u/therey73

I work at a small nonprofit and we mainly run community events to help people. And I really hope that we do good work

But we're struggling to get volunteers sometimes, and recently it happens more often

Now we gonna have an event in 3 days and we need people. Usually we just send WhatsApp messages and emails. Half the volunteers don't see them. The ones who do forget to reply and we're scrambling…

Someone suggested DropCowboy, which is a ringless voicemail. Leave a voice message for everyone at once. So no ringing and the most importantly no spam. People hear it when they check their messages. It sounds efficient

But we have a tiny budget. Ringless voicemail costs money. I don't know if we can afford it. And I don't know if it's appropriate for a charity

I feel like a voice message from a nonprofit might be weird. Like we're cold calling people. Like we're trying to guilt trip them into volunteering. I don't want to come across as pushy

But I also don't want to run an event with no volunteers

Are there cheaper alternatives? A free tool that sends mass texts? A simple call tree? Or is ringless voicemail actually worth it for nonprofits?

I swear between the constant nighttime intersection closures on royal palm way and the endless "undergrounding" utility work tearing up seaview ave and half the north end, driving anywhere near the bridges this week has been absolute torture

I was stuck sitting on south ocean blvd yesterday for like 30 minutes just staring at a flagger. Naturally I got bored and started scrolling through my phone, reading some market updates from larry mastropieri just trying to see if it even makes sense to keep renting here or if i should finally give up and move further inland. spoiler alert: the mainland is getting just as ridiculously priced anyway

It feels like they are milling and paving half the town simultaneously. are they ever going to finish this watermain and pipe installation stuff or are we just permanently living in an active construction zone now? kind of losing my mind tbh.

HVAC guy here who also owns way too many pressure washers. Been using foaming cleaner and low pressure rinse on residential condensers for years, but I just picked up a restaurant contract with a rooftop unit packed with grease and pollen. The usual foaming approach isn't touching this buildup. I'm tempted to bump up the pressure or swap to a narrow fan tip, but every instinct tells me I'll flatten those aluminum fins and create an expensive problem. The fins are already a little beat up from previous maintenance, so I don't have much margin for error

I've seen guys use coil guns that attach to a pressure washer but never tried one myself. Has anyone here used pressure washing equipment specifically on HVAC coils? Is there a sweet spot for pressure and tip selection that actually cleans without destroying the fins?

Or is this one of those jobs where pressure washing is the wrong tool entirely and I should stick with chemical soaking and patience? The grease layer is thick enough that patience could mean hours per unit, and the client wants this done fast.

What would you reach for here?

I make soy candles in glass jars. It’s a small batch, hand poured and I wanna say that I'm proud of them

The problem is the labels. I've tried everything like paper labels, waterproof labels and even the fancy ones that claim to be heat resistant. They all wrinkle and peel after the candle burns for a while. The glass gets warm. The adhesive fails. It looks terrible

I've been reading about UV DTF transfers. They're supposed to stick to glass and ceramic without needing heat to apply. No heat press needed. They look printed directly on the surface. Like it's part of the glass

It sounds like exactly what I need

I found a site called DTF Transfers Now and they do UV DTF. But... will the adhesive survive the heat of a burning candle? Will the design yellow over time? I don't want to spend money on a bulk order if the labels are going to fail after the first burn

I need to know for sure if this is a real solution or just another Pinterest trend

Has anyone used UV DTF on candle jars? Did it hold up after hours of burning? How long did it last?

To be honest… I'm tired of peeling labels

We finally got the yard regraded last month and realized the new slope runs straight toward the house pad where the AC condenser sits. It's been on the original gravel pad for years, but now water pools around it after any decent rain. I'm not sure whether to raise the pad, reroute the condensate line, or put in a small French drain uphill to steer the flow around it. The unit itself is fine, but I keep picturing it sitting in standing water all summer. Anyone else had to move or protect equipment after a grading job?

wanting to try reformer pilates for ages but I've been putting it off cause I didn't wanna go all the way to the city.

anyone know if there's anything decent around Parramatta? I'm near Church St but don't mind driving a bit if it's good.

also been looking at getting something for home cause it might just be easier than booking classes.

any recommendations for studios around here? or anyone tried the home setup and stuck with it?

my 6 year old asked me the other day why i don't have any cool stuff like mom. she has necklaces and rings and i just wear a watch.

so i went out and got myself a simple stainless steel bracelet just to see what happens.

kid approved. said i look more fancy now. been wearing it for a couple weeks and it's not bad. doesn't bug me, doesn't tarnish, doesn't turn my wrist green

guess i'm a bracelet guy now weird how your kids decide your style for you.

any other parents here get style advice from their kids?

Curious what wild ideas people had before reality set in. Could be something your parents told you, something you just made up, or a total misunderstanding that stuck for years.

Mine: I thought thunder was the sound of clouds crashing into each other and was genuinely scared of storms because of it until I was like 10.

What's yours?

recently had one of those weeks where you start blaming the copy, rewrite the subject line 4 times, change the CTA, shorten the email, make it “more personal” etc etc and then i finally looked at the actual list. yeah. probably should have started there lol. there were old addresses, some weird generic inboxes, a few domains that didn’t even look active anymore. i ran a chunk of it through an email verifier just to see what would happen and suddenly i’m wondering how many campaigns i’ve judged based on reply rate when half the problem was list quality. who is doing outbound regularly, what’s your order of operations now? do you verify/clean everything before the campaign even touches your sending tool? or only if bounce rate starts looking ugly? i’m starting to think marketers spend way too much time obsessing over copy when the boring database stuff underneath it is probably deciding a lot more than we want to admit.

I'm an idiot. I know that… so no need to tell me this again…

I rented my house to a family and they had a baby. They saw my house listing online, arranged a viewing said they had nowhere else to go. They had a late flight according to them, and they liked the house, they wanted to offer some cash, but I saw a small baby and said that it’s fine and they can stay, and then later we can sign they lease. I felt sorry for them. I let them move in first…

They were gone in a week… But that’s not the most terrifying part…

They trashed the place. Like there are holes in the walls, filth everywhere, broken plumbing, smashed toilet... Furniture I left there? Destroyed. They took off in the middle of the night and no forwarding address. No way to find them…

I filed a police report. They said it's a civil matter and my insurance said they won't cover tenant damage. I'm stuck with a wrecked house and no money to fix it

A realtor told me a normal sale would take months. I'd have to put in thousands just to make it showable. I don't have that money. I barely have anything…

I saw an ad for eazyhousesale and they actually say they buy houses with damage

Is this for real? Will they actually buy a house that looks like this?

I'm desperate. I need to sell this place and move on. Anyone dealt with after a tenant disaster? Please tell me if this is legit or another nightmare waiting to happen…

I swear the older these buildings get, the more insane the board members become. Got a violation notice yesterday because my patio furniture was the "wrong shade of beige" according to some new arbitrary guideline they passed while half the building was up north for the summer.

We inherited this place and thought about just keeping it as a seasonal rental, but dealing with these people directly is taking years off my life. Finally just outsourced the keys and all the communication to property management because I genuinely refuse to sit through another three hour tuesday night meeting about acceptable potted plant sizes.

are all the boards in the county on this kind of power trip rn or did I just get unlucky? it's honestly fascinating how much free time these people have to police balconies.

me and my friend have had like 3 weekends in a row where the plan was “let’s do something cute” and somehow we end up eating somewhere and then going home lol. last time we stayed in and did paint by numbers because i had one sitting around, and weirdly it was SO much more fun than i expected. now i’m looking at those custom paint by numbers where you upload your own photo and i kinda want to do one from a miami trip/photo instead of another random landscape, but now i’m wondering if there are actual places here that do painting nights or crafty stuff that isn’t like, a kids birthday party vibe . anything around miami/brickell/wynwood where you can paint, make something, bring a friend, maybe have a drink and just hang out for a few hours?

need alternatives before every girls night becomes another $150 dinner lol

Been grilling a lot this summer and my grates are getting that stubborn carbon buildup that brushing alone won't touch. Stared at my pressure washer in the garage for a solid five minutes last weekend wondering if I'm about to do something stupid. Figured I'd ask before I learn the hard way.

My concern is forcing grease and residue deeper into the metal or messing up the seasoning on cast iron grates. I've got a mix of stainless and cast iron on different grills. The stainless seems like less of a risk but the cast iron feels like it could go wrong fast. Also not sure about pressure settings — drop it way down or is any pressure too much?

I pressure wash plenty of other stuff around the house and it always gets me thinking about what else I can clean with it. The HVAC side of my brain says don't force water where it doesn't belong. Applied that logic and stopped myself. For now.

What do you guys think? Ever tried it? Did it work or did you ruin something? If it's a bad move I'll stick with the vinegar soak and elbow grease method. Just looking for some firsthand experience before I become a cautionary tale on here.

on tirzepatide for like 3 months now and yeah the weight loss is great and all but the thing that actually blows my mind is how quiet my brain got. i didn't even realize how much mental space food was taking up until it just stopped. spend half my day thinking about what i was gonna eat next, feeling guilty about what i already ate, negotiating with myself about snacks. and then suddenly nothing. weird because i always thought i just had no willpower. turns out it was biology the whole time. tirzepatide basically showed me what normal feels like and it's kinda wild to realize other people live like this all the time lol.

the first few weeks were rough with nausea but i found that eating something before the shot helps a lot. been using oztrim for my supply and it's been pretty straightforward so far.

the first few weeks were rough with nausea but i found that eating something before the shot helps a lot.

aanyone else have that moment where you realized the food noise was gone and were like oh. this is how it's supposed to be?

I have a small medical office in Centreville, Virginia (about 2,500 sq ft with 4 treatment rooms and a waiting area). Looking for a reliable cleaning company that can come 3–4 times a week after hours.

Any good recommendations?

Been dealing with some pooling around the barn after rain and it's starting to cause problems with the doors. Tried adding a simple French drain along the back side but it only helped a little. The ground stays soft and the gravel keeps washing out. Looking at putting in some larger pipe with a better outlet but unsure how deep to go, or if a dry well would work better. The barn sits on a slight slope so everything runs toward the lower doors. Would rather fix it now than wait for it to get worse next season. Curious what setups have worked for other people in similar spots.

I feel like I've bought so much stuff over the years and honestly most of it just sits there. I've got a whole corner of my room dedicated to things I thought I'd use but never do.

but I keep seeing people talk about reformers and I'm curious. it seems like something that's actually enjoyable enough to stick with? not just another thing that ends up in the corner.

I've been looking at some home pilates reformer options

curious what other people actually use regularly in their home setup. like what's actually worth the money vs what's a waste?

I feel like ive lost years of my life sitting in traffic just trying to get past alico. It is actually absurd at this point. Every time I think the widening project is almost done they just add more cones and completely tear up another lane

It was so bad yesterday I spent like 45 minutes literally parked on the pavement just staring at my phone, seriously contemplating packing up and moving to the east coast. Ended up reading some random market updates from larry mastropieri about what the neighborhoods around delray and boca are looking like right now. spoiler alert: it's basically the exact same endless sprawl and unhinged housing costs over there too, just with different highway numbers

Honestly feels like you cant escape the infrastructure nightmare anywhere in florida right now. Is there literally any part of lee county that isn't just one giant dusty construction zone? my car has been permanently covered in dirt since like february tbh

three weeks since my arrest and my brain is just fried from trying to figure out the timeline. It feels like the dmv is acting entirely on its own schedule while the actual court is just dragging its feet

The attorney im using at the alvarez law firm filed the administrative hearing request for my license suspension immediately, but trying to actually get a straight answer out of the dmv office myself? literally impossible. I waited on hold for two hours yesterday just for the automated system to hang up on me

Im just constantly checking the mailbox waiting for official notices and its ruining my sleep. tbh I think the real punishment isn't even the fines or the classes, its this weird purgatory phase where u don't know if you can legally drive to work next week. The anxiety of waiting is just eating me alive right now