▲ 9 r/whatisit
What do you call these in the U.S.?
In South Africa, people called them “China bags.” This photo is from a South African site. What are these called in the States?
u/Haunted_Candybar — 2 days ago
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▲ 3 r/laundry
Help removing mystery spots acquired in public dryer?
I recently washed and dried a load of laundry in my apartment complex dryer. What might have caused these spots? Can I try removing them with a Dawn pretreatment? Or would something else be better? Because it’s in an apartment complex, I can’t really say whether there’s been damage to the equipment or what might have previously been washed in it.
Also - as far as I can tell, none of these clothes have been exposed to polyquats!
Details: All of the clothes have been previously washed several times. The red shirt is 100% cotton, the blue is 60/40 cotton/poly. I used my normal detergent (Tide Free and Clear), oxygen cleaner (Target brand powder) and warm water temp. Dried as usual.
u/Haunted_Candybar — 3 days ago
▲ 34 r/trains
What is this train-related vehicle? (USA)
A friend saw this set of cars working on tracks in our town this morning. We’re wondering what it is! At first, the chemical containers made me think it might be herbicide treatment along the tracks, but there’s no clear sprayer and I’d expect a single big tank. Hoping the experts here will know what it is!
u/Haunted_Candybar — 4 days ago
▲ 2 r/volunteer
Request: Advice and Experience in Harm Reduction Orgs
TL; DR: How do I get volunteers to actually take the two-hour shifts they said they’d be available to cover? How do I help people in my organization cope with the emotional impact of working alongside people experiencing serious physical and emotional challenges?
Hello! I volunteer with a small harm reduction nonprofit. We give away safer drug use supplies like drug test strips, clean syringes, glass pipes, etc. We have a staffed distribution table 10 hours a week where folks can come and pick up supplies, and we’ll also deliver supplies in a certain radius.
It’s really important for our clients to be able to rely on us to be where we say we will be. Folks using substances already can feel stigmatized and victimized by healthcare and other systems, and we -do not- want to make it worse. We’ve got twenty volunteers to sit at the table and yet we can’t get them to cover shifts. We surveyed them to see when their availability worked, and we should have at least six folks available to cover each 2 hour shift.
Here are my questions:
Is this shift coverage issue common for harm reduction orgs?
I’ve been offered a paid role organizing, but then I’d need to figure out what I can do to get these shifts covered?? Do you have ideas?
If you work in harm reduction or another nonprofit that serves stigmatized groups or people in extreme distress (domestic violence shelters, suicide hotlines, etc) what kinds of training do you get (if any) to help with burnout or other personal reactions to the work? I like our clients but even if everybody is chill on a shift, I still leave feeling utterly exhausted.
u/Haunted_Candybar — 5 days ago