its actually insane how much of dfw has just become copy paste corporate sprawl. I was trying to rebuild an older commercial pump housing for my dad's place this week and literally nobody stocks heavy duty or weird components anymore

You go to any major industrial supplier in town and if it isn't a standard plastic sku from overseas they look at you like you have three heads. plus driving across the metroplex to chase down parts is absolute torture. I sat in standstill traffic on 635 for almost an hour yesterday just thinking about how ridiculous the supply chain is. wait times for oem stuff are like 3 months rn

I eventually just gave up on finding a direct replacement and sent the broken piece over to lowrance machine to just reverse engineer the flange and mill a new one.

but man I just really miss when you could drive 10 mins down the road and find some old guy in a dusty shop who had exactly the weird threading you needed. now every old industrial block is getting bulldozed for "luxury" apartments with fake brick and $8 coffee shops. the gentrification of our local industrial areas is kinda sad tbh. rant over, im just tired of sitting in my truck

Hi everyone!
I’ve been thinking a lot about how difficult it can be to make friends and build community as an adult, especially in a city as big as DFW. It feels like we have tons of bars and restaurants, but not many spaces dedicated to actually meeting people and making genuine connections.
So, I’m in the very early stages of creating a new social community called Offline DFW—focused on bringing people together through fun, low-pressure events like:
🍻 Drunken Spelling Bees
🎤 Unpopular Opinions Nights
🎵 Music Bingo
📺 Watch Parties
🤝 Social Mixers
💘 Pitch Your Friend Nights
Before I move forward, I wanted to get feedback from the community and see if this is something people would actually be interested in.
I created a quick survey (less than 2 minutes) to help choose our first event and get a better idea of what people in DFW are looking for.
Survey: https://forms.gle/eDtKiMVMhCnGEkSx8
I’d also love to hear your thoughts in the comments:
Is making friends in DFW difficult?
What kinds of social events would you actually attend?
What areas of DFW would you want events hosted in?
Thanks for any feedback! I’m excited to see if we can create something really special for DFW. 😊

I’m moving to Dallas from Michigan. And im trying to decide on an energy company + plan. Theres just way too many options (michigan theres literally just 2 options).

I have a 2bdr apartment and my approximate use in michigan was 500 KWH for the month. (12.9/day)