New design is on the right. This photo was taken a couple weeks ago, now it's all the new design. Imo this is as bad as the soulless Ninkasi rebrand

Hopefully the rain will cool us off a bit!

Hi everyone,
I am posting to get urgent help for a stray cat emergency at my parents' apartment in Southeast Portland in this 98-degree heatwave.
A stray mother cat and her three kittens (roughly 10–15 weeks old) are living on my parents concrete back patio. The cats refuse to leave the patio for the cooler dirt or grass patches. The concrete is baking, and I am deeply worried they will get heatstroke and die.
The mother cat is visibly very sick. She has been around the complex for years after being left by previous tenants ; but within the last month my parents have noticed she has lost an extreme amount of weight and hair suddenly. The whole family has severe fleas and I’m sure worms as well.
My parents CANNOT bring them inside the house because they have their own indoor elderly pet to protect, and they cannot risk flea or disease transmission. They are also low-income and absolutely cannot afford veterinary bills or trapping equipment.
I filled out the official PDX Cat Trapper form, but the automated message says it could take a week or more for them to get back to us. With these extreme temperatures, I’m hoping for sooner assistance. Previously called the humane society and other places but they said they were full and could not take them. The mom is panting off and on. And excessively licking the kittens to try to keep them cool. The mom lets my mom pet her. The kittens trust her enough to likely be able to grab them. Mom put a cold wet towel out there but they refuse to lay on it.
Is there an independent local rescuer or volunteer in the SE Portland area with traps who can help secure this family and get them to a clinic or foster network under a rescue account?
Please Direct Message (DM) me right here on this account if you can help. I am coordinating this for my parents and can give you the location details privately. We don't want any money—we just want a volunteer who can get them safely off this hot pavement today. Thank you so much.

With the hot weather, our flying friends would really appreciate some water stations. Just make sure to put rocks/sticks/marbles above the water line so they don’t drown

The correct behaviour for the Ross Island Bridge is to zipper merge, which is what gets the most people onto the bridge in the least amount of time and in the safest way possible. Luckily most people are pretty good at doing this.

The legal behaviour for the Ross Island Bridge is that the approaches have a stop sign have to come to a complete stop, give way, and wait for a gap in the oncoming traffic before going onto the bridge. Nobody does this, and if you did, during peak hours you would be waiting essentially for the rest of the day.

The problem with the stop signs is that eventually you get a person who ruins the flow by actually attempting to wait for a gap in the traffic. And they clog up that lane until someone from the "main" road indicates them to go by coming to a complete stop and waving them through or by blinking their headlamps.

If there's any place for a sign to explicitly tell people to zipper merge, this is the one.

Thunderstorms tomorrow. This is some Midwest shit..

If you need to get to one, just let the driver know.

Take care of yourselves y’all. Make sure to hydrate.

Hello all! I just wanted to give an update for those who had shown interest and offered help several weeks back when I first posted.

Mom and I did a test run of 24 bird houses a couple weekends ago. Replaced 23 that were missing roofs, broken and too degraded to use; gave one to a Bickleton resident who wanted one for their yard.

We made notes of which ones were occupied but could use replacing or freshening up in October when we go back after the bluebirds leave for the winter.

Local resident also let us use her vacation home she had purchased for her mother and found an old newspaper article from 1991 about the town and its bluebirds.

Thank you all who offered support and/or encouragement for my mom on her little passion project. We are not done, as I said we are going back after their breeding season is over, so if anyone would like to buy a house from her Amazon wishlist or donate in some other way, feel free to reach out. I think we have 15 more houses ready since we’ve been back.

She plans on having a thank you poster put up in that towns cafe/store thanking those who helped. If anyone donated and would like recognition, lemme know and we can add your name to the list, even if it’s just your Reddit username.

I’m looking to rehome my late aunt’s cat, Pepper, and I’m hoping to find him the perfect forever home.

Pepper is approximately seven years old, neutered male tuxedo cat, and up to date on all shots/vaccinations. Last year, pepper was rescued from an animal hoarding situation, and then adopted by my disabled Aunt. He is incredibly chill, relaxed, and not at all hyper or loud. He has a trademark habit of sticking his little pink tongue out when he’s happy—which is most of the time. He was a wonderful companion to my late aunt, and deserves the good home.

Why he’s great:
He’s super chill, not hyper or aggressive, yet curious.
He’s an absolute pro at cuddling.
He’s very resilient and adaptable.

Ideal Home:
Pepper would be the perfect companion for someone who is homebound, a senior, or someone looking for a steady, loving presence. Because he prefers calm environments, he does best away from loud voices or sudden noises (he’s a closet-lover when he needs a quiet retreat). He is "spunky" and curious, but very agreeable and easy to handle.

Medical Requirements:
Pepper has asthma, and requires oral medication once a day (this is a life-saving requirement, so he needs a reliable human!). He is currently thriving on his treatment regime. Because of his asthma, he also requires a home that is clean and free of excess dander.

Bonus:
Pepper is very attached to his automatic litter box, which comes with him! He much prefers it over a traditional box and has zero history of behavioral issues.

I’m willing to travel anywhere in the Portland/Willamette Valley/Central Oregon area to meet the right person. I’d love to have you meet him at my place so he feels safe, but I’m flexible.

If you think you might be the right person to take over as Pepper’s favorite human, please reach out! I’d love to chat.