I saw a protest on the corner of 12th & North, went home to get my gear to interview them and take photos, came back and they were gone. Protest taking a lunch or it move somewhere else?

Hello gj community!

Was hoping to get the opinion of others that live in the area. I’m a journeyman plumber and I moved here in January with my wife for personal reasons. I didn’t have a job when I got here I had to find one once we arrived since our move was not expected and barely planned.

Once I got some interviews lined up I was surprised at how low the wages were in the area. I was looked at like I was crazy when I told them what I was previously making. I was told the market here doesn’t justify the wage I was asking for and ended up settling for much less than I would have liked.

Now that I’ve been with this company for 9-10 months I can say I’m confused. I’ve been comparing what the company charges customers here in grand junction for let’s say a water heater replacement and what a company in Seattle charges for the same job. There isn’t much of a difference! You’d think a company here in grand junction wouldn’t be charging what companies in a major city are charging.

So the businesses in this city claim the market doesn’t allow them to pay more than $23/hr-$29/hr for a skilled tradesman but turn around and charge the customers a premium. So the employee providing the service gets fucked and the customer that keeps the business going is getting fucked.

Are other peoples experiences with the job market here similar? Anyone have any advice for someone in my position? Any opportunities out here that I’m not aware of to get back to earning what I feel I deserve? Do you feel when you need a company to come work on your plumbing,hvac, or electrical you are getting over charged? Will wages ever catch up in this town?

Possibly moving to grand junction co from mid missouri.

I am looking around at different cities. What is your honest opinion of living there as a single woman?

I know it's a long shot since no one has updated on the FB pages that I have found, but does anyone happen to know if Kokopelli is dry(ish)? Or if any of the bike trails in GJ/fruita are rideable?

I’m wondering what place in town has a more serious and less “cardio class” muay thai or kickboxing program. I understand training cardio and all that but i wouldn’t mind sparring often/heavy

When I picked my little sister up from school she said gjhs was in a lockdown because of a brutal assault on a teenager there today, but I can't find any articles or anything.

Anyone know of any shops in town offering traditional style tattoo flashes?

My girlfriend has had an awful day today and I want to take her out for a nice dinner. I'm hoping to find someplace that isn't super high paced and noisy. Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you

Hey guys, Live in Junction, but need to work in Gypsum/Eagle this winter. Not sure if anyone else makes this commute. I don’t mind the time it takes to drive there and back daily but am wondering about the roads. Is it dumb of me to make the daily commute? Or should I get a temporary rental in the Gypsum area? Thanks!

I'm looking for some local WoW players to make some connections with. I'm a bit rusty but happy to learn.

I have quite a bit of potting soil from container gardening this year. I tried messaging the CMU Composting but they never responded. Any advice on where to take it? Anyone have a compost pile that could use some soil?

Question, can you go shooting in the adobie badlands? I'm seeing some information that says you can, and it seems like a great area to go for that and off roading, but I'm not getting a lot of info from the BLM website. Also driving by it by the delta landfill road, it looks like you can pretty much drive anywhere out there? I see lots of tracks everywhere and no real signage

i was originally thinking of majoring in music (piano specifically), but I realized that it might not be something I should go towards considering piano lacks a lot of sustainable job opportunities.

I haven't gone yet as I'm still a senior in high school, but I'd really like to go for a few reasons, but those aren't important. I just want to know;

(if you have gone to CMU,) what majors would you suggest going into?? I'd like to go for something else but I want suggestions basically. I'd like to find a major that would help me find a job that would be able to support me financially.

EDIT: thank you guys for the comments. i cant go there because i just cant afford it and my parents dont want me so far away. oh well 🤷‍♂️

Hey, what is the best case for either of these men? For federal elections it is really easy to look up a politician's legislative (or general) record through Wikipedia. For our area, I don't have much to go off of, so what is the best case for either of them?

If you are missing a dog in the Bangs Canyon Area, medium size, possibly Dingo mix, orange triangle vest, we tried to offer water, friendly voices, and "waggy tail talk" but Doggo was skittish and eventually went on its way.

Not on a standard human trail. We were just following animal paths in the canyons.

Hope your friend found you.

DM me and I'll send the App hike map that shows approximately were we where.

Where can you find the folks to just chat about life or whatever with in town? I’m not getting out much these days working from home and Whisper turned into a dark and horrible place over the years. I met everybody organic historically but time marched on and I’m in need to start meeting new friends. I’m recently divorced and seem to have lapsed my grasp on social constructs beyond 1-8 year olds lol. Takes me a Valium just to go to city market anymore and I use to make 100 cold calls a day LOL. Any ideas? Fellow introverts?

Im 32m and im just looking for a guy friend or 2 who are down to smoke some bud, hike, and play video games. I don't drink and it seems like most people want to hang at a brewery for drinks. Which is cool but not really my thing.

Im also looking to expand my list of hobbies and try new things.

If politics are your personality we likely arent going to get along.

The Junktown Film Festival is tonight at the Avalon Theater! Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the program starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 with a student ID. The event is ages 13 and up and some films contain mature language and themes.

The lineup includes 15 short films, ranging from 3 to 22 minutes in length. About a third are from local filmmakers, while the others are from Colorado, the US, and around the world. In addition to live-action narrative films, there are animation and documentaries as well. No matter what your interest is, you'll see something you like! The event will run for approximately two and half hours.

For tickets can be purchased at the theater or online here. For more information about the festival, you can check the website--gjfilmfest.com--or reply to this post!

I don’t know how to make friends anymore. I really want to just go downtown and hang out but I’m scared to go alone. So If any of you guys out there feel the same way maybe we can just go hang out together?

I was wondering if there are any safe bike paths to cross from the riverfront trail over to the mall? The Redlands Parkway overpass seems to be the only option but it definetly doesn’t seem safe enough to take my kiddo over.