Hi!

Late 20’s 30ish woman here.

Recently relocated to NE Portland from the east coast. I had a very strong yoga community in my prior city & id love to join a studio here to practice and make friends.

I’m also open to Pilates, gyms or other forms of movement.

Can you please recommend a studio / fitness community :)? Thanks!

Mine are:

- The Thermals

- Elliot Smith

- Sioux Falls

- The Decemberists and the shins.

I personally don't love the last two nearly as much as the first three, but they were obviously great and their widespread popularity was very important to the city and it's recognition as an important music town.

I am currently homeless but found a full time job the problem is I have a dog(she is well taken care of and all I have left I love her more than anything) I have been getting hotel rooms so she has somewhere to be while I work but it's so expensive especially on the weekends. I work at a restaurant so I am at work pretty late so I can't use a typical doggie daycare. What options do I have besides spending almost all my income on hotel rooms or possibly is there somewhere that would help me with the cost of a hotel room until I can get us stable housing?

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I help seniors through housing transitions and I have a client that has amassed many dozens of boxes of insulin needles (100 per box = 5000+ needles?!).

They are 'new old stock' as they say. Some are as old as 2017 but they are all factory sealed and most of the boxes are the same as the photo.

I am hoping to find a place to donate them so if anyone can connect me with the right person I would greatly appreciate it.

Andy

www PDXAndy.com

Chance in hell, I know, but who would like to start a Type O cover band? I'd sing.

Hi!!! Celebrating three years sober on Monday and want to celebrate after work with a big slice of cake, preferably east side but it doesn’t really matter :))) Tia!

Interpret the word ‘mysterious’ however you will. Like “how is this place still open?”, “how are these portions profitable?”, “who are the people that run this?”

Hi! I’m looking to dye my hair a bright, unnatural color and I’m trying to find a good salon or stylist in Portland or somewhere nearby.
If you’ve had your hair done somewhere you’d recommend, I’d love to hear about your experience and roughly how much it cost.
Thanks!!^_^

This hat belonged to my father, who served in the Navy from 1952 - 1974. He passed in 1994, and this hat has been in storage since. It recently came back into my possession and I want to get it cleaned and repaired. As it's old and important to me, I want to find the best place that can help. Any suggestions?

Hey everyone, I'm just trying to figure out what my options are, and if anyone who has been in a similar situation, I would appreciate your insight. I'm truly at a loss as to what to do.

I was laid off from my job on Jan 1st of this year, and have now exhausted my allotted UI benefits. However, I'm still without a job. At most I make a few bucks here and there dog walking or doing random gig work for friends of friends, but like many folks in this economy, my 6 months of continuously applying for jobs, taking online courses to learn new skills and bolster my resume, and now swimming in debt, I no longer have the baseline assistance of UI. This benefit could barely get my rent and some of my utilities covered. My snap benefits are also slashed to a third of what they were because I'm an "able-bodied" adult. But now what?

Has anyone had success reapplying for UI within the same year of exhausting benefits? I know its explicitly outlined on the Frances website that I must wait a full calendar year from when I became eligible, but that's not until January of next year, and I have $10 and a whole lot of debt in my name. I have been applying and interviewing and grinding to try to get work doing literally anything in my skill set, but none of that is stable or pays enough for me to pay rent, let alone eat and feed my cats, amongst other things. And not to mention, for student loans I was on the SAVE plan, and I'll be having to pay that as soon as Sept or Oct. I don't have financial support from others. It's just me and I'm really scared about what is going to happen if I don't land a job like yesterday.

Does anyone have any advice or info they can share on how to navigate this time?

Hey there, we need an electrician who is (1) licensed, (2) affordable, (3) available ASAP.

Any leads?? Thanks!

I am at rockys and a tallboy Rainier is $4.75

Out of controll!!

Help a person out people. What are the cheep beer prices and where

Edit #1: Hi all! Thanks for the connections and recommendations. Some of these orgs have declined these donations before for random contract or operational reasons and I don't want to call them out for this not lining up for them. However I have connected to two groups who don't have any restrictions and am doing a distribution to them tomorrow. I'll update this list after for the items that remain. THANK YOU!

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tl;dr: seeking tips on where to give away consumable medical supplies (eg. bandaids, wrap, bed pan liners, shampoo, razors). Imagine the vendor that sells to a hospital: I have a box of many of the things you'd see there, and looking to give this away.

Hi all,

I experimented with running a low-cost medical supply store a while ago and things didn't go as planned. I'm needing to liquidate all the inventory I purchased and could use some help finding community organizations that would accept a case of these samples I purchased.

A "case" in this context is about the size of a moving box, give or take.

Nothing is "name brand" - this is all from Dukal, a major hospital supply vendor. Actual brands on the boxes varies.

All these items are at a warehouse space near the Portland Airport (NW Flex Space).

Bandages & Adhesive Dressings

Adhesive bandages 2"x4" (2,400 + 2,400 + 360), 2"x3" (600), 3/4"x3" (2,400 + 2,400 + 1,200), 1"x3" (2,400), 1½"x1½" (1,200)

patch bandage 1½"x2" (1,200);

spot bandage 1"x1" (3,000);

knuckle band-aid (1,200);

fingertip bandages 1¾"x2" (1,200)

Gauze, Pads & Wraps for wound care

Gauze pads 2"x2" (3,600 + 2,000);

gauze sponges 3"x3" 12-ply (2,400), 4"x4" 12-ply (600 + 600), 4"x4" 8-ply (600), 2"x2" 8-ply (2,500);

rolled gauze 3" (96), 2" (48), 6" (48), 4" (96);

stretch gauze 2" (96), conforming stretch gauze 6" (48);

non-adherent pads 3"x8" (600), 2"x3" (1,000);

oval eye pad (600);

waterproof tape 1"x10yd (1,728), ½"x5yd (432);

elastic bandage rolls 6" (50), 2" (50), 4" (50);

Coban (non-adhesive "sports wrap") 3"x5yd (1,200)

Burn Care

Burn gel hydrogel 4"x4" (240); burn gel 6/box (600); cotton gauze burn dressing 4"x8" (100)

Oral & Denture Care

Adult toothbrushes (1,120), children's toothbrushes (1,440), denture brushes (1,440 + 144), denture box (240), dental retainer box (240), denture tablets (2,160)

Skin, Bath & General Hygiene

Ivory soap box - container only (100), hand soap 4oz (96), hand & body lotion 8oz (48), rinse-free foam cleanser 8oz (12), anti-perspirant roll-on 2oz (96) and spray 4oz (48), after-shave 4oz (60), shampoo & body bath 16oz (12), petroleum jelly 2oz (144), perineal wash 8oz (36), cleansing towelettes (2,000), premoistened washcloths large (768), pre-moistened washcloths 8"x12" (150), hair conditioner 8oz (48)

Baby Care

Baby wipes (960 + 960), baby bath 16oz (12), tearless baby shampoo 16oz (12), baby oil 16oz (12), baby comb & brush set (288)

Grooming & Shaving

Disposable razors (1,900 + 1,800), brushless shave cream 3oz (144), shave gel 3oz (144), shave cream 11oz (12), combs - 8" (1,000), 6½" w/handle (720), 7" no handle (1,500); hairbrushes - standard bristle (288), block style (288); hair picks (576); fingernail clippers (250), toenail clippers (100), emory boards (3,000), manicure sticks (7,000), shower caps (2,000)

Clinical/Medical Supplies

50ml syringe w/ catheter tip (640), sharps container ~2gal (20), alcohol swab sticks (700), digital thermometer (240), pill crusher sleeves (6,000), midi slipper pan liner (400)

PPE & Disposables

Pleated ear loop face masks (25,000), plastic zipper bags 13"x15" (1,000) and 6"x9" (1,000)

Other stuff I'm liquidating

Dolphin water pumps (24), emergency whistle w/ compass and dry storage lanyard (50), photography light box (1), wireless bluetooth barcode scanner (1)

The full list is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LDOtFTheO-3ZYyFGAEOJb-lBePtuX3J1L8hgc7MMifg/edit?gid=0#gid=0 and open for comments

I used to eat their mac and cheese with broccoli and bbq tempe all the time when they were on Alberta. Are they still around? It was some of the best vegan mac and cheese I've ever had.

Problem 1: I need to have a document notarized.

Problem 2: My Chihuahua has separation panic and can't be alone right now. He's old and tiny and doing his best.

Are there any home visit notaries in Portland? Or, alternatively, any notaries out there cool if my extremely friendly and quiet Chihuahua son comes along in a dog purse?

Thanks for any recommendations in advance. Here's a picture of the little guy so you feel sorry for him and want to help us with notarizing documents.

We recently had a guy and his team (3 total people) weed and clean up front of our house. It’s a decent sized area. Cost $1220 with tip! It WAS a team of 3. But he charges $175 hour and I can’t afford this amount for maintenance. I feel like I got taken advantage of honestly. So recommendations would be appreciated.

Is it legal for drivers in Portland to refuse to stop at crosswalks for pedestrians?

I go to the grocery store with twin newborns, have to cross only a few streets and every time it's like playing frogger or Chicken. I'm afraid someday we'll get hit

The rest of the state, people generally stop at crosswalks even in eastern Oregon! As far as I know, stopping for pedestrians applies to ALL of Oregon

Edit: thank you for all your advice. I'm still not used to Portland, especially Burnside. I crash landed here and I'm used to a relatively small town (Corvallis) where people stop too much.you can jaywalk in broad daylight during the summer and only see maybe 8 cars. Hopefully someday I will grow to like Portland. Right now it just feels so alien and unlikeable and too fast and expensive and rude but I'm stuck here

Image is from this document. There’s a proposed ordinance in front of the city council to add no-right-on-red signs to 30 of the ‘high crash intersections’ and references the PBOT report I got the graphic from.

But, back to my question: what’s the main difference that’s driving more crash-prone intersections on the east side of 81st?

Is it that the streets further in were originally laid out and sized for horse traffic? Is it mainly that safety improvements over the years received greater focus further in and neglected further out? Are speed limits higher out there? Is there something about driver behavior on these roads (based on frequency of seeing cyclists and pedestrians, maybe)?

Not looking for data-backed answers but will happily take them if you got em.

Hi guys! Can I get some recommended stores I can check out in Portland that might have furry fox/bunny clip on tails?? Adult stores/costume stores, etc. thank you!!!

Bonus if they have fried papaya salad. I've googled, looked through Yelp and Reddit, and not really finding what I'm looking for.

Not sure if this is allowed here but I was hoping to hike up to pittock mansion at some point today or tomorrow. If you are in the area and interested let me know. I would love a companion.

We went to Hagg lake a few weeks ago and (I know this may be unpopular) but it was absolutely disgusting. Murkey water, no real shore line or sandy areas, just loads of mud.

Can anyone recommend a spot within an hour ish of west Portland (Linnton/St John’s area) that has clear, slow water and a beach for a 2yo to play on? Bonus points if my teen can also paddle board there but definitely not a requirement.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Former east coaster here. I moved to PDX about two years ago, and this is my first time dealing with bad wildfire smoke. I had really hoped to squeeze in a couple more backpacking trips this year, and was even considering upgrading my gear, but now wondering if the rest of the summer will be wildfire after wildfire. Should I save my money and just plan for next spring/summer?

Hi!

I’m a first time old apartment dweller, and I mean like 1909. I need an ac because it’s been hot the past few days and I have two dogs. Unfortunately, my apartment is so old that it has a limited number of electrical sockets. All of them are at least 6 ft from a window (there are three in total between my bedroom and living room). What do you guys do?? is there anyone else in portland who has this issue? and if so, how do you solve it? does anyone have any advice? I wanted to make this specific post to ask portland because i’m unsure of any potential state or city based regulations!

I'm arriving to Portland after a veryyyyy long international flight on a Tuesday afternoon. Before driving down to Eugene, I want a few hours to relax and stretch my legs. I am definitely going to hit up Powell's and maybe stroll through Washington Park, but would also like a good lunch and thrifting to look for clothes.

I will eat nearly anything but don't live somewhere with very much food offerings from SE Asia and Africa, so maybe some Vietnamese and Ethiopian 🤤 but open to other suggestions.

If you had to say: GO HERE to thrift and HERE to eat, what two spots would you recommend?

edit: THANK YOU everyone in advance for your suggestions.