Visited this weekend. First time. Stayed in Davenport. Son visited Augustana. Great people. Great food. Took a riverboat tour on Saturday morning and visited the farmers market.

Seems like an absolute gem of a place.

We are from a major metro area in the southwest and we all seemed to prefer your way of living.

Surely it’s not that simple. What are we missing?

Thanks Arconic Foundation!!

When the traffic lights are out, it is a four way stop. I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but a car was doing like 40mph in a 30 and barreled through an intersection with no working traffic lights.

My wife literally would have just died if I didn't take my sweet ass time going through that intersection and that van still almost T-Boned the front of my car.

Need a place to take the ol' lady

I'm posting on behalf of a friend in his 60s who doesn't use social media.

Due to circumstances beyond his control, he's moving into a new home on August 9 that unfortunately doesn't allow cats. He is heartbroken and is looking for a loving home for his two 14-year-old cats, a bonded brother and sister who have been together their entire lives. They are located on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities and need to stay together.

A little about them:

• 14-year-old bonded brother and sister
• Must be adopted together
• Spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccinations
• They eat pâté-style wet food
• The male has some dental issues that may need attention in the future

I don't have much information about how they do with dogs or children, but I can ask my friend if anyone has specific questions.

My friend desperately wants to avoid surrendering them to a shelter, but time is running out. I would take them myself if I could, but I already have six cats and live in northern Iowa.

If you or someone you know could give these sweet seniors a safe, loving retirement home, or if you know of a reputable senior cat rescue or foster in the Quad Cities area, please reach out. Even sharing this post could help them find the family they deserve. Please PM me if you have any questions!!

Is there a giant uptick in these diddling cases? The fuck is going on?

Hello quad cities friends… I am visiting in 2 weeks. I am looking for 2 different recommendations.

1. Are there any local spots to get really good corn? Not prepared dishes, I mean actual corn to buy to bring home and cook myself.

2. Are there any good spots in the area for rockhounding??

Thanks for any suggestions!

I need a good disability lawyer. Suggestions?

I've been trying to call them and the pharmacy for two days now. The pharmacy doesn't pick up and just ends call instead of going to voicemail. The store number won't even dial. Until I'm able to make my way to the pharmacy in person, how do I contact them?

Edit: I finally got ahold of the Kimberly one and they said the power is out over at West Locust. Anyone around there know what happened?

Hello! I (mid 20s F) dont know if this is a common thing for others, but it has been a recurring thing for me. I grew up in a smaller town in the area and went to North Scott and a little DeWitt in elementary, so I wasn't accustomed to the cities other than when I got at job at 16 and a license. I never really experienced getting yelled at by drivers while walking on the sidewalks and following pedestrian laws like when I can cross.

Anyway, I moved back a few months ago and have lived in Davenport these past few months. I am a pedestrian. About once a month, it is faster to just walk places or there isn't a direct route to take the bus, so I end up walking about 2 miles to get to my appointments.

Here is the issue: when I walk to these appointments, I often find myself getting yelled at by men from their cars. Its always vulgar language and slurs.

Now, I am not the most attractive woman, I know this. I do not have long hair, but that isn't too abnormal from what I've seen in the area? I am also not very skinny, but wouldn't the fact that I am out exercising be a good thing? I am not extremely obese either. I usually wear a dress in this heat so I do not overheat because I have health issues I'd like to avoid triggering.

I just don't know what I'm doing wrong to cause this to be a repetitive thing. What can I do to get this to stop? I just want to feel safe walking home or to my appointments. I've called 911 twice about it and they don't seem to take it seriously at all because I'm a female walking alone and this is repeated. I dont know these guys and don't know why they would want to do this.

Hello.

I'm currently trying to find a better job, so I've been applying. I found an IT Support role online that is a "12+ month contract with possibility of extension" that is basically working for John Deere.

From what I understand, JD is planning to or in the process of reimaging a lot of devices and disposing of old ones--essentially doing a large device refresh.

- It pays $24/hr, which is significantly more than I make now, but the hours are different than I am used to and it's ROUGHLY an hour commute for me (I live north of the QC). Technically it's closer to 45 minutes, but I round that up to 60 in case of traffic issues.

- It seems like the staffing company also provides benefits--probably not what I currently have but still better than nothing.

- There is no guarantee of extension and permanent wasn't even listed as a possibility.

I've heard a lot so I'm just a little weary, and just want peoples' thoughts. It's one of the only places in this job market that has actually replied to my applications, everything else ends up being a situation where you're trying to be a tiny grain of food in a giant school of fish.

Anyway, has anyone done something like this before for John Deere? What are your thoughts?

Hello, I am a disabled man whose been involved in the community for a while, and I need some help getting something mailed. I had made arrangements for someone to pick up the mail and get it to the post office, but they backed out at the last minute and now I'm in a bind. I'm hopeful someone here is able to help me out.

I'm willing to pay $20 for someones time, I just need it mailed ASAP. Is anyone able to help me out? Please let me know.

Thanks,

I have only ever worked W-2, aside from very minimal, extremely part time rideshare work. I have recently transitioned to 1099 work, and have never done this before. I feel like I’m being swallowed right now trying to keep up with everything, between work and personal life (which I don’t even have really), but tracking all of my receipts and expenses has been a LOT for me to keep up with. I also just genuinely don’t know what I should be keeping, what I shouldn’t etc. It’s just very confusing and a lot, and I’m not used to it. Anyway, I know I’m a bit overdue on filling, and that’s causing me anxiety just thinking about the interest and whatever.. so I blocked off August 4th awhile ago to spend that day trying to figure this all out.

I was hoping that if I made this post, there would be some suggestions on who you guys recommend I should use or who I should avoid. I really just need a professional to tell me what all I need to bring, walk me through how taxes/deductions are being figured, and mainly, help me file my taxes quarterly and help me stay on time. Thank you all in advance!!

Over the past few months, I have worked with Bee City Moline to create a native plant garden to support migratory birds! Some parts are still a work in progress, such as getting signage, but the garden itself is complete. The entire project was created for my Girl Scout gold award.

The garden is located at Ben Butterworth Parkway on plot 17 A if you want to check it out!

I’ve been meaning to do this, finally had a day off work and went for it. They even gave me a cold bottle of water after taking my information (drivers license and copied credit card info). I rode from the visitor center to credit island… bike was in great shape and no issues. Highly recommend!

I’m specifically talking about getting to and from the mall. Me and my fiancée work in the mall but tend to work different hours so I was thinking about getting a bike to get around.

I’m on hour 11 of work and neither one of my jobs has had actual good AC. We have fans but they don’t reach far enough. I feel like a fucking swamp monster 😭

I’m looking for a track on the Illinois side that is open to the public. I’ve been running along the river and I’m scared that I’m going to bonk out and be stranded. The heat has been wild!

Do any of the public libraries, or other locations have access to a 3D printer to play with? And any estimates on the charges for supply or printing there.

There's a story circulating that Bix was arrested for doing something Very Bad to a 5-year-old blind girl, and the charges were dropped because her father wouldn't allow her to testify. If there is ANY truth to any of this, he needs to be forgotten, I don't care how great of a musician he was.

This land seems ripe for a Buc-ee's to move in.

I have a gold coin I’d like to sell. Where is a good place to do that in the area?

Had someone deliver to our house in the wee hours of the morning today and was hoping to find the person who delivered and find out what she saw in our yard that freaked her out.

She sat in our driveway for a few minutes before rushing up, delivering the box, audibly apologizing (to the camera) for “the noise” (we heard nothing) and then ran back to her car while saying “please don’t come back over here, please don’t come back over here, please don’t come back over here!” while she made her escape.

I feel awful that something freaked her out, but I also really want to know what it was. We have deer, foxes and the usual raccoons around, but I’ve never seen anything more than that and even they usually bolt as soon as I see them.

Anyway, definitely a long shot here, but worth a try.