I don’t know exactly how to make this post, but my 5 year old son started kindergarten this year in Bend. Only a month ago. His school is about 15 minutes from where the shooting took place today. I won’t trauma dump on Reddit, but I can recognize needing someone to speak with. I understand how lucky I am that it wasn’t his school and how lucky I am I still have my baby, and I won’t ignore that for a moment. But shaken up & terrified is an understatement. TYIA. Rest in peace to those sweet baby angels and teacher, I hope the others are able to recover fully & safely. (I am currently in Portland and looking for someone local)

Trying to figure out if I have a cold or if allergies ramped up today. It's pretty wild how hard this has hit me. I noticed ragweed is high but...wanted to crowdsource some info.

Thank you in advance...

Edit: yall, I would typically reply to everyone but I feel pretty gnarly. Just know that I love and appreciate you for replying and helping me verify that I am not alone. With the allergies, that is.

Hi, and help! Has anyone had luck filling any of their prescriptions lately? I was on the twice-weekly patch last summer, switched to gel (.5mg), and Fred Meyer is out of what I need. I am just so frustrated with this whole process because I truly need it. Woke up about 10 times last night due to surges/hot flashes and am not functioning well today. 😰

Edit: Thank you to everyone who responded. It gave me a bit of solace to know i’m not alone, but also made me sad and mad that women’s health is still this far behind, and so much of us are going through the same thing.

I need to sing! Yes, I know about private karaoke rooms exist and they are awesome, but sometimes I just want to drop in and not plan a whole event ya know?

East side preferably.

I couldn't find anything online but it looks neat!

Google is so broken, I can’t figure anything out that route. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Hi all.

We live in a cool 20s Portland bungalow. We have cats and try to avoid synthetic material. Therefore, we have had carpet beetles since the day we moved in and after seven years, I am raising the white flag.

What we've done:

- Frequently vacuum extensively with a HEPA bag, esp during spring

- Run all animal fiber through a hot dryer for 30mins and then seal in vacuum bags.

- Regularly wash clothing and household goods and dry for 30min at hottest temp possible

- Cedar satches (I know they don't work, but I need the placebo okay)

- Lavender (see above)

I do all of the above at least 3x/year, and yesterday I found a larva mouthing hopefully at a (still sealed) vacuum bag and my soul left my body. I don't know where it came from. During this summer's purge, I fucking bleached anything that could be bleached and wiped down everything else that couldn't. Every time I see larve/casing/adults/eggs, I spend the entire day cleaning.

Folks, I am defeated.

I am a grad student with a huge thesis and holes in her favorite jacket. I. just. can't.

Does anyone have a recommendation for someone else to come in and make this problem go away? Obvs would prefer not to spend $$$ but also...if their hourly rate is cheaper than my therapist, I have a pen in my hand ready to sign a contract.

tl;dr

I need a rec for a carpet beetle exterminator, because otherwise I'm burning this place to the foundation and myself along with it.

TY!!!

EDIT: Thank you so much for all your input! I was feeling pretty defeated earlier but am thinking maybe the war isn't over. Up and over, as they say.

Still, if anyone has a rec for a professional...

Hi everyone, I’m looking for a financial advisor who works for Vanguard or Fidelity in the Portland area to help me manage my Roth IRA. Does anyone have a recommendation or know someone they’ve had a good experience with? Thanks

Title. We tried out Laurelhurst theater, which although it had great popcorn, the food options are limited to pizza (and not great pizza at that). So which theater in town has the best food in your opinion?

Edit: Thanks for all the responses! This was incredibly helpful.

I have found out that my hoa is not maintaining records like it is supposed to.

They are violating bylaws by granting permission to rent to their friends but when someone with hardship like myself wants to rent out their unit, they deny them the permission.

I have asked them for records that I am legally entitled to see but they have not responded, they didn’t deny because that would be illegal to do so.

There is a management company that HOA hires - bluestone.

I don’t have thousands of dollars to fight their lawyers. I spent $500 on a lawyers just to ask if I have a case. He said I do but I have to spend several thousands to fight it. I am not trying to sue anyone for money. I just want positive change.

Are there any resources available to me to fight such mafia type Hoa ?

Or is selling my townhouse and moving away the only option I have?

I'm qualified, willing to be a warm body in a room at worst- good teacher at best, how does someone become a substitute teacher in PDX? No delusions- I know with school closures this might be an insane time to ask. But I'd truly appreciate any real direction as to how to do this. 🙏

follow up: Where do I go / who do I contact to get a TSPC license?

Looking to get something for a friends birthday but unfortunately I started planning too late for Etsy shipping. Looking for something like a Master Chief statue, a Pip Boy, Star Wars ships, posters, or even like a Dragon or Samurai statue for their game room. Something that can be put on a shelf as decor.

Everything I find on Maps has mostly games, plush toys, and small figurines in the images and I cant spend an entire day visiting every shop.

Edit: HECK YEAH! Thank you everyone I have several great options to check out now that have exactly what I’m looking for!

I’d like to do a land survey within a Portland suburb. I’m curious if anyone has done one before and would care to share their experience?

I’ve read the faq at https://www.portland.gov/transportation/engineering/land-survey

Specifically I’m looking for a ballpark on cost, although I realize it varies by property and other factors.

I’m also curious how invasive it is for the neighbors? Are the surveyors going to need access to adjacent properties or can it be done without the neighbors knowing?

I’m trying to preempt one particular neighbor who may be unintentionally abusing an easement and I want to keep the peace but have paperwork to backup my claim.

Most options I see lists 4 courses for around 6-10 hours total. However, I feel as though I need more than I just that. I have driving anxiety bad enough that I’ll actually get recurring nightmares about it… I see that the places I’ve looked at suggest doing my own practice between the courses, but I’m wondering what I should do when I don’t have a car for personal practice.

I live east of Portland where I’m also close to Gresham too for suggestions in Gresham.

We're looking for something akin to a hand-drawn cartoon version of my house and family to put on the front of our holiday cards this year.

Does anyone have any leads?

OHSU is no longer offering CO2 laser as a standalone service. What are some good clinics/dr's to go where they can advise on the best laser option for your needs? Not looking for a medspa, I want to decrease my risks as much as possible.

Any help friends?

I’m doing the MCAL for the first time and i’m excited!!! I feel bad bc I don’t have that wool yarn kinda money so I’m not going to be able to get my skeins from one of the Crawl shops, but it’ll still be fun to do. The preview pattern and clue just dropped and I’m stoked!!! It has quite a few elements I’ve never worked with before so I’m looking forward to learning.

Who else is participating??

This is embarrassing, but here goes. 60f-My left hip is essentially bone on bone and I need a hip replacement. I'm also fat. I've been told by the ortho doc I was referred to that I need to lose 30 pounds and I am trying. It's going very slowly, and I've only been eating 1 meal a day, so far have lost about 5 pounds last month. The problem is, I will not have health insurance after the first of the year since it is going up to a cost I can no longer afford, so I need to have this done soon.

I'm running out of time and tired of living every day in pain. Every step is painful and l am starting to use a cane due to unsteadiness. If anyone here knows a doctor that could help me I would appreciate it. I will sign whatever form promising not to sue if something goes wrong. I have BC/BS if that helps, and I live in Clackamas County, but will go anywhere in the Portland area. Not really looking for a discussion about my diet, just a doctor that will help a fat old lady in pain. Thanks.

Update: Wow, thank you everyone who responded and offered advice, support, and names! I had no expectations on what kind of response I would get but this has been so helpful and I appreciate you all for your input. Now I have some calls to make! Have a lovely day!

Hi all,

Has anyone used Taskrabbit Delivery (formerly known as Dolly) for moving? I live in a studio and really don't have much, but do need some help with a few big furniture pieces. The quote they gave me was a bit cheaper than a regular moving company, so if it's not a total scam I'd like to go with them lol. I know a lot depends on the tasker but I'm just curious if anyone has any experience using them for moving. Thanks!

I'm a first-time homebuyer. I followed my parents' advice to save 20% down. Went from $60k income earlier in my career to finally reaching $126k (just got the promotion). I scrimped, saved, basically put my life on hold for 4 years for this down payment, now have roughly a 20% down payment saved.

Now that I'm seriously looking into buying, I've come across Oregon and Portland first-time buyer programs. I was younger when I started saving and didn't even realize these programs existed. Now I'm wondering if I worked hard to save and increase my income only to price myself out of assistance I might have qualified for earlier.

Are there still programs I might qualify for? I'm confused as hell for my particular situation. Anyone's experience is welcomed, thank you.

edit: this is one of the assistance programs I saw:

"The program provides closing costs and down payment assistance to eligible first-time and first-generation homebuyers who are at or below 100% of area median income (AMI). The maximum amount of DPA funds available to each eligible homebuyer is up to $60,000 or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is less, depending on the specific program and eligibility requirements. In some instances, DPA funds are provided in the form of a grant or forgivable second lien." https://www.oregon.gov/ohcs/homeownership/homebuyers/Pages/down-payment-assistance.aspx

I am in desperate search for Sienna Spiro tickets for Nov. 7th at McMenamins. Do they have a box office? How does that process work? Any tips are helpful and appreciated!

Hey everyone. I am planning another mushroom hunt on the 18th! Time flys and the season won’t last forever so I hope to see some of you at the Portland Women’s Forum Scenic Viewpoint. We will meet there at 10:00 and will drive to larch Mountain from there to hunt.
Please bring water, good hiking shoes, and extra clothes in case the mountain is cold or raining. A snack is a good idea. I hope to see you on the mountain

I'm looking for a couple good bars in nw area that will be good on Halloween? A bar crawl, or just a couple separate bars that aren't dead.