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Heck yeah I'm reblogging. Note that a good swiss army knife will have a can opener, but you have to get used to using the old-fashioned kind.

What to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

 can opener

I mean, why not?

If you see this on your dashboard, reblog this, NO MATTER WHAT and all your dreams and wishes will come true.

I love how much this one has grown; it's still such a good response to a really, really dumb meme!

Unfortunately true. We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, as painful as it can be.

But we also can't stop pushing. Don't be satisfied with just small victories. Keep going!

I think more leftists need to recognize the gap between “this should happen eventually” and “this would be feasible to achieve in the near future”

Like, I’m an anarchist. And I think an ideal world would have no nation states or borders. But that’s not going to happen tomorrow, or next year, or for a long time

So while I wait, instead of endlessly hemming and hawing over what the would should look like, I try to focus on what I can do right now to improve the world in material ways and to lessen the suffering of others

Obviously

The person I reblogged this from deserves happiness and love

Wait, Birnam Wood heading out to Dunsinane AGAIN?

Trees on the march. The magic forest. 1903.

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Okay, here's how it works: Blast Chiller. It works the same way that the Wind Chill factor works. You blow super-cold air over something and KEEP IT MOVING and it cools off really fast. You can also get an anti-griddle! Anti-griddles rely on the same principle-- recirculating cold stuff so that it doesn't warm up so it sucks heat out faster. (It works better on stuff that's fairly flat, because of the whole surface area to volume thing.) I can't find any for sale for home use, but maybe if you contact Breville, they can hook you up?

they need a reverse microwave to make things colder for me to eat

I mean...

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100% this.

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Jeebus, this seems obvious. WHY DO WE NOT DO THIS ALREADY?

I am begging the FDA to require that companies CANNOT just put "spices" as an ingredient but have to label the spices.

"Spices" can mean "this has some oregano and black pepper in it" or it can mean "this has cumin cayenne and paprika and if you eat this you will be sick in bed in pain for a week" for me.

Seriously, this is an allergy issue and a huge oversight on the part of corporations.

Require detailed labeling of spices used in packaged foods NOW.