rolls, and the adorable Josie force Louis and Harry to finally face the truth, and each other.

Let Me Be Your Star by lovelarry10 (E) word count: 252,617 Harry Styles has always been a singer, but he’s never had much confidence in himself. When his idol is brought on as the new judge on The X-Factor, he figures, what the hell? He’d get to sing and meet his idol. What could go wrong? Louis Tomlinson has always wanted to mentor young musicians. When he’s asked to be a judge on The X-Factor, it’s a dream come true, everything he ever wanted. What he didn’t expect was to meet a curly-headed stranger that would turn his life upside down

#famous/non-famous au #larry fic rec #larry fanfiction #larry fic

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twoforoneflipflops · 6 months

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Allow me to regale you with the hilarity of my honeymoon so far:

Flight was great! Cramped sardine seating, but that's a budget airline for ya. And my seatmate had a large rottie service dog who laid on my feet the whole time. So cute!

On arrival, we walked 30,000 miles through the airport to the rental car building only to be told that our reservation was unable to be fulfilled, but because we got there after the acceptable time to cancel, we were not eligible for a refund, so the rep basically said"FUCK YOU HAHAHA!"

Husband was having a bad time, but i have VAST experience operating under the most chaotic of circumstances, so i soothed him as best i could to keep him from flipping the rental kiosk countertops and began formulating an emergency plan, which took 5 minutes, and so i put it into action.

The motel i got for us is possibly the seediest place i possibly could've found. The office manager seemed nice enough, though extremely overworked. The room...

O..M..G

The room.

It is a horror nerd's dream of derelict shabbiness, suspicious stains on the carpet, a closet that i'm sure a body was stored in for a time, holes punched in the wall and ceiling, what looks like black mold in the bathroom, and an obvious lack of a gideon bible in the nightstand. But there's free wifi and a vending machine from the 1980's that only takes coins, so yay!

When we finally got in and dropped our bags, i noticed all these things and started laughing and couldn't stop. Then i gave my stressed out love two whole very strong gummies and we slept for 12 hours.

Today, all we did was go out and find coffee and food. Two things Portland does extremely well. Fuck, i may stay here and just eat.

Also, everything is eyewateringly green except for the trees that are turning, and there is moss growing EVERYWHERE. It smells so verdant, i may die.

The adventure is just beginning!

#honeymoon #adventure #portland oregon #pnw

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seoconceltant · 6 months

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Enhancing Your Business with Portland SEO Services

In today's fast-paced digital world, where online visibility can be the game-changer for businesses, "Portland SEO services" are the unsung heroes that can help you unlock your website's true potential. This article takes you on a journey through the dynamic realm of SEO services in the vibrant city of Portland, and how these services can work wonders in optimizing your website for search engines.

Understanding SEO: The Digital Superpower

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is like the magic wand of the digital era. It's the art and science of making your website more visible to search engines, so it can, in turn, be more visible to your potential customers. As the online landscape continually evolves, staying ahead in the SEO game is crucial. Understanding the intricacies of this field is akin to understanding the secret language of the digital universe.

The Benefits of SEO: Your Highway to Success

Investing in top-notch SEO services isn't just an option; it's a necessity. The benefits are abundant, from boosting your organic traffic and enhancing your brand recognition to outperforming your competitors. With a well-optimized website, you're not just in the race; you're at the front of the pack, ready to connect with your target audience.

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Keywords are the foundation of SEO. They are like the breadcrumbs that lead users to your website. Proper keyword research and implementation can turn your website into a beacon that guides potential customers to your digital doorstep. Think of them as the magic words that open the doors to your online kingdom.

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If you're a local business, local SEO is your ticket to success. It's like putting a neon sign above your physical store, making sure everyone in the neighborhood knows you exist. With the right local SEO strategy, you can become the talk of the town.

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In the world of SEO, content is king. It's your story, and it should be told well. Engaging, informative, and relevant content not only attracts your audience but keeps them coming back for more. It's like creating the best show in town; once people love it, they'll keep buying tickets.

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In the age of smartphones and tablets, your website needs to look good on small screens. Google and other search engines give brownie points to mobile-friendly sites. Think of it as ensuring that your website doesn't get left behind in the mobile revolution.

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To understand how well your SEO efforts are doing, you need to keep an eye on the numbers. Think of it as keeping score in a game. Analytics and monitoring tools are like your scoreboard, telling you how well you're playing and what you need to improve.

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Selecting the right SEO service provider is akin to choosing the perfect adventure companion. It's essential to consider factors like experience, client testimonials, and pricing. You wouldn't go on an expedition without the right gear, and you shouldn't dive into SEO without the right team.

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Nothing speaks louder than real-world success stories. We'll share tales of businesses that transformed their digital presence with SEO services. These stories are the proof in the pudding, showing that measurable results and transformation are possible.

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As technology evolves, SEO evolves with it. Understanding the emerging trends in SEO is like having a crystal ball to glimpse into the future. By staying ahead of the curve, you can adapt your strategy and thrive in the ever-changing world of SEO.

Conclusion: The Digital Odyssey Awaits

In conclusion, "Portland SEO services" are your passport to a digital odyssey. By optimizing your website for search engines, you can set sail on a journey to reach a broader audience and achieve your online dreams.

#Portland SEO services

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aggressivelyclueless · 9 months

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hey @theshitpostcalligrapher you wanted a horror story? ^_^

fair disclaimer this is a pt1 and it's a first-draft so please excuse my typos; also im going a bit hogwild so it may end up slightly longer than short-story territory (whoops) but i'll try and keep it shortish? hopefully? anyways if u have any thoughts/critique/suggestions/whatever then let me know! i wanna hear em!

Yu Lin breezed through the upstairs level in a little less than an hour. Aside from the master bedroom, there wasn't much up there -- a stale spare room which served as a perfect time capsule of the nineties; the odd upstairs closet whose backside opened to a cupboard in the master bathroom. Nothing his conscience argued too strongly to keep. When he got to the last door by the top of the stairs, he imagined it to be another spare room: sparsely furnished, no doubt a rife breeding ground for dust bunnies and nostalgia.

The door swung open with a deceptive, almost mischievous ease, and -- glimpsing the room's contents -- he groaned. Cardboard boxes posed as furniture here, some piled up in the corners, others stacked far too high and leaning drunkenly on each other for support. Every one of them was taped shut. None, he saw, were marked.

"Oh, sonofabitch," he muttered, watching the afternoon slip through his fingers like a dream. This was the last of Grandda's rooms to be cleared out (well, except for the downstairs storage, but by the sounds of it, Angie was attacking that pretty effectively), and he was supposed to finish up and get back to Portland in time to feed the cat, maybe even feed himself, before getting to work.

Now, staring at the corrugated mountain range that may as well have extended for miles past the faded blue walls, all of that was gone. He would get nothing written tonight.

But, damn, he couldn't just leave it.

Resigned, he shuffled downstairs to arm himself with the only meager defenses he could think of: sharpie, boxcutter, spare tape. The carpet in the living room had been vacuumed to within an inch of its life, but there was no getting rid of the decades-old footprints where the sofa and end table had gone; Lin found himself stepping aorund them as if they were still there, found himself wondering if this was how most ghost stories began: as habits.

But he wouldn't know. Horror was not his genre.

"Hey!" Angie's voice was aimed at the upstairs landing, punching loudly enough in Lin's ears to make him flinch. She was coming up with a box overfilled with shirts, not having bothered to fold them; sleeves in all colors hung out the sides like fingers. Seeing him, she started, propping the box on a hip. Her voice was much more reasonable the second time. "I was wondering if you wanted any of these. They look about your size."

He could not think of a single time that Grandda had ever worn black -- or a time (within the last decade, at least) that Lin himself had worn any other color. "No, thanks."

"Well. I thought I'd ask anyhow," said Angie, plopping the box down alongside a handful of others by the door. "You didn't finish up there already, did you? I was beating you earlier."

Lin shook his head slowly. "No. You still are. The last room's where he left all his crap."

". . . did you want a hand, once I'm done?"

"Probably. We'll see how far I get." His prediction: not far. Halfway, if he got very lucky and all those boxes turned out to be out-of-season decor or all the stored hardware and cables form the computer room that got renovated six years prior. All of that would at least be chucked quickly, and going through it would not take long.

He went back up and sized up the first stack of boxes in sight, picking one totally at random to start with. What if it was all junk?

The first box, dismally heavy, was filled with cracking, yellowed newspapers.

Every one of them had to be sorted through, reduced to clippings, consolidated. If Grandda had kept them, his name was on at least one article in the issue, at least one article in every issue. To hell with the afternoon: Lin had just opened the death warrant for the entire week.

But this had to be done, and all of a sudden he was the only one who could do it. Angie would not help him. She could, at least to the extent that she could snip out strings of Grandda's words and pile them up in a box and forget about them. But that -- Lin was instantly convinced of this -- would be a disservice. He had not known Grandda very deeply, but he was certain that the old man would not approve.

So it fell upon him and him alone.

It took half an hour to get through the first box, and by then he was sitting amidst a sprawl of crinkling papers, surrounded on all sides. The old man's career was tracked by the dates on the newspapers: sporadic at first, then gaining in frequency until at least two or three articles appeared in every issue. Then they cut off at once -- that was the first time he had tried to get that magazine of his up and running. Failure demanded that he return to the news job, though Lin couldn't see how that had added up. The guy could write. The guy could really write, Lin mouthed absently (and not, he would admit later, without a pang of jealousy), the pace at which he was skimming through the clippings beginning to slow. The articles, especially these early ones, were brief, but he saw the talent: he tried to imagine Grandda in his prime, with all the wrinkles ironed out and a vigor in his smile that hadn't been worn around the edges yet.

Writing like this, how had his first magazine failed to sell?

He was poignant; compassionate; direct; all the things that Lin was not. He could pick a single heartstring from a bundle and pluck it, turning minds toward or away from an issue. He could even do it through the half-century since these little flashes of fact had been written: Lin found himself caring about a candidate for governor that had run in the election of 1974.

How did he do that? Lin's novel was selling all right, his editor said, but suddenly that may as well have meant terrible.

All of a sudden, he wanted -- no, needed -- to write like that.

But he did not have the time to go through all of these right now. He stacked the clippings carefully inside one of the six boxes he had emptied, and dumped the discarded papers into the other ones without a second thought. There was a modest pile of special issue magazines, undated, but one glance told him he would find nothing useful in them: they were written entirely in Mandarin, and Lin could barely read it, much less shoot for a workable translation.

He almost tossed them out.

Almost, except at the last moment he hesitated, the little stack hovering over the pile of papers to be thrown away. He should at least look through them first, once he had more time to reacquaint himself with the script. He had been passable at it once (passable, and also four years old). Surely, he could relearn? He pawed slowly through the issues, pronouncing the titles with the little he could recall from his earliest childhood.

But the last one, bound in ratty, powder-blue cloth, was written in English. Its cover read simply: A Bookworm's Guide to Writer's Block. There was no author listed.

Lin turned it over, curious. Had Grandda used this one when he was starting out? It looked to have been around for that long. He thumbed to a page at random, not entirely sure what sort of advice he would find -- certainly not a lone sentence scrawled in a spider's hand.

Clear your burden and lay it on me.

There went that single heartstring, plucked once and once only, somewhere deep and inscrutable in Lin's chest. No -- in his mind, something had been plucked and it was working itself loose. It would take a minute, or more; he did not want to rush it.

Oh, but he could not wait.

The next page: write the words for yourself first.

He could use this. Not only that, he needed this. He did not leave it with the rest of the saved writings, even the important ones -- it went directly into his lap, where he would start from the beginning. Whatever had been knotting itself in his brain for the past few weeks, this had pulled an end of it loose. Once unraveled, he could finally finish the second book.

He was sure of it.

Upon every page, Lin found, was written a single sentence like a precision strike. The book knew -- whoever had written it knew -- exactly how stopped up he was, exactly where to pull the thread loose and get him thinking again, exactly where to redirect. He thought, in a mad rush of clarity, that he could never possibly be blocked again. He reached the last page, his fingers stained black with old ink from too many weathered newspapers and magazines. Oh, yes, he would keep this one.

He was aware, or rather he became aware in that moment, that Angie was frowning at him from the doorframe.

". . . think you'll have time later?"

Blinking, Lin had failed to catch anything before that. "Sorry?"

"I asked if you wanted me to say hi to Spudbud on my way home. You don't look like you're going anywhere for a while."

"Yeah," said Lin, remembering belatedly what year it was, and only after that came the mental reminder that he did not have time to get one written tonight, much less the five-thousand that were suddenly pounding at the gates. "If you could, that'd be great."

Angie just nodded along. "Don't worry about it. Did you still want the hand?"

"No. I'll take care of" -- gesturing wearily at the whirl of papers still around him -- "this. I got it, really."

"Okayyyy," said Angie, rocking back on her heels. "I'll be back tomorrow, if you change your mind. Just don't be a weirdo and stay up all night. Or, do, if you want."

"I won't," said Lin, aiming to sound reassuring although he didn't quite have it. He glanced down at the book in his hands, giving its cover a few pats. If he was going to stay any longer, he should at least move around a little bit and stretch first? Maybe he could scrounge up a notebook, too. Ten-thousand words -- oh, yes! ten-thousand, why not? -- were not going to write themselves, now, were they?

By the time that he heard Angie's Corolla back out of the driveway out front, he was already rooting through his bag for a pen, having entirely glossed over the fact that the ink had vanished from his fingertips as if by magic.

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fashinistagirlunit4 · 11 months

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gender diversity

Today the fashion industry is tentatively evolving to embrace gender inclusivity ,with brands such as Marc Jacobs, Karl Largerfield and Stella Mcartney.

Karl Largerfield unisex blazer co-ord

Other big fashion brands noted to be accepting this inclusivity are Gucci, with its genderless shopping section ‘Gucci MX’ and Adidas opening a gender neutral store in London. Many more are WILDFANG. Based In | Portland, Oregon, TomboyX. Based In | Washington, USA,Big Bud Press. Based In | California, USA,Riley Studio. Based In | London, UK,Kirrin Finch. Based In | New York, USA.

Adidas gender neautral store in London

Many Celebrities have started to wear gender neutral clothes such as Harry styles when he was the face of the Vogue magazine in 2020 when he scouted a custom-made, lace-trimmed Gucci ballgown dressed with a tuxedo jacket. Another Celebrity is Billy Porter at the 2019 Oscars when he defied fashion norms by stepping out onto the red carpet in an unapologetically fabulous gown. The custom creation by designer Christian Siriano included a sharply tailored tuxedo jacket overtop a full-skirted strapless velvet gown. A play on masculinity and femininity, the look challenged the rigid Hollywood dress code and was boundary-pushing in all the right ways.For the actor and singer, the fashion choice was deeply personal. Below, Porter reflects on coming to terms with his queer identity and how his fashion choices have became a powerful tool for self-expression and representation.

Billy Porter 2019 Oscars

We are now seeing a rise in the number of trans models featuring on runways and in ad campaigns For example before her appearance in popular show ‘Euphoria’ Hunter Schafer rose to fame as a model & walked for shows such as Miu Miu, Dior, Marc Jacobs & Rick Owens. Other trans Models such as Valentina Sampaio and Teddy Quinlivan have been the face of huge campaigns.

Hunter Schaffer

Harvard referencing:

Largerfield , K. (2023). Avertissement de redirection. [online] Google.co.uk. Available at: https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.farfetch.com%2Fshopping%2Fmen%2Fkarl-lagerfeld-x-cara-delevingne-single-breasted-tuxedo-blazer-item-18407956.aspx&psig=AOvVaw03-KFKazOrU-8CoZJpWk3s&ust=1685396709592000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjhxqFwoTCJjq5JP-mP8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI [Accessed 28 May 2023].‌

nss magazine. (n.d.). The store of the future is gender-neutral. [online] Available at: https://www.nssmag.com/en/fashion/23842/gender-neutral-stores-sneaker-adidas.‌

ICON (2019). ¿Quién es Billy Porter, el hombre que ha revolucionado la alfombra roja? El País. [online] 29 Apr. Available at: https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/02/25/icon/1551050532_584329.html [Accessed 28 May 2023].‌

nss magazine. (n.d.). The store of the future is gender-neutral. [online] Available at: https://www.nssmag.com/en/fashion/23842/gender-neutral-stores-sneaker-adidas.‌

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ultra-maha-us · 1 year

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Top Ideas to Make Your Rental Apartment a Wonderful Place

It's hard to decorate an apartment to fit your style when you don't own the property- but it is equally as difficult to live in surroundings that don't complement your style. A lot of people often make the mistake of thinking that they are renting, so they are not going to do anything to their rental space, because eventually they are going to move.

So what do you do if you yearn for a personal touch but have to compromise with landlord for limited budget and restrictions.

Utilizing Space with Elegance

Choosing multifunctional furniture helps the occupants utilize spaces with elegance. A computer armoire - with doors may have enough extra space to store books or blankets. Other multipurpose pieces could be a sofa that pulls out into a bed for overnight guests. Storage must always be creative. You can put a nice cloth around your bathroom sink to hide necessities, and hides the drying towels from the view.You can opt for buying a dining table that may perform double duty as home-office desk. If you don't' have enough space for a dining table in your Portland Apartments, you can create a banquette-type setting, with the table in front, and the chairs on the open side.

You can use attractive trunks as coffee tables or end tables and hide blankets or magazines inside. A sofa table leaves plenty of empty space beneath, which can also be filled with a host of belongings.

Dealing with Apartment for rent Portland Trappings

Perhaps the best thing about the most rental apartments today is that the slate is usually neutral. Virtually anything you lay on the top of this canvas will do wonders. If dumpster rental prices you can't paint a wall, you can use colorful rugs or throw pillows or even accent lamps with textured shades. Make sure that use a pad between your apartment carpeting and area rug so that the rug won't slide and the carpet won't undergo a color transfer.

You can also add side panels on a decorative rod to make a dramatic difference in a room reflecting your style and personality. Try and weave your color choices throughout the Portland Apartments with pillows and accessories. You can revive a kitchen with a colorful teapot on the stove, attractive dish towels, fresh countertop accessories or other decorative touches.

Candles

Nothing makes a house feel like home better than fragrance. Use scented candles or other fragrance-spreading systems to infuse your space with an aroma. Gather a bunch of various shapes, sizes and colors and arrange them on tables. Place them in front of mirrors to bounce light, filling the apartment with a nice warming effect. Show your creative surface by experimenting with groupings of tea lights, or bold candlesticks. The more fun you have with it, the more it will feel like home.

When it comes to putting your decorative ideas to the test, it only makes good sense to start with a step-by-step plan. To make the process seem a lot less stressful, start with simple home decorating ideas. These ideas can help you to personalize your new Portland Rental and make it feel like a home.

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shoeshineblue · 2 years

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THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAINS OF WICHITA KANSAS

I arrive in Wichita at night, driving an elderly black lab in an elderly white Jeep from New Mexico to Kansas. Belle is my girlfriend’s dog. She has arthritis and dementia. She would have been content to live out her life in the Oklahoma panhandle where we stopped to pee. I built her a dog ramp, which is a long parallelogram made of wood and carpeting, designed to wedge into a passenger side door that creaks and no longer opens all the way. It is an arthritic situation but she is a good girl and we manage. The great brown nothingness of the desert cross-fades into the greener nothingness of Kansas. I have started over so many times that any sense of wanderlust has been exhausted out of me. I’ve built lives in Missouri, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, New Mexico, and now Kansas. In each place I leave behind all of the components that could sustain a person indefinitely, only to do it all over again.

My approach to exploring a new home is always the same. I ride my bike everywhere. A bike ride gets me in close to the invisible borders and restitched seams of a city. I ride past factories that only run at night and piles of scrap metal, tall as apartment buildings. I ride the skatepark where fear is grown then eaten through pain and repetition, and you can bum a cigarette off a fourteen year old.

Wichita allows its ghosts to live in the broad daylight of its progress. An abandoned factory meditates in a field, a dented limo is for sale, a boarded up corner store is a few blocks away from a multimillion dollar library. An

new city folds into a older city, then unfolds back into tallgrass prairie, where the only commerce is between rodent, serpent, and hawk. It is sliced up by rivers that binge and purge on spring rains and old railroad lines that have beat out the same rhythm for 150 years.

The first train to arrive in Wichita came in the dead of night in 1872. Twenty seven miles north, Newton, Kansas celebrated their first railroad a year earlier. Frederick Harvey stationed one of his famous Harvey Houses there. Despite the runaway progress of the railroads, dining had been barbaric and out of step with the sleek new world. Harvey Houses offered young capon in hollandaise sauce, prairie chicken with currant jelly, and with each oyster mounted on a cracker, the world became a little more dignified.

Sunday mornings in the midwest are quiet before church lets out. I have the streets to myself. Paved paths run for miles along the river. Skunks eat cat food from porches and snow egrets pluck catfish from the water. Canadian geese have stopped migrating because the retired woman living on Back Bay Boulevard has slowly domesticated them, generation after generation, with a simple fistful of seeds and a Simon and Garfunkel song that she hums into the Wichita wind.

In the late 1800’s, members of the Wichita Bicycle Club would ride 50 to 100 miles on high wheeler bicycles. This was years before roads were smooth and the advent of the pneumatic tire. By the 1900’s, newspapers like “The Daily Free Press” out of Winfield, Kansas, and “The Topeka Daily Capitol” hired fleets of bicyclists to deliver their papers. These bikes were the classic paper boy cruiser with balloon tires and swept back handlebars —a simple, comfortable machine that turns kids into adults and adults back into kids. These bikes would eventually be hacked and modified to become the first mountain bikes, ridden down the fire roads of Marin County,

California by a mix of disenchanted road racers and athletic Dead Heads.

My bike is ugly. This is no accident. It is secretly expensive, but I let it wear its scars and scratches so it can be locked up unmolested. It is a simple bike from a simpler time. I can take it apart and put it back together while drunk. I originally built it with a friend in Portland’s oldest bike co-op while listening to Madonna’s greatest hits. It has been hit by a car and bent back into alignment. It has dodged rattlesnakes and chased road runners in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. It has done everything I have ever asked it to do. It is easy to fetishize a bicycle—a sleek, naked object with nearly all of its working parts exposed. Nothing is hidden except for the bearings, sealed away from the light and distractions of the world so they can fight their private war against friction. A bicycle is a kind, forgiving, perfect machine.

The cobblestone of Wichita’s arts district fades into the dirt and gravel paths that hug the Santa Fe line. The houses along the tracks are overgrown with weeds but the kettle grills are clean and well loved. Motorcycles are propped up on blocks with broken little headlights. Puncture resistant tires are necessary for this kind of urban industrial exploring. The ground is always churning a previous generation’s broken glass back to the surface along with ancient shards of limestone and tenpenny nails. The past is sharp, not smooth. Ugly riding is best done in ugly clothing on an ugly bike. Neon lycra will clash with the chainlink fences and barking dogs. Do not ride your thousands of dollars worth of carbon fiber through a world that still rests on the shoulders of steel. Blend in. Move like a feral cat from alley to alley—ears back, unnoticed. Feel the terrifying glory of being alone and riding where you are not supposed to be.

The old Beachner grain elevator on 21st street is a midwestern ruin. It crumbles and bleaches in the sun like the Colosseum in Rome or the

theatre at Epidarus. Its chalky silos make the blue Kansas sky seem Mediterranean. I ride into the abandoned truck lanes among piles of tires and broken concrete to reach the foot of the tower. The industrial graveyard sings a siren song to my bike, begging it to stay and rust and rot. Birds and small mammals repurpose the shadows to eat each other in the rubble. The food chain keeps eating until the last thing is chewed. Each time I ride to the grain elevator to touch the old monolith, I have the heavy feeling that I don’t belong there, that I should let the dead rest. The silence near the silo is absolute. Crows fly but do not caw. The wind does not rustle the weeds. I say something to hear the sound of my own voice, and it is swallowed quickly by something unseen. Maybe it’s the nature of decay. Even sound dies when it is no longer needed.

This is all part of an industrial corridor where old railroad lines divide the neighborhoods, creating a thoroughfare for trucks and bars and steakhouses that are forever “under new ownership”. Smoke billows from a nearby factory and it produces the most seductive smell, a bit like fried chicken mixed with pure cane sugar but with a forbidden chemical umami. I imagine it is what dogs experience when they are drawn to a pool of antifreeze dripping below the family car. I should ignore the smell and hold my breath but instead I think about lunch.

I’ve always loved the way factories look at night. From the right distance, they become small cities with lights beaming through steaming layers of metal. The piping moves like an improbable highway system, connecting one building to the next.

Train tracks ran through the west wing of the cosmetics factory where my parents worked. My first job was working at the same factory. It was difficult, repetitive work and I had to learn bizarre ways to occupy my mind, but it was one of the great lessons of my life. Everything I ever had as a

child; every meal, toy, bike, and pair of jeans was paid for by the raw hours my parents spent working the production lines. It’s a brutal equation, but my parents are masters at living within their means. While their coworkers were on the hamster wheel of debt with new Cameros, bass boats, and other status items of the midwestern 80’s, my parents were driving Japanese sedans into obscene mileage and paying off their modest house. I learned that work will build you a life, but after that you have to find a true way of living it. This is complicated because, as individuals, we are a mess of wants and needs and expectations. It’s hard for me because I like to write songs, toss noodles in a wok, tell jokes, and make friends with cats. Nobody is paying me for any of this, especially the cats, so work and self live separately.

My first instinct in Wichita is to fall back on what I know. I am hired to cook at a nice restaurant and I work there for exactly one day. The shift goes perfectly, but I have already lived this moment so many times. My heart is no longer in it. That type of high volume, high octane line cooking is best left to those who are still in love.

The city announces approval of a new central library to be built in a field on the west banks of the Arkansas River. Before ground is broken, I know I will work there. I ride by the site regularly, and for a year I watch dirt and grass become steel and glass. I interview my way in and land myself a challenging job that peels me like an onion skin, revealing my strengths and weaknesses. I find that I can process a lot of information and that I am a decent teacher, but I also learn that I can wreak holy havoc on an Excel spreadsheet. I can’t make the little boxes do what they are supposed to do so I click on them until they no longer do anything at all. The image of the quiet librarian sitting behind a desk and moving in a slow current of work does not apply to this job. Thousands of books and materials need to be

processed daily. I train clerks, negotiate large debts, and calm the nerves of unstable people. I track and perform forensics on a large print copy of The Grapes Of Wrath that has taken a mysterious joy ride though several library branches and has somehow put late fees on an elderly woman’s account. She is furious and swears up and down that she would never read Steinbeck. I make a joke about sour grapes and she laughs. The job fits me like a glove.

Great workers are everywhere. They are easy to spot in the service industry, where hustle is on display, but there are other forms of greatness. My car mechanic has the bedside manner of a pediatrician. I sit at diner counters if I can watch an experienced short order cook—someone who has spatulas for hands and can hear the inner thoughts of an egg. I note the economy of movement, the steady breathing, and the stillness in the face. Great workers will witness the full length of our species. They will build the first and last thing.

In the summer of 2017 I witness a perfect worker.

I break up with my laundromat. There have been too many lost quarters and blown out dryers. I am tired of the absentee owner—someone who comes in the dead of night to collect their fortune in change. Notes are posted on the bulletin board complaining of lost money, faulty washers, and dirty bathrooms. Most of them written in all caps.

To find a new laundromat, I look to the sky for smoke and follow the smell of chicken. A small jaunt north puts me in the Hispanic neighborhood, and there is a laundromat across the street from “The Chicken Man” who smokes whole birds in the parking lot of a used tire shop. On weekends, the empty lots fill with fruit vendors and people selling sweet corn, decorative blankets, and framed prints of the Santo Nino de Atocha. The

intersection is a Brigadoon. Most days the lots are empty, but on some days they turn into an impromptu market. Then it disappears again.

I walk into the new laundromat with a toppling pile of laundry. The double doors are awkward and an orange falls out of my open backpack. I don’t even eat oranges. It is caught before it hits the ground by a man in a starchy white shirt. He gives me a quick nod and places the orange gently back into my backpack before rushing off with a broom. All around there are houseplants, pinball machines, and a jukebox that plays Madonna’s Greatest Hits on a loop.

For the first time in my life I try a side load washer. I have always known the side loader is the superior machine, but laundry—like spaghetti and meatballs—is about memory and mothers. After a lifetime of watching my clean clothes come from the top of an off-white Maytag, it’s an emotional leap to trust the cold stainless steel washer with the porthole window. But you have to grow up sometime.

The floors are spotless. Every machine works. All of this is the work of one very industrious man—the man in the starchy white shirt, the orange catcher, the owner, operator, and lone employee. I usually read at the laundromat, but this time I watch the maestro at work. He does not cross the floor without picking something up or relining a garbage can. There is no wasted movement, and he works in a counter clockwise pattern— addressing washers, dryers, and folding stations systematically. Occasionally, he pops a few quarters in a pinball machine, lights it up, and leaves the extra plays for the chubby kid patiently waiting to take over. By the time the kid finishes the game, the man in the starchy white shirt has redistributed his fleet of wire push carts. All the while Madonna sings “La Isla Bonita”. Last night “she dreamt of San Pedro”. Today she turns this

laundromat into a dance floor.

The foundation of physical grace is good footwork. If the torso moves smoothly, know that the feet are skilled. I’ve seen one common move among many trades. I call it Plato’s Pivot, because I like to think that people have been doing this move since they were building the Parthenon in sandals. I learned it by working as a pizza cook, where I had to move quickly within a small space with another cook. The idea is simple. Turn one foot out in the direction you need to go, pivot the hips, take one long step, re-square the hips as the second foot drags into position, then reverse the motion exactly to return to your original position. The molecules of air should still be brushed aside to ease your return. This puts you in two balanced stances with the fewest amount of moves. I’ve seen cooks do this move, but I’ve also seen nurses, mechanics, and laundromat owners do it. Once I was watching an episode of Law and Order and saw a lawyer do Plato’s Pivot while revealing evidence. He pivoted to the judge, then re- squared himself to address the jury. I imagine the actor worked in a kitchen between auditions. Once Plato’s Pivot is in your feet, the Earth will forever glide beneath you.

I finish folding my shirts as Madonna explains to her Papa that he really shouldn’t preach. She’s made up her mind, she’s “keepin’ her baby”. She’s “in an awful mess and she don’t mean maybe”. I tuck my socks into one another and I agree with her. “What she needs right now is some good advice”. The owner and I exchange nods as I leave. Nice, efficient nods. No need to break his momentum.

By the summer of 2020 I am living alone in a large old house, two blocks from the Little Arkansas River and four blocks from the regular old Arkansas River. The rivers duck and weave until they meet in downtown Wichita. I have my own washer and dryer and no longer need the maestro,

but now I am in Covid lockdown and miss the small duties of life. I miss rummaging for quarters and waiting in lines. I miss the guilt of staying out too late at the bar. I miss playing music. I occasionally go to barbecues, baseball games, and street corners where I gossip with my neighbors, but these are stolen moments in a game of cat and mouse that we are playing with our health. Then I get into a hot summer fling with a drive-in theatre.

The Starlight Drive-In operates in a nostalgic dream. It is surrounded by mobile home parks, a roller rink, and a BMX track, where kids smoke in the berms. As the pandemic settles over us, drive-in theaters find themselves with a valuable asset: space. A bike ride to the Starlight Drive-In is an ambitious ride south along the riverbanks, and for a stretch, it becomes feral. People live in the woods and under bridges. I once saw a beautiful woman bathing nude under a bridge which was alarming in a thousand ways.

By bike, I can easily sneak into the Starlight through the tree line, but why would I do that? Why not give my money to help polish a rare gem? I strap a lawn chair to the rack of my bike and unfold it on one of the gravel mounds where you would park a car. I use a little transistor radio to pick up the audio and I brought a nice bottle of claret to pair with the chili cheese fries they sell at concessions. I’m a cheap date. I think about how simple and romantic this might be if I weren’t just one dude in a lawn chair, but whatever. Things converge and things fall apart. On the horizon a radio controlled plane does loop-de-loops in the last bit of light, and next to me an entire family snuggles under a single heavy blanket in the back of a Ford F150. Moments like these seem to contain everything, but I’m a world in a raindrop kind of guy. This is initially charming to women, that so much can be had with so little, but after a few years of this, the world must feel a bit small. Thus the one dude and one lawn chair.

Tonight’s feature is 1987’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors”, a movie that features a young Patricia Arquette and a killer song by Dokken. The last surviving children of the parents who burned Freddy Krueger find themselves together in a psychiatric hospital. They try group hypnosis in an attempt to have a shared dream so they can finally put the old demon to rest. That’s kind of what it is to watch a movie with other people, a shared dream. The bike ride and the chili cheese fries and the wine make for a great first half of the movie. I’m having the time of my life, but by the second half I start nodding off in my chair. If there is one message the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise promotes, it is don’t fall asleep! That’s when the Freddy Krueger gets his sharp little hands a- cookin’. But there I am, shifting around in a lawn chair on a mound of gravel on a hot summer night, batteries dying in my dumb little radio, not sure if I’m still in the shared dream with everyone else or completely on my own.

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Cali Boardwalk Fossilized Wide Click Engineered Bamboo Floor

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“Three Youths Sentenced For Thefts,” Kingston Whig-Standard. January 28, 1942. Page 2. ---- For a series of break-ins and thefts in the northern part of the county, three Oso Township youths were sentenced to terms in the Ontario Reformatory by Magistrate James B. Garvin in county police court Tuesday afternoon.

The youths and the terms they received were: Jack Jarvis, 21, seven months; his brother, Wilbert Jarvis, 19, nine months; and Maynard Badour. 19. nine months.

The trio pleaded guilty to a total of 20 charges. All were given three months definite for breaking into the school house at School Section No. 1, Portland, and a consecutive month on each additional charge.

“Five pens are missing from that school,” said Magistrate Garvin, “and you have given authorities no information as to where they are.

“Parents of the children in many cases can ill-afford to buy more pens," he continued. “You have carried on systematic thievery and there is no excuse for it.” List of Break-Ins The trio admitted breaking into John Hollowood’s home in Oso Township and stealing; of breaking into a storehouse in Sharbot Lake, owned by C. H. Gordon, and stealing gasoline; of breaking into S.S. No. 1 Oso and S.S. No. 1 Portland; of breaking into Thomas Kirkham's store at Clarendon and stealing a number of articles; and of breaking into the Murvale Anglican Church.

At the latter place, they lit a fire in the stove to warm themselves, then took the carpet from the floor and the cloth from the altar to use as blankets.

Story of the crimes committed by the youths was told by Provincial Constable J. T. Truaisch and County Constable W. J. Thomlinson of Sharbot Lake.

Although the trio was accused of stealing 1,100 rounds of .22 cartridges from Kirkham’s store, Wilbert Jarvis said they had not stolen more than 125 rounds. The ammunition was used to hunt rabbits, he said.

Started Long Before Jarvis further said that he and the others were working in the Davis Tannery but lost their jobs when their car froze up and they could not return from Oso Township to Kingston. This story was discredited by Crown Attorney T. J. Rigney, K.C., who pointed out that the series of crimes started long before the youths had lost their jobs.

When Wilbert Jarvis told about the trio breaking into schools and the church and starting a fire so they could warm themselves, Mr. Rigney said: “You want to establish a club out there (in Oso Township) so you will have some place to go and get your shins heated.”

Later when Jarvia described breaking into the schools at night, Mr. Rigney commented: “You went to night school for a little shin heat.”

In "Close Scrapes” While Badour had no previous record, Constable Thomlinson told the court he had been in several “close scrapes” at Sharbot Lake/ Both Wilbert and Jack Jarvis had previous records.

"They haven’t even got the defence of being drunk,” said Mr Rigney. “It was nothing but systematic thievery. They broke in some places two or three times; it was just like a man going to the movies if he had the money."

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Ultimately, it's the responsibility of every company head to steadiness help for employees' participation in well being promotion activities with workers' work necessities and efficient and efficient agency operations. Agencies should evaluate their inner steerage on excused absence and applicable collective bargaining agreements. An agency’s on-site health facility may serve as a hub of well being promotion actions and providers. Material Cleaning Providers Dirt sensor.Models with dirt sensor can tell when it is time to turn on and when it is time to increase velocity to get rid of extra filth. Some air purifiers will function on a timer and turn on or off when wanted. Built-in vacuums are installed in the home, with the motor mounted to a wall . Fill up any remaining containers with sizzling water and add a cup of vinegar to them. Products to take away stains out of your kids's and their pillows. 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In the occasion of a shortage of staff, further trained workers shall be offered from the Service Provider to make up the shortage. Protocols governing protected handling and storage of cleaning chemical compounds shall be wholly adopted. Carpets shall be vacuumed daily with vacuum cleaners that meet the sustainability standards listed later in this coverage. All newly acquired cleaning tools shall adjust to the standards listed beneath. And certain, your bathroom cleaner burns off the stank — plus your nostril hairs. But if you use standard cleansing merchandise for years, you danger harming your health and the environment. Looks Like New Cleaning Service is dedicated to upholding the nationwide caliber to what it means to be a “Green” firm. We are presently looking for out nationwide certification that each one of our employees shall be skilled on. Always check with a healthcare professional when you have questions or considerations about chemical substances or ingredients. Perhaps the easiest means to guarantee that you realize what’s in your cleansing products is to make them your self. Ask any green-living expert or natural devotee and they’ll let you know that the best pure cleansing merchandise are common white vinegar or baking soda with a little lemon or orange thrown in. “Truly the best way to scrub wooden floors is with easy white vinegar,” DiPrima says. “Any good white vinegar will do,” agrees TikTok #CleanTok star Ruby Cleans Things. Building Mechanical Systems For example, places of work are sometimes physically zoned together primarily based on a hierarchy of particular person zones for managerial or division heads and multi-office zones for staff personnel. If several rooms are positioned in a common functional zone and a few of the rooms don't have typical warmth loss and acquire, the controls cannot be located to supply an appropriate surroundings for all the rooms. A typical constructing might need a perimeter zone on every of the four sides and an inside zone. If it's a classroom or dormitory constructing with a single double-loaded corridor, the zones can be decreased from eight to 2 zones. If the building is multistory, the higher ground would possibly comprise a separate set of zones due to the roof publicity. Figure thirteen illustrates a technique of acquiring free cooling in cold climate by method of a cooling tower; a water circulation circuit with or without antifreeze, depending on the weather; and plate-type heat exchangers. Plate-type heat exchangers have the advantages of being environment friendly and subject to little or no injury due to freeze-up, and having the ability to increase capacity at a comparatively reasonable cost by merely including more plates. In a typical northern Midwest local weather, these techniques can provide cooling whenever the surface air temperature is 45°F or lower. A cooling tower provides the purpose of warmth rejection into the environment by evaporation of the water. Where outsized boilers have been taken out and changed with a series of modular boilers, vitality consumption reductions of as a lot as 30 % have been obtained. If the circuit is totally enclosed, the mineral precipitation is often minor and simply cleaned. It is not unusual for well-water methods to be in use for 20 years, with little evidence of deposits in the coils and pipes. The well-water coils should have detachable heads for inspection and cleansing of the tubes. Gas engines have been used efficiently to drive centrifugal compressors. A gasoline engine is adaptable to a mix system where a standby generator can be positioned on the alternative finish of the drive shaft of the gasoline engine. Under this association, the fuel engine provides standby energy at a relatively nominal value. 專業家政打掃達人

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If you’re a present Uber driver or have plans to use for a job with the corporate, the following cars would be fantastic selections when it comes time to move as much as Uber Choose. It also comes with top security scores and high reliability. At a excessive stage, the price of using Uber varies depending on the kind of automotive you select and the place you are situated. For UberEats, your car does not want a automotive inspection to qualify. Together with that, be certain that you may have cleaning supplies readily out there including paper towels, Lysol wipes, stain remover, a portable automotive vacuum, and even a portable carpet cleaner to keep in your trunk just in case you must shortly and successfully clean your car’s inside! If you happen to don’t actually care what sort of automobile you experience in, you'll be able to simply request Uber’s customary service, Uber X. However, some riders choose a sure degree of luxurious, as properly because the peace of mind to know that their driver is experienced and extremely rated. You don’t need to trade any money between you and the Uber driver. For luxury uber nyc who need an upgraded automobile and a extremely rated driver at a price lower than the professionally driver Uber Black, the company’s entry-degree luxurious service - Uber Select - is a solid option.

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As a part of statewide Transportation Network Company laws for Connecticut, all drivers should keep a paper copy of Certificates of Insurance (COI) of their automobile whereas driving on the Uber platform-this contains the COIs related to the rideshare insurance Uber maintains on behalf of its drivers. Be sure to drive your registered automobile. The easiest option to have a charger that can cost a number of sorts of telephones is to get a wireless automotive charger. And it goes virtually with out saying that ideas can really add up. So as to add a cease, simply hit the plus sign next to the box where you enter your vacation spot. Uber Comfort is now out there in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Dallas, Fresno, Hampton Roads, Houston, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Madison, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Omaha, Orange County, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Tucson and Wichita, plus Ottawa, Canada, as well as the full states of Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island. If you are on the lookout for a bit extra luxurious, there's always Uber Consolation and Uber Lux.

Whereas these are the preferred Uber companies, there are a handful of others, together with extra specialised service offerings like UberWAV (for wheelchair-accessible autos), electric scooters that operate below the Lime brand, and more. Not so fast. As it turns out, I had simply walked straight right into a scam, as do more than two thousand each week at La Guardia and nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport, in line with estimates from Uber’s New York common supervisor, Josh Mohrer. Note the sharp and predictable drops in gross orders in the primary two quarters of the 2021 fiscal year, but additionally the rise in gross orders in the last quarter of FY 2021 (the first quarter of the 2021 calendar yr), because the shut downs ease up. Retailer a first support equipment. And, store a car emergency kit in your trunk or underneath your seat. Though I’ve had some lower than stellar experiences (every part from being in a automobile that was side swiped, the occasional rude driver, and even a “kidnapping scare” during my brother’s first trip), I still love Uber, and I've close to a hundred rides below my belt.

That affirmation message from the ride-share app should also include a photograph of your driver, so test to make certain they match. If the consumer agrees, the app identifies the nearest out there driver and in case (s)he accepts the order, the deal is taken into account to be closed. Balancing the necessity for organizational efficiency at a very large scale with a practically complete absence of managerial oversight at the driver level is proving to be a significant challenge: bettering relations between drivers and the corporate will have to be a predominant focus of the new CEO. Which means if you flew into the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, you may only be picked up by a Nevada state driver. Nevertheless, you may nonetheless get in touch with Uber, but you want to try this from inside your app, as I will explain under. Higher Capital Intensity: Although there may be little that is tangible that I can level to in support of this notion, I feel that the experience sharing firms now recognize that their absence of tangible property and infrastructure funding can now operate as an impediment to constructing a sustainable enterprise.

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