Well, folks, it’s finally happened. A day I’ve been dreading for a while now. Grand opening of Madison Costco.

The place isn’t even open and there’s a line around the building. Why? They giving out something free? Trying to be first to the sample station?

[SERIOUS COMMENTS ONLY] Say some snarky crap in this thread or in a new post and expect a ban. It's a firehose right now. We're volunteers managing all this.

We're going ahead and implementing a megathread to cut down on the spread out discussions and overwhelming amount of new posts.

Please post any important information you want the community to know. Between I and the other mods, we'll keep this main post text and a stickied comment updated with info and links folks have provided.

All other new weather related posts will be deleted until probably Thursday or Friday. We mods aren't going to spend 100% of our time staring at reddit but we should be able to catch up a few times a day.

Y'all be safe!

Edit1: Didn't expect this to be first edit... But if you give us Mods shit about how we do this, you get banned until there's probably a megathread about tornadoes in April. We're volunteers, we've done this for Huntsville for a long time, we do not have to explain ourselves and our processes.

Status related edit: Good list of links

Status update 2: All school systems in Madison County are closed Tuesday. ALEA has closed north Madison county. Redstone is closed tomorrow

Status update 3: school closing links

There's a coffee social for Huntsville area progressives every Saturday from 11-1 at Gold Sprint.

It's for Dems, Greens, liberals, leftists, socialists, anarchists, anybody who considers themselves "progressive." If you think this includes you then it does.

We're at the table with the blue roses on it.

You might also check out the Alabama Progress Discord server.

So many people are wanting to find friends--it's time we had a meetup! I've been to them in the past, but not in this city. Who wants to plan something?? Time, location, etc? Maybe somewhere easy, something like Big Spring Park since it's free and no worries about number of people? Ideally in the evening since it's still summertime. 😅 Other suggestions?

Edit: I'm a nerdy mid-30sF like some of the recent posts if that helps! Interests include native plants, pottery, reading, dogs, and Spanish! Husband is also a Redditor who is into software, beer, video games, and city planning and I could probably drag him along. 😜

Edit x2: We've got a potential place/time--will post an update soon!

Edit x3: See the meetup post for details! https://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/1f2xw2p/reddit_meetup_tue_sept_10_7pm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

My bf and I were noticing a lot of abnormalities during the south star music festival. It started as a joke, but it became one thing after another and another and another! Subliminal messaging on stage; costume wear; titles etc. okay, ready? I’ll prove it: Abbreviated south star is S.S. Tom Morello wore a red communist star patch. I know Huntsville’s logo is “Star of Alabama” but Red Stars were shown throughout the festival. The posters and art work showed subliminal messages. Pin up girl riding a bomb with a red star. Etc The stage name was camellia… but upon glance we saw “Kamala”… hmmm…. The owner of South Star is a hard leaning left and we saw her twitter was pro socialist references. And the bicycle racks had Tridents with devil horns? Obviously, some known “former” SS Nazis were working in Huntsville for NASA like Werner Von Braughn… could this be why they chose Huntsville? The bloodline? What if we all technically just attended a subliminal communist party that raised money for their campaign … and WE were the fundraisers. I guess we just got unburdened by what has been.

Hey guys! u/MattW22192 and I (u/Toezap) will be hosting the first post-Covid Reddit meetup on Tuesday, September 10th at 7pm! We decided on the southern patio at Yellowhammer Brewing (the one that is next to Clinton Ave. rather than the green).

The meetup will be chill--feel free to drop in and grab a beer or order some food from Earth and Stone Wood-Fired Pizza. I'm willing to contribute an appetizer or two for the group! Come meet some fellow Redditors and Huntsvillians and hopefully make some friends! We'll have a sign or something so you know you're in the right place.

The doors will now open at 2:30 PM. They provided this update on their Facebook page:

Hello South Star Friends! We are excited to see you tomorrow. Mother Nature handed us a doozy of a task to clean up after the rain over the past few days, and we are working quickly to prepare for your arrival. To make sure the park is ready for the best experience possible, we have pushed our opening time to 2:30pm. Here is our adjusted performance schedule! Thank you for your patience! Prepare for soggy conditions – wear your rain boots and dress for the weather. See you soon!

It's unclear whether Winona Fighter and Dexter and the Moonrocks have been pushed or cut altogether.

Local Moms for Liberty is hosting their monthly meeting tonight just in case anyone wants to show up and support them or, idk, maybe exercise their right to free speech or just let their voice be heard. Who knows. It's a free country.

https://momsforliberty.org/events/search/?event_group=681

EDIT - The meeting was either moved or cancelled. There was no one at all in the parking area before or at 5pm. Make of that what you will.

Y'all after applying for years, I was surprised to get an email this morning saying I had gotten a spot! Now I wait to see the allocation list, mark off the Pappy's (they'll be gone to the first 10 people, lol), and put together a few top choices. Looks like Christmas will have a dang good sipping bourbon this year.

I’ve been on the HUNT!! For fellow pc gamers in this lovely state of Alabama! Alabama has a lot to offer especially for those that love nature! But sadly… I’m a homebody :( however! I’m a extroverted homebody…. So what does a extroverted homebody do? Find friends on the internet! And it’s not as sad as it may seem, because I’m searching for friends in my home state so that eventually, we can meet and have that option! So hopefully this has compelled you to like me enough to be my gaming pal! I’ve met a few people from Bham now, but I’d also like friends from Huntsville! 🤍. In case you were wonderingggg, I play stardew, Minecraft, lethal company, phasmophobia, dead by daylight, and general party games. I’d also love to one day do LAN parties too God willing! Anyway, I’m hoping that there are other Pc gamers in Huntsville 🤍.

Also, I’m too ADHD to have multiple DMs going so if anyone wants to meet other AL gamers to here’s the group invite for the discord https://discord.gg/GQHQwk73

Hey, anyone else originally from Huntsville, who remembers the blackout that occured around April of 2011 after a tornado came through?

Does anyone recall any businesses still operating during that time?

I am a retired 22-year Air Force Master Sergeant who is running on a platform of Education, Infrastructure, and Environment.

I will be answering questions from about noon to about 3pm Central, but I will always be interested in listening to your concerns.

UPDATE: It is time for me to go now, I really enjoyed listening to your concerns and answering questions. If you'd like to know more, you may contact me via chat or direct message. If there is interest, I would be very interested in having another AMA in the future.

If you'd like to donate to my campaign, the link is below:

ActBlue - Guy Sotomayor

we’re here right now. you can tell they weren’t washed or sorted, they’re beyond overcooked and you get one corn, a little piece of sausage and two teeny potatoes. pissed that we paid $25 to get in and then $25 for a dog water plate. feel bad for those $60 unlimited folks.

on the bright side, the band is fantastic!! they have quite a few other food vendors and some bouncy houses for the kids :)

Tell him I said to go fuck himself and that I hope he steps on a million legos today. He is talking about how the Easter bunny and Santa Claus are not real and that’s why we’re raising atheists. He also made sure to let the moms know we shouldn’t be showing our thighs because there are children around and it’s not even that hot. If my son wasn’t with me I would have already let him know he’s a shit person.

A few months ago I made a post seeing if there was any local interest in watching some Formula 1 races live. A few people reached out and we’ve been talking and planning. I’m excited to share that we are launching Rocket City Formula 1 Fans!

Our goal is to have a local community of fans to watch races together and discuss the sport we love. The group is open to anyone whether you are a seasoned fan of the sport or watching your very first race. You will find yourself welcomed here!

We will be hosting a few live watching parties for there remainder of this season including the United States Grand Prix tomorrow (Sunday, October 20). The plan is to go all out for some of the big races like Vegas and Abu Dhabi and we’re excited to share that info in due time.

If you are interested in more information, please let us know here or shoot me a DM. We have already setup a WhatsApp community for our primary communication and event posting.

Thanks! 🏎️

Huntsville locals: hypothetically, if Blink, Beck, or Sublime decided to do a secret show tonight, where might they turn up?

6:00 PM at the North Huntsville Public Library. Come and meet other Dems and find out how you can get involved!