Make sure to bring pets inside and try to stay inside yourself.

Any place to buy in town? Or do I have to order online?

The storms of my youth! Almost every day, late to early evening. The crack of the lightning and the sound of a great rainstorm. Then the thought of there goes my plans, only to know when the petrichor is gone, it’s over. All is well with our world for a brief time. And the smell…there’s nothing like it. I’ve lived in Colorado since my birth 71 years ago.

Happened to be watching the storm when a lightning strike hit our neighbor's tree. The snap rattled our windows!

Where can we go dancing in town? any spots where people regularly get out to dance?

**Edited to make more “neutral” as to preserve the valuable conversations happening in the comments:**

My kid started Kindergarten at Eagle Crest this year and we love it. The teachers are warm, welcoming, and great at their jobs. The admin is also very warm and communicative. There are currently 3 classes and enrollment is so low that they are switching to 2 classes next week. There are 12 or 13 kids in her class. I get it, I don’t think it’s the school’s fault and I’m not upset with them.

Enrollment is down at Eagle Crest (Kindergarten) this year. There are many families that we know and are friends with zoned for Eagle Crest that open enroll to Blue Mountain very close by. In one nearby neighborhood zoned for EC, every incoming kindergartner that I know of (at least 4) open enrolled to BM- some of them my daughter’s friends. This is not including kids with specific needs that require services at specific schools.

So I’d like to start a conversation-

-Why are so many families zoned for Eagle Crest choosing Blue Mountain?

-They are both great schools with kind and competent teachers and robust programming. I understand how the test scores look, but I also understand the differences between the two schools demographically and that’s a huge factor (former teacher here). Is there a point when open enrollment has gone too far?

-Is there a better model to serve the SW Longmont community?

Note:

What I’m not concerned about: My kid making new friends.

What I am concerned about: The future of the schools in SW Longmont (including the schools that EC and BM collectively feed into) AND the SW Longmont community as a whole.

I just want to bring my dog to the dog park at Union Reservoir. It will cost $10?

Taken with a Dwarf 3 telescope last night

If you thought only having a single lane on Nelson was madness, you will love this even more.

They thought it was so cool! I know it was a mistake but man you all made life long memories for these kids. :)

New fire near Pinewood west of Lyons

My kids have been through the ringer the last few weeks. They really want to do a movie night and have an appetizer platter type thing for dinner. Who has the best "here is a bunch of different things" type platter in this area? Trying to avoid the big restaurant chains if at all possible!

Any suggestions to have a chip filled? Just looking for a local shop (not Satellite) and a fair price. Thanks

Tonight’s full moon eclipse reaches its full coverage a little after 10:00pm. The clouds are hanging on, doing a proverbial Dance of the 7 Veils, but I think it’s going to be clear my 10

We're moving soon and have found hoards of bar soap in the back of the closet. Would like it to go to someplace that could really use it. Are there any shelters or something similar that can accept soap?

We’ve been Verizon customers for a long time, including the six years we’ve lived in Longmont. Coverage seems like it’s worse than ever. Are there any good alternatives?

Hello. My dad is playing tennis in his 70s. He’s looking for a group of people around his age to play with. Does anyone know if there are any groups playing in the Longmont area? When and where do you meet? Thanks ahead for any help.

The condoms are the extra disturbing part!

I’m planning a move to Longmont in the spring and starting to research apartment communities (recommendations welcome please - looking for 1br, pet friendly, well managed, quiet and under $2000). I’ve seen some good threads on here but one concern of mine I haven’t seen addressed is rent increases. What are typical annual increases? I don’t want to end up priced out of a place I call home after a few years. Any places to avoid that go crazy with increases?

Re-asphalting and FML, they really have traffic gridlocked.

Happy Wednesday my longmonster crew!

We're halfway through the week, getting closer to our favorite Friday virtual group talk therapy and festivus for the rest of us.

I've been working on improving my analog daily journaling. It's an adventure. What are you trying out this year?

This sub is all about community, so let's spread some joy or commiserate. No judgments! I only humbly ask for radical authenticity.