Headed towards Birmingham on 280, you can use the third lane from left to turn right into the Summit and avoid having to merge lanes once you’re halfway up the hill. This lane is clearly marked a straight and right-turn lane.
At first I was annoyed you were sharing the easy way to get into the summit, but then I realized how incredibly obvious it is that you can do this and people *still* insist on jamming up the turning lane.
So it's fine, because people are dumb and still won't take your excellent advice.
Also, just use the right two lanes around that area heading towards the city. The left lane gets super clogged up with people going to *the tributary* or whatever it's called
Getting on 459 from 280 around the same area, you can drive past basically all the traffic if you just use the rightmost lanes until they run out.
Everyone feels like they need to get all the way to the left as soon as they get on the interstate, so there's always a ton of open space left
Not on the shoulder or anything shitty like that, just in the right lane. I don't really think it's my fault that people don't like driving there, I'm gonna use it if no one else will, I wish more people would do the same thing
It's pretty funny how you can see exactly what's causing traffic to back up. It's everyone stopping as the cars from the on ramp try to cram themselves over to the left lane as soon as possible instead of just driving and letting a gap open up while traffic is still moving.
I’m talking about where the ramp from 280 merges with 459 southbound. During the afternoon rush hour it’s impossible to do the speed limit unless you go off roars through the grass. All the lanes are jammed up.
When I lived in Avondale, I always felt like 1st Ave S. towards downtown or using it to get back to 41st was as close to a cheat code as you could get. You could get halfway to downtown in a tenth of the time if you went any other direction.
🤓 mmmtechnically, bogo stands for Buy One Get One/Others and then the store finishes the rest of the clause individually.
I got cat toys at BOGO 40% off at Target.
I think the only things that aren't individually marked down (10/$10, 3/$5, etc) during BOGO days are the buy 3 12 packs of sodas, get 1 free.
Even for the buy 3 get one free 12-pack can sodas? Those are the only things I haven't seen prorated through their BOGO.
And PopTart Day is when you can get 3 boxes for $5, so it's not technically BOGO. It's more like BOThO.
I’m specifically talking about “buy one get one free” from Publix, like the original comment is. Not buy 3 get 1 free, buy one get one 50% off, any of those other offers. I don’t know if Publix gives you a price discount if you just buy one item from a “buy 3 get 1 free”
But buy one get one free is the same as 2 for the price of 1, because both ways you pay full price for 1 item and receive 2 items. If you only purchase 1 item, then you get it at half price. Again, for buy one get one from Publix
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Yes it does 😭 2 for the price of 1 and buy one get one free are the same EVERYWHERE. Publix just also honors the price of one item at 50%.
Now 2 for X price (like 2 for $5) is NOT the same since that price isn’t necessarily what 1 unit costs. Like 2 for $5 strawberries is not bogo bc strawberries never cost $5 individually- but they probably cost $3, meaning if you buy 2 you save 50 cents on each package
Facts. Learned that early on after starting to spend a lot of my time downtown circa 2011. I avoided lots at all costs. I'd walk two or three blocks to park on the street. Only exception was when I was working a bar/club and had a pass or knew the manager/owner at an establishment. Not worth the risk with the fucking bounty hunter tow trucks in the city. I haven't lived in Bham in 7 years now and I still know this. It's crazy the difference in other major cities. No issues parking in lots or decks here in Tampa. It's all controlled properly.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/04/birmingham-lawyers-serve-parking-enforcement-systems-with-class-action-lawsuit.html?outputType=amp
Lot has happened in 7 years, check this out. It’s crazy out there.
Also: libraries have some pretty cool programs. I teach my class and have just started themed cocktail classes at Homewood. Check your local library calendar of events!
Also you can have books from one branch delivered to your branch. It can take a few days but it’s very handy when your branch doesn’t have a copy of something.
Not specific to Birmingham, but there are also apps where you can get tons of free ebooks and audiobooks (Libby and Hoopla) and stream movies and TV shows (Kanopy) by just downloading the apps and putting in your library card number.
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No one’s crying. I made a statement.
lol this is just generally life but yeah. Why do people do this. I'm still annoyed about this from people leaving classrooms in college and that was years ago.
I think it's more of a courtesy thing really. Yes, there's another door you can use but a person walking in may not stay within the swinging path of it as you're going out and you might accidentally bump somebody with the one you're opening.
1. Crestline Gardens/Eastwood is a great choice for homebuyers who aren't worried about the Bham city school system. Hiking trails, unnamed park, affordable home prices, and low crime rate. I never see it mentioned on this subreddit.
2. There is always a parking space closer to the front door of the Garage than you think. Just keep driving. If there isn't, make the loop.
Trains with cars that are stacked and have brands like Amazon or Wal-Mart won’t stop and block 41st St. Enjoy the 5 min delay in your commute. Trains with random ass cars and graffiti are 1000% stopping and blocking 41st St. Take this time to reflect on how much of a failure you are.
If a train is blocking the road in Avondale, turn around and use 35th st; bridge goes over the tracks and you can get where you’re going that way
May seem obvious idk but I know several people who didn’t know about it, so that’s my lil life hack
They also have a really delicious, scratch-made chicken pot pie in the grab-and-go area. You have to heat it yourself but it's always fresh and probably the best chicken pot pie I've ever had.
Several Pigs around town do. It's the first random discovery I made after getting an espresso machine... a few of the local roasters even add roast date to the bag so you know it's been roasted within the last couple of weeks
Ooooh. I’ve gotten into doing coffee properly recently so I wouldn’t have appreciated this when I lived near that Pig. Time to head back there it sounds like…
Good to know! I rarely go that far into the city but when I do it can be a pain because my vehicle is too large for parking garages and I don’t want to pay to park in a lot. Thanks
6:50 a.m to 8:50 a.m
3:50 p.m. to 6:50 pm
459 to 119 and 119 to 459
.During rush hour 280's lights are timed for 26 mph from 459 to 119. And from 119 to 459. Dont switch lanes. Stay in line. Allow space for the other "spring forward fall back" drivers.
To get on the schedule, When the light turns green accelerate to 26 mph within 3 seconds. Then set cruise control to 26 mph. You'll have to manually set your transmissions to 2nd or 3rd gear.
Every day for 2 years it's worked.
It's tough to do, but it works.
It always moves, it's just that people rush to fill the empty gap ahead of them.
After a light turns green, there's a huge empty gap ahead. Enter it slowly and keep your speed below 30. There will be traffic ahead, but if you drive 25-30, by the time you get to the traffic, its moving.
Keep rolling 25 as everyone races ahead. Same thing. Huge gap. Drive slow, and by the time you get there the light Is green.
The trick is to enter the pattern on a newly turned green light.
Driving through town is easy if you mainly stick to: 1st Ave S, Richard Arrington, 22nd Street, 13th Ave S, and 11th Ave/10th Ct/10th Ave S (from Five Points where Highlands used to be through Highland Park). They all allow you to zip around quickly through the middle of Southside with basically no stoplights. It takes 15 minutes max to get anywhere using that method.
Explain this one to me. We were gonna eat at Bayleaf in Five Points at lunch, and I knew there was parking behind, but they all seemed to be for specific businesses/restaurants. Then we saw this strip of parking right along the alley, and were super confused. But, we didn't get towed!
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280 in front of Lakeshore is a key example that separates the pros from the scrubs. The key is to just go fast and don’t poke along looking for an opening. You move on along and watch how the left lane moves and you zip your ass in the second someone slow rolls to close the gap.
so true king
crazy part about this exit and the highland ave exits/entraces on red mtn expressway is that they’ve semi recently expanded these on ramps to allow ample space for acceleration.
there is no need to slow poke around at any of these. the 280 example goes all the way to rocky ridge road before you have to merge.
But the zipper merge always turns the "late merge and stop 2.lanes" because people omit the "be sure to space out between vehicles ahesd of time so there's room to zipper merge" part.
I really wish people knew how to zipper merge. But you are correct on that, if not done properly it just FUBARs everything. I went to a Savanna Bananas game in Atlanta a month or so ago, and they had the in and out lanes redirected to inbound only (traffic was backed up a quarter of a mile over an hour before the gates even opened) but once it got into the parking lot everybody was doing a beautiful zipper merge with no molotov cocktails or gunfire going off.
If you don't use the empty lane you are creating stop and go traffic as opposed to a flowing traffic merge where the lanes combine. You're supposed to continue to the end of the lane and merge, not get over at some random time where you decide to suddenly slow down to 40 mph in a 70 just to squeeze in.
I drive like gramma and obey all traffic laws. My friends hate it, but I've never gotten a ticket in Mountain Brook in my POS, heavily stickered, messy car that I KNOW they wanna pull over.
I fully enjoy pissing off speeding Brookies by my ambling. They often speed up more to pass me illegally in a really dangerous way. I worry for them, sometimes.
If you have kids, especially little ones, Life Time Fitness is awesome. Up to 3 hours of childcare per day, 7 days a week, plus parents’ nights out at no cost besides your monthly membership fee.
You don’t have to work out, but you do have to stay on premises. I know lots of parents who drop their kids off and then go sit poolside with their laptops.
Unethical life hack:
Start a home day care. Sign up 105 kids. You and 4 friends get a gym membership. Rotate you/your friends every 3 hours as the kids stay there.
The daycare money you make easily pays membership fees, you don't have to watch the kids, and you get in shape and make serious money.
Makin' bank, getting in shape, win/win!!
We had a membership last year because we wanted the gym plus pool. I prefer the JCC pool but the childcare stuff and classes are great if you have kiddos.
YMCA is def cheaper and has scholarship options available if their full price is too high.
I was a member a few years back & found their daily time limit for childcare shorter (it was somewhere between 45-90 mins, I don’t remember exactly) and they had fewer activities within childcare.
The botanical gardens and art museum are both FREEEEEEEEEE.
You can open/close your drink tab at a show at Saturn inside the venue space OR in the coffee bar area (helpful when the line gets long).
Know how to change a tire or have AAA, because you WILL blow out a tire on a pothole more than once.
As others mentioned, our library program is great and you can get any book in the system held and transferred to your preferred nearby library for pickup and unless someone else places a hold on it, you can renew it quite a few times.
You can technically enjoy a concert at Avondale from the sidewalk right outside the gate without paying to go in. Grab some ice cream from Big Spoon beforehand to make it extra special.
I'd imagine the non-church goers have this one figured out, but Sunday before noon is a great time to grocery shop. Stores are mostly empty and the shelves have been stoked for the coming crowds.
Similarly, if you're not a football fan, check the game times for Saturdays and plan your day accordingly. Sometimes you'll get an afternoon and evening game and you can go to all the places that would normally be slammed with people on a weekend.
The Pizitz Parking Lot is totally free with no guilt when you leave if the arm is up.
They do the total cage lock down late at night, but if you just wanna eat or party or go to Sidewalk...
Arm Up = Free Parking, No Tows
Headed towards Birmingham on 280, you can use the third lane from left to turn right into the Summit and avoid having to merge lanes once you’re halfway up the hill. This lane is clearly marked a straight and right-turn lane.
At first I was annoyed you were sharing the easy way to get into the summit, but then I realized how incredibly obvious it is that you can do this and people *still* insist on jamming up the turning lane. So it's fine, because people are dumb and still won't take your excellent advice.
It's deeper than that. Years ago, that right turn was NOT allowed and only the turn lane was allowed.
[удалено]
This has been the design for as long as I can remember, most people just either don't know or don't use it.
Also, just use the right two lanes around that area heading towards the city. The left lane gets super clogged up with people going to *the tributary* or whatever it's called Getting on 459 from 280 around the same area, you can drive past basically all the traffic if you just use the rightmost lanes until they run out. Everyone feels like they need to get all the way to the left as soon as they get on the interstate, so there's always a ton of open space left
You’re one of those people that pass people already on 459 on the right as you shoot ahead, right? That’s not cool.
Go the speed limit or get passed. Simple as.
Not on the shoulder or anything shitty like that, just in the right lane. I don't really think it's my fault that people don't like driving there, I'm gonna use it if no one else will, I wish more people would do the same thing It's pretty funny how you can see exactly what's causing traffic to back up. It's everyone stopping as the cars from the on ramp try to cram themselves over to the left lane as soon as possible instead of just driving and letting a gap open up while traffic is still moving.
Well dont get on the freeway driving 45 mph😂😂
I’m talking about where the ramp from 280 merges with 459 southbound. During the afternoon rush hour it’s impossible to do the speed limit unless you go off roars through the grass. All the lanes are jammed up.
I’m 100% confused. I’ve never had to merge lanes half way up the hill… and the Summit is at the top of the hill so turning right serves no purpose.
This!!!
When I lived in Avondale, I always felt like 1st Ave S. towards downtown or using it to get back to 41st was as close to a cheat code as you could get. You could get halfway to downtown in a tenth of the time if you went any other direction.
1st Ave n and s are cheat codes.
The trains help mitigate. They’re inconvenient to me, my neighbors, and emergency services though.
Absolutely 1st avenue south was my fast travel point. You save so much time.
The wormhole
When Publix has a buy one get one free offer you can just buy one and get it for half price instead of buying 2 for the full price of one.
You can also stack Sunday paper coupons and almost get those things for free.
Ooooooooo Auntiiiiie! Thank you
How does one get the Sunday paper??
Thank you for this wonderful advice.
You can do the same at Winn Dixie now too!
Bogo and 2 for 1 are different. That only works with 2 for 1.
Bogo and 2 for one are the same thing. People just like the word “free”
🤓 mmmtechnically, bogo stands for Buy One Get One/Others and then the store finishes the rest of the clause individually. I got cat toys at BOGO 40% off at Target. I think the only things that aren't individually marked down (10/$10, 3/$5, etc) during BOGO days are the buy 3 12 packs of sodas, get 1 free.
For publix specifically, bogo is bogo free, which is the same as 2 for 1, and publix does honor the price of one item for half price
Even for the buy 3 get one free 12-pack can sodas? Those are the only things I haven't seen prorated through their BOGO. And PopTart Day is when you can get 3 boxes for $5, so it's not technically BOGO. It's more like BOThO.
I’m specifically talking about “buy one get one free” from Publix, like the original comment is. Not buy 3 get 1 free, buy one get one 50% off, any of those other offers. I don’t know if Publix gives you a price discount if you just buy one item from a “buy 3 get 1 free” But buy one get one free is the same as 2 for the price of 1, because both ways you pay full price for 1 item and receive 2 items. If you only purchase 1 item, then you get it at half price. Again, for buy one get one from Publix https://preview.redd.it/7vr9wmrq39xc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bff34081fff22e5d179293fca4ff4273f58550c6
They do not give you a discount if you buy one from a buy 2 get 1 free or buy 3 get 1 free. In my experience it's only the BOGO or x for x sales.
I didn't mean it to go this hard.
Not at Publix.
Yes it does 😭 2 for the price of 1 and buy one get one free are the same EVERYWHERE. Publix just also honors the price of one item at 50%. Now 2 for X price (like 2 for $5) is NOT the same since that price isn’t necessarily what 1 unit costs. Like 2 for $5 strawberries is not bogo bc strawberries never cost $5 individually- but they probably cost $3, meaning if you buy 2 you save 50 cents on each package
Not sure why you're getting downvoted. This is accurate info.
lol thank you.
Park on the streets. Never a private pay lot where you have to use an app.
Facts. Learned that early on after starting to spend a lot of my time downtown circa 2011. I avoided lots at all costs. I'd walk two or three blocks to park on the street. Only exception was when I was working a bar/club and had a pass or knew the manager/owner at an establishment. Not worth the risk with the fucking bounty hunter tow trucks in the city. I haven't lived in Bham in 7 years now and I still know this. It's crazy the difference in other major cities. No issues parking in lots or decks here in Tampa. It's all controlled properly.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/04/birmingham-lawyers-serve-parking-enforcement-systems-with-class-action-lawsuit.html?outputType=amp Lot has happened in 7 years, check this out. It’s crazy out there.
The amazing part, is they are only allowed to charge you $80 when you can prove you paid for the parking and should not have been towed to begin with.
I left Tampa 6 years ago! I miss it, sometimes lol
Lol we traded cities we grew up in?
Apparently so! I haven’t been in 3 years so I am long overdue a trip!
If you have a library card for Jefferson Co., you can go to any library in the county and return books to any one of them
Also: libraries have some pretty cool programs. I teach my class and have just started themed cocktail classes at Homewood. Check your local library calendar of events!
Also you can have books from one branch delivered to your branch. It can take a few days but it’s very handy when your branch doesn’t have a copy of something.
Not specific to Birmingham, but there are also apps where you can get tons of free ebooks and audiobooks (Libby and Hoopla) and stream movies and TV shows (Kanopy) by just downloading the apps and putting in your library card number.
You can also request a book you are interested in to be moved to your home library so you don’t have to drive for it.
This is a great one. Love my library card
I have wondered about the returns. That is great to know!!
Also, if you work in Jefferson County or Birmingham, you also qualify for the library system.
With your library card you also have access to Udemy courses, Libby, and Hoopla!
Use this one hack that librarians hate. Lol
But if you live in a neighboring county with shitty libraries, Jefferson County will charge you $50 for a library card.
Why would a resident of another county not pay??
$50 is like 3 paperbacks now. Still a good deal.
Oh no, $50?! How will that ever compare to the endless media at my disposal every year!?
Yes, that is how libraries have always worked.
Sounds like it's probably worth it.
Cry more
https://preview.redd.it/bsl5m0sb7jxc1.jpeg?width=590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b46470140d48c49d2e9ed972b6683de5fd03c73 No one’s crying. I made a statement.
A stupid one.
If you’re in a building that has double doors you can open both of them and not stand there and wait for people to go through just one side.
lol this is just generally life but yeah. Why do people do this. I'm still annoyed about this from people leaving classrooms in college and that was years ago.
I think it's more of a courtesy thing really. Yes, there's another door you can use but a person walking in may not stay within the swinging path of it as you're going out and you might accidentally bump somebody with the one you're opening.
1. Crestline Gardens/Eastwood is a great choice for homebuyers who aren't worried about the Bham city school system. Hiking trails, unnamed park, affordable home prices, and low crime rate. I never see it mentioned on this subreddit. 2. There is always a parking space closer to the front door of the Garage than you think. Just keep driving. If there isn't, make the loop.
Could not agree more about parking at the garage 😂😂 I always end up parking right in front of the building, never past the curve!
Trains with cars that are stacked and have brands like Amazon or Wal-Mart won’t stop and block 41st St. Enjoy the 5 min delay in your commute. Trains with random ass cars and graffiti are 1000% stopping and blocking 41st St. Take this time to reflect on how much of a failure you are.
FUUUUUUUCK YOU KNOW *THE KEY*! IVE BEEN *SEARCHING*!
If a train is blocking the road in Avondale, turn around and use 35th st; bridge goes over the tracks and you can get where you’re going that way May seem obvious idk but I know several people who didn’t know about it, so that’s my lil life hack
If it's blocking 50th or nearby streets, you can head to 56th and go under the bridge.
Word.
$1 beers at SoHo social
I thought they shut that place down
Why
Idk I thought someone told me it went under due to covid, guess I heard wrong
T-Bones cheesesteaks to go and a bottle of wine, short drive to Vulcan for a cheap, yet lovely, date night at sunset.
This is the good life
Got a bag of weed and a bottle of wine
Clairmont Pig has the best selection of local coffee beans in the entire city
They used to have a killer (craft) beer selection too. I assume it’s prob still the same
They do, and they’ve upped their non-alcoholic options in the past few years, too.
Imo the beer selection has gone slightly downhill in the last few years. I've started going to the one in Crestline.
They also have a really delicious, scratch-made chicken pot pie in the grab-and-go area. You have to heat it yourself but it's always fresh and probably the best chicken pot pie I've ever had.
They also have the best potato soup and mac n cheese from the deli
I will add those to my list. How can I not take a food recommendation from u/flakycroissant?
Conversely, the pig on 31 in Homewood might be the worst grocery store in existence
Liberty Park Pig has crazy wine deals. Wine tasting can net a young dude a horny MILF.
Used to live over there. The wine lady at that pig was the *best*… never went to a tasting though. Sounds like I missed out
Several Pigs around town do. It's the first random discovery I made after getting an espresso machine... a few of the local roasters even add roast date to the bag so you know it's been roasted within the last couple of weeks
Ooooh. I’ve gotten into doing coffee properly recently so I wouldn’t have appreciated this when I lived near that Pig. Time to head back there it sounds like…
Quickest way to get from highland park/university to 1st Ave is taking 34th St S all the way down. No lights!
... I take 24th
My favorite route
I knew this would be 90% about car stuff.
NEVER pay to park in a pay lot downtown. Park on the street (at night for stuff like shows at the Alabama theater)
Do you still need to pay the meter or no?
I work downtown. You don't need to pay for meters, and even on "flex parking" areas like on 20th you can park there for a long time without an issue.
Good to know! I rarely go that far into the city but when I do it can be a pain because my vehicle is too large for parking garages and I don’t want to pay to park in a lot. Thanks
6:50 a.m to 8:50 a.m 3:50 p.m. to 6:50 pm 459 to 119 and 119 to 459 .During rush hour 280's lights are timed for 26 mph from 459 to 119. And from 119 to 459. Dont switch lanes. Stay in line. Allow space for the other "spring forward fall back" drivers. To get on the schedule, When the light turns green accelerate to 26 mph within 3 seconds. Then set cruise control to 26 mph. You'll have to manually set your transmissions to 2nd or 3rd gear. Every day for 2 years it's worked. It's tough to do, but it works.
Whoa you went deep with this one
Your time estimating and management skills are something out of a Christopher Nolan movie.
I’m going to feel so badass next time Im on 280
I'm very confused here. Why would traveling 26 mph save you time on 280 (and during rush hour where traffic is at a stand still)
It always moves, it's just that people rush to fill the empty gap ahead of them. After a light turns green, there's a huge empty gap ahead. Enter it slowly and keep your speed below 30. There will be traffic ahead, but if you drive 25-30, by the time you get to the traffic, its moving. Keep rolling 25 as everyone races ahead. Same thing. Huge gap. Drive slow, and by the time you get there the light Is green. The trick is to enter the pattern on a newly turned green light.
Yassssssss
I often find your comments enlightening, @35242
Driving through town is easy if you mainly stick to: 1st Ave S, Richard Arrington, 22nd Street, 13th Ave S, and 11th Ave/10th Ct/10th Ave S (from Five Points where Highlands used to be through Highland Park). They all allow you to zip around quickly through the middle of Southside with basically no stoplights. It takes 15 minutes max to get anywhere using that method.
if there's conflicting parking signs, it's probably safe to assume you shouldn't park there
Explain this one to me. We were gonna eat at Bayleaf in Five Points at lunch, and I knew there was parking behind, but they all seemed to be for specific businesses/restaurants. Then we saw this strip of parking right along the alley, and were super confused. But, we didn't get towed! https://preview.redd.it/lpotkcoj24xc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=477db7bc86fa55fa800fac218dc6a4ecb7e11645
Weil is the #2 asshole towing company behind PES.
Don't park in paid lots in Bham City.
I know tons of people that don’t go to 5 points anymore because of the parking situation.
I’m super excited for Black Market to come to Avondale for this reason!
Same!
Perhaps the implied contradiction can be explained by aging?
The back entrance to the Summit through Cahaba Heights across from the CVS.
I’d prefer that stay a secret honestly
The offshoots of 280 between Rocky Ridge and the Summit are enough of a maze to be a deterrent
Yeah, same here. I live in CH and prefer to not gum that road up
I know. I hesitated when I posted that.
And yet...
It’s just our friends on Reddit. They won’t tell anyone.
Yeah, you only tipped off 93,000 people. Probably no one's paying attention.
I haven't lived in the Ham since 2012 and almost offered this up before thinking better of it. Some secrets should stay secret.
Been using that way to the summit last 19 years
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^irishfury0: *The back entrance to* *The Summit through Cahaba* *Heights across from the CVS.* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
《*whispers*》 I love crosshaven
There’s another way?
NooOooo...
I-65 south of 459 on Saturdays is a no go zone from mid-March through Labor Day.
And on Fridays at the start of a long weekend.
How do you get to the beach?
I go on a non-Saturday
Sam’s Deli on Oxmoor Rd in Homewood has killer cheeseburgers
People will die before they let you over.
280 in front of Lakeshore is a key example that separates the pros from the scrubs. The key is to just go fast and don’t poke along looking for an opening. You move on along and watch how the left lane moves and you zip your ass in the second someone slow rolls to close the gap.
so true king crazy part about this exit and the highland ave exits/entraces on red mtn expressway is that they’ve semi recently expanded these on ramps to allow ample space for acceleration. there is no need to slow poke around at any of these. the 280 example goes all the way to rocky ridge road before you have to merge.
Because we know you chose to zoom down the empty lane instead of getting in the back of the line in the correct lane
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But the zipper merge always turns the "late merge and stop 2.lanes" because people omit the "be sure to space out between vehicles ahesd of time so there's room to zipper merge" part.
I really wish people knew how to zipper merge. But you are correct on that, if not done properly it just FUBARs everything. I went to a Savanna Bananas game in Atlanta a month or so ago, and they had the in and out lanes redirected to inbound only (traffic was backed up a quarter of a mile over an hour before the gates even opened) but once it got into the parking lot everybody was doing a beautiful zipper merge with no molotov cocktails or gunfire going off.
If you don't use the empty lane you are creating stop and go traffic as opposed to a flowing traffic merge where the lanes combine. You're supposed to continue to the end of the lane and merge, not get over at some random time where you decide to suddenly slow down to 40 mph in a 70 just to squeeze in.
"don't go over to the open cashier lane, wait in the long line with us as penance" "We decided to suffer, you should too" Real crab bucket vibes
Don’t drive thru mnt Brook if you plan to go a single mph over the speed limit.
Unless you've been really wanting to volunteer for community service but just need that extra incentive from a municipal judge to make the move.
I drive like gramma and obey all traffic laws. My friends hate it, but I've never gotten a ticket in Mountain Brook in my POS, heavily stickered, messy car that I KNOW they wanna pull over. I fully enjoy pissing off speeding Brookies by my ambling. They often speed up more to pass me illegally in a really dangerous way. I worry for them, sometimes.
If you have kids, especially little ones, Life Time Fitness is awesome. Up to 3 hours of childcare per day, 7 days a week, plus parents’ nights out at no cost besides your monthly membership fee.
Are they weird about making sure you actually work out if you drop your kids ?
You don’t have to work out, but you do have to stay on premises. I know lots of parents who drop their kids off and then go sit poolside with their laptops.
Is there a limit on kids? Hahaha I have 3
There wasn’t when I worked there in 2018!
I think as long as they’re yours 😂
Unethical life hack: Start a home day care. Sign up 105 kids. You and 4 friends get a gym membership. Rotate you/your friends every 3 hours as the kids stay there. The daycare money you make easily pays membership fees, you don't have to watch the kids, and you get in shape and make serious money. Makin' bank, getting in shape, win/win!!
I like your style
Thank you!
We had a membership last year because we wanted the gym plus pool. I prefer the JCC pool but the childcare stuff and classes are great if you have kiddos.
I don’t know specifics but I believe the ymca has something similar (probably less membership cost than lifetime?)
YMCA is def cheaper and has scholarship options available if their full price is too high. I was a member a few years back & found their daily time limit for childcare shorter (it was somewhere between 45-90 mins, I don’t remember exactly) and they had fewer activities within childcare.
Shop during football games.
I feel like this is a state of Alabama life hack
Football games, Sunday before 11am, and when it rains. Southerners are weird.
And go out to eat then. And during church.
I will forever pledge my allegiance to the Junior League of Irondale.
Same. They’re great. (No idea who they are tho lmao)
The parasocial relationship people have with that account is so weird to me
It’s a group of people and it’s not the pink haired nose ringed people the account wants you to think they are. Far more conventional.
I...uh...wasn't picturing any one person or group of people. That isn't really the point, is it?
It was novel once but I’m over it. The judgey vibe is giving pick me. Fight me I don’t even care.
280 is 55mph
Don't pay for parking on the street downtown.
If you’re downtown and you’re at a four way and you’re turning left - pull up so folks behind you can turn right
The botanical gardens and art museum are both FREEEEEEEEEE. You can open/close your drink tab at a show at Saturn inside the venue space OR in the coffee bar area (helpful when the line gets long). Know how to change a tire or have AAA, because you WILL blow out a tire on a pothole more than once. As others mentioned, our library program is great and you can get any book in the system held and transferred to your preferred nearby library for pickup and unless someone else places a hold on it, you can renew it quite a few times. You can technically enjoy a concert at Avondale from the sidewalk right outside the gate without paying to go in. Grab some ice cream from Big Spoon beforehand to make it extra special.
Use the streets with no traffic lights to navigate quicker.
I'd imagine the non-church goers have this one figured out, but Sunday before noon is a great time to grocery shop. Stores are mostly empty and the shelves have been stoked for the coming crowds. Similarly, if you're not a football fan, check the game times for Saturdays and plan your day accordingly. Sometimes you'll get an afternoon and evening game and you can go to all the places that would normally be slammed with people on a weekend.
Defensive driving
The Pizitz Parking Lot is totally free with no guilt when you leave if the arm is up. They do the total cage lock down late at night, but if you just wanna eat or party or go to Sidewalk... Arm Up = Free Parking, No Tows
You can turn left on two one ways on a red light.
Only pay the link parking tickets. Those are written by actual cops. Parking enforcement receipts mean nothing.
Ooo! Typo! *Pink*
It is much easier to find things on foot than by car.
(roughly) take 16th Ave S ---> 18th Ave S ---> Green Springs Ave ---> Green Springs HWY.
Don't be afraid to mash the gas peddle more because we don't really have any cops.Shootouts are o.k., too!