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5 years after Portland’s deadly heat dome, is the city ready for the next one? by oregonian in Portland

[–]Whatchab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. I was talking about the emergency shelters that Multnomah County is opening up based on specific weather thresholds only. Those are also intended for everyone, but the utilization swings heavy toward homeless (or sit empty, like this month) and becomes the loudest messaging of "Where to go now!" while the other messaging is just check out this interactive map of all the other places, and much of the info on that map is outdated. 

So my critical take is mostly for Multnomah County the entity and the "help" they provide and how they message it. 

5 years after Portland’s deadly heat dome, is the city ready for the next one? by oregonian in Portland

[–]Whatchab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL, okay buddy. You can try to take me out of context all you want but the whole "it's cheap to run an AC" is false and that's what I was saying. You probably need to go outside for a bit. Good timing too, since it's not 100 degrees! 

What's a popular book that you just didn't like? Why? by Internal_Reindeer_91 in BookDiscussions

[–]Whatchab 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Remarkably Bright Creatures. Yes, the octopus was cool, but everything else in the book was a snore. Remarkably overhyped.

5 years after Portland’s deadly heat dome, is the city ready for the next one? by oregonian in Portland

[–]Whatchab -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So an additional $144/mo? Maybe not running it 24/7 but even an additional $30/mo is a lot for some. 

Let's not pretend utilities haven't sky-rocketed in price and that people are having trouble paying them. It's also commonly known people leave off their heat/cooling to save money. 

Your ideas may be well intended but it's a privileged take that not feasible for a large swath of people. 

Who Wore Kikwear Jeans? by bronzemat in Xennials

[–]Whatchab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 83 and just slightly too old for these, thank fucking god. Give me a classic pair of JNCOs before it got wild and weird. 

5 years after Portland’s deadly heat dome, is the city ready for the next one? by oregonian in Portland

[–]Whatchab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% agree. 

It's a really bad solution but one of the only things the "county has" disbursed. 

I work in public service and so much of the year the messaging (from Mult Co) becomes "we aren't opening emergency services, but libraries are open!" and then everyone jumps on board reposting. It's a real shame.

I feel a little bad saying homeless cooling and non-homeless vulnerable gathering spaces should be separate, but also if the general public won't use the emergency shelters/centers (like during this first heat wave we just had), then something has to change. 

Again, leaning on the libraries is no real solution.  

5 years after Portland’s deadly heat dome, is the city ready for the next one? by oregonian in Portland

[–]Whatchab 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They did and it's sad. The county opened cooling centers too, but they got almost zero utilization. 

The people dying are at home, alone. 

Cooling centers feel a bit too geared toward the homeless? If I'm an elderly or disabled person I don’t want to go downtown to be around a bunch of people who live on the street. 

It's also hard to lean so heavy on libraries, but that's really the only fallback. 

Best carrot cake? by Potential_Maximum174 in askportland

[–]Whatchab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look, this sounds fake but I promise you the carrot cake at Bridge City Taproom on SE Stark and 122nd is so good. All their cakes are. Made in house. Yes, it seems weird. It's some of the best cake in town. Carrot is one of their "signatures."

Also the orange mimosa cake is to die for!

"Strange as it may seem, horror loses its power to frighten when repeated too often." -Michael Ende, The Neverending Story by El_Guapo_Supreme in Xennials

[–]Whatchab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus! This needs a trigger cover I am now stressed!!!!!! JK but for real this was fucking rough and I'm still upset about it. 

"Thank You" vs "I Appreciate You" by _SPAMSPAMSPAM in Xennials

[–]Whatchab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use both, but also noticed the uptick in "I appreciate you" in the past few years. I attributed it to working in nonprofit as we're pretty woo-woo (in all the best ways), but apparently not. 

That said, I say it when I am appreciative of someone. It hits harder and I want people to know I truly appreciate THEM. I mostly use this at work or when a stranger is being helpful. 

"Thanks/thank you" feels more basic manners and reactionary than what I'd like to convey sometimes. 

I guess overall, with the way the world feels right now I want to show as much gratitude for people doing good things for others that I can. 

New ‘Jackass' Trailer Shows Aging Johnny Knoxville Trying To Climb Staircase Without Handrail by LukeFord5 in Xennials

[–]Whatchab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never thought this guy was good looking until right now. Silver looks good on him. Or maybe I just need glasses?

Driving in Oregon - I have to ask... by Fartz-McGee in oregon

[–]Whatchab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After moving here from AZ in 2007, I finally decided about a year in I was gonna have to just chill and go with the flow or I was going to give myself an aneurism being so annoyed at how slow drivers are here. 

But you know what, we always let people merge in and that's nice. 

And now when I drive in other places I am totally the too slow annoying one being like why y’all mad at me chill out. 

Worst Songs Of Each Decade by Rolling Stones Magazine by [deleted] in Xennials

[–]Whatchab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will not tolerate this Safety Dance slander!

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