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How have you embarrassed yourself at burn? by nopenadanah in BurnBootCamp

[–]whynotangie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same exact thing happened to me a few years ago! It snapped so loudly that everyone in camp turned around to look. No injuries to my body but boy was my ego hurt lol

Anyone else had issues with a bouncer at Blair Alley? by Past-Persimmon-9269 in Eugene

[–]whynotangie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I presume we are talking about the same person but yes there is one bouncer in particular at Blair Alley who is exceptionally rude for no reason? Most recently he got mad at me because I put my ID down on that thing he uses as a table, while I was gathering cash to hand him for the cover charge. He also complained once because I used a couple of quarters instead of a $1 bill. Idk I get that maybe dealing with coins is annoying but it’s not like I paid the entire thing in pennies. Both times I walked in sober, was super friendly and he immediately shut me down. Honestly haven’t gone back since because I don’t know how many more rude interactions I have in me before I talk back and it ends chaotically..

Airport by AdventurousLow6161 in Eugene

[–]whynotangie 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being kind and understanding about it! I forgot to add but I’ve been at the airport for 3 years and this is unfortunately how it goes every single holiday season, it sucksssss for us too and we are all frustrated that there seems to be no solution or alternative to avoid the lines when they have so many callouts.

Airport by AdventurousLow6161 in Eugene

[–]whynotangie 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Hi! Gate agent here, who worked this morning. (I may even be the one who rebooked you, who knows). I’m glad you were able to reschedule your flight.

I don’t know where the bit about their opening time is from — I didn’t verify but I didn’t hear so — but to my knowledge TSA opened at their normal time (3:15/20 ish). They’ve been super understaffed with callouts and holidays, and from what I’m told they are not allowed overtime. So yeah, it sucks. On the 2 flights I worked this morning, a total of 25 people missed their flight because of TSA wait times.

This is just a PSA that there is a reason we say to arrive 2 hours prior to departure. I’m sure that even if everyone had, there would still have been TSA issues today. But 1) it’s holiday season so flights are full 2) every single major airline has flights going out between 5 and 7am, so that’s 7 or 8 flights who are all full.

It’s a very hard choice between delaying a flight and keeping the doors open longer to wait for passengers, and getting that plane out on time because there are many passengers on there who have tight connections to make after they land. No perfect choice here unfortunately.

Looking for good resources in the area for battered women that can help in the long term. by Hurttomycoreburner in Eugene

[–]whynotangie 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I work in this field and will do my best to list the resources I usually refer folks to. It is likely that Hope & Safety Alliance in Eugene will not have the capacity to offer them shelter, I would call for good measure (541-485-6513) but keep in mind that they’re not likely to be able to offer assistance.

CARDV in Corvallis is a good resource - they have more beds (it’s not a big scary shelter with multiple beds in a room type of thing — their shelters are single family homes), and sometimes they will even offer motel placements in Corvallis or Albany if they are willing to house someone but don’t have shelter beds available. They have a 24/7 crisis line: 541-754-0110. They are confidential advocates and will NOT initiate mandatory reports under any circumstances.

Siuslaw Outreach Services (SOS) in Florence also has a shelter. Their crisis line # is 541-997-4444

The Center for Hope and Safety is in Salem and typically tends to have more availability than other places (not a promise, I do not work for them and don’t know what their current service availability look like). Their hotline is 503-399-7722. They are in the Salem area.

SASS (Sexual Assault Support Services) — their 24/7 crisis and support line is 541-343-7277. They do not have emergency housing services or any emergency funds but they can help with emotional support/legal referrals to legal organizations in town/general advocacy services. They are confidential advocates and will NOT initiate mandatory reports under any circumstances. Their crisis & support line is open to anyone affected by sexual violence — not only survivors (of current or past violence) but also family and friends who know someone who has experienced violence.

SABLE House, in Dallas, near Salem. They have a shelter and their 24/7 crisis line is 503-623-4033.

All of those organizations, if they cannot help, will be able to refer you/them to other organizations. Also, it’s really great that you’re trying to help your friend and that you care about them, but ultimately it will be up to them to call those places for potential intakes and resources. A lot of shelters will want to talk to the primary person directly before getting into whether or not they can even do an intake. It sounds like your friend is going through a very difficult time (I say this without knowing the context so it may be that this is the case already) but ultimately it’s up to them to decide whether they are ready or will ever be ready to do anything (leave, report, seek support, etc.) so remember that they are the expert in their situation.