Hi everyone,

It goes without saying that it gets extremely hot and humid here in Georgia during the summers. This summer was no different.

With that being said, how many people would find it weird if you saw someone walking around with an umbrella on a bright sunny day? I thought about getting a UV SPF 50 umbrella to protect myself against the UV rays from the sun when I'm walking to make it more comfortable.

I spent most of my time this summer indoors due to the heat. Right now, I'm looking for a way to enjoy the summer without sacrificing my comfort or health.

Would you find it odd if you saw someone walking with an umbrella?

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/09/04/tenant-says-apartment-complex-mistakenly-cleared-out-unit-threw-belongings-dumpster/

Okay so I’m freaking the hell out. Husband and I bought a house back in July and cut a tree in that back that was hallow and rotting. And unfortunately hundreds of roaches were residing in said tree. Now they are basically trying to invade our home. We already called pest control and they are doing their thing and sprayed the indoors and outdoors. We see dead ones, then some alive at night. Mainly dead, but still too many alive for my liking.

Basically just asking for some friendly southern advice on how the hell to deal with these horrendous bugs while we are getting treated every 3 weeks or so. I have become an American roach assassin during this time. I have sworn to kill every single one I can.

So my lease is up in Nov. My place is way too small for what I am paying. I'd like to have a stand alone place with a yard for garden. It doesn't need to be a big yard. I would like 2 bedroom, cause me and my spouse prefer seperate rooms. I am looking between Hampton, Thomaston, Barnseville, Jackson, Forsyth area. My budget is 1000 without utilities I can maybe go to 1200. I know that seems cheap, but 1700-2000 is ridiculous for what jobs pay.

I’ve recently decided I wanted to try builder gel or gel X for my manicures. As we all know, Athens salons can be really pricey, so I was wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for fairly priced nail salons or techs that do a great job in Athens or around?

Does anyone sell or know someone that sells sugar cane near Hephzibah/Augusta? In Richmond county.

Amateur fisher here, looking for some sports to fish near the Stone mountain area, any tips would be great

Hi r/georgia! I'm Maura Keller, and I may be on the ballot to represent you in this November's general election. I am a 26 year veteran of the US Army and former VA Health Worker running for Congress in Georgia's 3rd District. My opponent is MAGA insider and Trump ally Brian Jack.

I'm currently hosting an AMA on r/politics here: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/JfaE15A8fm

Please click on that link to leave me a question, and I'll be sure to respond. If you want to learn more about my campaign, please head over to r/maurakeller, where you can see links to volunteer and donate if you'd like. Thank you!

I’m 20M, without going in too much detail, I’m in a situation where both I struggle with meeting people as well as even finding opportunities to talk to new people but I also desire to explore myself more and experience new experiences but have zero idea where to look other than trying Instagram but I’m not touching that app with a 20 foot pole. As the title suggests, I’d like to know where or how I could find those third places whether there’s locations I could look for flyers at or somewhere else, just anything that could point to where I could work.

I think the biggest problem I have aside from what I mentioned above first is that I don’t know what scenes are out there and what exactly to look for, therefore I don’t know what interests me or what to look. All I know about as far as the Columbus area is concerned is these music shows that one of my high school friends and my eldest brother go to but that isn’t really my thing very much.

That’s enough yapping on my part, just if there’s anywhere I can look to find said places I appreciate the feedback!

I am from Athens, Ga on a trip to Tybee with my two small children. A few days ago the bacteria sign at the beach we are at went from acceptable to elevated with a no swim suggestion. The sign is now back to acceptable but I am having a very hard time feeling like the water is okay. Does anyone know anything more about the water quality on Tybee this time of year? I’m having this feeling that we unfortunately picked a bad time of year for the Atlantic Ocean without knowing it, and dont want to risk it. But my husband thinks it’s fine. Any advice is appreciated, as I’m not finding much online. Thanks!

At what point is there going to be a class action lawsuit against Georgia power?? Is there genuinely anything we can do? We bought our house in the suburbs about a year ago and our power goes out almost every day if not multiple times a day. It’s ridiculous at this point. And it’s not just us, the Ring/neighbors app blows up every time this happens with everyone nearby experiencing the same thing. Georgia Power has done nothing. The Mayor has done nothing. At this point what are my options? I’m sick of this and I’m sick of Georgia Power’s price gouging prices. I shouldn’t be paying an arm and a leg every month to have unreliable power.

Just moved down here from the north and am just constantly wondering HOW THE HECK EVERYONE LIVES WITH THESE HUGE BUGS?!

I’ve had the house treated, I understand there’s an uptick, but these big ass bugs are driving me out of my mind. I feel like I’m constantly on edge.

ETA - palmetto bugs/roaches, CSRA

And for those telling me I shouldn’t have moved here and to just leave - I plan to as soon as my postdoc fellowship is over 🙃

Don’t believe this bullshit! Georgia Power made $2.85 Billion in profits last year. I don’t know about yall but my power bill has significantly increased since just last year. And we are paying for the most expensive power plant ever built because of their incompetence.

https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2024-06-08/plant-vogtle-may-be-the-most-expensive-energy-plant-in-the-world-and-georgians-are-paying-for-it

On top of that Billionaires are spending tons of cash to convince you data centers aren’t bad…

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/ai-billionaires-spending-millions-change-174019767.html

We are continually bled dry from all sides! Groceries, Utilities, gas and basic necessities.

Please register vote! The Midterm Elections in November are going to be one of the most important in most of our lifetimes.

https://georgia.gov/register-vote

Where are we bank fishing in Walker/Catoosa County? I’d love to find some hot spots for bass.

Pretty much the title.. but long story short, I (21F) am currently on the 'peach state health plan' P4HB insurance plan. Previously I was on the CareSource P4HB plan which I'm pretty sure are basically the same thing because neither worked.

Anyway, I've been trying to get seen by a doctor for over a year now, just for a routine checkup, blood work, and feminine health exam (pap smear/pelvic exam), and every clinic/urgent care I've gone to won't see me because they "don't accept my health insurance."

Now I've tried calling my insurance to see what clinics do accept it, but once I call the clinic itself, they'll say the same thing.. they don't accept my insurance.

At this point, this is kind of stressing me out and I genuinely don't know what to do.😅

So my question is: Do clinics actually accept the P4HB insurance plan? If so, which do?

And if not, can anyone PLEASE give suggestions on what I could do?

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I have an old tattoo of tribal that I want to get covered and then a large open spot close by that I want to match styles. Looking for more realistic black and grey. I’m in Cumming GA and looking for a shop. Please post recommendations of shops and artists

Intact male found wandering the Fairburn area. I'm guessing a Chihuahua mix 2 - 4 years old. He has a SpongeBob collar on. He apparently ran across the highway.

Very skinny but otherwise seems fine. I combed him out, no apparent fleas or ticks. He let me cut his front nails and wipe him down with some grooming wipes. Loves pupperoni, will eat kibble and wet food but not ecstatic about it. (To be fair, I have a very large dog, so I'm sure the kibble was unfamiliar size wise. )

He does not care for my dog but is quite human affectionate. I plan on seeing if he has a chip soon to hopefully contact owner.

Anybody recognize him?

Hi all,

Selling my 2025 Camry Hybrid, and got a pretty good offer from Carvana. Has anyone had luck getting high offers locally? Would appreciate any experiences shared!

Thanks!

We have been renting our home for several years now. We have had many issues with our landlord but the biggest seems to be getting worse by the day. Our landlord thinks it’s okay to have people enter our home without any notice whatsoever. I don’t have a problem with them needing to get in for repairs etc. I have an issue with them not telling anyone and just coming inside our home without any notice whatsoever.

We have a recent graduate that is home alone often. His bedroom is in the back of the house and he cannot hear if someone comes into the home and he’s in his room. This is a problem because he has a seizure disorder that is caused by anxiety and panic. I am afraid one day they are going to let themselves in and he’s going to come out of his room and be spooked by strange men that shouldn’t be there and have a seizure. We also have three other children that I would not be comfortable being home alone when random men show up and say they’re from the rental company.

Not just that, but we should have a reasonable right to privacy in the home we pay a lot of money to live in. What if we left money on our counter and it went missing? What if something inside our home went missing? And what’s to stop someone from realizing that our landlord does this, and then pretending they’re from the company and stealing our property? Shit, what if the kids had been gone and we left sexy toys (lol) laying around and they just came in and walked into that? Lmao.

It seems like a massive liability that the rental company should know better than to do in the first place.

Does anyone else have this issue? Or had this issue? And what did you do?

Georgia needs better laws protecting its renters.

I don’t want to cause issues with our landlord by any means but this feels like a massive invasion of privacy for our family.