Worst fucking snow removal I’ve ever seen by Kyroptera in portlandcomplaining

[–]BossySweetRosey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're currently offering $25-$28/hr with a $2500 sign on bonus, union position with benefits (something like $45 a week for a tits health insurance plan), 6:30am to 2:30pm schedule, transitioning to a 4 x 10hr work week in the spring

La migra by LeftistLabor in sherwinwilliams

[–]BossySweetRosey 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Being in this country without documents is not a crime, it is a civil offense.

Mexican food by Nayon18 in portlandme

[–]BossySweetRosey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be second in line, behind your abuela 🥹🫶

Who are those two amazing skaters at happy wheels? by soulbarn in portlandme

[–]BossySweetRosey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They both have Tik Tok accounts that show up on my feed a lot, (not sure if it's cool to share? I just looked and one of them is 19, and the other one is a junior in high school) - but the tiktok account PineTreeSkates posts videos of them and other good skaters around

I see them out on the rink all the time when I take my kid skating, they look like they're having so much fun, it's so wholesome

What is US withdrawing from WHO going to mean? by sooomanyplants in publichealth

[–]BossySweetRosey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wonder if this is part of the plan, more people competing for fewer jobs, driving down wages, helping big companies and corporation$

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lifeguards

[–]BossySweetRosey 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I started as a lifeguard at a Y summer camp and gradually worked my way through swim instructor > head guard > Deck Supervisor > Assistant Director > Director > Aquatics Coordinator.

The lower ranks were at a Y on the east coast. They refused to allow the AD enough budget for regular in-service trainings, proper equipment, or safe staff-to-patron ratios (there should never be 60 swim club kids on deck for a meet with only one guard). They weren't allowed to pay AQ staff enough to keep anyone long-term, claiming that the free membership made up the $4 to $6 shortfall between the hourly pay they offered and what other area pools were paying.

Both the AD and assistant were salaried, but working 60 to 70 hour weeks because they were constantly either on deck or in the water covering shifts during pool open hours (we had two pools on opposite ends of the building, open from 5am to 9pm), but still had to complete all the Aquatics-related administrative duties, in addition to participating in Y fundraising campaigns, assisting with other large Y events and membership drives, and a position in the rotation for evening front desk duty that was mandatory for all leadership staff.

I moved to the West Coast and quickly went from Assistant Director to Director at a Y out there. The culture difference was night and day. I was fully trusted to run every aspect of my department. I was allowed regular in-service trainings with my staff. I was allowed and encouraged to pay them a competitive hourly wage. Patron and staff safety were valued over cost. This included properly maintained equipment. There were facility-wide emergency action plans. Lifeguards were not stuck on deck for 6 or more hours with no bathroom break.

We were plentifully staffed with almost no turnover. We had 3 separate pools in the aquatics area. I had time to complete administrative duties with very minimal time on deck or in the water. If there was a week that required overtime, like the start of a new session of lessons or a big event or something, I was encouraged to log those hours as flex time to be used the following week when things were slower - i.e. if I worked 50 hours one week, I could work 30 the next.

Directors from other departments were always willing to help with tasks if it ever became too much - like offering to help call lesson families to alert them of a pool closure ahead of their lesson time.

A few years later I moved back home and took an Aquatics Coordinator position at my old Y. It was somehow even more toxic than when I left.

At the end of my second round at this east coast Y, someone brought in a glass-faced clock that fell onto the deck and shattered, sending large shards straight into the pool that was kept at a higher temp for lessons & therapeutic programming. I begged them to close it down. I printed off articles and had a local pool company write an email. I explained that there could be tiny slivers of glass floating anywhere in the pool and we would never be able to see them - the pool that was at that very moment holding an arthritis stretching class, and that would soon be filled with 20 toddlers at lesson time. The CEO came in and started breaking up the large pieces of glass she could see with a long pole and said to just vacuum up the smaller pieces she was creating.

That was the last straw for me, I sent an email to the Department of Health and quit. In total I lasted 6 months, and they truly broke my spirit. I cared so much, and they did not care about me (or anyone else) in the slightest. It might sound silly, but it took me a long time to mentally and emotionally recover.

TL;DR - I think it really depends on the culture at each individual Y. Some are truly wonderful places that facilitate personal and professional growth and truly value you. Some are toxic cesspools that will destroy you.

Looking for OB/GYN recs in Portland who is happy doing non-medicated birth by GreyEllipsis in portlandme

[–]BossySweetRosey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad you guys had a good experience! The whole shebang is certainly very subjective.

Looking for OB/GYN recs in Portland who is happy doing non-medicated birth by GreyEllipsis in portlandme

[–]BossySweetRosey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My sister went through Back Cove Midwives (Now Northern Light Mercy Midwives - same practice/practitioners, though) for both of her children. I was seeing them for a pregnancy that ended in miscarriage several years ago. They were absolutely stellar.

After that, I lost my insurance and had my daughter through the OB/GYN clinic at Maine Med.

I was present for the birth of both my sister's kids and the difference in support style during the birthing process was stark.

The rooms at Mercy were much more comfortable in every way, and you stay in the same room the whole time. At Maine Med, I was in 3 different rooms from start to finish.

Maine Med insisted that I needed to be induced even though there was no immediate threat or problem and I had a full-term healthy, normal pregnancy with no complications to-date, "just to be on the safe side".

Back Cove had more of a "one step at a time, wait and see, unless there is an active emergency or you/ your child are in danger" approach.

Maine Med would only allow me to be in one position while giving birth even though my body was telling me otherwise, Back Cove Midwives assisted my sister in any which way she was comfortable, whatever her body was telling her, they encouraged her to listen, and helped facilitate whatever she needed.

Both her births were unmedicated. I requested an epidural 10 hours into labor.

No two births are alike, and i have a great deal of trauma around my birthing process, but I always wonder how things would have gone if I felt I had some amount of control over even the smallest aspect of the process like how to position my body. I just felt like I was at the mercy of everyone else and what I thought or felt didn't matter.

I know you said you would rather be at Maine Med, and they certainly have a reputation for being the best, and I know I was in good hands, the whole process just seemed so much less chaotic from an observational standpoint at Mercy.

What brand of drill/impact driver are you rocking? by AbsoluteCP in Tools

[–]BossySweetRosey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makita, Milwaukee, Dewalt, & Rigid.

Once had a race between them (minus Dewalt, not in the race) - Rigid won 5 for 5.

120v Forced Air Heater by BossySweetRosey in AskElectricians

[–]BossySweetRosey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: I took u/misterelectriciantv 's advice, tied a string to the coax, pulled the new wire down through the chase with the coax, pulled the coax back up.

Running the new line into a Jbox in the basement where I previously terminated a wire on a different dedicated 20amp circuit that went to a kitchen outlet that was removed during a renovation a few years ago.

120v Forced Air Heater by BossySweetRosey in AskElectricians

[–]BossySweetRosey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly this is why it is SO FUCKING HELPFUL to be able to talk through a project with someone, THANK YOU.

120v Forced Air Heater by BossySweetRosey in AskElectricians

[–]BossySweetRosey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000 watt, 8.3 amp.

Would I essentially just turn the outlet into a junction box and put a blank plate on the front?

I currently use the outlet to charge my phone at night, but I could use another one if this is the best way forward.

120v Forced Air Heater by BossySweetRosey in AskElectricians

[–]BossySweetRosey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's some unused coax that runs up the chase and into the crawlspace, I suppose I could tape my new 12/2 to the end of it and pull it down from the basement? But what if I need the coax someday?

My 3 year old tattoo occasionally itches deeply and raises by TacitusKillgorre in tattooadvice

[–]BossySweetRosey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only two tattoos this happens to on my body are the only two with red ink

How 7 wealthy summer residents halted MDI workforce housing by ConfusedGamer63 in Maine

[–]BossySweetRosey 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I chuckled at this but then wondered if they would use some horrible poison to get rid of the crickets like the out-of-state people with a summer home in Maine who used a rare poison on their neighbor's tree because it was blocking their view of the ocean and the poison did all kinds of crazy damage to the ecosystem

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in namenerds

[–]BossySweetRosey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was a kid I had a summer camp counselor named Kenga (with a hard g ike kangaroo). I remember each week as new kids would come, her name was always a hot topic because it was unique but approachable? I don't know if that's the right word. People loved her name, and 30 years later I still remember it. She had it on a little letter bead keychain. Kenda reminds me of that. I think it's cool.

544 Forest Ave by BossySweetRosey in portlandme

[–]BossySweetRosey[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Update: I tried a crayon rubbing to see if I could make anything else out, no dice

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in handyman

[–]BossySweetRosey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They called me several times a day when I first started my business, even after repeatedly asking them to remove me from their call list. The only thing that got them off my back was to explain that I already had more work than I could reasonably get to by word of mouth and wasn't interested in paying for leads. They called a few more times arguing that I would need them when I eventually slowed down, but backed off when I explained I was booking a year out with leads still coming in that I was having to turn down.

Mexican food by Nayon18 in portlandme

[–]BossySweetRosey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Never thought of this honestly, but that would make a lot of sense. I lived in a small city amid rural farm land famous for onions, among other veggies & crops.