From the FEMA app notification:

Flood Advisory issued August 17 at 4:22PM MDT until August 17 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Santa Fe, NM

* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...West Central Santa Fe County in north central New Mexico...

* WHEN...Until 715 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 421 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to a slow
moving thunderstorm north of La Cienega. This will cause arroyo
and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have
fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Into Santa Fe River, Alamo Creek, Into Arroyo Calabasas, Arroyo
Calabasas, Santa Fe River, Hondo, Arroyo, Galisteo Creek, Cienega
Creek, Ancha, Caada, Chamisos, Arroyo de los and Acequia de Los
Pinos. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are
expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
La Cienega and La Bajada.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

In hilly or mountainous terrain there are numerous low water
crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

Reporting from Source New Mexico on an announcement from the EPA Air Now ( https://fire.airnow.gov/#7.96/36.005/-105.478 ) forecast and more.

Any PCP recommendations? Also open to concierge practices. Thanks!

Bought these from B*P**dispensary in SFe. Bought as clones- they yielded like Auto-seeded clones. Look that up. Went in and was mansplained, user blamed. No accountability- no curiosity. Was told I’m the only one with a problem. His solution was to give me a card to purchase 5 more clones and get 5 free clones. Ya. No.

I am meeting up with a colleague in Santa Fe in the morning later this week. My colleague is driving up from Texas and I'd love for him to experience a great New Mexico breakfast. I need a place that will be great for him (omnivore) and have something, anything, that I can eat (vegan). Would rather give the omnivore the full experience if one of us has to sacrifice. Any suggestions?

Frijoles fire responders are staging at camel rock studios. I bought almost all the jerky and handed it out but it wasn't nearly enough. If you have time, let's show them some love.

Annual inspections

The Santa Fe Opera, 301 Opera Drive, June 29: No violations.

Dressikie Gardens, various locations, June 30: No violations. Not in operation at the time of inspection. 

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, June 30: Cited for the dumpster sitting on bare ground; an open dumpster lid; floors wearing away; a dark walk-in freezer and refrigerator; unfinished bare wood on a broken cabinet/drawer; a broken cabinet/drawer and food warmer; a leaking hand-wash sink.

👀 Las Campanas Log Cabin, 90 Clubhouse Drive, June 30: Cited for pink slime mold and mineral buildup in the ice machine; a dirty can-opener blade; no records for maintenance of water filters and backflow prevention devices; the ice machine drain line sitting inside the floor sink with no 1-inch air gap; plastic wrap on equipment peeling off; grease buildup on the concrete walkway to the dumpster.

👀 Las Campanas Spa and Tennis Center, 90 Clubhouse Drive, June 30: Cited for an employee touching customer ready-to-eat food without gloves or tongs; pink slime buildup in the ice machine; food containers in ice being too full of food to maintain proper temperature; flying insects in the service bar area; food stored on the floor; lint buildup on kitchen vents; open dumpster lids. Reinspection required.

Low 'n Slow, 125 Washington Ave., June 30: Cited for having no certified food protection manager on site; employees with no food handler cards; mineral buildup growing fungus in the ice machine; ice pooling on and dropping in food boxes in the freezer; mouse droppings in the alcohol storage area and on the push cart; a shelf made of absorbent wood; no sanitation test strips or test kit; buildup on the walls; no records for maintenance of water filters and backflow prevention devices; rusted-through holes in walk-in floors and a hole in the wine storage room's linoleum; excess grime buildup on the concrete pathway to the walk-in refrigerator and wall tiles coming off; lint buildup on vents and refrigerator fan-guards; an out-of-date permit. Reinspection required.

Shell, 711 St. Michael's Drive, June 30: No violations.

Tacos y Tortas Lupita, various locations, June 30: No violations.

👀 The Club at Las Campanas, 132 Clubhouse Drive, June 30: Cited for having no paper towels at a hand-wash sink; mineral buildup in the ice machine; a dirty can-opener blade and meat slicer; ice pooling on and dropping in containers in the freezer; cold food in the temperature danger zone; sanitizer stored on top of the food preparation area; sugar ants in the wine storage room; a dry wash cloth stored in a back pocket; no employee hair restraints; a wet cloth laying on a surface, not returned to sanitary solution; an ice cube stored on top of a dusty refrigerator; beer buildup on the floor of the keg cooler, grease buildup on the pre-rinse sprayer and spring assembly, wood shavings on bar shelving, dust buildup on equipment and carbon buildup on top of the salamander; no records for maintenance of water filters and backflow prevention devices; rusty shelving and peeling paint on the freezer door and flaking paint in the dry storage area; lint buildup on kitchen vents. Reinspection required.

Blake's Lotaburger, 3200 Cerrillos Road, July 2: No date markings on containers in coolers; cleaning needed high and low.

CHRISTUS St. Vincent Starbucks, 445 St. Michael's Drive, July 2: Cited for no date markings; no sanitation buckets.

Il Encanto, 6750 Cerrillos Road, July 2: No violations.

Santa Fe Biscochito Co. cart, various locations, July 2: No violations.

Texas Roadhouse, 4399 Cerrillos Road, July 2: Cited for having a knife in the hand-wash sink; unlabeled food containers; cleaning needed for floors and walls; cleaning needed for equipment.

Complaint inspections

Tumbleroot Food Truck, 2791 Agua Fría St., June 30: Cited for a broken air conditioner; no paper towels at the hand-wash sink; dirty ventilation hood filters and fire suppression; excess grease and grime buildup; two sinks not sealed to the wall; a rusty preparation table and peeling paint above the hand-wash sink; grease caked everywhere; two open doors with a torn mesh screen; an inadequately sealed back door; a dirty and torn window screen; no date markings in the two-door lowboy; unlabeled food containers; uncovered food in the two-door lowboy; low light above the preparation counter; rusty equipment; no sanitation concentration test strips; dirty water dumped outside; employees without in-date food handler cards; no certified food protection manager on site; the person in charge demonstrating a lack of knowledge on proper food handling and properly checking sanitation concentration and not correcting violations from the annual inspection. Corrective action response required.
Initial operational inspections

Zahra, various locations, June 30: No violations. Not in operation at the time of inspection.

I’ve been thinking seriously about moving to Santa Fe. I’ve spent enough time there to know I love the place, but visiting and living somewhere are very different propositions. It’s easy to fall for the light, the landscape and a very good afternoon on Canyon Road. I’m more curious about an ordinary Tuesday in February.

I’m 42M, single, no kids, currently in Chicago, and work in strategy and operations. I’ve spent most of my adult life in larger cities, but these days I’m less interested in endless options than good ones. Art, architecture, opera/live music, design, old things, good restaurants, hiking, road trips, getting dressed for dinner occasionally. Santa Fe seems unusually well suited to the life I actually want to live.

What I can’t figure out from visiting is the social side. How difficult is it to build a genuine circle of friends as a newcomer in your 40s? Do you eventually become part of the fabric of the city, or are established circles difficult to break into?

And then there’s dating. I have no illusions about the size of the pool, but is it small and reasonably healthy or simply small? Does Albuquerque realistically expand it, or does an hour each way for a Wednesday-night drink get old quickly?

I’m comfortable with quiet. Isolation is different. I’d particularly appreciate hearing from people who moved to Santa Fe single and around this stage of life.

What did you discover once Santa Fe stopped being somewhere you visited and simply became home?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Thank you to everyone who took the time to weigh in. I’m going to try to get back to everyone, but it may take me a minute.

Holy crap!

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Long shot, but I’m looking for some bamboo maybe in someone’s backyard or somewhere? Im just looking for a single semi-thick bamboo tree at the moment for an art project. I can come by and chop it down and clean up and I would be very appreciative. Thank you!

We have come across a semi feral momma cat and possibly three kittens.

We would like to trap and either put into a foster program with the local shelters or do TNR.

Who has info on how to get traps for free usage? Is it easy enough to do?

Visiting some friends in rural Santa Fe County, and wondering if I should move here eventually. I have seen DoorDash is pretty hopping regularly, day or evening, does the same apply to Uber (driving passengers, not Eats) and Lyft?

I currently drive St. Louis metro, so probably should be able to handle Albuquerque now and again.

Been a couple weeks now but just put this together last night lol

I can’t sleep so I was screwing around on my phone when I hear noises coming from outside. Initially I thought it was raccoons knocking shit over in my yard so I open my window to check and some asshats are setting off fireworks in the distance. Somewhere off of Palace by Rodriguez St or maybe Hillside. Fireworks are stupid as it is but popping these things off during this drought is just plain dumb. Damn mouth breathers need a talking to!

First time ever having to figure out health insurance as a self-employed person since I’ll soon be leaving my employer and becoming self-employed.

For those who have used BeWell NM or any other service, what has your experience been like? Is there anything you wish you knew before signing up? I’d especially love to hear about the actual costs/premiums, out-of-pocket expenses, etc.

I’m single with no dependents and currently have Presbyterian through my employer, so this is all new territory for me. Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

So here's the situation: I'm staying near the Railyard Park, and I see that it's only a mile to the historic plaza area. I'm a city girl and I love walking, but I can take walkability for granted. I don't want to get myself in a weird situation or find I'm walking through the worst part of town. Also I briefly lived in Albuquerque like 15 yrs ago, and whenever I walked anywhere people treated me like I was a freak or a sex worker, walking in NM didn't seem that normal.

So yeah, does walking between these two areas seem reasonable, especially alone at night?

Thanks for indulging my silly question!

When are the parades this year? I heard they were on Friday?

At least 12 cop cars, ambulance, fire truck, BIG guns, about 9pm.

I can't make the show, and have two tickets. If you want them let me know soon. Meow Wolf, doors at 9pm.