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OCVIBE feels like its missing one big thing

I get that the Honda Center, Ducks, concerts, and the new music hall are supposed to be the big anchors there, but what about during the week or offseason?

Feels like a huge “live work play” district should have more everyday stuff people actually use consistently too. Wellness and fitness is huge with younger people now. More people are into health, recovery, classes, walking, dieting, and drinking less.

Just surprised there hasnt been any real gym announced yet. Feels like thats an obvious fit for the area.

What do you guys think?

Hi All,

My wife is currently in hospice, but still has a little bit of energy and mobility to get out. The AotP is one of her favorite places in the world. She has asked me if I could push her around one last time and I will, no matter what, but thought I'd reach out to a broader group with some questions. I'm looking to make it as comfortable as possible for her and realize the requests might be selfish.

1. Does anyone know if they do any requests for people in similar situations to maybe walk around before or after hours while they're setting up to avoid larger crowds?

2. This one is throwing a dart at the wall, but does anyone have a connection to maybe let her get some back stage access to some things. She really is drawn to the penguins.

3. Does anyone know of a good site or membership benefit to discounted tickets? I'll pay full price, if needed, but we likely will only be able to manage the energy for an hour, maybe two tops and finances are tight right now with all things considered.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this and sorry if the questions are too selfish.

Edit: Thank you to everyone, both my wife and I got emotional with all the people reaching out to help and just sharing supportive words. Many offered to cover our tickets, a Make a Wish type organization for Hospice patients reached out, but ultimately someone from the AotP reached out and I'm currently emailing with them.

It's amazing how many strangers are willing to do something nice for another stranger.

Edit 2: Thanks again, Madeline from AotP reached out and we were able to coordinate a time for us to visit in the next few days. I can't express enough how kind and patient she was with us. They definitely made us feel special and it seems genuine.

Is there any teenage free gyms you can recommend?

California Ballottrax says my ballot was mailed on May 4, but I still haven't received my ballot.

What's even more interesting is I'm registered to a political party, meanwhile someone else in my household is not registered to a party and received their ballot.

Anyone else have a similar story?

edit: I called OC Registrar of Voters from the phone number many helpful people commented here. The Representative Emma said my voter registration was canceled because I had not voted since 2020. However, I have voted multiple times since then and even have emails showing my past ballots were received and counted. I checked my voter status again on OCvote.gov and it says my status is active.

edit2: I called again, the second person confirmed my registration is active and guided me thru requesting a replacement ballot.

Hi all, my cat is currently in the pet hospital and xrays and blood work have been completed. I was told that she has:

"suspicious structure in backside of abdomen on left side that is thickened, inflamed, corregated and starting to build fluid around".

Recommended specialist with equipment that has the ability to see in more detail this "loop" as it was called. I am unable to increase my cc limit to $1,200 for the cost of this xray and the $8,000 in what they refer to as "Cherry", amount of credit given for her care, has not been accepted at whatever specialist they told me they called in Orange County.

So what I am desperately hoping, is that someone has had this experience and knows of a specialist who will accept the "Cherry" credit and complete an xray that may reveal something that isn't cancer, or can otherwise help determine and quickly tell me if it can be resolved quickly by doing "x".

Right now, no one I am told will do this ultrasound without the $1,200 hard cash, which I don't have. I will have to make the very dreaded decision to put her down tomorrow if she doesn't respond to the iv but doesn't sound to me like that will help in this case.

Desperately looking for a specialist to do ultrasound in hopes of identification and treatment for my baby before tomorrow.

Is it bc of hybrid work schedules? Or highway patrol trying to control traffic? More trucks driving through?

whats your fav banh mi? my usual order is banh mi pate cha lua and i didn't realize some places made their own twist to it. i tried carrot and daikon today for the first time and the red sauce they had in it was pretty good. now, i was trying to find a tier list of OC banh mi but i don't think it exists lol

ive had: lee's banh mi thanh tam, carrot and daikon, pickles banh mi (on harbor before they closed), banh mi che cali, tth bakery, mr baguette

Best places for a date night to hot pot :)
Thank youu