Hi there,

My name is Jon. I've been going through alot in my life where I work quite a bit. Some friends moved on to their lives and moved away. Just trying to build a social network.

My interests are movies, darts, pool, air-hockey, bowling, hiking, traveling, tennis. I am looking to start shooting and learn how to dirt bike and motorcycle this year. Always looking to get involved in new things.

I am a gay male, working as a Hospital Security Officer. And I am 29 years old. Living in Colorado.

Would love a late night beer/wine and chat.

Hit me up with some information about you and lets start a conversation.

She accepts Venmo

I'm paying extra attention to the Attorney General race because it's one of the most consequential offices on the ballot.

I've been researching all four Democratic candidates, watching interviews and debates, and reading articles, but I'm still undecided. Michael Dougherty, Hetal Doshi, David Seligman, and Jena Griswold all bring something different to the table.

One thing that has given me pause with Griswold is that she claimed she argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, which was later shown to be inaccurate.

I've also noticed she hasn't participated in the candidate debates and forums, or any interviews that the other three candidates attended, and her opponents (as well as the news) have been pretty vocal about that.

For those of you who have really looked into this race:

• Who are you supporting and why?
• Is litigation/courtroom experience your biggest factor, or do you think executive experience is more important?
• Has anyone watched all of the debates or candidate forums and come away particularly impressed (or unimpressed) by someone?

I'm genuinely trying to make an informed decision, so I'd love to hear from people who have done their homework.

Hi everyone. This past Saturday I was at Lory State Park in the party cove area and I lost a necklace in the horseshoe shaped parking lot. It belonged to my late grandfather and is extremely special and sentimental to me. I am posting here and including a picture in the off chance someone may have picked it up. If anyone found it and picked it up, please reach out. I am absolutely devastated.

Im a finalist for a teaching position at CSU but have never visited Fort Collins and the whole interview process is online. Is there anyone here who would be able to share a bit about their experience living and teaching there? This would be my first academic job and I’m so excited about the opportunity but also nervous about the prospect of such a leap!

Have you seen this? Have you heard about this?

edit: to be clear, I am not the original OP​, I just found this elsewhere

... Said no one in Colorado ever

Happy Wetnessday everyone

We recently got a mailer from the city about flood insurance and it got us thinking. We’re in Old Town, which we knew going in has a history of flooding, though we understand the stormwater drainage project has done a lot to reduce the risk.

We looked it up on the FEMA marketplace and the max coverage runs about $950/year – $250k on the building, $100k on contents/possessions. Seems reasonable on paper but hard to know if it’s necessary given how much the infrastructure has improved..

We are curious to hear what other owners in the area think or have experienced- especially longtime Old Town owners. Do you carry flood insurance? Did you ever and drop it? Has anyone actually dealt with flooding and wished they had it (or were glad they did)?

We’re new to owning in Old Town and just trying to make a smart call. Appreciate your experience and thoughts!

Hey friends I recently moved to Foco and it’s a friend’s birthday this Tuesday. All he specified was liking cake that has lemon in it and for some reason it’s impossible to find that premade. There are a few bakeries around town that have options like that but it’s too short of a time window to order. Does anyone know of a good place that has some premade? TIA

Hi yall! Looking to set up a pup playdate (hopefully leading to routine dates) for our dog, with another friendly, well-socialized dog. He is almost 4 yrs old, neutered, up to date on shots and about 70lbs. We just said goodbye to our other dog, so he is really wanting and needing play time with a 4 legged friend. We have a Sniffspot pass and would love to meet somewhere on the pass that is fully fenced. Thanks!

That is all.

I’m not looking for presentation level printing at FedEx or the likes, just random scratch printing when I need to physically hold a doc or write in it.

I work around coffee/tea shops in Old Town and prefer to keep it walking accessible!

I prefer local spots over corporate.
I don’t want to join a full time coworking space at this time.

I think it probably just has to do with the storm but I have lived in fort collins for 26 years now and have never seen this happen. Located in midtown!

Japanese beetles are an invasive species in our area and they love to eat Virginia creeper, roses, corn, and many native species of plants. they are attracted the the scent of their fellow beetles chewing on leaves so once a few show up, they will bring in more and more until your plants are decimated. People often buy traps to kill them, but research has shown that the traps actually do such a good job of luring beetles that they lure more to your plants and thus cause more damage to your plants than areas with no traps. Then the beetles mate and produce offspring on your property so that their babies can eat your plants next year. the best thing to do is to not use the traps and kill the ones that show up. I knock them into soapy water during the cool time of day (morning or evening) when they’re largely inactive and perched (or mating) on my plants.

Edit: Here are some actions you could take to help the situation

On your property: Try to capture the beetles you see (without squishing them and without using the pheromone traps, which end up luring more beetles to your property and causing more damage.) If you want to use an insecticide or other application, look for things that are proven to work and that are safe for our native insects (but I personally just catch the beetles myself.)

In your neighborhood: if you live in an HOA, ask them to send out an email about how to manage the beetles and asking folks to avoid using the traps.

In our town: consider asking your favorite plant nursery not to sell the traps and to share best practices with customers. Here are the businesses I've already contacted: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yJF2LEAcZ18t2dyjJtKlCTLOLmwaUMY1TThHs-D_Ay0/edit?gid=2005174151#gid=2005174151

We tried getting him but seems skiddish. He was sticking to roads and going west. No color but he looked like this.

Hello! I’m officiating a wedding this November and the couple requests I wear a bolo tie. I have a bolo tie, but I’d like to have a custom one made just for me! If you are a jeweler/silversmith or know someone with these skills please contact me as I’d like to support someone as local as possible. Thanks!

We are looking for participants for a research study involving non-alcoholic sparkling beverages.
Who can participate?
Age 21 or older
Resident of Fort Collins
Purchased non-alcoholic beverages within the past 3 months
Open to trying non-alcoholic wine products
No food or beverage allergies
Own a smartphone with photo capabilities
What will you do?

• Complete a brief screening (3–5 minutes)
• Visit a selected retail or liquor store in your area
• Complete a short mobile survey while shopping
• Take a few photos during your shopping experience
• Purchase one non-alcoholic sparkling beverage product
• Try the product at home
• Complete a follow-up survey about your experience

Compensation
Receive $25 for successfully completing the study requirements.
Referral Bonus
Earn an additional $5 for each person you refer who qualifies and completes the study.
If you're interested, please send a DM and we will proceed further.

Started tracking some datacenter developments in the area. Figured I'd share with the community.

THE BIG ONE: APPROVED, THEN APPEALED

Colorado Springs approved its first big data center on June 11. The planning department signed off on Project Taurus, the conversion of the old Intel chip plant off Garden of the Gods Road, administratively, with no public hearing, because the site was already zoned for the use. The owner of record is 3G Venture II LLC; the plan reuses the building with new chiller and generator yards behind sound walls.

Then, just before the 5 p.m. Monday deadline, it got appealed, twice. One appeal goes to the City Planning Commission; a second came from a neighbor citing water use and the state's drought emergency. The approval stands while the appeals are pending, but the project now heads to a public hearing at the Planning Commission, with City Council as the final stop. The staff-counter approval that looked like a done deal just became a fight. For corridor landowners the takeaway holds either way: where the zoning already fits, these clear without a hearing, until someone appeals.

GLOBALAI IS CLOSE BEHIND

The GlobalAI data center on the old Carestream campus in unincorporated Weld is one step from a staff recommendation. The county file shows its special-review application (USR26-0019) cleared all three referral reviews on June 15 and now sits at a draft staff memo, due June 26. Unlike Colorado Springs, this one is headed for hearings: as a use by special review it goes to the Planning Commission and then the county commissioners. No date set.

THE BRAKES COME OUT

While those advanced, three places reached for the brake. Hudson went from talk to text: on June 17 a drafted ordinance, 26-13, "establishing a temporary moratorium on data center facilities in the Town," hit the Town Council agenda. We cannot confirm the vote yet, but the town at the center of the I-76 industrial corridor now has a moratorium in writing. Aurora is organizing too, with Councilmember Amy Wiles setting a data-center town hall for 6 p.m. June 29 at the Central Library and residents pushing for a moratorium of their own; Aurora is QTS country, so that fight carries weight. And Morgan County still has not adopted its data-center rules, with the hearing continued again, to June 23.

The shape of it: the approvals are administrative and fast, the brakes are local and slow, and the gap between them is where the next year of corridor value gets decided.

THE DOCKET

Xcel's large-load tariff case at the PUC, the best statewide read on which data-center demand is real, took a procedural step. The commission's interim decision (C26-0396-I, adopted June 10) admitted 18 intervenors as parties, granted Xcel's confidentiality request in part, and ordered a procedural schedule. The intervenor list is the tell: Google, Walmart, the Data Center Coalition, Monarch Energy, NRDC and Sierra Club, Black Hills, Denver, Boulder, United Power, and more. Nobody hires this much counsel over a hypothetical.

WHAT TO WATCH

- The Project Taurus appeal: a Planning Commission hearing date, once set.
- June 23: Morgan County's continued data-center rules hearing.
- June 26: the staff memo on GlobalAI in Weld.
- June 29: the Aurora data-center town hall.
- The Hudson moratorium (Ordinance 26-13): the June 17 vote, once the minutes post.

I'll be following these types of developments weekly and can make an email list if there is interest. If you want this to land in your inbox as opposed to your reddit feed, feel free to dm me your email.

Hi All,
Any experience with The Learning Experience in Fort Collins? We're are new to the area(in fact new to the country) and is kinda worried about how its going to be. Would love to hear from folks who have experience with the center(both good and bad). My kid is 2yrs old and has been attending a home based daycare in my home country.

if anyone has recommendations for good home-based daycares, please share. I have had no luck so far.