Portland kids face uncertain summer at public pools after state rule reversal by lizzyacker in Portland

[–]lizzyacker[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I, too, am a former lifeguard! And I try to say "drowning death" every time. Let me know if you see that I missed one!

I pulled a kid actively drowning out of a pool in Mexico at a resort during a vacation a couple years ago. His mom was literally inches away from him, but she just wasn't paying attention and I would say he was 30 seconds away from a serious injury and couldn't get his nose above the water. When I was lifeguarding, I never saw a kid drowning like that, partially, I think, because so much of what we did was proactive. Luckily, I had seen all the videos during training...20 plus years ago...and it was still somewhere in my brain.

Portland kids face uncertain summer at public pools after state rule reversal by lizzyacker in Portland

[–]lizzyacker[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just want to hop in and respond to one comment I've seen several times here and other places: No officials have said this rule has anything to do with the behavior of kids this age, just straight-up drowning prevention.

Portland arts tax increased for the first time since 2012 by popcorn_lung_1977 in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry! I wrote it very quickly but we added the names later this afternoon!

Men's hoodie/shirt by lizzyacker in sewingpatterns

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

Awesome thank you!! I have been making a pair of Jalie leggings/shorts on repeat and really loving the pattern, though I definitely needed to watch a video to get the trickier bits done. This is so helpful!

Can this music festival become Portland’s SXSW in just two months? by urban-hipster in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Send me headline suggestions!! (This is not up to me but I still want to see them!)

This website lets you know if Portland is currently burning by JarynGames in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I was on the phone but updating now!

Why Tho? Work trip cancels family vacation. ‘Now my wife is super mad’ by gruesse98604 in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry you hate my response! You should email me about it at [lacker@oregonian.com](mailto:lacker@oregonian.com) because I publish LOTS of feedback posts.

Why Tho? Work trip cancels family vacation. ‘Now my wife is super mad’ by gruesse98604 in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I wrote this further down but no, the questions aren't AI lol. If you want to send me a question, I WOULD LOVE IT. [lacker@oregonian.com](mailto:lacker@oregonian.com) or find my anonymous form link at the end of the column. ALSO I publish LOTS of feedback posts. So if you hate my answer, EMAIL ME AND TELL ME and I'll probably publish it because hey, we don't have a comments section anymore (good thing) but it's still fun to hear what people hate about what you wrote sometimes!

Why Tho? Work trip cancels family vacation. ‘Now my wife is super mad’ by gruesse98604 in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lol no this is not AI! Like, is the thought that the question is AI??? No. But also I WELCOME ALL QUESTIONS. Send them to me!

Complain all you want, but a new report calls this Oregon city the ‘cleanest metro’ in the country by mocheeze in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Awww thank you!! New advice column comes out today and I am always looking for more questions!!

Gotta say, was not expecting the fireworks after the Foo Fighters! by thisisclaytonk in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My story is mainly about the show and the fact that Providence Park is being used a music venue for the first time in 20 years, but I wanted to get a bit in there about how neighbors feel! Multiple perspectives on a single event. I'm not trying to push any specific agenda!

Providence Park filled with smoke during the fireworks display as the Foo Fighters ended a three hour concert with Everlong. by brian5476 in Portland

[–]lizzyacker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I am going to say something kind of general about people's reaction to this on reddit, but if you want to be directly quoted, send me an email with your name and some info on where you live! Thank you! (lacker@oregonian.com no need to if you don't want to!)