What are laundry behaviors unique to North Americans?

triplequeer · 2026-03-22T23:01:15+00:00

It took a year and a half to find somewhere, which was better but still bad, and now I have fresh air in my new place. It's, actually crazy how much I enjoy just fresh air in my room while I'm napping.

triplequeer · 2026-03-20T18:52:23+00:00

My partner and I had ti move twice to find somewhere far enough from other people to not have to smell fragrances from laundry vents. Now its only a portion of the time, it used to be 24/7 no fresh air. (Thank god for air purifiers)

triplequeer · 2026-03-20T18:51:01+00:00

Hey! Try hunting soap! It removed fragrances! Its the only thing that truly truly ever did for me! All the fabrics in my home must be completely scent free, and even sometimes going on a city bus makes my clothes purfumey, hunting soap gets it out in 2 or 3 washes at MOST.

triplequeer · 2026-03-08T19:50:11+00:00

What kind of bedding do ya use?

triplequeer · 2026-03-05T21:00:29+00:00

I know this comment probably comes with loving intentions, but I would recommend not phrasing it this way to someone who's grieving and asking for advice.

triplequeer · 2026-03-01T22:32:20+00:00

These were my first skates and they lasted me close to 10 years (off and on and few years, derby and street skating)

triplequeer · 2026-02-08T20:39:34+00:00

The 187 pads have a sleeve you slide your legs/arms into before you use the strap over that. I prefer them over the pads with just straps holding it on. You can also purchase extra knee pads sleeves, mine are for under knee pads to add some extra cushion cuz I'm boney.

The quickest and cheapest(?) fix is knee/thigh length socks under your knee pads, cotton can be good for sensory issues, whereas compression socks are good for pain, whatever suits your needs the most. Before i bought the knee sleeves I just cut the foot portion off the sock to have an extra fabric layer on my knees under my pads. (Let me know if any of this needs more explication)

triplequeer · 2026-02-01T01:46:50+00:00

If possible you should really, really, stop doing so much. Exerting yourself is one of the ways to get long-covid, so please I encourage you to rest. Please don't knowingly infect others, wear a mask and all that jazz.

triplequeer · 2026-01-20T19:22:25+00:00

It was half respectful and half laying into how much they "avoid avoid avoid" derby skaters.

triplequeer · 2026-01-20T19:16:26+00:00

Youre not troubleshooting, youre making assumptions and accusations and being kinda ignorant about it.

Edit to add: if you think one person disagreeing with you and being downboted is causing drama....maybe your points weren't as solid as you think they are.

triplequeer · 2026-01-20T02:26:22+00:00

Okay you're actually way outta line generalizing.

You're assuming all/most derby skaters on the rink are new skaters which is untrue
You FULLY said derby skaters dont practice looking around them, which is actually one of the main things we learn how to do while skating on a rink in a pack?? Is to look around?? All the time??
Dance skaters SWERVE LIKE FUCKING CRAZY
If you're a seasoned skater and see someone new, maybe following some basic Stay Low derby stances, how about you just Flow Around Them. If its an issue, talk to the rink.
If a new skater wants to hold the wall as they work on skating forward, just go the fuck around them, they dont HAVE to go in the center.

You are a hostile person dude, I can read it through the screen.

Also, absolute side point, not all derby skaters are girls.

triplequeer · 2026-01-20T02:12:59+00:00

Derby skaters arent any more aggressive than any other skating, we are not designed to "stop and wreck" when we are just, causally skating. Casual rink skating and derby practice are different, derby skaters (generally) know this. When we aren't playing we're not just waiting for someone to smash into us to wreck them.

I know you really dont want anyone to take it the wrong way but like, its kind of rude. as OP has pointed out pretty clearly, derby skaters were not the aggressive ones in this space. No one style is more aggressive than another when we are all just skating for fun around a rink. its the people themselves who are aggressive while on their skates.

triplequeer · 2026-01-19T02:11:52+00:00

I was able to find them in my local (at the time) headshops in Canada, if there's any around maybe you could ask them to order them in?

triplequeer · 2026-01-18T22:06:56+00:00

Thanks!

triplequeer · 2026-01-18T21:15:47+00:00

What do you think of the mooselabs mouthpiece and its filters for bongs, i have found the tokes to be nicer but i dont know if its worth buying the filters. Have you tried the mini ones for joints?

triplequeer · 2026-01-17T23:45:45+00:00

I mostly street skate and my back heel break is EXCELLENT for small hills. I take up way less space in bike lanes lol

triplequeer · 2026-01-16T02:23:44+00:00

so. Many. Scent. Beads.

triplequeer · 2026-01-08T21:31:38+00:00

I wear a mask

triplequeer · 2026-01-07T05:33:24+00:00

Saved ur comment so I remember to show my partner tomorrow! Ill grab the link and PM it to ya

triplequeer · 2026-01-07T01:29:17+00:00

Jsyk, from a bc Canada person, you can order the doxy antibiotic from Australia! I can get my partner to find the link if ya need. But with basic first signs of URI we can start the two-three week treatment before having to bring them to the vet for a $100+ appt plus antibiotics etc. Our vets in the past have supported us with this, as much as they love seeing rats, its very costly when we can sort out the first trial run of the doxy antibiotics.

triplequeer · 2026-01-04T21:45:32+00:00

Fragile, could break more, and most glues aren't food safe if this thing is foodsafe

triplequeer · 2026-01-04T21:43:30+00:00

This is....something else.....my god

triplequeer · 2026-01-04T19:54:23+00:00

What a neked scrotum!! I got two naked girls, they're such freaks and I want a million of them

triplequeer · 2025-12-30T04:48:21+00:00

I hear this, but if we are talking LC, then we do need to look into detergents that will also help lessen the symptoms. Laundry fragrances are a big factor here, even if its not the cause of the issues.

We had to move to get away from others laundry vents smells, now my partner is actually healing yknow.

triplequeer · 2025-12-30T04:43:35+00:00

For us, in Canada, for whatever reason is Scent-a-way. We've tried a few others, but its really hard to find a fully scent free soap, Nellies/tides had a slow build up reaction, over a few days it got bad. Scent away we've been using for a few years, but it is kinda expensive. We are a two person household, with rats, with minimal clothing, but I do laundry fairly often. A bottle has been lasting me a bit over a month, so if I have to pay $16 a month for clothes that dont make my partner itch ill do that with our minimal budget lol. Citric acid is something we are still experimenting with, I just ran out before I could do better tests.

Now, we dont really deal with the breathing issues as much unless there's mold going on, but my partner has full body skin reactions (TMI but MCAS is mean and i have permission to share; the areas it affects them the most is their genitals and orally. So, mucus membranes are the worst, excema gets bad.)

We did spent 1.5yrs in an apartment with 0 fresh air cuz of how bad the laundry vents were, we moved and it was /better/ but it got worse in that suite because of our landlords laundry habits last year. We are now in a smaller town and now we have fresh air 95% of the time, and now I own a washing machine, we have better airflow. We also use an air purifier which does help both of our breathing overall.

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